JAZZ 'LOSTBOY' WILLIAMS @ IDS PRO DRIFT ROUND 3

Words & Pictures by: Jazz Williams

Let me tell you about all the excitement you missed out on! This weekends adventure took us to Recaro Days where the IDS Pro Drift round 3 and the International Drift Cup was being held on the Nurburgring Mercedes Arena course! This event was for sure to be full of excitement as many international drivers were to compete! Russia, UK, Netherlands, Swiss, Poland, and more! The days started nice and sunny but unexpected showers continued to play with us as the event went on. This caused almost a constant change in track conditions from dry to super wet, to half and half, then back to dry. It made the drivers and fans crazy but the show must go on! We were having a few problems with "Diva" our drift skyline and her mapping system. So for this round of competition we were unable to unleash the raw force of 3rd gear. After consideration we decided to compete anyway even though we would be slower than usual. We managed to qualify for the first time in our series! As a rookie driver and new team we qualified an amazing 8th out of 30 drivers which means we captured a high spot in the main competition! In drifting you have to qualify in front of judges and they pick the top 16 drivers to compete in what we call twin battle! This is a heated exchange between drivers on the track as 2 cars drift at the same time on the track and try to out drift the other. This is called "battle" or "twin drift". Almost like two rally cars moving through a course at the same time, performing the same moves only inches away from each other at 150 kph or higher! To qualify top 16 is a very big deal in drifting and we are so happy to cross over into this very special field of drivers and teams! We were defeated in twin battle giving us a top 10 finish at the 10 spot! We were up against a well known veteran from the Swiss team and lost 12 to 8 but we were so pumped up with excitement for our first full on pro battle and put on a very close fight and with only 2nd gear! We were then invited to compete in the International Drift Cup that would place selected Top 16 IDS Pro drivers against the International drivers attending the event. We kept our 8th place qualification and prepared for "battle" ! When all the madness settled we found ourselves matched up against the top IDS Pro drivers to battle for the final 3 positions! Here we gave way to experience but we were still very happy to finish 4th place over all in our second Pro battle ever! This led to 3 TV appearances from various shows, DVD coverage by Dotz Mag, and thousands of happy fans who are already loyal to your brands or potential buyers! Thank you to all our amazing sponsors for making this possible. We look forward to continue to grow with you and push forward breaking boundaries and making history!

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ALLSTARS REPPIN' IT UP AT AMERICAN RADIO

Words by: Tony Nguyen

Pictures by: Tony Nguyen & David Nguyen

American Radio hosts an SPL competition of sorts on selected Fridays. Located in Cumming, GA American Radio is a one source stop for: Custom Sound Systems, Leather Interiors, Marine Audio-Video & Navigation, Mobile Internet Systems, TracStar, Rear Seat Entertainment, Satellite Radio, XM Radio, Sirius Satellite, TV Antenna, Security Systems, Sunroof Installation, Vehicle Recovery Systems, and more! It also helps that one of our very own, John Marsh, is the manager of the Cumming location of American Radio. Good times were had by all as they pulled up to the SPL meter and tested their sound systems. On this night the highest number was 150. Not too shabby! International AllStars was definitely repping this meet up with John Marsh hosting the event, Pete Lutz coming out in his Mazda Speed3, Tom Lawson in his Ford Lightning (always a treat to see and hear that thing), Jordan Riegelhaupt in his daily driver blurple-ized Honda Accord, and Tony Nguyen pimping his Minivan (the Lexus is out of commission for the time being - stupid semi truck retreaded tires). Don't worry, I am coming back with some new goodies and it promises to be the hawtness!

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ALLSTARS REPRESENT AT ATLANTA'S MONTHLY VARSITY MEET

Words by: Tony Nguyen

Pictures by: Tony Nguyen & David Nguyen

Once a month automotive enthusiasts convene at The Varsity located in downtown Atlanta, GA with their rides of all shapes and sizes. The parking lot fills up with hundreds of exhibiters and spectators from all walks of life. For those of you who don’t know what The Varsity is here is some information about it: “The World's Largest Drive-in sits on more than two acres and can accommodate 600 cars and over eight hundred people inside. On days of Georgia Tech football games up to 30,000 people visit The Varsity. It sells more than two miles of hotdogs daily, a ton of onion rings, 2500 pounds of fresh cut potatoes, 5000 homemade fried pies, and 300 gallons of chili, all of which are made from scratch daily. The downtown Varsity is also the world's largest single outlet for Coca-Cola.” International AllStars had several members come out to represent. Alex Farrington brought out his NSX, Nico Figueroa and his wife Karen were in their Infiniti G35, Pete Lutz was rocking his MazdaSpeed 3, Tony Nguyen in his Carbon fibered out Lexus GS300, and Jordan Riegelhaupt brought out his Honda Accord AKA his support vehicle. Good times were had by all and the International AllStars had lots of visitors as we had primo parking thanks to Alex and Nico for setting that up! So if you are ever in town on the 1st Thursday of every month and are into cars stop by the Varsity downtown from 7 PM till 11PM!

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ALLSTAR/BRIDGESTONE DRIVERS AT LONG BEACH GRAND PRIX

It was a beautiful day in Southern California and the team packed up for a fun day at the races. Josh from Bridgestone/PTSC was also in town for the race so we got to spend some time with him away from our race scene which was definitely fun times. We also had the rare opportunity to bring our families to the event which was a real treat for them since it was the first time for all of them to come to an all access pass to every area including the pits and the paddock where all the teams would prep their cars and the drivers could be seen walking around.

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