The tenth year of the premiere drift series in the United States comes to a close each year in Irwindale.  The House of Drift.  A driver favorite, the Irwindale walls are unforgiving and this year saw plenty of action not only on the notorious “inner” wall, but the outside wall, and nearly every other hard surface in the joint, as well.  Drivers who had been mathematically eliminated from the top tier on the season-ending podium, definitely let it all hang out and it was clear some had nothing to lose, and plenty of free time in the off-season to repair whatever damage might be done to their vehicle on this day.

Standing room only, the House of Drift fans were not disappointed with the action this weekend, and I’m sure most were already waiting with great anticipation, for a new season to get kicked off next spring.  As excited as I was for the incredible display being put on in front of me, I couldn’t help but be a little sad that the season was already over.

Here are my favorite action shots from the weekend.  As always, please be sure to check out the full gallery at the end of this post.  And if you like what you see, don’t forget to share it with your friends!

Chelsea Denofa Leads Tyler McQuarrie
Conrad Grunwald
Chris Forsberg
Patrick Mordaunt
Toshiki Yoshioka
Vaughn Gittin Jr.
Forrest Wang led by Darren McNamara

Chelsea Denofa
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Daigo Saito scaping the inner wall
Fredric Aasbo
Daigo Saito leads Chris Forsberg
Tyler McQuarrie transitioning from the outer to inner bank
Tyler McQuarrie seems to have it sewn up against Saito in the first run of the final…
Jr. making much smoke
Taka Aono on the inner bank
Toshiki Yoshioka
Fan favorite, Danny George making big smoke in the littlest drift car.
JTP

 

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Ken Stouffer

I've been around some form of racing since I was a kid. First hanging around Ascot in Southern California. Then, after moving to Texas as a teen, I got hooked on drag racing and did that for almost fifteen years. In between I have raced Dirt bikes and Quads. 2011 Marked my 8th and final year racing up Pikes Peak: Five in the Pro Quad division and three in Time Attack. Future racing plans are in the works, but until then I'm at the track shooting for My Life at Speed as much as I possibly can.

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