Welcome to the official GReddy USA blog. -Think of this as our online weekly "GReddy Times," a venue for us to report what's going on or what just happened at GReddy USA this week (new products, new projects, racing news, even online store specials.) On our blog you can see what we are up to in the GReddy Sales floor, R&D garage, on the road or even from our Headquarters in Japan.

Monday, July 21, 2014

Formula D Rd.5 - Evergreen Speedway, WA


Another Great 8 Finish for Ken Gushi and the GReddy Performance x Hankook Tire x Scion Racing FR-S in 2014, helps push Scion into the lead for the Formula Drift OEM Manufacture's Championship. Hankook also leads in the FD Tire Manufacture's Championship. 

The GReddy - Turbo by Garrett 2JZ-powered FR-S makes great power, but getting all that power to the ground effectively has been a challenging task.  After some tough rounds on the east coast, it has been great to have the FR-S back in the GReddy garage for preparation of the last 3 rounds...

The Seattle tandems of #FDSEA was a good milestone for our progress.  It also introduced a unique starting line chicane for the lead car to keep the cars closer together, entering the first turn.  In Top32 Ken was matched up against the V8 Camaro of Tyler McQuarrie.  After some good pressure on the Ken's following run, the Camaro ended up going off course and advancing the FR-S into the main event 16-car bracket.

In Top16, the similarly match cars of Gushi and Tureck, made for some of the most exciting battles of the weekend.  The runs between the pair of 2JZ-powered FR-S was too difficult for the judges to declare a winner, so a OMT (One More Time) call was made to have them battle it out again.  These runs were even closer.  Eventually, Ken came out with the Win, moving him on to face the current championship leading contender, Chris Forsberg.

In the Great8, Ken followed close to Forsberg in the V8-powered 370Z in the first run, but a small technical issue in the second run prevented Ken from challenging for semi-finals.  Sometimes luck also plays a big factor in professional drifting.  All in all, Seattle was a positive step in the team's progression.


Next up #FDTX at Texas Motorspeedway on Sept.12-13.





Tuesday, July 15, 2014

New Rocket Bunny RX-7 Option

UPDATE : New Rocket Bunny RX7 Rear Diffuser Option
 
RX-7 (FD3S) Rear Diffuser
    Construction -
FRP
    MSRP
$450
    Part Number #
17040208

            see Authorized GReddy Dealer List  













Contact an Authorized GReddy Dealers for the Rocket Bunny (FD3S) RX-7 and (R35) GT-R wide-body aero kits...



   Construction: FRP
 
PreOrder
  MSRP $
3,200. USD
 
Part Number # 17040207
      see Authorized GReddy Dealer List


Complete Rocket Bunny Kit includes: -FRP

  Full Front Bumper
  Front Lip
  Side Skirts
  Front Over-Fenders (set)
  Rear Over Fender (set)
  Rear "Ducktail" Wing

   LED Turn Signal Kit - option










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http://www.greddy.com/products/aerodynamics/rocketbunny/?partnum=17020635
Rocket Bunny "Full Metal Jacket" R35 GT-R (Complete Kit with GT-Wing)
   Designed by Kei Miura,TRA Kyoto
   Construction: FRP
  PreOrder

  MSRP $
15,000. USD
 
Part Number # 17020635
      see Authorized GReddy Dealer List



Complete Rocket Bunny Kit includes: -FRP

  Full Front Bumper
  Upper Front Lip

  Front Lip Plate
  Lower Front Lip Diffuser
  Front Canard (set)
  Front Fender Canard (set)
  Side Canard (set)
  Front Over-Fenders (set)
  Rear Over Fender (set)
  Rear Under Diffuser
  Rear Diffuser Alum. Brackets
  GT-Wing and End-plates
  GT-Wing Aluminum Uprights
  GT-Wing Rod Supports
   LED Turn Signal Kit

As used on the GReddy/TRUST Racing Team - Team Toyo Drift 35RX Dspec GT-R in D1 Gran Prix:
TRUST Racing Team 35RX Dspec GT-R


Friday, July 11, 2014

Up next Formula Drift Rd.5 Evergreen

Next stop on the Formula Drift tour for the GReddy Performance x Hankook Tire x Scion Racing FR-S will be the high speed banks of Evergreen Speedway.

http://www.greddy.com/featured/50

Formula Drift Rd.5 - July 18-19
Evergreen Speedway, WA
Live Stream: http://formulad.com/live/




Here's a recap of last 2years at the Seattle event:

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

First Win for the 35RX Dspec GT-R


Ken Block's Nagoya Experience D1GP Stars Winner!
   Masato Kawabata - Team Toyo Drift x TRUST Racing 35RX Dspec GT-R



On July 5th, Ken Block returned to Japan for a huge demo featuring 12 of the top D1 Grand Prix drifters.  Or very own Masato Kawabata in the Team Toyo Tires Drift x TRUST Racing 35RX Dspec GT-R, not only qualified No.1, but came out victorious in an unusually tight and strangely decorated Gymkhana-like course to over 9,000 Japanese fans.


Being the winner of the D1 Tandem tournament, Kawabata won a chance to challenge the purpose built AWD Ford of Ken Block.  We have to say, for a large, high-speed pro-drift car like the 35RX GT-R, was surprisingly competitive at the hands of 2x D1 Champion, Kawabata!



Ken Blocks AWD Gymkhana Fiesta takes the win.  Check out the side by comparison...

Monday, July 7, 2014

Winners for our Online pre-GReddyGarageSALE contest

http://www.greddy.com/featured/60

And the winners of our 1st Instagram #GReddyContest is...

@VULDAYNE
@flipdrm
@ill_wrx
@coolcatcontreras


 
http://instagram.com/p/qAHGVayT3k/?modal=true  
Look for our next Online contest and more updates on the GReddy Garage SALE on July26, but following us via @greddyracing on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter...