Formula Drift has some pretty insane competition cars, with high level builds all over the place. After watching the Formula D New Jersey event, I was pretty shocked when I saw Scion Racing driver Fredric Aasbo win top honors, standing atop the podium with a First Place trophy. I saw Aasbo driving at Formulla D Long Beach but, My first impression had me saying “He drives a Scion tC. Isn’t a tC supposed to be a front wheel drive car?! That thing wasn’t even designed with drifting in mind! How the hell did he manage to compete in Formula D against other top drivers with six figure drift car builds… and he was driving a Scion tC?!”
I guess it all boils down to the strength of the engineering team behind the build. As a new member of the MotorMavens Crew, there were many people in the Formula Drift paddocks that I had seen before, but never officially met. When I was first introduced to Stephan Papadakis, the builder of the RWD Scion tC in question, I found myself amongst a legend, with a long history in autosports. This dude has been featured in magazines since I was a kid. As the myth of Vin Diesels character in the Fast N Furious being based of Stephan lingered in my head we started shooting. From Street Racing to full blown Racing Engineer, not to mention record breaking drag times, Papa is the epitome of a Motor Maven.
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