Hey does anybody even know about Drift Racing? The Dodge Charger SRT8 will make it on to the scene in the New Drift Racing series. How do you think the Charger is going to hold up against the GTO, Mustang, and the Imports?

 

and o yea the Charger has the 6.4 check it out!!!! http://www.toxicdrift.com/

 

ive seen it in person...the thing with drifting, is that its more about the driver than the car...i think that alot of the imports have an advantage with their high revving engines...

 

Thatn drifting Charger engine is using a high octane fuel but it sure has a lot of umph. That is a new technical term. LOL!

Samuels Charger

Engine type 392 cubic inch HEMI V8 (based on MOPARs 392 HEMI crate engine)
Horsepower 600+HP
Torque 550+lb-ft
Aspiration Normally aspirated
Compression 10.5:1
Fuel 104 octane race fuel
Redline 6700 RPM
Weight
3350lbs
Width 65"
Wheelbase 120"
Brakes 14" Rotors with Brembo calipers
Gearbox 6 speed Manual transmission
Chassis Dodge Charger prepped for racing by SRT engineering
Suspension Independent 4 corner coilover suspension by MOPAR / KW
Tires BF Goodrich

Wheels 19"x10" Racing Hearts

 

he is the same guy who ran the mopar/yokohama drift srt-10 viper..ive seen him in person a few times.

 

600 hp & 550ft-lbs of torque! Sweet! What did they do to increase the output?

 

What is really cool is the new movie Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift
will be a really cool movie to show this type of racing that is really taking off in the world.

See the trailer: http://www.thefastandthefurious.com/

The movie comes out on June 16, 2006....just a couple of weeks away.

This reminds me so much of power sliding in motorcycle racing and it is fun to do.

 

It does look pretty interesting. Did me eyes deceive me or esd there a Viper and a GT500 (classic)?

 

I did see the GT500 but I am not sure about the Viper unless it was an older one.

They have been doing these races in California for a while and they use very expensive cars and I have heard that a lot of rich celebrities are
going to these events.

I am okay with tuner cars but I hope they have several muscle cars in the movie to mix it up. Of course, I know muscles cars weight alot for this type of racing.

 

I'm pretty sure I saw a current style red Viper convertible for a second. I just hope they don't destroy anymore classic muscle cars, though I know they will. Why can't they destroy those stupid ricers instead. I hate those paint decals, the engines which sound like they are weed-eaters on steroids, and too much body cladding. Destory those cars and put them out of their misery, not the expensive classic ones which are hard to find.