After Formula D Round 2 at Road Atlanta Pat seeks another go after his catastrophic engine failure in Georgia earlier this month. After leaving Round 1 with a “Great 8” finish we are sure Pat is anxious but yet confident for a big run in Orlando for Round 3 at Orlando Speed World Dragway. Pat has been driving his Drift Paddock Nissan 350z this season on Konig Milligrams manufactured using Flow Forming Technology
Formula D Round 3 starts Wednesday, June 3rd through Saturday, June 6th. Want to watch it live, you can view the live stream here -> formulad.com/live
June’s issue of D Sport Magazine has quite a lot to offer for the start of this years season, from big power build to one of the biggest roll and drag racing events in the United States. If you flip to our Faces of Konig Ad on page 23 you’ll find Ceasar M. of Wilwood Disc Brakes and his Nissan 350z on Konig Milligrams and hear why Flow Formed Wheels from Konig is a top choice for the track!
Additionally there are 2 features to definitely check out is a record setting Mitsubishi Evolution 8 RS Race car from Street Tuned Motorsports in out of Rochester, New York. Making 946 whp @ 8700 rpm’s and putting down an astonishing time of 8.142 @177mph. This lightweight beast is expected to hit 7 seconds making it one of the quickest and fastest CT9A Evo’s in the world. Another impressive feature is a 2000 Impreza 2.5rs strapping a Precison Turbo 6766 making a whopping 728 wheel horsepower @ 7000 rpm. Last but not least is the TX2K15 Motorsport Festival celebrating it s 15 anniversary and for the first time utilizing Royal Purple Raceway. A four day event spanning from March 19th – 22nd showcasing some of the fastest cars in the country. Be sure to check out some of the highlights from TX2K15 in D Sports Issue 155.
Every month, we post up a Calendar & Desktop Wallpaper.
This month’s calendar features model and car enthusiast Katie Danzer and the Konig Milligram shown in a matte Black/Machined Undercut finish. Photography by Beans Fotos.
KÖNIG Wheels sponsors the Wrecked Magazine Formula Drift Main Event Gallery. After every round, some great event coverage is collected into a gallery on Wrecked Magazine. Check out all the scenes from Formula Drift Round 5 Right Here and check out some of the clips after the break of Dennis Mertzanis after, who made the Top 16 in Round 5 at Evergreen Speedway.
Dennis Mertzanis and his brand new Hyundai Genesis Coupe have made their debut at the 2013 Formula Drift tech day this last weekend. He has been testing rigoriously at Buttonwillow raceway to dial in the car in time for the season opener. The streets of long beach is about to turn in record ticket sales for the 2013 season starting in Long Beach April 12-13. The new setup has gobs of power with an already potent 3.8L v6 under the hood; that was just not enough to break the tires at 80mph. A Brian Crower 4.0L stroker kit was exactly what the car needed, oh and the addition of a large turbocharger the car will easily blow the tires off at well over 100mph. The car is now putting out a wopping 600hp and 540ft/tq
Ok, so its winter and for the most part its still cold outside. But just because its cold outside doesn’t mean we can’t help you heat up your wall or desktop! The downloadable February calendar featuring the lovely Krystle Lina is up! Besides Krystle the Konig Milligram is also featured in the calendar. The Milligram is an MAT process wheel offered in 18×8.5, 18×9.5 and 18×10 in Gold and Matte Black.
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**This is the official recap written by and courtesy of the Mertzanis Racing team from Formula Drift Round 6: “After Dark” at Las Vegas Motor Speedway – August 24th – 25th**
Right after pulling off the trailer on Thursday night, we went into the private paid practice and started bumper banging on the k-rails, and scraping paint and decals off the rear bumper. With some sway bar tweaks, and a Kenda Tire pressure adjustment, the car felt unstoppable. A full day before qualifying, the car felt fantastic to Dennis Mertzanis and the whole Mertzanis Racing crew.
Friday practice, before qualifying Dennis went out chasing Kyle Mohan, who is one of the fastest drivers on the circuit. Dennis wanted to see how quick the car setup for the weekend was overall. These screen grabs were pulled from our GoPro camera that has a video you can see here.
Dennis explains, “Well, we went flying into the first outer clip together. What is normally a full throttle affair, Mohan went too close to the wall, and hard-braked, slowing down a lot. I was coming in hot and couldn’t slow down fast enough. We made contact and I hit the wall knocking the suspension out of alignment.”
The team worked quickly to get the car back in race trim. Only one KÖNIG Milligram wheel was damaged beyond repair, since it made high-speed contact with the rear bash bar on Kyle Mohan’s Mazda Rx-8. After his two runs, Dennis finished 19th for Kenda Tires, which lined him up against Ryan Tuerck in the Retaks S13. This was a rematch from Round 1 at Streets of Long Beach.
On Saturday, just before competition brought on rain and crazy wind as the drivers hit the track. Luckily, we had a rain setup for the car on standby, but it all dried up before Dennis got on the track for his Top 32 battle. Ryan Tuerck led the first battle in his S13.5 against our Chevrolet Performance Parts powered LS3 S13.4. Dennis held a somewhat conservative, but all around solid follow run behind Tuerck.
After the smoke settled, the judges gave the win over to Ryan Tuerck eliminating Dennis Mertzanis from this weekend’s competition. The team came together and really made huge developments with the S13. Dennis is planning on a huge month of testing in September to get ready for the final round at Irwindale Speedway coming up in October.
**This is the official recap written by and courtesy of the Mertzanis Racing team from Formula Drift Round 5: “Throwdown” at Evergreen Speedway, Monroe, Washington July 20-21**
With some rain hovering around Evergreen Speedway, qualifying in Seattle was going to be a tough challenge. Dennis managed to line up for run 1 before the rain came down, and he rode the bank wall, scoring a huge 80 for his run. He came in through the speed traps at 79.5mph (Speed 1 trap point – 65mph minimum for score) and 38mph (Speed 2 trap point – 35mph minimum for score) and landed one of his best performances in his career.
His second qualifying run with the surface being wet was not an improvement due to the harsh driving conditions laid out by the unpredictable Washington weather. His second run fell short at 65, but still put him in a great position for the main event.
The main event Saturday served up a whole new round of conditions and temperature meaning the team had to make some serious and quick changes. The KW Clubsport suspension had to be moved into different settings along with some alignment changes on our SPL Suspension parts. At last, a quick tire pressure change on the Kenda Tires and the car was ready for a Top 32 round against Daijiro Yoshihara.
The morning practice after these adjustments saw Dennis riding the bank wall so deep he was ripping sponsor banners off the bank walls and leaving them scattered around Evergreen Speedway. He even had some great tandem runs with drivers such as former champion Rhys Millen in his 2013 Hyundai Genesis.
The Top 32 tandem battle put Dennis up against the reigning champion in his Discount Tire S13 for one insane battle. In the following run, Dennis managed to go deeper than the champion coming around the bank, but held onto his car at full lock, no problem. He put together a great run leaving a huge opportunity for victory with his lead run.
Dennis once again went in deep into the bank and came flying into the power alley at full lock and throttle, getting ready for the tight turns to finish the course. All was looking fantastic as his earlier adjustments made the car look like it was going to be a victorious battle.
Tons of smoke was pouring out of the Fuelculture S13.4 as the Kenda Tires screamed through the power alley. Right at this point, Dennis Mertzanis was unable to rotate back with the car and wound up putting it into the k-rail, ending his tandem run early and resulting in damage to his front suspension. This ended the weekend a little early, but the Mertzanis Racing team is ready for Las Vegas now that everything has been replaced from the Seattle battle damage.
For those of you who remember our 2010 Project Honda CR-Z build for SEMA it was recently featured on the SPEED Channel’s Honda CR-Z Concepts.
The article features a collection of CR-Z’s, which were awarded to a select few companies for a special build. Companies included but not limited to; KÖNIG Wheels, HPD, Bisimoto Engineering, Eibach Springs and DSO Eyewear.
KÖNIG’s concept featured a set of KÖNIG Milligrams in matte black, a Synergy Green paint scheme with matte black accents along the sides of the car, Thule rack, custom Kicker Audio system, Eibach Springs, Weapon-R Performance components and so much more! KÖNIG’s objective of the concept was to combine Tuner style with various lifestyle and sports attributes including Skateboarding, Surfing and BMX.
All CR-Z concepts were shown off in a special area within the Honda booth at the 2010 SEMA show in Las Vegas, Nevada.
After the SEMA show, the KÖNIG Wheels Honda CR-Z spent that entire year attending various auto shows and many large international auto shows as well as some spotlight appearances on the show floor of Honda dealerships.
KÖNIG would like to thank Honda Motors for another great opportunity. Special thanks to Whitfield Racing for their efforts in making this a successful build and all the great companies who helped make this happen.
Round 4 of Formula Drift could not have come at a better time for the Mertzanis Racing team. The Fuel Culture S13 rolled off the trailer and started ripping in practice. An Aeromotive fuel cell was loaded with VP Racing 110 octane fuel and Dennis proceeded to put down quality runs at high speeds around the Wall Speedway course.
This is the first banked track of the season we venture to in the Formula Drift series and it results in serious adjustments to the suspension overall and some minor tire pressure adjustments. The result allows Dennis to enter into the bank aggressively and stay flat out for the bottom figure 8 part of the course.
Things became super tricky as qualifying kicked off and the weather changed to rain pouring down. Dennis’ first qualifying run was the key to locking him into the show which ranked him 21st overall.
The draw for Top 32 was a battle against the Go Pro x Mobil 1 Chevrolet Camaro driven by Tyler McQuarrie in a tough first round battle. With Tyler qualifying higher, Dennis’ first duty was to put down a follow run which he performed flawlessly. Dennis then held a tight line against the very fast Camaro going through the complete course.
When Dennis was leading, he took such a high and aggressive line into the bank that he was pushed out into the wall coming off the bank and crashed into the barrier at the last second in an attempt to pull out a giant lead on Tyler McQuarrie. The car came out of it with very minimal damage, luckily, but it did allow Tyler to continue into the Top 16.
For more exclusive coverage of Formula Drift Round 4 and future events visit Wrecked Magazine
After Formula D Round 2 at Road Atlanta Pat seeks another go after his catastrophic engine failure in Georgia earlier this month. After leaving Round 1 with a “Great 8” finish we are sure Pat is anxious but yet confident for a big run in Orlando for Round 3 at Orlando Speed World Dragway. Pat has been driving his Drift Paddock Nissan 350z this season on Konig Milligrams manufactured using Flow Forming Technology
