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Stephan Papadakis
Born in New York City and raised in Huntington Beach, California, Stephan grew up racing on the streets and tracks of LA and Orange County. In 1999 Stephan campaigned the first ever front-drive, tube-frame drag car in the U.S., and proceeded to set every record for PRO FWD drag cars--many of which were not beaten until 2004. From 2003 to 2005 Stephan races in the very competitive Pro Rear Wheel Drive NHRA Drag class. He won finished second in the championship in 2004 and has the most number one qualifiers in his class. In only his second season of drifting (his first season of professional drifting), Steph qualified in four of the six drifting events he entered, making it into the Elite 8 in Chicago of 05 for his best finish in his 390-HP Garrett-turbocharged AEM/DriverFX S2000 drifter. 2006 plans are to compete in the entire Formula Drift series on 2006 with the AEM Honda S2000. • First Honda into the 6s (RWD) • First Honda into the 7s (RWD) • First Drag Honda to break 200 MPH (RWD) • Member of NHRA Sport Compact 200 MPH Club • World’s Fastest Sport Compact (RWD) • First Honda in the 9s (FWD) • First Front-Wheel-Drive in the 8s • First FWD to break 150 MPH • First FWD to break 160 MPH • First FWD to break 170 MPH • First FWD to break 180 MPH • World’s Quickest FWD • World’s Fastest FWD • 1999 SEMA Import Racer of the Year • 2000 Turbo Magazine Outlaw Class Racer of the Year • 2001 NIRA Pro FWD Champion • 2001 IDRC Outlaw Class Champion • 2000 NIRA Pro Comp Champion • 2000 IDRC Outlaw Class runner-up • 2004 NHRA Championship runner-up • 2005 Formula D Rookie of the year |
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Ken Gushi Race Car: 2005 Ford Mustang GT Current Stats: Toyo Tires/Ford Racing/Gushi Auto Drifting Driver Career Best: 1st Place @ Formula D Houston 2005 Hobbies: Cars, music, collecting collectables, and drifting. Favorite Race Movie: Don’t have one, but my favorite movie is Pink Panther Daily Driver: 1992 Mazda RX-7 Free Time: Hang out with friends, Hang out with Girlfriend, Hang out with family, Hang out with myself Marital Status: I have a girlfriend Team Members: Tsukasa Gushi and Gushi auto crew (Toshiki-san and Katsu-san), Damien |
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Tanner Foust
TALENT EXPERIENCE • Host: Redline TV on Speed Channel (top rated show in the segment with over 500K viewers) • Host: Auto Access consumer auto TV show, Honda Commercials Principal Talent/Driver • Good Morning America Special Features (Ice Driving Specialist) • National Geographic Films (Ice Driving Specialist) • Discovery Channel (Ice Driving Specialist) • CNN • Speed Channel • Bridgestone Ice Driving Videos • BMW M5 Car Control Clinic for Fine Living Channel • Daimler Chrysler Virtual Training Videos • WB Television Winter Driving Special • NBC Live BMW Stunts for Various Morning Shows • Audi, Saab, Dodge, Toyota, Jaguar FEATURE FILMS / COMMERCIALS / VARIOUS STUNT DRIVING / MANUFACTURER EVENTS • Universal Studio’s Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift Stunt Driver, Driver Coordinator (1X Double for DK, Morimoto, ND Drift Drivers) • Warner Brother’s Dukes of Hazzard Stunt Driver (1X Double for Bo Duke driving the General Lee, 2X Double for Race Driver Billy Pricket) • Audi Allroad, tt Roadster, S8, S4 Avant, Avant Thrill Rides, A4 3.0, Quatro Challenge Stunt Demonstrations • BMW M5, M3, X5, X3, Z4, 330XI, 325XI, 5 Series, 6 Series, 7 Series, Ultimate Driving Experience Stunt Demonstrations • Bridgestone Official Winter Tire Tester, Tire Rack Challenge Stunts on Calgary Olympic “O” Ring • Chrysler SRT-8, SRT-6, 300C, Pacifica, ESP intro • Dodge Viper, SRT-10, SRT-4, Durango, Gravity Games Thrill Rides, MTV Viper Thrill Rides, Drift Demos • Honda 2006 Civic SI Commercial, Various 2006 Honda Accord Commercial • Infinity Q45, VX, FX, Commercials • Mini Convertible release, New York Auto Show Stunts • Pontiac GTO Final Four Performance Drive, Drift Demos • SAAB Aero Wagon, Vigen, Vector, Arc, Linear • Volvo S60 R, V70 R • Various Events: Kia, Saturn, Mitsubishi, Michelin, Ford, Cadillac, GM, Mazda, Lexus VOLUNTEER TEEN DRIVER TRAINING PROGRAMS • Bridgestone Driver’s Edge, National • Ford Motor Company’s Driver Nation, Take It To The Streets, National • Toyota Cruz Control, Colorado DRIVING INSTRUCTION / PRIVATE COACHING • Founder and Lead Instructor- SAE Car Control Training For Engineers, TRW Performance Driving School, Cadillac Performance and Engineer Evaluation Driving Program (used to seed engineers for high performance projects), High and Low-Friction Performance Driving Schools for Borg Warner, Bosch, Chrysler, Visteon • Race Director and Lead Instructor- Rotary Rockets Race Series (Formula Mazda) • Lead Instructor- Performance Rally Racing, Secret Service, United States Special Warfare Development Groups, Advanced Technology Engineering Groups from several auto manufacturers • Private Coach- Star Mazda Racing Series, Various SCCA Events PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING • Emotion, Inc. 2002-Present • Senior Driving Instructor, Chief Driver, Drive Course Curriculum Design • Society of Automotive Engineers 2002-Present • Professional Development Consultant for Car Control Training • Rally Art Organization, CO 1999-Present • Automotive Industry Consultant • Excel Driver Services, CO 2001-2003 • Professional Driving Consultant for Driving Simulation • General Motors, TRW Automotive, Visteon Automotive 2000-2003 • ABS and Vehicle Stability Control Systems Consultant RACING HISTORY • 2 Years Professional Drift Racing Latest Results: Qualified 5th in the world for US – Japan D1 Grand Prix • 2 Years Performance Rally Current PGT Nation Champion 2005 Results: 1st, 1st, 3rd, 1st, 1st, 1st Ranked 6th overall • 2002-2004 Pikes Peak Hill Climb Results: 3rd,Open Wheel Rookie of the Year, 1st, 1st • Other Racing Five Years Points Champion Endurance Ice Racing Series Six Years Road Racing Formula Mazda and Sports Cars EDUCATION • Bachelor of Science Degree EOP Biology / CU Boulder • SAG member |