Rhys Millen, drifting the Pontiac GTO...

Post by **BB Turbo** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 3:13 pm

http://www.drifting.com/articl...itle=

Long Story short: Rhys Millen partners with Pontiac, driving the new GTO in the Formula D Drift Series. The car is ugly too.

Post by **toki** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 3:13 pm

this gets the sad face....why?

Post by **BB Turbo** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 3:13 pm

Im just not to fond of the new GTO in terms of looks. The power is nice and it probably handles well. But, I just dont like it. Like the 2005 Mustang, the looks are just dumb. Personal preference

Post by **crzycav86** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 3:13 pm

I think it's great that some domestics are getting into the drifting scene. Everybody loves an underdog, and this american car may be just that... I hope it kicks ***..

Post by **BB Turbo** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 3:13 pm

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Rhys is a good driver, I havent seen much of his drifting skills though. We'll see how he does against the Japs.

Post by **Onizuka** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 3:13 pm

There was even a Ferrari 360 moderna at one drift compitition, get ready to see all sorts of cars show up.

Post by **89240sx** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 3:13 pm

They didn't live up to the original GTO's looks by any means... but the performance of that car is very nice.

Post by **crzycav86** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 3:13 pm

I agree. It has very ordinary looks similar to a montecarlo or impala imo. The front end especially looks very weak.

But I'm sure its performance makes up for its cosmetic shortcomings.

Post by **UncleBen** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 3:13 pm

Big 'ole cavalier.

Post by **crzycav86** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 3:13 pm

95silviase wrote:Big 'ole cavalier.

Isn't it sexy?:D -note my username: crzycav86

The 03-04 cavy's make me wanna barf... maybe that's the reason I got a 240 instead..?

Post by **MetaOrbit** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 3:13 pm

95silviase wrote:Big 'ole cavalier.

More like Holden Monaro.

"From Australia with love." :pface

Post by **-HyJynX-** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 3:13 pm

Ive seen Rhys Millen drift, Awesome. He's done very well the couple times ive seen him over here. I really wanna see how he does in the GTO, cant wait for it.

Post by **MainEvent212** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 3:13 pm

i'm gonna laugh when he beats the japs at irwindale...

take that ya raw fish eatin nancy boys!

beaten by american muscle :pface

in all seriousness, i'm asian and i hope they drift circles around him

Post by **nacho_nissan** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 3:13 pm

MainEvent212 wrote:in all seriousness, i'm asian and i hope they drift circles around him

Im with you on that one...

Post by **Onizuka** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 3:13 pm

I really dont care where the wining car was manufactured (austrailan sources say the monaro is not a very good drift car :pface ). I just want to see good drifting.

Post by **MainEvent212** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 3:13 pm

damn right!

that and i hope to be in the D series one day :pface

Post by **Ender_Zero** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 3:13 pm

heh, before i got my 240 i was drifting around in a heavy azz 69 camaro...not to bad either. just goes to show ya that theres room for any car in the driting world. hell i got a video of me drifting my mom's minivan on a rainy night.

Post by **jdmfreak** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 3:13 pm

LOL! Post that vid up!

I read about that GTO and they said that they booed him at first, but they had some respect in the end. I guess he didnt do too bad.

Post by **stray** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 3:13 pm

No, they booed him at th start, then Keiichi turned around and admonished the crowd for being a bunch of closed minded *****es.

Granted, Rhys wasnt doing GREAT, but it was his second day of driving the prepared GTO, and you could SEE him improving.

Funny, after Keiichi told them whats what... they shut up.

Website · Post by **gtune4** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 3:13 pm

crzycav86 wrote:I think it's great that some domestics are getting into the drifting scene. Everybody loves an underdog, and this american car may be just that... I hope it kicks ***..

after watching the video, the only underdoggedness i could see would be the car looking kind of big.?I think he will kick *** as long as he keeps it on the road... win... idonno?

Post by **bokinsmowls** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 3:13 pm

That GTO ROCKS!! I saw him at Formula D1 in Atlanta. If he was in the final, it definitely wouldve been him and the viper going at it. I saw them working on it, so I assume he broke something. That car is extremely impressive in person, whether or not you like the way it looks, you have to respect it. Like gttune says, there's nothing underdog about that GTO......just my opinion

Post by **Bunta240** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 3:13 pm

He got pretty badly booed in D1 at irwindale. He stopped getting booed as much when the japanese judges showed support for the domestic. Personally I dont think he did that great because maybe the car is simply too limited, or maybe hes just not good enough compared to the japanese drifters.

Post by **ceniack** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 3:13 pm

MetaOrbit wrote:More like Holden Monaro.

"From Australia with love." :pface

i was about to say the same thing

Post by **DriftFactory** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 3:13 pm

Honestly I think the car was crap as far as a drift car. However, that just serves to give me more respect for Rhys since he was able to make such a good showing with it.

Website · Post by **gtune4** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 3:13 pm

you can drift anything if you are good, i have a video of some guy drifing this huge mack truck, for real.

Post by **jdmfreak** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 3:13 pm

If its a video game, how's it real?

Website · Post by **gtune4** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 3:13 pm

game?

Post by **jdmfreak** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 3:13 pm

LOL! I somehow read video game instead of just video. My bad.

Website · Post by **gtune4** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 3:13 pm

yeah the vid was cool. he wasn't going as fast as your normal drift, but i guess with all the weight and power, it was easy at lower speed. i found it on some japanese website? didn't save it though.

Post by **Formula_drift** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 3:13 pm

Be sure to come out and see Rhys Millen drift his GTO at Formula Drift: Round 2 - Houston on June 12th.

Rhys Millen, drifting the Pontiac GTO...

Rhys Millen, drifting the Pontiac GTO...

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