Episode 2 of new video series BEHIND THE SMOKE by gtchannel.com. It’s a bird, it’s a plane no it’s an S13?! In this episode Dai launches his Discount Tire Tire S13 into the air scaring his mechanics and finishes his test at Willow Springs before the season opener at Long Beach. He also talks about his charity work for the earthquake/tsunami victims www.rfjp.org and the video produced with his fellow Formula D drivers to help Japan. http Behind the Smoke gives a look into the real life of professional Formula Drift driver, Daijiro Yoshihara. GTChannel’s cameras will follow Dai throughout the 2011 FD season both on and off the track giving current and new drifting fans an exclusive look into what it’s really like to compete in the top drifting series of N.America. Behind the smoke is produced by GTChannel in association with Discount Tire/America’s Tire and supported by Falken Tire and GoPro.

GRID Match: World Flip A Bitch Contest. The TOP 3 drivers from Formula Drift, Tanner Foust, Chris Forsberg, and Dai Yoshihara compete to see who’s the best at flipping a bitch. They will be judged by the official Formula D judges for precision and showmanship.

gtchannel.com for more drifting videos. Look back at this season before the Oct 8-9 Irwindale Finals. Formula Drift 2010 Highlights from round 2 Road Atlanta.