“Went through 12 Brand new Nitto NT05 Tires at the end of the day. The Enkei PF01 wheels are so light and durable that it felt just right compared to the preceding sets of wheels.” – Joon Maeng

Read the entire report on Joon’s blog!

Among other things, Jarod DeAnda is known to most people in our industry as the “Voice for FORMULA DRIFT” the premiere International Drift Series, you can hear and see him on TV! Jarod has also worked with GUMBALL 3000 since 2003 and has even participated in numerous GUMBALL rallies over the years. Make sure to check out Jarod Deanda’s blog here (Fatlace) or here and follow him on Twitter.com/JarodCapitalA. Thanks Jarod!

President of Formula Drift, Jim Liaw and The Full Tilt Poker/Mazda Nitto Drift Team recently visited UCLA’s John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management. Jim Liaw was invited to give an informative seminar to the MBA program. Over forty graduate students attended the seminar, where Jim Liaw explained how he used his education from UCLA to form the successful motorsports series Formula Drift.

“It was quite an honor to be invited back to UCLA and show what can be accomplished from an alum. The students were very excited and curious to the workings of a motorsports events business. Everyone had a great time.” Said Jim Liaw President of Formula Drift.

In addition, after Jim Liaw had spoke to the graduate students, they were all invited outside of the classroom to view an actual drift racecar. Present outside were the Full Tilt Poker Mazda Nitto Drift Team. New Full Tilt Poker pilot hot shoe, Joon Maeng was present to answer questions regarding the Mazda RX8 as well Formula Drift. “It was a great change to visit UCLA. The students there were very enthusiastic about drifting and seeing the Mazda. I’m so used to taking racecars to the motorsports related events, but attending UCLA was quite refreshing.” Said Joon Maeng pilot of the Full Tilt Poker Mazda Nitto Drift Team.

Bergenholtz Racing has completely finalized the Full Tilt Poker Mazda/Nitto RX8 and is scheduled to start testing immediately every week for the next six weeks. The car recently was re-tuned and spun the dyno rollers to over 600hp at only 12 pounds of boost. “The dyno session was the last part on the list. Mazdatrix did some new changes this season and we are really impressed. The only thing left to do is test, test, test and get Joon really comfortable with the Mazda. I know we can succeed in Long Beach on April 9-10 as long as we test non-stop. I know Joon can accomplish amazing things this Formula Drift season.” Said Ron Bergenholtz Team Manager of Bergenholtz Racing.

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Bergenholtz Racing NEW RX8 on Enkei PF01 Racing Series wheels. photo by Larry Chen

Today Bergenholtz Racing revealed Full Tilt Poker as the 2010 Title Sponsor for the Mazda RX-8 as well as unveiled the new look of the competition vehicle that will debut at Formula DRIFT Round 1: Streets of Long Beach on April 9-10. Members of the media and industry gathered at Bouchee’s at Smooth’s in Downtown Long Beach to hear the big news. After Ed Bergenholtz made the major announcement driver Joon Maeng drove the new Full Tilt Poker / Mazda / Nitto RX-8 down Pine Ave to the waiting crowd. see more pics on the Formula Drift blog.

The SP was a special appearance package for the US market Mazda RX-3 (which was sold as the Savanna in Japan). It didn’t really add any performance to the 12A rotary, but it’s a highly sought-after edition nowadays. This one comes on Enkei 92’s custom painted to match, and fetched $11,000 on eBay!

as seen on JNC blog.

We were in Tampa this past weekend for the Good Roads open house and had the opportunity to check out Sameer’s Acura Integra on 15×7 Enkei RPF1 Racing Series wheels.

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Bergenholtz Racing and Enkei Wheels established a marketing partnership for the 2010 Formula Drift race season. With the latest announcement of Joon Maeng as the new Official driver, Bergenholtz Racing is also implementing the all new light weight Enkei PF01 to its Mazda RX8. The Enkei PF01 is designed to be an ultra-light weight wheel. For more sizing and more info on the new ENKEI PF01, visit http://enkei.com/pf01.html

“It is quite an honor to be working with Enkei Wheels. Both Bergenholtz Racing and Enkei Wheels have been known for performance and racing. It is a perfect partnership. We are extremely excited to be working with a great company.”

-Ron Bergenholtz Team Manager of Bergenholtz Racing.

“Enkei wheels are engineered to the highest degree to deliver the best in performance. Simply mounting up the PF01’s to the NITTO NT05’s will increase the agility and acceleration of the Mazda RX8 immediately. It’s like having horsepower and and a suspension upgrade built into a wheel! I can’t wait to try them on track. The Mazda RX8 is going to do some amazing things with the Enkei PF01’s.”

-Joon Maeng pilot of the Bergenholtz Racing/Nitto Mazda RX8.

Stay tuned for images of the new Bergenholtz Racing RX8!

Today at the Formula DRIFT office Bergenholtz Racing announced that Joon Maeng will be piloting the Bergenholtz Racing Nitto / Mazda RX-8 for the 2010 season.

“It’s an honor to be here and I’m looking forward to the 2010 season running with Bergenholtz Racing,” said Joon Maeng, driver of the Bergenholtz Racing Mazda RX-8. “Words can not describe the gratitude in my…” Read the entire post here on the Formula Drift blog.

Also spotted on SpeedHunters.com!