Originally Posted by GMTunerSource.com

Gardella Racing took a big step in 2008 and decided do something they’ve never done before by putting together a drift car, in the form of a Pontiac Solstice GXP, to run in the 2008 Formula D season. Their efforts paid off however, as the Mobil 1/Gardella Racing built Pontiac Solstice ran strong all season and took out many more powerful competitors, despite the Solstice only having 330 ponies to drift around the track with. Ryan Tuerck, the driver of the Mobil 1/Gardella Racing Pontiac Solstice GXP, was literally the driving force behind the team’s domination and so much so that Tuerck was awarded the Formula D Driver of the Year award for his performance during the 2008 Formula D season. For 2009 however, Gardella Racing has some bigger plans in mind…