Hello there my name is Amanda. Let me begin by telling you a little about myself. My adventure all started when I was five years old when my Mom left my Dad and decided to come to Los Angeles from Alameda to be closer to her family. My Mom raised me by herself from then on and this had made me a better person. I love my Mom and hope that I will be able to get her what she wants soon – a nice big house and perhaps help her through her daily routines of Parkinson’s disease. If you know me well enough you know that I spend most of my time with my Mom!

In addition, I go to Cal State University Long Beach as a Nursing major but I am not sure whether I want to be a Registered Nurse, Forensic Scientist, Veterinarian, Physical therapist or Anesthesiologist. (I am a bit confused) I just want to do something where I can help people! Besides school and taking care of my Mom I love hanging out with my dog Daisy, my boo and my other loved ones. I am really passionate about drifting and working on my car. Drifting is my anti-drug and it keeps me insane but sometimes I dream about driving in Nascar or F1. (Hey, a girl can dream right!!) Of course, I love shopping, learning new things, going out and just having a good time. What else can I tell you about myself. Oh yeah I am very talkative, enjoy poking boobs/butts, am a perv, joke around a lot, love eating, like hanging out and being lazy!!!

As of right now I am a freelance photographer for CarDomain and I also work for Dunlop Tires.

I just want to be respected as a driver and do well at all the events I attend. I’d like to do well at events and get more individuals knowledgeable/involved with the sport of drifting.

• 09.2004 Dori Puri Challenge Ladies Drifting Competition
  Awarded 3rd place
• 05.2005 Land-Ho Drifting Competition
  Awarded 3rd place in the Advanced Class
• 06.2005 Certified as an Advanced Driver by Drift Association
• 10.2005 Dori Puri Challenge Ladies Drifting Competition
  Awarded 1st place
• 10.2006 World Drift Series in Beijing, China
  Participant

• 02.2004 San Diego Union Tribune
  Brake Dancing, cover story (Interview)
• 04.2004 Import Racer
  Drifting Pretty: America’s First All-Girl Drifting Crew,
  page 46-50 (Interview)
• 05.2004 LA Weekly
  Nadine Toyoda & her girl racers, cover story (Interview)
• 07.2004 Vietnamese American Exposure TV
  Girls Driftin’ (Interview)
• 08.2004 CMT/MTV Street Racing Documentary
  Segment on Drifting (Interview)
• 09.2004 San Gabriel Valley Newspaper
  Drifting Pretty, page. 10-14
• 02.2005 Drift411.com
  Featured Driver Profile
• 03.2005 Import Racer
  News Release for Drifting Pretty (Mentioned Unreleased)
• 04.2005 The Downtown Gazette
  Women Drifters Take Their Turns Behind Wheel,
• 07.2005 Speed Channel-Street Tuner Challenge
  Segment on drifting and racing
• 10.2005 ESPN2 Segment
  “Import Racers” episode
• 12.2005 Drift Tengoku Magazine
  Event Coverage for the “Dori Puri Challenge”
• 12.2005 Dress Up Car Magazine
  USA Dori Gals
• 8.2006 Import Tuner
  “A Drift Car for the Ladies”
• 8.2006 Readline TV
  Interview at Hot Import Nights Las Vegas Drift Demo