The automotive sport of drifting has evolved from a little known after-hours activity held by a group of young racers on the curvy, back mountain roads in Japan, to an overnight sensation known all over the world.  What began primarily as a Japanese automobile-dominated sport with cars like Nissan 240’s, Toyota AE86 Corollas, and Mazda RX-7’s getting all of the fame and glory, has recently had to suffer Vipers, GTO’s, Mustangs, and even a Pontiac Solstice or two invading their territory.

Classic muscle cars have also managed to squirm their way into the arena on occasion, making it an obvious choice for a group of people like Gardella Racing to enter a 5^th-gen Camaro into the mix, which is a modern-day interpretation of the Camaros of yore.

Pfadt Race Engineering, already known for their incredible handling suspension packages, took it upon them to supply Gardella Racing with the suspension work needed in their 2011 Formula D Camaro, which is also sponsored by GM, Mobil 1, and Red Bull.

For those of you not familiar with Gardella Racing, let’s just say they aren’t new to the world of motorsports, and they know what it takes to be successful – Prior to entering the world of drift competition, Gardella Racing was a GM-sponsored sport compact drag team. Speaking of success, this is probably why they’ve chosen Ryan Tuerck, the 2^nd place runner-up in the 2009 standings, and the 3^rd place finisher in 2010 to handle wheelman duties for the 2011 season of Formula Drift competition.

At this point you’re probably thinking, “So what, and what does this have to do with me?” Well, let us tell you that if you happen to own a ‘10+ Camaro, then it has everything to do with you!  What we mean is that Pfadt is using this particular drift car to develop suspension pieces for those of you who want to embarrass those aforementioned Japanese tuner cars on their own turf!