XDL SHOW Article: Paramax Photography: Alexander Kamm Location: Irwindale Speedway Gallery Page Home Page Article: Cold weather and rain did not discourage nearly 2,500 devoted sport bike and drifting fans from attending the launch of THE XDL SHOW, December 3, 2005. After two challenging days of practice, often interrupted by rain, the first-ever gathering of the world’s top drifters and stunt riders pulled off the revolutionary choreographed extreme asphalt show THE XDL SHOW treated the audience to a multi-car freestyle drifting display at Irwindale Speedway. Orido, Taniguchi, Ueno, Gittin, Wan and Forsberg used the entire oval to pull off a demonstration of precision driving combined with an amazing smoke fest. The motorcycle stunt contingent of Carmichael, Woods, Britton, Hoenschell, Strickland, Bragg, Schneider and Cline didn’t hold back either. They pulled off multi-bike routines, high speed wheelies, stuck flares into their bikes to light up the act and of course burned through more rubber in a few minutes than most of us do in a lifetime. For THE XDL SHOW finale, the entire roster of world-class athletes combined their skill and talent to pull off a dazzling display of synchronized moves that featured the ultimate in precision and, you guessed it, more smoke. In addition to the main event, THE XDL SHOW was complemented by a host of other activities. Riley Cahill of Beaumont, CA was the winner of the BFGoodrich Tires Build & Boost. He brought his 1997 240SX to the track on Saturday and the hard working staff of Drift Speed installed Motegi wheels, an Injen intake, a Tanabe exhaust, Tokico shocks and Eibach springs. The boys from BFGoodrich Tires mounted a brand-spanking new set of g-Force T/A KDs. Technicians from The Snake Pit installed a dash-mounted screen and rear-facing camera from Vivo Electronics so Riley can see his own drifts in real time from now on. The Mazda Circuit Drive was one of the most popular attractions at THE XDL SHOW, with lines of people waiting to drive on a precision course set in the Irwindale oval in new Mazda MX-5 Miatas. In another first, THE XDL SHOW featured the first-ever pro drift ride-along open to the public. Close to 100 lucky consumers were able to register for a ride in a professional drift car courtesy of the Falken Tire Drift Experience. HPI entertained all day by putting on non-stop RC drifting demos. COURSETY OF PARAMAX, XDLSHOW.COM