News refresh

Alright, like I said we will be starting this up again. A few items of housekeeping to keep in mind while we start this up is that each week (starting with the first new one), we will be experimenting and trying new things, new types of articles and different kinds of reviews. In the past, I'd review the car and submit my review. When I posted the thread asking for alternate suggestions as far as content, one idea stood out more (to me atleast) in regards to reviewing. I will still be reviewing the car, but I will also hand the car over to another reviewer and share my review with them and see if they differ on key points. I, along with others, feel that this style of reviewing will prove to be more effective (see: time consuming) in the long run so if you want your car/tune/etc reviewed, please inform a member of our staff at the beginning of the week either via PM on the forums or XBL message. A good form for this would be as follows:

Tuning house/paint shop it belongs to:

Car being reviewed:

Special focus points during the review: (this would be like "I made this section glitter/carbon fiber/metallic, please review what you like about that section." It's mostly so that if you have put the effort in to that area, we don't skip over it and you aren't upset we didn't mention it :) )

What the price point of the car is: (500,000cr, 750,000cr, etc)

Will this be a LE or an Unlimited release:

If a replica, what inspired you to make this car:

If a fantasy design, how did you come up with the idea for the car:

If you have any other suggestions as to what to put on your own personal form, feel free to put it down at the bottom. This information could help us greatly with the review so that we can put out quality reviews on your car and every other car being submitted. In addition to this voluntary process, we will also get in touch with other garages asking to review an upcoming release. There are some guidelines for this though. Some of our staff, myself included, work for tuning houses and paint shops. We will not be allowed to review our own cars, regardless of if we painted them or tuned them. Say for example DDR is about to release an awesome car. I can't review it, because I would be biased and say it's an excellent car.

If anyone else has any ideas regarding experimental items we should try, please feel free to post a comment to this message or any of our upcoming issues to say what we should try.

-Lizard.

We will be back.

Oh yes, we will.
Coming soon, within a week. Possibly.

Some changes

Well, as you might know, we haven't quite been living up to the "we'll post every day" mantra we advertised. There's a few reasons.. well.. people and one reason to blame for this. Life hit quite a bit of us hard and we're working through that currently. The good news is that Freaky elected me to take over temporarily while he's dealing with his busy schedule. While we go through this change, we might implement a few new ideas to try to run this thing smoother while we're down a person. I'll be speaking to the other guys within the coming days to see what they think and so on. On to some better news? Sure. The FTM tournament starts Sunday on Silverstone so get ready for it! Wolf and myself have been testing out new sections with a few select people. We had originally planned to keep the track a secret until the tournament basically starts but we've had a better idea. We go out and scout three sections then put it up to a poll. Of course, to keep it kind of secret, we will only use the track name. For example, we find this rad section on Road Atlanta, but in the poll it will only say "Road Atlanta." Anyway, just some things to be looking forward to. We will be posting the issue from last week shortly.. within the next few days or so. We might try to go biweekly with this to help relieve some pressure and stress. So, there we have it, some bad and some good.

AE86 PHOTO COMP

While we're debating on what to do with release schedules, I'd like to remind those of you who follow this magazine blog that the Club AE86 photo competition will be ending on April 1st so get your photos in ASAP! Who knows what you could do with an extra 5mil in your Forza account if you win? I could buy 1,000 S14's! IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES! So, get to photo shooting and good luck to all of those who enter!

Bear with us here...

So this might not the best of news to you, the reader, but I think it will be great in the long run. We here at Freaky Tuning Magazine have been extremely busy with our personal lives outside of Forza, and it has been difficult to keep up with everything the mag needs in 1 week and stay organized. So what we're probably going to do is release the mag monthly and keep updating the Blog when we can (every few days). I feel like this will help us to include more articles and events and, generally speaking, be a much more thorough magazine.

Tell us what you think about this! We want some feedback. This isn't set in stone quite yet, so feel free to comment and tell us your opinion. It might help sway our decision. :P

Thanks,

Freaky.

Update!

Okay, so now you've met some of the members of the mag...just wait until you read the next issue.

I know I've been extremely busy this week, but it seems like Lizard, Wolf, and Point are takin' care of business and getting some more ideas out there. If you haven't heard, we're planning on a monthly tournament sponsered by FTM and a few other groups. There's only going to be 16 spots open each month, so get in quickly to ensure your spot.

Hopefully next week won't be as crazy as this week and I can focus more on the mag. Our release this week will most likely be on Sunday, March 22nd, giving me some time to get everyone's articles organized and neat.

Hope you have a good Friday,

Freaky.

I'm Here!

I finally decided to make my introductary post. LoL

Most of you guys know me, I am a Sr Member of DIS (Doin' It Sideways). I am Co-Owner of 3T Tuning and I am a Tuner/Seller for SW2 Tuning.

I love to battle and participate in tournments. I just love drifting in general.

I enjoy watching Time Attack and Drifting. I also enjoy anything that has to do with cars or racing/drifting.

If you ever want to drift or race with me just send me a friend request.

Later

St. Patricks Day

Well, I'll start off with some off news and end on a good note. Went to pick up a friend to go hang out in the Focus.. nothing unusual about that. Ended up hitting a deer. Car still runs, just has a few dents in it. Pictures will be taken eventually. On to the good news. It's the picture ;).

Hope everyone had a safe St. Patrick's Day.

Introduction

Hello everyone my name is Geoff my gamer tag is DMTR Wolf im also a member of Doom tree Drift and have been with Forza motorsport ever since its first release in May 3, 2005

Here is a little but about myself im 17 and currently also unemployed I was introduced to car racing almost 2 years ago and have been enjoying the sport ever since. I also have great interests in hockey and have been playing for 7 years now. Mainly I spend my time with friends and team mates drifting in forza or playing Call of duty. I also spend alot of my time on the forzamotersport.net forums and is currently keeping the forza motersport 2 drift database in order. the database is a place where members of the community can post their setups for others to try if they wanted.

(http://forums.forzamotorsport.net/forums/thread/2230886.aspx)

I also own a 1986 Toyota 4runner at the moment its ok but there is still alot of work left to do on it. that preaty much sums it up for my introduction

I hope that you guys will like some of the plans that I have for this blog. I would like to keep you guys informed on whats going on in our community and other things aswell

-DMTR Wolf

Introduction: Turn Your Cell Phones Off

Well my first post of many on the new Tuning Blog.

My name is Sean aka DMTR Fallen, I've been playing Forza for almost 2 years. Drifting on Forza for about a year and a half. Currently a member of Doomtree Drift, and as I'm typing this now, I am without an Xbox.

A little about myself? I'm 22 years old, currently unemployed. I just enrolled in college again, and I'm studying Media Arts and Design. I was frist introduced to drifting in 2001 through car magazines and JDM Option. I was hooked for the rest of my life. Spend many late nights with friends and other random drifters at the warehouses drifting, chatting about cars, mods, then we'd head off to a friends place for a little party, and adult beverages. Hmm, what else? I drive a mini-van, and its pretty fail, I will say. Sucks up too much gas.

Other then cars and drifting, I'm a normal guy. I spend a lil to much time at the bar on a school night, I hang out with friends daily, and I like to play hockey. Thats pretty much me in a nutshell.

Hopefully you guys will like some of the articles I have planed. Mainly interviews, but I'm working on getting some good ones for you guys.

-DMTR Fallen

Keeping You Updated...

Just trying to stay in touch with you guys. Big thanks to all of you who are watching this thread, it wouldn't be worth it without ya.

I've been pretty busy, which would explain why our issue had a sense of hurriedness to it. But this week is a little better for me, and hopefully the rest of the guys, so we should have some good stuff.

Got more volunteers in the last few days, so our staff is growing. I'll update you wth an entire list when it's final.

If you have any ideas for next week's issue, feel free to get in touch with any of the writters.

Thanks,

Freaky.

2nd Issue!!!

Welcome back to Freaky Tuning Mag, your destination for everything drifting on Forza Motorsport 2. There's a lot of content in this edition, so don't give up on reading through it! You're going to love what you see. Please check out the "enhanced" edition in our thread on the Forums which contains picutres (Will be up in the next day or so, need pics from Lizard. :/). :D

First of all, let me thank Paterson Bros and DMTR SA for their interviews. It was great to talk to them about their respective club/shop and I hope to feature them again in the future. Another thanks to ID Lizard, who spearheaded this week's mag and wrote at least half of the content. If you've been reading the Blog, you would've noticed that we have some new staff members: Paterson Bros, DMTR Wolf, and DIS Pointguard. They will be writting some stuff in all the future editions, so be sure to keep checking us out!

Okay, time for our cover article on Club AE86. Enjoy!

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Club AE86: Let the Hachi’s Unite!-Written By Freaky

If you haven’t already heard about Club AE86, started by Paterson Bros, you’re missing out on some of the most fun drifting on Forza Motorsport 2. Established in December of ’08, you know it is a serious club who is dedicated to drifting their favorite AE86’s. This group is comprised of members of the community who wish to drift with fellow AE86 enthusiast’s while having some fun along the way.
I sat down with Paterson and asked him a few questions about the club.

Freaky: Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions.

Paterson: My pleasure. :D

Freaky: When did you start the club and why?

Paterson: I started the club just before Christmas Day, 21/12/08. I started it because I knew it hadn’t been done before and I love Hachi's. Haha.

Freaky: When do you meet?

Paterson: As often as possible. Mostly Friday nights when I don’t have work the next day.

Freaky: How do you join? Do you need a "tryout"?

Paterson: Joining is really easy, just put your name down. No tryout. A lot of people mistake Club AE86 as a team, it isn't. Just a club dedicated to the AE86.

Freaky: What do you plan to do in the future?

Paterson: Well, since Touge has made a slight comeback, I’m hoping to set up a Club AE86 Touge Day, dedicated to bringing Touge back again. There will be a comp and a few prizes, so keep a look out!

Freaky: What’s the best part of Club AE86?

Paterson: The best part is meeting new people and making some friends. Taking photos on club meets is good too.

Freaky: Anything else you want to tell us?

Paterson: It's bloody hard work! :P

Freaky: Thanks again for sharing. Check out Club AE86's thread here. (http://forums.forzamotorsport.net/forums/thread/2159348.aspx)

Paterson and the club as a whole are a great group of drifters who just want to have some fun with their Hachi’s. So, if you’re a drifter and love Hachi’s (I know they are kind of one-in-the-same), go sign up for Club AE86 and get sideways!
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33 Customz Street Z-Written By ID Lizard

Ah, the Fairlady Z. Such a majestic piece of machinery. 33 Customz (also known as SoCal Customz), a smaller tuning shop ran by DRFR SoCal and ID Relentless, has put together a Z that captures the essence of Japanese street drifting. Right, so lets see what's what with this new kid on the block.

Just the initial glance at it makes you want to look again. You tell yourself "I thought I saw a sticker on it." In a way, it invites a second glance without really saying anything. That's a good thing in my book. A neat and clean approach to a complex drift machine. Sure, there are cars with vinyls out the wazoo and they walk the fine line of either being a dischordant mess or very crisp looking. With this minimal approach, I do agree with the advertizing bump that describes this car as capturing the "clean Japanese style of street drifting." The only little problems I have with it are two of the vinyls used. The custom Nismo vinyl and the SexyPants vinyl. While I'm not saying they don't belong on the car, the problem I have with the Nismo one is it's location. Although it is a very neat and clean position for the car, in my head (may be different from others), it just doesn't belong there. It's nearly the same with the SexyPants logo. Personally with that one, I would have moved it up a bit. Other than that, everything else, coupled with the fantastically done carbon fibre hood, stylish side exhaust behind the front wheels and the rising sun-esque flag on the roof, it still retains a very clean image. Enough with the image of the car, lets move on to the power.

This car retains the stock RWD configuration (obviously) and uses no type of forced induction. That's right. No turbo, no type of supercharger added. Final power output after a few modifications to the engine (block, intake, exhaust, fuel system, ignition, cams) is 527 beastly horsepower with a nice 439 lb/ft of torque. These aren't childs play numbers for a car that barely weighs over 2500lbs. From the platform department to help with this power are a set of racing brakes from Endless, a new suspension set up from JIC Magic and a racing anti-roll bar from Tanabe. To help shift this power to the wheels, we have a slew of sports setups from Nismo (transmission), Ogura Clutch (clutch, duh.) and TODA (flywheel). This car is also complete with a Cusco race spec differential (that's two way, of course) and some nice weight reduction with a rollcage completely set up from Bride. This car also has an INGS aero kit to help reduce a little weight and drag.

All of this is good and like I said, I am a fan of this very clean looking set up on the Z. A few issues I have with it (if you decide to drop 400k on the car + the tune) are mostly with the tune itself. It's not a bad tune, let me get that out of the way first. I have a Z myself I drift from time to time (sacul's Ayano Option Z) and I have a tune I made for it. Now that I think about it, this really isn't much of a problem or issue with the tune itself. More or less, it's an issue with me. Going into it, I thought it would be similar to my Z. Floor it into a corner, let off the gas, feint a bit and slam it back down after some light braking. Not so much the case in this Z. This is a much more delicate tune. If you go into a corner like I just described, be prepared for a case of deja vu when you see the same corner again and again in circles. This car with the tune is capable of some SERIOUS angle, but only if you treat it right. For the first 20 minutes or so, I was trying my way before the pin dropped and I backed off a bit. Once I backed off, wow. While I won't say this is the best tune I've experienced, it is a very thorough and well done tune. On to the million dollar question (well, in this case 400k, but you get the idea). Would I buy one with my own money? I would have to give it some thought before I did it, but if I spent 400k on something else, I would always have in the back of my mind "Should have listened to me and bought that Z while you had the chance." So I'll go ahead and say it now. SoCal, Relentless, when I get the money after doing an endurance race, put one of these up tuned for me.

Feel free to check out 33 Customz here.
(http://forums.forzamotorsport.net/forums/thread/1842868.aspx)
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Drift Ink: More than just ink…-Written By Freaky

In the Drifting Techniques section, many garages/tuning salons/whatever-you-want-to-call-it’s are created and bust. Some, such as 3T and Core Concepts, stay popular and flourish. Drift Ink is one of the few who has potential to become one of the greats.

Selling drift cars that look like works of art, this shop shows it means business. DMTR SA created it almost a year ago, and since it has grown to include some of the sexiest cars I have ever seen. I cannot stress how absolutely beautiful these cars are. Most are entirely original, stemming from SA’s creativity and skill with the Livery Editor. Also included are replica’s that are painted to the highest level of accuracy possible.

Now, not to be outdone by any other shop out there, SA enlisted some help and began tuning these monsters. A few Doom Tree members help him to tune these rides until they drift perfectly. I can’t explain how great these tunes are, so you’re going to have to see for yourself.

SA and I had a chat about Drift Ink and himself last week so all of you could learn what’s going on behind-the-scenes of his shop.


Freaky: Thanks for answering some questions for us. Tell us a bit about yourself.

SA: Erm, where to start…I've been around playing and painting on Forza since Forza 1. Started over on Forza central, then found my way over here just after Forza 2 was released. Just finished up a two year course at college in multimedia, which basically is a bit of everything. Was planning on moving to California this summer to do a four year course in games art and design, but sadly with the financial thingy (damn Mexican's j/k), the price went up quite a bit, enough for me to not be able to afford it. I currently drive a Honda CBR 400rr. Well, I say drive it. Isn’t insured anymore with all the bad weather over here. Trying to sell it at the moment so I can get my hands on a RX-7 FC. Want to learn to drift and hopefully in the next couple of years enter in a couple of events where and when I can.

Freaky: What is Drift Ink?

SA: Drift Ink is a custom and replica paint shop. All of the paints are done by me when I can find the time, to a high standard I think. I have to admit though; I can take quite awhile when painting something. The tunes, until recently, were done by Blah with a tiny bit of help from me and sometimes Fallen(over). Now we have Wolf helping Blah out and the tunes keep getting better! Also, have to give a shout out to the sellers. They do all the hard work getting everyone their cars!!

Freaky: When did you start this catalog?

SA: It started around May of ‘08. I was just about done with a couple of replicas and had many ideas for other custom paints and replicas that I wanted to paint. Some people may remember when I first came over here, I opened a paint shop called SA's paint shop. (Laughs) This gave me the idea of opening a new shop that would offer more than just well painted cars, but out of the box tunes for everyone. I can remember just before we opened, there were 4 cars and Blah and I decided to build 10 of each, ready for the opening. Oh my God, I'd never been so bored in my life making all those cars! Blah felt the same too, hence all the new sellers we brought in at the time!

Freaky: How much do these rides cost?

SA: At first they ranged from 800,000cr - 1,400,000cr, depending on the design. May of seemed a little bit expensive for some people, but I thought it was a fare price at the time compared to the pricing of other shops. Plus, there were people that were still spending crazy money on cars. Now they range from 600,000 - 1,200,000 to help others get their hands on them.

Freaky: What are some of your personal favorites from Drift Ink?

SA: My favorites, huh…I would say it would have to be one of the custom designs I have done. The DIS Showdown s15 or my personal Art Factory Sha Do or what-ever-you-want-to-call-it RX-7, but as I've said to everyone I've made custom designs for or anyone asked for one, I only make it if I like the design. So yeah, I like them all.

Freaky: Any new releases we should know about?

SA: Well I've just released Masao's 09 RX-7 from D1GP. I had many problems with this car at first. The layer shifting glitch got me again when I had just finished up on a lot of logos, so I had to make them again, plus getting more than 2000 layers on each side and having the logos the right way around was like a crazy puzzle. But I figured it out. As well as Masao's new car, we will also be releasing the Virjin Jorj R32 any day now. It will come with a touge tune once Blah and Wolf get done with it. There are a couple other cars I'm planning to make in the near future, so keep an eye out.

Freaky: Thanks again for your time. Check out Drift Ink here. (http://forums.forzamotorsport.net/forums/thread/1896197.aspx)

As you can tell, SA runs a well-organized shop and takes his time on his products. As I said before, I simply cannot state how gorgeous these cars are, so go check ‘em out and pick one up today!
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Now for the Free Tune of the Week!! This one has been sitting in my garage for months now,and it's always been one of my favorites to have some fun with. I'm not the kind of guy who loves high-powered drift machines, but this is an exception; the Corvette C6 Z06. Tuned to S975, it will smoke you're competition around every corner. Nailing the sweeper on Maple Valley? Done. Crazy angle on Suzuka? Done. Killing Sunset Short? Done. Check it out for yourself and leave some feedback!

Info: S975 Corvette C6 Z06

Engine and Power:

• Powertrain-Stock
• Race Intake
• Race Exhaust
• Race Ignition
• Race Fuel System
• Race Engine Block

Platform and handling:

• Race Brakes
• Race Springs and Dampers
• Race Anti-roll Bars
• Race Transmission
• Race Clutch
• Race Flywheel
• Race Driveline
• Race Differential
• Race Weight Reduction

Tires and Rims:

• Stock Tire Compoud
• Stock Rim Size
• Work Meister S2R Rims

Body and Aero:

• None

Tune:

Tire Pressure:
-Front: 28 psi
-Rear: 30 psi

Gearing:

-Final drive: 3.95
-1st: 2.89
-2nd: 1.89
-3rd: 1.35
-4th: 1.12
-5th: 0.97
-6th: 0.85

Alignment:

-Camber: -3.0/-2.0
-Toe: 0.4/0.2
-Front Caster: 5.4

Anti-Roll Bars:

-Front: 17.69
-Rear: 15.99

Springs:

-Front: 427.9 lb/in
-Rear: 396.3 lb/in

Ride Height:

-Front: 4.1 in
-Rear: 4.1 in

Damping:

Rebound Stiffness:

-Front: 10.0
-Rear: 8.3

Bump Stiffness:

-Front: 6.5
-Rear: 5.3

Aero: N/A

Braking:

-Balance: 40% Front
-Pressure: 120%

Differential:

-Rear accel: 50%
-Rear Decel: 69%

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That's all for this week, but be sure to keep checking the Blog and the thread for more updates on upcoming articles. New stuff will be added in as our other writters join in.

Thanks for reading,

Freaky Tuning Magazine Staff.

Woah.

As the title states, woah, two days without a post! As Fubar pointed out, we said we'd update daily and we haven't until now. There's a few factors behind this. As Freaky stated, we have been busy working on the new content coming into the magazine for this weeks release. I personally have been busy with real life things (interviews for a new job) AND work for the magazine at the same time. I currently have both of my reviews done, just need to take pictures of the cars I reviewed and we'll be set from my end. As far as Freaky goes, I've no idea what changes happened to the cover yet but I know they'll be fantastic. Tonight, I will be posting a teaser picture of the cars I reviewed (heavy blur, etc) to keep you guys on your toes. I will say this though, both of the cars I reviewed were good cars, one of which you can buy on the forums for a very reasonable price. So, sit tight and hold on, this issue will be a great one.

New Things.

First off, let me start by saying this mag will be EPIC once we get rolling. I've gotten together a bunch of guys to help me write this thing, and these aren't just a bunch of shmucks. Look at these names: ID Lizard, DIS Pointguard, DMTR Wolf, Paterson Bros. You've no doubt seen these guys around before, and the are the best of the best. Be ready for some awesome articles from 'em.

Moving on. I've been thinking...I'm not very good with editing software/Word. Actually, I suck at it. But I did make a pretty decent cover for this week's mag, which was quite surprising. What I've been thinking is that we stick to the Blog and a simple approach; no glitz and glamour of a well-edited fake online mag, but in-depth articles and great pictures in a simple, easy-to-read format. If anyone would like to design the mag visually for us, that would be extremely helpful, but for now I say we just go plain and focus on the facts and articles.

Oh, I forgot to mention SnF Speed. He's going to helpout with some photo editing stuff. He designed the header for the Blog. (I know it's a bit too long, but the pic looks retarded if it's any smaller. :/)

That's all for now. Hpefully more later tonight or tomorrow, depending on how much work I get done. :P

Damn it feels good to be a gangsta.

An introduction of sorts.

Well, I'm really no good at these but Freaky suggested I write my own, proper introduction. Here goes..

Well, I'm 23.. 24 in June, I like cars, always have. I first got into drifting in.. 2001 when I was 16. I had a magazine (can't remember which one, but it was an import magazine) that had a half page for drifting. I had never heard of it before nor seen it before. That half page article with a few pictures was it for me. I had to have everything drifting related. The pictures, the videos, the magazines, everything. It overwhelmed me to the point where my first car was a 1992 240sx. It was white, a hatchback and I loved it. I never got to do much to it as I crashed.. it.. into a ditch while learning how to drift on some back roads. Of course, after that debacle, I decided to take it easy and go to some track days to focus my skills. The second car, another 1992 240sx (this time, the coupe) did live long enough to see some heavy modifications. Started with an exhaust system. Then wheels. Then a steering wheel. Then my interest in an SR20DET. Then my interest in an S13 front clip. My entire bank account from everything I earned at work was in this car. (Plus some I still owe my parents to this day). It's a wonderful drive and I drift it occasionally now and then due to a busy schedule. Currently though, you might find me at scattered drift events around Atlanta (I should be the weird kid with the Enjuku Racing 2005 shirt) just spectating. With the economy going the way it is, I'm losing my current job and about to take the replacement. Once everything clears up, you may see me on the track catching mad angle.

Other things.. I have a cat. I do have a daily driver. It's a 2004 Ford Focus. It's comfortable and I enjoy the urgent drive it has. OH, I'm also on ID. I'm always up for a friendly battle as they can be fun or just for drifting around on Forza. Go ahead and add me as a friend if you want to.

I guess that's it. Upcoming for the magazine, I have written a review of a car. Which one? You'll see soon enough :)

We all need good and bad news now and then.

I'll start with the good as there is plenty to put into words here. Freaky showed me the cover for the magazine coming out this week and as a start, it's absolutely stunning. There's only a few things that really need to be tweaked with it, but other than that, genuinely stunning. More good news: Come in contact with a few of the tuning shops and have reached agreements with certain people (they will possibly be named later during the review of a car winkwinknudgenudge keeping the readers on their toes as to what cars). Another thing that is good currently, and I'll try to be as vague as possible to try to keep people guessing.. I've been given permission to take pictures of something fairly big going on in the community right now. Big for me really as I was involved and loved every second of it.. so we'll see how those turn out.. might not be in this weeks' issue but I'm sure they will be on for next week. Finally, to wrap it up for good things, of course with the team I'm on. Expect some serious activity in the coming days and weeks :)

Now, the bad. It's not much so don't worry. With my excellent timing, I've come on to this right after the major tuning shops release cars. Like I said, not much of a bad thing.. and really not too bad of news. The only thing is that my car review for this week might be one I have laying around in my garage. If it is that, might be the Endless S14 I purchased from Core Concepts the other week. Might not be. Who knows. ;)

New Staff Member!!

That's right, there's a new staff member here at Freaky Tuning Magazine. His name? ID Lizard. He will be writting some in-depth articles on everything from drift teams and garages to car reviews and beyond. He's shown me some of his work and I must say...you're in for a treat.

I also have some updates on our work for this week's mag. With a few writters coming up into our staff soon and a photographer or two to match, this week's mag will be full of great stuff. I have personally started interviews with teams and garages, but I'll keep their names to myself to keep you on your toes. :P

Going to start throwing together a format in Word tonght/tomorrow, not sure how it's going to work though. Hopefully it comes out well, but who knows.

Oh! If you haven't already checked out Forza Motorsport Magazine on the Forums, then you better. I know I probably shouldn't advertise for the competition, but it came together really nicely. It's pretty much what I want to do with our mag.

More info tomorrow. :]

New Stuff...

After having a million PM's, I've started to get a few writters/test drivers for the mag. These guys will probably be in the article next week, and I'll introduce them to you as they come along. :]

Second order of business is to tell you what's in store for the next article: Of course, a free tune or two, possibly a spotlight on a club/team from the Drifting Community, a few reviews of cars that have been released this week, and maybe some epic images. This thing is going to be good, so keep checking back in for more info.

Again, if anyone wants to help out, feel free to PM or email me. I'll probably see the PM first though. Right now I'm looking for a photographer or two and possibly some writters.

That's all for today. More info by Monday.

Thanks,

First Article!!

Here we go! First article is underway. Got some good stuff this week: the Free Tune (which is a drifting beast), a new poll, and other such things.

Let's get to the boring stuff before the tune. Some ideas have been swimming through my head after reading some of your comments, and I want to put some out there and see what you think. ID Lizard gave me a few ideas, such as reviews on a few cars released on the Forums that week and having other readers sumbit their own stories/articles. I personally think these are two GREAT ideas and I'm going to try to get them started asap. Also, paterson bros gave another great idea; a weekly feature of a drift team in our community. So, what do you think?

Moving on to the fun stuff. This week's tune has been (and always will be) one of my personal favorites. Very simple, yet extremely agile. It is...(drumroll...) the Mazda RX-7 Gen 3, tuned to drift circles around your opponents while maintaining it's "street-legal" status (I'm not exactly sure if the criteria is right, but it's damn close. ). This baby is perfect for the short/medium tracks and corners, such as Tsukuba, Silverstone, Mugello, Boomslang, even Malayian Krait. I can't stress how much I love this car and the way it attacks the track. Here ya go!!

Last order of business. If we go ahead with some of these ideas, I'm going to need a few writters and test drivers that are active. If you're interested, PM me on the FM.net Forums.

That's all for this week. It'll get MUCH more beefy once some features are figured out and worked in.

Thanks,