In 1988, the Callaway Sledgehammer Corvette hit 254.76 mph in Ohio, driven by John Lingenfelter. At a time when the Ferrari F40 did 201 mph and the Porsche 959 197 mph, a tiny Connecticut team of just nine people built the fastest road-going car in the world. In 2021, the original Sledgehammer appeared on Bring a Trailer, reaching $500,000 without meeting reserve.
The story of the first successful American drift team, one that took a skateboard punk mentality and applied it to motorsports.
Formed in the early 2000s around Englishtown, New Jersey, Drift Alliance grew out of the East Coast grassroots scene. By 2004, its core lineup included Tony Angelo, Chris Forsberg, Vaughn Gittin Jr. and Ryan Hampton.
In 2005, all four joined Falken for the Formula Drift season, competing in everything from an RX-7 and S15 Silvia to a 180SX and Mustang.
More than a competition team, Drift Alliance was a group of friends blending drifting, cars, skateboarding and punk culture. Forsberg and Gittin Jr. later became Formula Drift champions, while Angelo became a driver and judge. What started as friends drifting together helped shape American drift culture.
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