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Howell, NJ (March 5, 2010) – Gardella Racing has signed Steve Angerman as developmental driver in 2010.

Angerman, a grassroots racer from Egg Harbor Township, NJ, will have several responsibilities within the Gardella Racing stable. Initially, he will have the position of spotter for Formula Drift driver Ryan Tuerck at all Formula Drift competitions. This will enable him to develop as a first-class driver as he learns the ropes of high-stress drifting competition.

“We want Steve to learn from one of the best before we put him out on his own,” said Gary Gardella, team owner of Gardella Racing. “Our goal is to hone his skills so he is ready to make an entrance into Formula Drift. There are many guys that have made the transition over to Formula D and they are not ready for the intense competition. We want to make sure Steve can compete successfully in the XDC series and learn to communicate with his team before 2011.”

Also, Angerman will drive his own car in East Coast grass root events such as Club Loose, Drift Nirvana and a few more with the help of Gardella Racing. In addition, he will compete at some Pro-Am events in the seat of the Gardella Racing Solstice that is powered by an LS7. When not running in either of those circuits, Angerman will compete in a few local NASA events, SCCA events, endurance road races co-driving with Tuerck and possibly some karting events.

“I look forward to Steve joining our team,” stated Gardella. “We plan to keep him busy as we groom him for his debut as a professional driver. I believe practice is necessary for future success. The kid has so much raw talent it’s amazing; I cannot wait to see him behind the wheel of the Solstice to see what kind of damage he is going to cause with the big V8 power.”

GR is seeking product partners for this grass roots venture. Please feel free to contact the team if you would like to see your company’s products promoted by a trusted North East team. There are many different series’ and events from VA to NH, supporting the GR team will assist in promoting your product. Many companies have a difficult time with sales in the North East; the goal of GR is to help change this. At this point, the team is not committed to any products and is actively seeking the options out there for our program.

Hi there readers,

I’m a new Contributor. My name JC, located in Ohio.

I’ve been signed on to help boost this site, and help get some good info to you guys. Looking forward to sharing with you all.

A little bit about me:
I’m a fan of road racing and drifting, I personally own a S13, and slide it. But at the moment its 100% under construction as i had to replace my old car.  
I’m also a media shooter for the up and coming Mid-West Drift Union series, so i will be sharing a lot of my photography from those events this season, along with my 1st Formula D crewing experince with Dennis Mertzanis.

The release of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, aka the “EVO”, here on US soil in 2003 created quite a buzz among many long time fans of the car. Even though the car arrived to us in it’s 8th generation, it was certainly not too little too late as portrayed by the now cult like following we have here in the states. I’m sure many of you can remember tossing an older generation EVO around in the Gran Turismo and Tokyo Extreme Racer series at one point in your younger years. Well, in 2003, Mitsubishi finally gave us Americans the opportunity to make our video game nirvana a reality. And for many of us, it was a dream come true. Carlos Alvarez however, had his sights set on a different dream Click Here to see more

Yesterday I recieved my artwork cd from George Trosley (www.georgetrosley.com) . You will be seeing somework from George over the next few weeks from George. He can even do your car potrait at starting at $199!  I’d like to let some you know the background on George Aka Troz:

“TROZ” as he is known to his friends, has been drawing since he was a kid. Being raised in the 50’s and 60’s it was easy for the art thing to run into the growing hot rod thing and form an odd combination of India ink and gasoline, something we now know as a Trosley drawing. George has been entertaining us with his automotive drawings for a long time. Over the years he’s been published in most car magazines both with his illustration work and his hilariously insightful cartoons that have tickled the funny bones of the hot rod community. Read the rest of this entry »

Tuner Galleria will be featured at Championship Auto Shows Inc. (CASI) events during the 2009/2010 CASI show season. CASI is the undisputed leader in indoor custom car show productions, producing the largest show series in the business under the names of Autorama and World of Wheels. Close to 20 events are held annually across the United States and Canada that draw more than 850,000 spectators. Tuner Galleria will produce a show within a show concept at select cities within the 2009/2010 CASI show tour.

Tuner Galleria is a multi-faceted car show experience focused on high-caliber vehicles, their unique owners, and all the lifestyle elements relevant to this generational market. Tuner Galleria encompasses vehicles in modern American muscle, sport compact, and European luxury and exotics. Lifestyle elements of the show create memorable experiences for the audience that goes far beyond any other event.

The combined background of the Tuner Galleria team brings fresh perspective and fresh ideas while understanding the core basics of a successful car show. Vehicle competitors will be carefully pre-screened and hand-selected for competition. The award ceremony will ensure proper recognition is given and will have meaningful impact that highlights the tremendous efforts of the competitors. In an age of short attention spans and instant gratification, Tuner Galleria promises to provide dynamic and interactive elements that captivate the interest of our spectators.

The inaugural Tuner Galleria event will fittingly debut at AutoRama’s 50th Anniversary show held in Houston, TX on November 26-29, 2009. For the first time ever, spectators will experience an automotive extravaganza unlike any other.

Check out www.tunergalleria.com  for more info!

FONTANA, CA (Jan. 19, 2010) – Porsche Works Driver Wolf Henzler and returning Team Falken Driver Bryan Sellers will lead the tire company’s expanded race program, driving a brand new 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR in the full nine-event American Le Mans Series GT2 class.

 This will be the third year for Team Falken, and its most aggressive to date.  “We’re using the ALMS to compete against our competitors as well as utilize the highly organized race program as a formal testing ground for continued tire development,” said Mark Richter, Falken Senior Manager of Dealer Marketing.  “As we compete throughout the season, we will build upon race and test data learned from our efforts with last year’s Porsche.”

 “We are delighted to welcome Wolf Henzler to our team, as well as have Bryan Sellers return, along with Rod Everett, our veteran team manager, who will oversee the development of our brand new Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, the only Porsche 911 GT3 RSR  race car delivered to North America this season,” said Falken’s Director of Marketing Andrew Hoit.  “We remain convinced that ALMS is the perfect venue to profile Falken’s brand and demonstrate the company’s capabilities to our customers, retailers and media, and that’s why we have made the significant commitment to motorsports.”

The new GT3 RSR was hand-built in Porsche’s Weissach, Germany, Motorsports facility, and then air- freighted on a 747 cargo plane to LAX, close to Falken’s Corporate offices in Fontana.  The car is the latest generation water-cooled 4.0-Liter Porsche Flat six boxer engine.

 Henzler, a veteran of many ALMS races, and one of only 8 Porsche factory drivers, along with Sellers, who drove Falken’s entry in 2009, will begin testing as soon as the car is finished its final conversions according to the ALMS rulebook. 

“We showed steady improvement throughout last year, and anticipate even stronger results in 2010,” Richter added.  “The competition will be tough, but Falken is ready for the challenge.”

Falken Tire Corporation, based in Fontana, California, was introduced to the North American market in 1985.  Falken focus on UHP (Ultra High Performance) products and utilizes pro drifting and American LeMans race programs to further develop, improve and market passenger vehicle products for worldwide distribution.  For more information, visit Falken Tire’s new website at www.falkentire.com.