- 41. Formula Drift Round 1 2013: Long Beach, CA
- (Event Coverage)
- ... the qualifying, with Discount Tire driver, Dai Yoshihara, qualifying first and Falken Tire teammate, Darren McNamara, right behind him. Mike Essa pushed his E46 BMW into 3rd qualifying position, Chelsea ...
- Created on 15 April 2013
- 42. Street Brawler: Rob Kochis' 2013 Scion FR-S
- (Vehicle Features)
- ... heard I was driving too aggressively on the streets,” Kochis recalls. His more recent 2008 Nissan Sentra Spec-V build also went south. Kochis made a visit to his friend Mike's place to try to come u ...
- Created on 26 March 2013
- 43. Built for the Real World: Josh Mackey's 2010 Mazda 3 iSport Sedan
- (Vehicle Features)
- ... Pilgrim, Orlando at Diamond Audio, Corksport Performance, Metra Electronics, Brendan at EBC Brakes, Mike at Stance USA, Yokohama Tires, Jim at WedsSport North America, Don at Street Designs, Adam Nonis, ...
- Created on 25 October 2012
- 44. Formula Drift In-Depth: Mid-Season Updates
- (Shops, People & Opinion)
- ... game was on. Mike Essa, Toshiki Yoshioka, Ryan Kado and Pat Mordaunt all added power just prior to Seattle and all had dyno numbers well above the 700 hp mark. All four drivers had impressive qualifyin ...
- Created on 26 September 2012
- 45. Formula Drift: Nitto Tire Drift Team
- (Shops, People & Opinion)
- ... we had a lot with 50,000 fans!), Nitto Tire is looking to make a big impact in 2012. Mike Essa Car: GSR Autosport BMW Z4R Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif. Best Finish: 4th – Atlanta 2010 2011 Result: ...
- Created on 30 July 2012
- 46. Formula Drift Round 5 2012: Monroe, WA
- (Event Coverage)
- ... 18 with eliminations of Mike Essa and hometown hero Walker Wilkerson respectively. Matt Field defeated Castro to earn his first career top 8, while Millen took out his former teammate Dai Yoshihara in ...
- Created on 25 July 2012
- 47. Testing the Nitto Motivo All Season Ultra High Performance Tire
- (Installs & Reviews)
- ... three different Nitto tires with fellow drivers Formula D pilot Mike Essa and the incomparable Tyler McQuarrie, putting the Nitto NT05s, Invos and all new All Season Motivos through some very tough cour ...
- Created on 23 May 2012
- 48. Formula Drift Round 2 2012: Braselton, GA
- (Event Coverage)
- ... Qualifying shook up the driving order for the first time in awhile, with Mike Essa piloting his GSR Autosport BMW Z4R to his ...
- Created on 14 May 2012
- 49. Final Fantasy: Carlos Molina's 2011 BMW 335i
- (Vehicle Features)
- ... by Mike Borja at Rollin’ Art. They are six-piston front calipers and four-piston rears gripping big 355mm saucer plates. Check out the insane 20” wheels from DPE, with their matte grey deep dish forged ...
- Created on 29 February 2012
- 50. Irresistible Force: Takahiro Ueno's 2JZ-GTE BMW 320i (E92)
- (Vehicle Features)
- ... the venture, BMW was fairly untested when it came to drifting. Remember, Mike Essa’s current Formula Drift ride with its M5 engine-swap didn’t exist back then. Ueno could have gone with anything, but chose ...
- Created on 24 January 2012
