ken gushi confirmed!!

[slideways2004]

http://img84.exs.cx/img84/4906/ken3.jpg

he is the new driver for team toyo and ford. enjoy the pics

http://img84.exs.cx/img84/3179/ken4.jpg

[tiedupfool]

I wish I had more thumbs . . . So I could give that mustang 4 thumbs down. Damn, they totally killed all the beautiful lines in that car :( . Oh well

[slideways2004]

http://img84.exs.cx/img84/5509/ken5.jpg
http://img84.exs.cx/img84/9137/ken6.jpg
http://img84.exs.cx/img84/2820/ken7.jpg
http://img84.exs.cx/img84/3375/ken8.jpg
http://img84.exs.cx/img84/2541/JLine_S14_4.jpg

sorry for the last pic, i just had to :rock:

[slideways2004]

http://img84.exs.cx/img84/4290/susp.jpg

[onezfast1]

nice :thumb:

[SecretAgent]

told you so.

[initial what?]

least he doesnt have to worry about an axle now

[slideways2004]

really, this was the last person that i wanted to switch cars, b/c i drive the same car as him, Onevia. this is a huge step in his career and if it's a good car, he will be unstoppable!!

[NiS13]

props to him for getting the sponsorship but i can't agree with the car....loved his old s13 sorry

[OneArmedScissor]

props to him for getting the sponsorship but i can't agree with the car....loved his old s13 sorry

he called his old car "ghetto" :hs:

[initial what?]

he called his old car "ghetto" :hs:

i wish i could call a car built like that ghetto

[slideways2004]

that car gets rebuilt after like every event. his nickname is "Crash Kid" now he doesn't have to worry about his preicous little car breaking. now he can take it to the max

[Dorian]

Damn what a lucky kid. :(


Fucking much props.

[EET FUK]

he called his old car "ghetto" :hs:

have you seen it? its way ghetto

[-=E36=-]

I wish I had more thumbs . . . So I could give that mustang 4 thumbs down. Damn, they totally killed all the beautiful lines in that car :( . Oh well

That Mustang looks 100x better now. I think they saved it. What car is in your avatar?

Ryan

[-=E36=-]

have you seen it? its way ghetto


Your ghetto.

Ryan :kekegay:

[lazymofo]

least he doesnt have to worry about an axle now


its tie rod! :kekegay:

[Sickboy]

Ummh, I think most domestics are Fugly (mustang has been fugly since '70~'04), but the new mustang makes me think a blown V8 could be in my future. :thumb: Nice to see them stepping up to the plate, the solid axle could be a blessing (??), but maybe not for those wanting to circuit race. Wonder if some Cobra rear end fits?

[Dorian]

In the Houston round didn't Gushi break like 4 axels on the 240?

[initial what?]

In the Houston round didn't Gushi break like 4 axels on the 240?

yea it was 4 or more.

[Vincent_VII]

Eh, it's sad to see him change cars. I liked his s13. Well, now that professional drivers are moving to different cars, we might be able to find 240s a little easier. As in, hopefully the band wagoneers will follow suit.

[blackrsx]

http://img84.exs.cx/img84/4290/susp.jpg

LMAO :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:

[andrave]

laugh all you want, the definitive drift car, the ae86 corolla, also used a live rear axle.
Domestics are born drift machines. take a look at the power curve on a mustang sometime. The new one comes with a drastically improved suspension, too.
If I was buying a new car and couldn't afford the Z I'd be getting a GT for sure.

[2JZgte-chic]

thats awsome about Gushi but i did like his old car better than the mustang!!! Oh well! What ever happend to his team mate Ernie Fixmer?

[blackrsx]

laugh all you want, the definitive drift car, the ae86 corolla, also used a live rear axle.
Domestics are born drift machines. take a look at the power curve on a mustang sometime. The new one comes with a drastically improved suspension, too.
If I was buying a new car and couldn't afford the Z I'd be getting a GT for sure.

i don't really care about whether or not the car will be a good drifter I'm laughing at the live axle

[i-vtec195]

told you so.

:blah:

[Hames]

you'd think thread marks on the top of would be a bad thing. I mean it gives me the idea that ford will be mowed down by others but who cares as long as it's turbo or supercharged. :thumb:

[initial what?]

thats awsome about Gushi but i did like his old car better than the mustang!!! Oh well! What ever happend to his team mate Ernie Fixmer?

yea that is a good question

[Craftsman]

Hey, if Ford was paying you money to drive a Mustang on the track, I know none of you guys would complain... :) Cha Ching!

[slideways2004]

Hey, if Ford was paying you money to drive a Mustang on the track, I know none of you guys would complain... :) Cha Ching!

exactly!

[Dorian]

Hey, if Ford was paying you money to drive a Mustang on the track, I know none of you guys would complain... :) Cha Ching!
Fuck if they paid me to drive a Focus I wouldn't complain.

[initial what?]

Fuck if they paid me to drive a Focus I wouldn't complain.


i wonder how a 5.0 focus conversion would handle

[slideways2004]

i wonder how a 5.0 focus conversion would handle


like a minvan!

[gandhibrokemyskates]

have you seen it? its way ghetto

when i rode with him he was complaining about how he has no a/c, radio, and shit was falling apart. :rofl:

i ask how much horsepower it had, he goes, "392 hp" i go ...riiiiight. :rolleyes:

[slideways2004]

when i rode with him he was complaining about how he has no a/c, radio, and shit was falling apart. :rofl:

i ask how much horsepower it had, he goes, "392 hp" i go ...riiiiight. :rolleyes:

when did you ride w/ him

[andrave]

I'd take that mustang over any 240... they are new, they look awesome, and they have a decent motor, all from the factory. When the cobra comes out in a few years it will probably have 400 hp and IRS, and mounting points designed for proper geometry.

I love my 240 but the new mustangs are really awesome.

And as for "if someone paid you to drive it.."
I would drive any car on any track and you would not have to pay me. I'll autocross a fucking Metro if you give me the keys.

[ProjectS15]

mikespeed95.....

[Craftsman]

I hear 100,000 dollars to run for Ford...

That's 100 G's man... Hell yea, I'd drive for FORD. Even if the car is crappy... I'd do it!

[slideways2004]

damn, for a 100g's i'll run around the track w/o a car making tire and engine noises.

[t0t4lly5up3r]

I like the mustang. It has the craziness of a drift car in it -- they're racecars, not supposed to look nice in a subtle sense; they're supposed to be balls-out and crazy. Go ford! Next year should be a good one.


although i do wish it was NA.

[OneArmedScissor]

damn, for a 100g's i'll run around the track w/o a car making tire and engine noises.

but will you do it...NAKED?

[initial what?]

but will you do it...NAKED?

throw in a dr pepper and ill do it while its snowing

[Craftsman]

You guys are crazy...

For 100,000 Gs? Damn. That's crazy... I'd need at least 10 times that to do it naked... I'd run around and skid around the track though like I was drifting... :)

[slideways2004]

more pics of his car!
http://www.gushiauto.com/main.htm

[Tombo]

laugh all you want, the definitive drift car, the ae86 corolla, also used a live rear axle.
Domestics are born drift machines. take a look at the power curve on a mustang sometime. The new one comes with a drastically improved suspension, too.
If I was buying a new car and couldn't afford the Z I'd be getting a GT for sure.

FWD's are MAAAAAAD to drift in mang!! :gross:

[Ris4Drift]

id do it naked for 100 bux. but then again im just poor.

[Ris4Drift]

yea that is a good question


that was team rotora (also a yokohama team). this is team toyo/ford.

[Ris4Drift]

Ummh, I think most domestics are Fugly (mustang has been fugly since '70~'04), but the new mustang makes me think a blown V8 could be in my future. :thumb: Nice to see them stepping up to the plate, the solid axle could be a blessing (??), but maybe not for those wanting to circuit race. Wonder if some Cobra rear end fits?

the new mustang is different completely, sn95 and the new dew based one are pretty different (not crazy but they are not the same). im sure if you figured out a way to mount the subframe you could. but the real questino is why waste your time on a drift car makign it irs. solid is fine for drifting. the new cobra will have irs, im also not sure but you might, might be able to get the new irs for the new platform from a ford catalog sooner than the cobra.

[Ris4Drift]

i don't really care about whether or not the car will be a good drifter I'm laughing at the live axle

um....

since irs hooks up adn is soooo bulletproof at the dragstrip and works sooooo much better on tires at a drift event :rolleyes:

[blackrsx]

um....

since irs hooks up adn is soooo bulletproof at the dragstrip and works sooooo much better on tires at a drift event :rolleyes:

I don't really care about either of those - I was laughing at the pic and he live axle, not at whether or not it would be good at the drag strip or at drifting. try again

[Bejon]

thats really nice

[gandhibrokemyskates]

when did you ride w/ him

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