Matt Powers - Formula D Long Beach 2011 In-Car

[1TIREFIRE]

The fuckin angle at 1:23!!! 

[TrevorTheGallant]

Look at that beautiful trail of pollution at its finest....just amazing.

[hercmpou88]

the right side of this car is amazingly beautiful,but the left ugly as hell

[n3nx]

i wish it dont has that baaaaaaaaad sound from that v8, a 6 cil turbo would be more exciting , its just like burn ruber on a mustang , theyre built for that : / better take lessons from a real drifter .... you can find them on japan

[timeluster]

Kisses the wall at 0:55?

[D15b769]

matt powers!!! go man go

[monsterGAUZ]

what a high budget engine

[jamesbrassill]

@monsterGAUZ High budget because his Sponsors have his back this year. No more late night head gasket swaps.

[CrabSpirits]

Also, all these asshole comments from drift kids make me want to run away from the sport. You guys have never busted your ass pulling motors the night before an event while everyone else party it up I guess.

[CrabSpirits]

This shit needs a Patricia Barber jazz soundtrack to go with the laidback style. They don't make you wear a neck support? I would, might as well, right?

[drelotter]

If you aint down with Matt Powers you can suck his cock. Don't hate cause you flushboys cant compete with your big rims and SR20's!

[HowCaniHumpYou69]

Looks like he's not even trying lol

[danivieira7056]

love drift

[youcenajohn]

no bad

[2252003770744]

Anyone that's hating on the v8 is kinda stupid I mean he win 2nd place thanks to that bad boy. u gotta remember formula d is a business, and like all bussineses they're out to make money. So anyone saying this isnt real drifting should stop hating, least there gettin payed to do what they love

[tehKLN]

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[WaGoNxBuRnEr]

Matt is single handedly ruining drifting!!!!!

[simarkbotak]

Walltap at 0:55! Nice! this is going on the blog "Ganbatte Wear"

[BigPapaJefe]

Love it!!!!!!!!!!

[ckmatsu16]

wow your composure inside your car is overwhelming! Although your car is pushing the limits of extremes with the LS7 and a rather "loud" exterior: it seems you are the complete opposite while behind the wheel. That "laid back" style is something you don't see very often in pro drivers as they seem just as aggressive as their car performs out on track. And awesome performance at Round 1.You were killing it this year and I thought your runs last year were amazing. That's wassup!

[cspencer903]

Everyone STFU. Its his car and he needed to be more competitive. And every one hating has obviously not driven an LS (or any V8 for that matter) powered drift car...

[ckmatsu16]

@cspencer903 I agree with you man. Before I could drive I thought SR20's were the shit until I drove my dad's 2001 V8 Silverado and My driving instructor's 2007 Corolla. Fuck them haters!

[ckmatsu16]

@cspencer903 I agree with you man. Before I could drive I thought SR20's were the shit until I drove my dad's 2001 V8 Silverado and My driving instructor's 2007 Corolla. F**k them haters!

[chensen84]

@cspencer903 The problem with the V8 is that many other drift techniques can't be used because the V8 is way too much power. The other drift techniques could wipe out the Power over or E- Brake drift techniques. The UK and Japan have the best drifters hands down. Besides, thats why the Japanese don't really use so much power to drift, it isn't needed if you're truly skilled in Drifting.

[xXxLokiDriftxXx]

@chensen84 i agree with what your saying to a point why dont you think that the v8 is good for drift think about it you dont have to rev the nuts off some 2.0L you can just dab the gas and woosh sideways you go even if you dont need to use all the drifting techniques you still know them just in case the situation arises ya know

[chensen84]

@xXxLokiDriftxXx You're absolutley right, but some rules shouldn't be broken in my book. Its like comparing a Bugatti to a Skyline GTR, of course the Bugatti is faster, It hurts my head just thinking people decided to make a comparison but the GT-R still does 0-60mph faster and its a normal car. The Bugatti is a super car, same thing, There is no replacement for displacement, I know, but on a downhill or streets I think the V8 would eat crap. Drifting was meant for hills and streets not a track

[MYkillingFETISH]

@cspencer903 its a LS7 engine bro.

[PurpleParadePB]

@cspencer903 I agree with you 100%. my friends are always bagging on me because I want to put an LS-1 engine into a drift car. they ask why, I respond back with "why not?"

[sktrsam2]

love that helmet

[DRFTmonkeh]

hey remember when matt powers' car was awesome because it wasn't covered in sponsor liveries and didn't have the same engine as everyone else? yeah i miss that... dude's gotta survive tho rite? congrats on the podium

[1TIREFIRE]

@DRFTmonkeh hmm sponsors and money?? naahhhh fuck that...

[ReinisEizenbardis]

Verry cool. =]

[blakaraknyd]

HE SHOULD'VE GOTTEN 1ST he did a heck of a good job and that v8 is kickin butt

[hansturboguy]

Powers is my Idol im so happy he got 2nd!!!!!!

[FraniuDGK]

Damn. What a sound!

[seaninc]

Matt looks very calm and focused behind the wheel. Smooth, precise movements are what separate the leaders from the wannabes.

[jpod999]

Sound is beauty.

[Zabryskie]

@TxRado

That's not Vaughn Gittin Jr.

[carlosspicywiener240]

Ohhh lordy, love that sound!!!

[Tswift831]

Awesome video with some great sliding! I just wish that not every drift car had a ls1 in it...

[1TIREFIRE]

@Tswift831 too bad its not an ls1.. its an ls7!!!

[DZoneTV]

Well, you can't really call this an S14 now. It's just a re-skinned muscle car.

[extremeheadbanging]

great vid. i love when Forsberg sneaks up to say hey

[tuned4life]

@astrax1101 thats your opinion but more powers isnt always more fun i bet i can have more fun with a type r civic that has around 300 bhp and weighs 900 kg than you could have in a 800 bhp 1800 kg camaro orso but thats what i think

i like japanse cars better then i like usa cars dont get me wrong i like usa cars to like a challenger orso but if i had to choose between a skyline gtr r34 ore a challenger i would choose the skyline

[Hiiginiia]

@tuned4life Aye to that, the Skyline series are legends. Challengers to but a r34 is just a pure dream car

[Guydebute]

Omg shitty onboard, we can't even see the road...

[tuned4life]

noooo why v8 in his s14 come ong guys why does almost every one in fd has v8 an s14 v8 an s15 v8 an 350z v8 come on guys stick with your japanese engines in your japanese car ''if it aint broke dont fix it''

[hobotechMASTER]

@tuned4life heres the truth. they break all the time. v8's they got can run the power they want, have more torque, have better response, and are more reliable. what seems worth it now?

[tuned4life]

@hobotechMASTER but still come on you dont see guys in the d1 throw v8's in the silvia's orso who cares if its more expensive those guys get enought money, if i would have a sr20det s13 i would rather pay more for my sr20 then buying a v8 and making it fit but thats me, it used to be original a v8 in a silvia but now it aint anymore everyone is doing it

[rey1164]

@tuned4life japaneese people dont put v8s on their cars because finding them in japan is very rare i guarantee u if they had more access to them in japan they would be using them is just and engine that can take the abuse from drifting sr20s blow up all the time

[Andrei1900]

@rey1164 I HATE PUTTING V8 in these cars man!! hate it! just eint right!

[rey1164]

@Andrei1900 yea i understand too is like taking the cars soul away as soon as u swap the engine specially with a v8 but u gotta understand it from the drivers point of view he was never gonna make it second this year if he had the KA

[Andrei1900]

@rey1164 uuuu more power... uu more slide.. japs dont need excesive power to slide man..:( and about power sliding.... man what they do in US is just so fake stuff man.. that power sliding not drifting.... drifting its not just only power.. its control without acceleration power:| In US they only do some shit burnout and sliding it:|  JAP BOYS FTW!!

[rey1164]

@Andrei1900 heres is what i have to say about that "ignorance is bliss" just by that statement i can say u dont know jack shit about formula D driver or D1 gp

[Andrei1900]

@rey1164 vimeo. com/21909426 eh? is this shit powerslide? this real drift man

[DaMajicalTurtle]

@Andrei1900 that sounds boring. no noise no smoke. matt powers car made me drool with the cloud spewing out the back. and the v8 sounds deadly.

[rey1164]

@tuned4life well if u where a real fan u would know that matt powers stock KA broke down 90% of the time last season if it wasnt a blown gasket it was the tranny if it wasnt the tranny it was the gearbox this dude had to stay up all night fixing his car just so he could have it ready in the morning for the first run with this v8 he has no worries the engine pretty much made for the abuse now he can focus on actually drifting for the win rather then worring about not being able to use 4th and 2nd

[tuned4life]

@rey1164 i admit im not a REAL formula d fan in your eyes and one reason of that is that i dont know where the fuck i can watch it other then youtube i live in the netherlands so i dont have it on the tv and etc.

[rey1164]

@tuned4life is not on tv is on the drift stream on justin tv they stream it live there n the dates are on the formula d website but the best place to tune in to it is probably the speed hunters just find out when the next one n head over to to speedhunters oh btw if u go to justin tv n to the drift stream u can watch all the battles for long beach 2011 they have the seperate videos up now

[tuned4life]

@rey1164 ok thanks man i knew people where streaming on justin tv but not formula d to bad i cant check it out now but i will take a look soon

[patrickcq]

Damn, thanks for the upload guys :)

Really love the inside camera of the first run against JTP where he made some serious Angle !

[chrisvam]

In the first run, is he against Fosberg ?? In the 370...

[patrickcq]

@chrisvam Yeah it was Forsberg

[licarcar]

he looks so relaxing..

[MrESPlegend]

@BrianCabato its an S14 with a V8 from chevy or something... don't know exactly

[mattybb47]

@MrESPlegend the motors a 7.0 liter from the corvette zo6. 505hp stock

[XxStreetShredderxX]

What car was he driving tho?

[BrianCabato]

@XxStreetShredderxX S14 i think....not sure though....

[XxStreetShredderxX]

@BrianCabato Mmmm.. :o But it sounds like an v8 lol Dont think so..

[th4t5m3]

Matt powers did awesome saturday!

[dele0n1]

super sick!! just makes me want to go drift

[MrS4t0V]

Damn, he makes it look SO EASY! I can't believe how cool and calm you are bro! Just a walk in the park for you, huh? Actually, that's kind of how it looked from the outside too. You have serious talent and I've got big expectations for you this season! No pressure though, just have fun. :-)

[TIMBAAAAAAA]

Matt is an animal! Go Matt!

[Housetian2]

fucking KILLED IT Matt!!!!

[StuntDrifter]

Awesome stuff bro!! You were kicka** out there lol

[RabiaComicEx]

You look so calm behind the wheel, dude.

[Klodust]

nice.

[TheAudiTTfan]

Great job, JTP, Matt P, and Dai for podium finishes!