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Starting the Drift Season on a Good Note
2011 has been an epic year so far for Justin Pawlak, from working on new projects at Hotline along side Ryan Clemens to leading the Formula D series in points going into the 4th round in New Jersey. Testing the 2011 Falken Ford Mustang, built by ASD, in North Carolina went exceptionally well according to JTP. He stated the car was so much faster and felt just plain “Awesome”. With his confidence in the car, Justin, was ready for the drift season to begin.
The first Formula Drift event at the streets of Long Beach was insane with the amount of pressure, expectations of fans and thousands of spectators. Long Beach is one of the events that sets the bar early on. With the high level of excitement from a street course filled with a full grid of exceptional drivers, Justin Pawlak was prepared with the Falken ASD crew by his side. They worked together to plan their strategy for the weekend in hopes of a podium finish.
Friday, Justin pulled a good qualifying run leading him to run the main event. Saturday gates open, the top 32 drivers ready to do battle . JTP paired to tandem Megan Racing Cyrus Martinez, JTP moves on top 16. In top 16 Justin prepared to run Falken team mate DMac. Darren lead Justin chased, small mistake on Darrens lead run gave Justin an oppurtunity to run a solid line to ultimately moving him on top 8.
The Final 4: Justin Pawlak vs. Daijiro Yoshihara and Chris Forsberg vs. Matt Powers.
JTP and Daijiro both had small mistakes on during their first battle. During the OMT, great clean runs but the mustang was able to pull away, leaving a gap between the second run where JTP lead. Justin moves on to battle for first place.
Battling for first place Justin knew Matt Powers would be running strong, there was no place for errors. He focused on leaving no gaps staying on him at every turn. The final outcome was Justin Pawlak taking a long awaited first place, "I have worked so hard to get to this moment and with the help of my team, Falken, ASD, family and friends I've accomplished what I have aimed for." JTP.
Here are a few photos of Formula Drift Street of Long Beach event.
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Hot Line 50+mm wide rear fenders are here!!!
These fenders are by far the best looking rear fenders I've had on my car.. they fit really tight to the body near the door and tail light, and flair only around the wheel, while keeping the factory lines of the car. when used with the shine front fenders it's a really nice look for the car.
They can be pushed to fit around 30mm wide or flexed to fit around 80mm wide. They're by far the most versatile fender available for the FC.
I've had 18x11-21, 18x12-9, 18x10.5-5 all under them and been able to flex or push to fit.
Price is $350/pair (+shipping) email HotLinePerformance@gmail.com to place an order
18x10.5 -5
20x10-19
18x11.5-21
Price is $350/pair +sh, and are available now!!!
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Where has JTP been?
s13 front tubs
ver.2 control arms and a look at the new angle with the ver.2 spindles
RadDan's cage
that's it for now.. there's been a lot more going on, but I have to keep that on wraps for now..
Hot Line T-shirts and Hats!
T-shirts sizes s, m, l, xl $20 ea
Black fitted hat size s/m or l/xl $20 ea
Black/White fitted trucker hat $20 ea
Black/Black fitted trucker hat $20 ea
Full Lock
Here's some pics of his white/black FC, check that LOCK!
Hot Line UPDATE!!
Dave Briggs S14- redid the front end tube work and make a bash bar that hugs the inside of the vertex bumper. I don't have any finished pics, but it came out awesome!!
John (OilCover's) FC- FD legal roll cage
layin beads!
Rolled Bimmer fenders to fit some HRE Dubs!
Lanc3slide's Formula D s14- FD legal cage, shaved firewall, stitch welded front end, removed rear deck etc..
Alex Frances FC- Removable door bars, tight fit..
Tony Angelo's old Falken FD came in for some refreshing- swapped out the trans, welded up some front and rear tow hooks, welded up the wastegate flange among other things... getting it ready for some dorifto!!
layin beads!
