News

November 18th, 2008, Santa Monica, CA

Live on SPEED TV, Ford Motor Company revealed the new 2010 Ford Mustang to the public. We are proud to announce that Vaughn Gittin Jr's new car for next season is a 2010 Mustang GT. We debuted the car along side Ford's four other 2010 Mustang's for the reveal, and even drove out with President of Ford Motor Company, Mark Fields. The car weighs just over 2500lbs and features a full dry carbon fiber body. Powered by a 700hp Ford Racing 4.6L Aluminator crate engine run off a MoTeC M800, this is going to be the car to beat in 2009. Here are a few pictures and a video of the reveal.

 

2010 Mustang FIRST Reveal!!

November 4th, 2008, Las Vegas, NV

It was announced today at the 2008 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV that our new driver for the 350Z for the 2009 season will be none other than Tyler McQuarrie. Tyler has a robust background in racing in many formats and will prove to be another premier driver in an ASD car.

October 30th, 2008, Charlotte NC

Falken Tire and Autosport Dynamics Inc have renegotiated a contract for the 2009 season. We will be again running a 3 car program out of our Charlotte NC facility. We will be again working with Vaughn Gittin Jr in a brand new car to be debuted later in November, as well as Darren McNamara in the Sears Auto Center Saturn Sky. We will also be introducing a brand new 350Z with a driver that will be announced next week. Stay tuned for more info!

 

August 9th, 2008, Monroe, WA
The Falken Tire / ASD Motorsports Team hit the pavement running in the most recent round of Formula D. We landed in Seattle to good weather and a solid plan of attack for all 3 of our supported cars. On tap was the Ford Mustang driven by Vaughn Gittin Jr, Sears Auto Center Saturn Sky driven by Darren McNamara out of Ireland, and the Mazda RX-7 driven by Calvin Wan. All the cars did well through practice on Thursday and into qualifying on Friday. All the drivers were in the top 32 as we went into Top 16 quals.

JR in the Ford Racing Mustang had a tangle with the turn 1 wall, and lost his first run due to car damage. We rushed the car back into the pits, and repaired the damaged suspension and got him back out on track in time for his 2nd qualifying run. Unfortunately it began to rain just as he left the line, and will no practice in the rain on this track, we were unable to advance into the Top 16.

D-Mac in the Sears Auto Center Saturn Sky did great in Top 16, and earned a 6th place for Top 16 tandem. His first opponent was Tony Angelo and his RX-8. The battles were good, but D-Mac came out on top, and headed into the Great 8. He was faced against Rhys Millen and his Red Bull Pontiac Solstice. Just 2 battles prior to their battle, the rain really started to come down. with only 15 minutes to spare before they raced, crew chief Ian Stewart made the call for a new final gear in the car. The ASD hot pit crew flew into action, and had the gear change done in under 5 minutes showcasing our race day talents to the rest of the hot pit, and the television crews. D-Mac and Rhys pulled up to the line, and off they went. D-Mac lead the first lap and after it was over, Rhys had a 2 point advantage going into the 2nd lap. With D-Mac following, the 2nd lap took off, ad the end result was he had regained his 2 point deficit, but was still within 1 point to Rhys...one more time! They had an amazing battle for the next 2 laps, and in the end D-Mac lost to Rhys with a score margin of just 2 points. Definitely one of the best battles with 2 of the best drivers in the rain. Rhys moved on to win the event.

Calvin in the Falken Tire RX-7 had amazing results all weekend through the practices and top 32 qualifying. A failed injector just prior to qualifying prevented us from getting in our last few laps prior, but we had it repaired and he was out on track for Top 16 qualifying. Unfortunately with the new injectors installed, the tune wasn't correct, and the car was down on power. We definitely learned a lot about the car, and are ready to go into Sonoma CA for Round 6 of the Formula D series.

July 3rd, 2008, Chicago, IL
Sears Auto Center, the title sponsor on the car, will be displaying the car in the corporate headquarters in Chicago IL August 13th - 16th.

 

March 1st, 2008, Charlotte, NC
ASD is proud to announce that we have become an authorized MoTeC dealer. We have converted the entire Falken Tire Motorsports Drift program to MoTeC M800 ECU's to provide a more reliable and consistent platform. This will also allow us to do further R&D with MoTeC on new cars for both racing and street applications. If you are interested in any of the MoTeC products, feel free to email us for details and pricing for your application.

 

February 1st, 2008, Charlotte, NC
ASD is delighted to announce that we have purchased Saturn-Sport.com and Solstice-Sport.com. We believe that with our background in engineering and R&D we will be able to offer customers a superior product through testing and development on the Falken Tire / Seats Auto Center Saturn Sky, which was built and is maintained in house at ASD. Make sure to check out the Saturn-Sport.com and Solstice-Sport.com web pages and sign up for the monthly newsletters to stay up to date on what's happening there!

 

January 14th, 2008, Charlotte, NC
With our strong background in engineering, fabrication and development, we felt it a great idea to purchase Performance Design Engineering Inc, (PDE) We are confident that with PDE's dedication to quality and customer service, we would integrate easily and be able to continue to provide products and service second to none. Look for an all new website with new e-commerce store offering all your Subaru and SAAB parts needs!