We were able to snap some sweet behind the scenes pics from the staging and service area at this one and wanted to share some of these with you. Check out the full gallery on our Facebook Fan page.

This was either in front of Kimi Raikkonen's or Ken Block's pit.

Kimi with his Blue Steel pose.

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Formula DRIFT Announces Tony Angelo as Technical Manager

Long Beach, Calif. –March 3, 2010 – Formula DRIFT has announced that Tony Angelo will add to his current role and responsibility as a Formula DRIFT judge by also serving as new Technical Manager. The position focuses primarily on competition vehicle compliance and enforcement of Formula DRIFT technical regulations as stated in the Formula DRIFT rulebook.

“Creating a Series that has staff that understands drift cars, how they are built and perform is paramount to our growth and success, so having Tony Angelo on as the Technical Manager is a great step for us,” said Ryan Sage, executive vice-president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. “Tony has essentially committed to making this a full-time endeavor and he is ready to tackle issues and items that come up at a moment’s notice. Having personally worked with Tony at other capacities has opened my eyes to his ability to be non-bias and objective, which is absolutely necessary for us.”

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We had to post the new trailer being the nerds that we are. Can't wait for the opening of this one.

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We are back from an exciting weekend @ Rally Mexico this past weekend. So much good stuff to be had at this one so here's a quick recap.

• Loeb comes from behind after day 1 to win the rally.
  
• Petter Solberg wins the battle for 2nd place with Sebastien Ogier in the final Super Special.
• Kimi Raikkonen rolled his Citroen C4 @ the end of day 1 and DNF'd.
• Ken Block out on day 2 with broken suspension; was able to restart on Sunday under the Super Rally Rule; ended in 18th.
• No bueno for the Ford Team at this one with Citroen taking the top 3 spots. The team still leads the Manufacturer's Championship by 6 points but will have to start gaining ground in order to keep pace with Citroen.

We have tons of pics to go through this week and will be posting them up including technical features; staging shots and more. More photos after the jump.

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Porsche unveiled their 918 Spyder hybrid concept car at the Geneva Auto Show this week and we approve. The company claims that the car will get 78mpg with performance numbers of 0-60 in less than 3.2 seconds and a top speed of 198mph. Sign us up for this granola green mobile. Check out the slick microsite for more info.

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For Immediate Release

March 1, 2010

Formula DRIFT and YoParts Announce Live Stream Partnership; Interactive Live Stream Broadcast To Air During All Seven Championship Events

Long Beach, Calif. - March 1, 2010 - Formula DRIFT has announced the application of a new component at all seven rounds of Formula DRIFT, Live Stream. Formula DRIFT has partnered with YoParts.com to bring the first ever comprehensive interactive live stream broadcast to Formula DRIFT fans.

The Live Stream will feature hours of live Formula DRIFT action both on and off the track. The Live Stream will capture all the moments throughout the Formula DRIFT schedule and during practice, qualifying, Top 32 competition, and also a special presentation of Top 16 using Live Pack Technology. Live Pack Technology enables Formula DRIFT to do live remote coverage from anywhere on the track including in-pit, post-tandem battle, on-grid, and even live from the drivers' seats. "This is a major announcement for Formula DRIFT. Tom and Zak at YoParts have made this possible and we are really excited to bring this technology to our events," said Ryan Sage VP and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. "This is a perfect technology for our demographic given the web savvy and knowledgeable nature of our audience."

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Ken Block Wins His Fifth Consecutive 100 Acre Wood Rally

Salem, MO (February 28, 2010) -- Ken Block and Alex Gelsomino of the Monster World Rally Team have claimed their fifth consecutive 100 Acre Wood Rally win. Block drove the Open Class Ford Fiesta to victory despite having a tough first day and starting the second leg over a minute behind rally leader, Travis Pastrana. The Ford driver was able to gain some ground after Antoine L’Estage dropped to third place due to a water crossing visibility issue and a puncture on the second stage of the day.

Subaru Rally Team USA’s Travis Pastrana held a fast pace and a comfortable lead over Block and L’Estage until Pastrana broke his car’s left rear control arm on the Super Special Stage in Potosi and was unable to continue. With Pastrana out of contention, L’Estage pushed to catch Block and posted comparatively close stage times with him, but Block was able to maintain his lead to the end.

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Here's video of the Monster World Rally Team WRC Ford Focus shakedown. It's going to be interesting to see how Ken Block handles the heat in Mexico.

I predict that he'll at least beat Raikkonen if he doesn't DNF. We'll be down in Mexico end of the week for this one so stay tuned for more info on this and other news surrounding the event.

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Loeb says no to Le Mans

Sebastien Loeb has turned down the chance to drive a Peugeot 908 for the factory team at this year's Le Mans 24 Hours because of the amount of time he would have to dedicate to the project.

Due to start on 12 June, this year's Le Mans is the first since 2006 not to clash with a round of the WRC, prompting speculation that sportscar racing fan Loeb would join Peugeot's squad, run by Citroen Racing boss Olivier Quesnel.

But after weighing up the demands of the Le Mans testing programme, together with his existing WRC commitments - including simultaneous test programmes for the C4 WRC and next year's DS3 - Loeb decided to park his sportscar ambitions for this year.

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Brass Monkey Racing to Bring Nissan GT-R to World Challenge

ANGLETON, Texas (Feb. 23, 2010) - Brass Monkey Racing has announced plans to campaign a pair of Nissan GT-R cars in the 2010 World Challenge GT Championship with the support of Nissan North America, Inc.

Steve Ott (left) and Tony Rivera with one of their new Nissan GT-Rs being transformed into a World Challenge GT racecar.

The announcement signals a renewed interest for Nissan, which last participated in World Challenge with a Touring Car effort in 2005. The twin-turbo, all-wheel-drive Nissan GT-R racecars are currently under construction at Brass Monkey Racing's Texas-based race shop and will make their North American debut March 26-28, in St. Petersburg, Fla., at the hands of two-time series race winner Tony Rivera, of Missouri City, Texas, and rookie Steve Ott, of Houston.

"We"re very excited to bring such an iconic car to the North American professional road racing scene,” Brass Monkey Racing Team Owner A.J. Brass said. “After such a successful season in 2009, finishing third in the Championship and winning in our very first race, we look forward to the challenge of bringing an entirely new platform to World Challenge. With Nissan’s assistance and great engineering and driving, we expect to contend for the 2010 Drivers’ and Manufacturers’ Championships.”

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