DVANZ

Last season, when D’Vanz Motorsports rolled into South Carolina for the Elite
Summer Nationals everything went nice and smooth right up to the time to start the
tandem elimination rounds. Their bright red Ford Mustang overpowered its clutch
and on a day that had started off with such high expectations was over in an instant
with a car stuck in neutral. Fast forward to present day and those expectations and
hopes for success were completely fulfilled and “all is right again in the world.”
“Last year’s event really made me sad.” DVM’s driver Doug Van Den Brink said.
“This year we left nothing to chance. The car was fresh, I was fresh, well rested,
and we really focused on the “big picture” all day.
With Ben Bryant on the headset helping Doug make the calls on the car, the team
made the right adjustments to keep them at the front of the pack all day long. When
it came time to qualify the 38-car field, Doug went out about midway through the
qualifying session and threw down 2 blistering runs back-to-back that put the
Mustang at the top of the charts in the minds of the judges and everyone else’s for
that matter.
“I really wanted to put on a good show this weekend and do my job to the best of
my ability,” Van Den Brink said. “With the car working as well as it did, I was able to
concentrate on hitting my marks and be accurate with the car placement.”
Once the “Top-8” tandem rounds came, Doug picked-up where he left off,
aggressively attacking the course and his competition. In the “Top-4”, Doug battled
Andy Sapp in his black BMW. These longtime friends have slid together many times
and it showed by how close they ran to each other giving the crowd a real
demonstration of what drifting is all about with the Mustang (this time) coming out
on top. In the Finals, Doug went up against Chris Orsini in his smartly prepared
Nissan. With Doug leading the first pass, he laid-down a Falken Tire smokescreen
that Chris later said was a struggle to see though. Once the two drivers swapped
positions for the second round Doug gave the crowd something to see as he
pushed the Nissan for all it was worth. In the end, the DVM crew came out on top
and put the ghost of last year’s event to rest with a decisive victory.
“Today was a really fun day and a reminder of why we work so hard to do this sport.
Out here sliding with good drivers in good cars is what it’s all about. Not to mention,
further demonstrating to everyone that all the companies behind our program offer
great products that really perform when the heat is on”, Doug added.
Next up for DVM will be a big surprise that we’ll share with everyone this time next
week… Here’s a hint, Ford, airplanes, Detroit, Falken, fun…. Stay tuned…..