Moments ago, my fellow newsie and always awesome Superquad7 pointed to me that Otto Graven and his Drift Team; Ultimate 86 Motorsports has received co-title sponsorship by Hasbro‘s Transformers Brand and Rogue Status.
According to Wrecked Magazine…
“In a huge deal, Otto Graven has announced a co-title sponsorship of his “Ultimate 86” as being split between longtime Scion partner Rogue Status and Hasbro’s “Transformers” brand. This is a great new brand coming to Formula D, one that I’m sure many fans have grown up admiring. Rogue Status is upping their sponsorship from a partner level to a co-title sponsorship as well. For a driver who wasn’t in the series last season, this is a HUGE announcement coming through in a season where many drivers are struggling to find sponsorship dollars. Will this help Otto earn his first FD Podium in 2013?”This piece of news is rather interesting for one particular reason, and that reason is what we already know about Transformers 4. Yes, we have learned before, that one of the title roles of Transformers 4 is a Racing Car Driver played by Irish actor Jack Reynor.
What do you think of this new development. Don’t forget to leave a comment at the thread attached to this news post. Happy weekend everybody!
jgoss
very cool can't wait to see it.
nichodo
We really need to get Deadend in the movie. We have TWO figures of him. Not one, TWO.
Stepper
We will see more new sports car soon in TF 4 i assume.
Dake
Have you driven it?
Shin-Gouki
Otto von Schnitzelproskrakengeschenkmaier?
MV95
Honestly, I don't really see this having anything to do with Transformers 4. Seems like a race car driver is just being sponsored by the Transformers brand.
Slimaximus
I'm waiting for the beefed up version that will come out in a couple years with the 300hp numbers, the current release is just lacking in power and you can feel it
LegendAntihero
Awesome that Hasbro is sponsoring a race car driver.
McSoundWave007
If they accurately reproduce that GT-86 in toy form and not some cheap knockoff (ahem, ROTF Sideways) I would spring an oil leak.
Soundwave2
So how many of you guys have FR-S's/BRZ's?
tonyformer
Paint that car red and you have PRIME Knockout lol
Dake
Or since it's still Bay, his bot mode will look like an old Bugs Bunny cartoon of an Asian person.
Scorpio
Eh… i have a feeling this will probably just mean we have a few of their cars on the racing track – which will no doubt be attack at some point in the movie – most likely with one of the cars (Probably the one driven by our male main cast member) transforms into Drift – likely with his swords and goes about slicing the Decepticons apart.
Dake
This is who my FRS is:
Smokescreen
Me, too. I think the GT86 or BRZ would make a great movie Smokescreen.
Dansproject
AE86 or GT86? Please have a little look at my little fanfic profiles of a bunch of characters I came up with, one of which is an AE86
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-fan-fiction/496908-introducing-drifticons.html
ClutchKick
Please let there be an 86 transformer…I'll buy 10.
Autovolt 127
Yeah I'd rather have a Smokescreen than Drift since he would easily be more marketable sue to his stint on Prime.
ikado
Drift is ok, but I'd be down for a drifting Smokescreen…
Protoman
Man… if we get a HachiRoku Transformer I am going to blow my load.