Formula DRIFT - All Access - Logo Contest Rules

Formula DRIFT is holding a contest for the design of their 10 year anniversary logo.  The entries will be judged by the FD staff with the winner getting a VIP trip (including hotel and airfare) to Formula DRIFT Round 7 at Irwindale and the FD Awards Banquet.  See the link below for the rules on the contest:

Formula DRIFT - All Access - Logo Contest Rules:

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Formula DRIFT Insider 2012 - Episode 5

On this episode of Formula DRIFT Insider, Kevin Wells (technical manager of FD) gives his insight into things he sees as trends in Formula DRIFT.  Also, a sit-down interview telling the roots of Rookie-of-the-Year and Championship contender Daigo Saito.

Behind the Smoke 2 - Ep 9 The Resurrection Palm Beach

This episode of Behind the Smoke follows Dai and his crew through their battles against Robbie Nishida, Chris Forsberg, and Justin Pawlak at Palm Beach.

Formula DRIFT - Wall, NJ Results

Vaughn Gittin Jr. took first place at Wall Stadium by defeating Miro Ovcharik in the Top 32, Robbie Nishida in the Top 16, Matt Powers in the Great 8, and then Chris Forsberg in the Top 4 round.

From there he went on to defeat Dai Yoshihara in the finals, who climbed to second on the podium by defeating Taka Aono (Top 32), Rhys Millen (Top 16), Tyler McQuarrie (Great 8), and Daigo Saito (Top 4).

Chris Forsberg was able to edge out Daigo Saito to take the final spot on the podium.

Justin Pawlak, who was taken out by Forsberg in the Great 8, is still the leader of the championship standings, followed by Daigo Saito (-13 points) and Dai Yoshihara (-51 points).

The next round of competition will take place on July 20th-21st at Evergreen Speedway, which was won by Dai Yoshihara during the 2011 Season.

Top 16

Here are the matches that will be happening in the Top 16 Round at Formula DRIFT Wall, NJ.

Odi Bakchis vs. Daigo Saito
Conrad Grunewald vs. Ken Gushi
Daijiro Yoshihara vs. Rhys Millen
Chelsea Denofa vs. Tyler McQuarrie
Vaughn Gittin vs. Robbie Nishida
Kenneth Moen vs. Matt Powers
Frederic Aasbo vs. Justin Pawlak
Chris Forsberg vs. Ryan Tuerck

Formula DRIFT - Wall, NJ Matchups

Judging by the qualifing order that was changed around a bit due to the weather conditions during qualifying, here are the matchups that we should expect to see during the Top 32 Round:

Odi Bakchis vs Nick D'Alessio
Vaughn Gittin Jr. vs Miro Ovcharik
Frederic Aasbo vs Jhonnattan Castro
Dai Yoshihara vs Taka Aono
Chelsea Denofa vs Tony Angelo
Chris Forsberg vs Danny George
Kenneth Moen vs Tony Brakohiapa
Conrad Grunewald vs Chris Ward
Ken Gushi vs Pat Mordaunt
Darren McNamara vs Matt Powers
Ryan Tuerck vs Kyle Mohan
Tyler McQuarrie vs Dennis Mertzanis
Rhys Millen vs Michael Essa
Justin Pawlak vs Ryan Kado
Robbie Nishida vs Joon Maeng
Luke Lonberger vs Daigo Saito

Weather should not be a factor today, other than changes to the track today compared to yesterday.  The forecast for the 07719 area today is mostly sunny with highs in the mid 80s and almost no chance for precipitation.

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Wall NJ Qualifying Results

Here is the official qualifying order for Formula DRIFT Round 4.  The judges are reviewing the speed scores due to the weather conditions.  I will be sure to post any updates on the order.

****Updated 8:32PM****



1. Odi Bakchis
2. Vaughn Gittin Jr.
3. Frederic Aasbo
4. Dai Yoshihara
5. Chelsea Denofa
6. Chris Forsberg
7. Kenneth Moen
8. Conrad Grunewald
9. Ken Gushi
10. Darren McNamara
11. Ryan Tuerck
12. Tyler McQuarrie
13. Rhys Millen
14. Justin Pawlak
15. Robbie Nishida
16. Luke Lonberger
17. Daigo Saito
18. Joon Maeng
19. Ryan Kado
20. Michael Essa
21. Dennis Mertzanis
22. Kyle Mohan
23. Matt Powers
24. Pat Mordaunt
25. Chris Ward
26. Tony Brakohiapa
27. Danny George
28. Tony Angelo
29. Taka Aono
30. Jhonnattan Castro
31. Miro Ovcharik
32. Nick D'Alessio

Formula DRIFT New Jersey Live Stream

The Driftstream on Justin.tv (TwitchTV) has gone live from Wall, NJ.

Watch live video from driftstream on www.justin.tv

Formula DRIFT New Jersey

Coming up June 22nd and 23rd will be Round 4 of competition for Formula DRIFT and will take place at Wall, NJ.  There should not be any changes to the track layout for the event, but the track always hold a unique challenge for drivers due to the banking of the turns and straightaways.

Last year Conrad Grunewald took the win in his Hankook Tire Camaro with Justin Pawlak finishing second and Dai Yoshihara rounding out the podium.

Behind the Smoke Episode 8

Episode 8 of Behind the Smoke that follows Dai and his team through the Palm Beach round of Formula Drift.

Ride With Pro Drivers For A Cause

Tony Angelo and Chris Forsberg will be giving ride-alongs at Clubloose to benefit homeless animals.

More information can be found at: http://www.clubloose.com/clubloose/index.php/2012/06/18/ride-with-pro-drifters-and-help-homeless-dogs-at-the-same-time

Tony will be giving the rides in his Scion tC and Chris in his M56.

SpeedHunters 86-X Project Update

SpeedHunter and Frederic Aasbo have been making some progress with the 2JZ-GTE swapped Toyota GT-86 project that they called 86-X.  Their goal is to have the car ready for the Gatebil event in mid-July.

http://www.speedhunters.com/2012/06/the-86-x-build-pt2/

Saabkyle's Look at the Subaru BRZ Limited

Saabkyle gives an in-depth look at a 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited, including exterior, interior, an exhaust clip, and information on the car's unique features.

Saabkyle has an extensive collection of similar videos on numerous models and types of cars and has been featured in Car and Driver magazine.

Formula DRIFT Insider Episode 4

Formula DRIFT Insider Episode 4 with Palm Beach recap and a feature on Chris Forsberg racing.

Driven to Drift: Season 4 Episode 2 - Road Atlanta

With a closer look on the specifics of how Formula Drift competitions are judged. Episode 2 of Driven to Drift Season 4 also features Tony Angelo, a former FD judge, and his insight into sometimes objective and sometimes subjective factors they're scored on, and how it's these factors that set drifting apart from nearly all other forms of motorsports.

Ken Gushi Teaches Joey Logano to Drift

Ken Gushi shows rising NASCAR star Joey Logano how to drift.

Wall NJ Driver List for Round 4 Formula DRIFT

The tentative roster for the Wall Speedway round of Formula DRIFT.  The 50 driver list is possibly the biggest at Wall to date.

1. Justin Pawlak
2. Daigo Saito
3. Dai Yoshihara
4. Rhys Millen
5. Ryan Tuerck
6. Chris Forsberg
7. Odi Bakchis
8. Fredric Aasbo
9. Vaughn Gittin Jr.
10. Toshiki Yoshioka
11. Michael Essa
12. Matt Powers
13. Kenneth Moen
14. Ken Gushi1
15. Ryan Kado
16. Kyle Mohan
17. Walker Wilkerson
18. Tyler McQuarrie
19. Joon Maeng
20. Chelsea DeNofa
21. Conrad Grunewald
22. Darren McNamara
23. Tony Angelo
24. Matt Field
25. Robbie Nishida
26. Taka Aono
27. Robbie Nishida
28. Dennis Mertzanis
29. Jeremy Lowe
30. Luke Lonberger
31. Corey Hosford
32. Miroslov Ovcharik
33. Amandio Emmanuel
34. Tony Brakohiapa
35. Patrick Mordaunt
36. Danny George
37. Patrick Goodin
38. Chris Ward
39. Nick D’Alessio
40. Jeff Jones
41. Zoltan Hajdu
42. Jeff Abbott
43. Dave Briggs
44. Andrew Coomes
45. Mauricio Ornelas Jr.
46. Mike Skudlarek
47. Gabe Stone
48. Nick Thomas
49. Jhonnattan Castro
50. Brad Hettinger

2JZ in GT86

Frederic Aasbo has just post this photo to his Facebook.  The 2JZ is in the GT86-X that is being built.

Darren McNamara Back to RHD

The rumormill is saying that ASD/Falken Tire driver Darren McNamara is getting pulled out of Tyler McQuarrie's former left-hand drive V8 powered 350z and will be piloting the Falken Tire S15, formerly driven by Calvin Wan and James Deane.  

The S15 was last driven by Tyler McQuarrie at last year's Las Vegas round during the controversial decision by Falken to put Justin Pawlak in the 350z, when they were unable to fix his Mustang for the round.

It is possible that we will see DMac in the S15 as early as Wall, NJ.

Behind the Smoke - Season 2 Episode 7

Here is the seventh installment of the second season of Behind the Smoke, which follows Dai and Jarod to Malaysia for Formula DRIFT Asia.

Rhys Millen Palm Beach Recap

Team Hyundai released this video with Rhys Millen talking about his runs at Round 3 Palm Beach.

SpeedHunters Explore the Helmets of Formula DRIFT

SpeedHunters Larry Chen posted an interesting article highlighting the designs on some of FD's helmets and the stories behind their designs.  Enjoy.

http://www.speedhunters.com/2012/06/helmet-meaning/

Drift Into The Blue - Episode 1

Here is the first episode of the web series Drift Into The Blue brought to you by Formula DRIFT and the United State Air Force.

Featuring Formula DRIFT drivers Ryan Tuerck, Tony Angelo, Joon Maeng, Aurimas Bakchis.

Tony Angelo and Matt Petty on Car and Driver Battle of the Beaters

Matt Petty and Tony Angelo judge the drifting for the S13 vs. 70 BMW 2800 Battle of the Beaters.

Formula DRIFT Points after Palm Beach

There were some changes to the points orders after all the smoke settled at Round 3 - Palm Beach with Justin Pawlak remaining in the lead of the standings.  Frederic Aasbo took the worst slide down the points ladder with Daijirio Yoshihara climbing back up.  Only about 20 points separate JTP from Saito, with another 62.50 between Saito and Yoshihara

1. Justin Pawlak - 280
2. Daigo Saito - 259.50
3. Daijiro Yoshihara - 197
4. Rhys Millen - 185
5. Ryan Tuerck - 183.50
6. Chris Forsberg - 183
7. Aurimus Bakchis - 177.25
8. Frederic Aasbo - 176.50
9. Vaughn Gittin - 169
10. Toshiki Yoshioka - 162.75

Palm Beach Top 4

Justin Pawlak spun in his Consolation battle with Daijiro Yoshihara, handing the 3rd place spot to Dai.

Chris Forsberg ended up facing off with rookie Daigo Saito with the win going to Daigo Saito.

1. Daigo Saito
2. Chris Forsberg
3. Daijiro Yoshihara
4. Justin Pawlak

Formula Drift Palm Beach Matchups

Here are the matchups that we should see at Formula DRIFT Palm Beach today:

• Vaughn Gittin vs. Matt Field
• Miro Ovcharik vs Ken Gushi
• Tyler McQuarrie vs Robbie Nishida
• Aurimas Bakchis vs Joon Maeng
• Darren McNamara vs Kyle Mohan
• Rhys Millen vs Jeremy Lowe
• Tony Brakohiapa vs Toshiki Yoshioka
• Walker Wilkerson vs Luke Lonberger
• Justin Pawlak vs Ryan Kado
• Chris Forsberg vs Corey Hosford
• Ryan Tuerck vs Taka Aono
• Daigo Saito vs Conrad Grunewald
• Tony Angelo vs Chelsea Denofa
• Daijiro Yoshihara vs Chris Ward
• Kenneth Moen vs Matt Powers
• Michael Essa vs Frederic Aasbo

Formula DRIFT Palm Beach Qualifying Results

Vaughn Gittin takes home the #1 qualifying spot at Formula Drift Palm Beach. The rest of the top 32 follows below:

1. V. Gittin
2. M. Ovcharik
3. T. McQuarrie
4. O. Bakchis
5. D. McNamara
6. R. Millen
7. T. Brakohiapa
8. W. Wilkerson
9. J. Pawlak
10. C. Forsberg
11. R. Tuerck
12. D. Saito
13. T. Angelo
14. D. Yoshihara
15. K. Moen
16. M. Essa
17. F. Aasbo
18. M. Powers
19. C. Ward
20. C. Denofa
21. C. Grunwald
22. T. Aono
23. C. Hosford
24. R. Kado
25. L. Lonberger
26. T. Yoshioka
27. J. Lowe
28. K. Mohan
29. J. Maeng
30. R. Nishida
31. K. Gushi
32. M. Field

I'll be posting up a bracket-style post with the match ups in a bit.

Formula DRIFT History of Winners

Here is a listing of all of the Formula DRIFT winners by season and round.


2004
Samuel Hubinette - Road Atlanta - Braselton, GA
Samuel Hubinette - Reliant Center - Houston, TX
Samuel Hubinette - Infineon Raceway - Sonoma, CA
Rhys Millen - Toyota Speedway - Irwindale, CA
Samuel Hubinette - 2004 Formula DRIFT Champion

2005
Samuel Hubinette - Road Atlanta - Braselton, GA
Ken Gushi - Reliant Center - Houston, TX
Calvin Wan - Infineon Raceway - Sonoma, CA
Samuel Hubinette - Soldier Field - Chicago, IL
Rhys Millen - Wall Speedway - Wall, NJ
Chris Forsberg - Toyota Speedway - Irwindale, CA
Rhys Millen - 2005 Formula DRIFT Champion

2006
Samuel Hubinette - Streets of Long Beach - Long Beach, CA
Tanner Foust - Road Atlanta - Braselton, GA
Samuel Hubinette - Soldier Field - Chicago, IL
Rhys Millen - Infineon Raceway - Sonoma, CA
Yukinobu Okubo - Evergreen Speedway - Monroe, WA
Samuel Hubinette - Wall Speedway - Wall, NJ
Daijiro Yoshihara - Toyota Speedway - Irwindale, CA
Samuel Hubinette - 2006 Formula DRIFT Champion

2007
Mitsuru Haraguchi - Streets of Long Beach - Long Beach, CA
Chris Forsberg - Road Atlanta - Braselton, GA
Samuel Hubinette - Summit Point - Summit Point, WV
Daijiro Yoshihara - Evergreen Speewday - Monroe, WA
Chris Forsberg - Infineon Raceway - Sonoma, CA
Daijiro Yoshihara - Wall Speedway - Wall, NJ
Tanner Foust - Toyota Speedway - Irwindale, CA
Tanner Foust - 2007 Formula DRIFT Champion

2008
Chris Forsberg - Streets of Long Beach - Long Beach, CA
Rhys Millen - Road Atlanta - Braselton, GA
Tanner Foust - Raceway Park - Englishtown, NJ
Toshiki Yoshioka - Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Las Vegas, NV
Rhys Millen - Evergreen Speewday - Monroe, WA
Tanner Foust - Infineon Raceway - Sonoma, CA
Vaughn Gittin Jr - Toyota Speedway - Irwindale, CA
Tanner Foust - 2008 Formula DRIFT Champion

2009
Ryan Tuerck - Streets of Long Beach - Long Beach, CA
Chris Forsberg - Road Atlanta - Braselton, GA
Darren McNamara - Wall Speedway - Wall, NJ
Chris Forsberg - Evergreen Speedway - Monroe, WA
Tanner Foust - Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Las Vegas, NV
Stephan Verdier - Infineon Raceway - Sonoma, CA
Ryan Tuerck - Toyota Speedway - Irwindale, C
Chris Forsberg - 2009 Formula DRIFT Champion

2010
Vaughn Gittin Jr. - Streets of Long Beach - Long Beach, CA
Daijiro Yoshihara - Road Atlanta - Braselton, GA
Daijiro Yoshihara - Wall Speedway - Wall, NJ
Tanner Foust - Evergreen Speedway - Monroe, WA
Tyler McQuarrie - Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Las Vegas, NV
Vaughn Gittin Jr. - Infineon Raceway - Sonoma, CA
Tanner Foust - Toyota Speedway - Irwindale, C
Vaughn Gittin Jr. - 2010 Formula DRIFT Champion

2011
Justin Pawlak - Streets of Long Beach - Long Beach, CA
Daijiro Yoshihara - Road Atlanta - Braselton, GA
Justin Pawlak - Palm Beach International Raceway - Palm Beach, FL
Conrad Grunewald - Wall Speedway - Wall, NJ
Daijiro Yoshihara - Evergreen Speedway - Monroe, WA
Rhys Millen - Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Las Vegas, NV
Tyler McQuarrie - Toyota Speedway - Irwindale, CA
Daijiro Yoshihara - 2011 Formula DRIFT Champion

2012
Justin Pawlak - Streets of Long Beach - Long Beach, CA
Justin Pawlak - Road Atlanta - Braselton, GA
Daigo Saito - Palm Beach International Raceway - Palm Beach, FL
 Vaughn Gittin Jr. - Wall Speedway - Wall, NJ
Vaughn Gittin Jr. - Evergreen Speedway - Monroe, WA
????? - Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Las Vegas, NV
????? - Toyota Speedway - Irwindale, CA
        ????? - 2012 Formula DRIFT Champion

DriftStream is Live with Global Time Attack

The DriftStream channel has gone live and is brining the Global Time Attack series.  Here is the schedule of events for the weekend.

http://twitch.tv/driftstream

Friday, June 1, 2012 - Practice & Qualifying
10:00am - 8:00pm - Will Call: Open for Vendors/Sponsors/Teams
10:00am - 10:20am - GTA: Session #1 - Track
10:30am - 10:50am - GTA: Session #2 - Track
11:00am - 11:20am - GTA: Session #3 - Track
12:00pm - 1:30pm - Pro/Am: Open Practice - Track
1:30pm - 1:50pm - GTA: Session #4 - Track
2:00pm - 10:00pm - Gates Open to the Public - Venue
2:00pm - 3:00pm - FD: Open Practice - Group 1 - Track
3:00pm - 4:00pm - FD: Open Practice - Group 2 - Track
4:00pm - 6:30pm - FD: Qualifying - All drivers in reverse ranking order
7:00pm - 8:00pm - Autograph Signing Session - NOS Energy Drink Booth
7:00pm - 9:00pm - Pro/Am: Qualifying - Track
9:00pm - 10:00pm - FD: Open Practice - Top 32 - Track

Saturday, June 2, 2012 - Main Event
10:00am - 8:00pm - Will Call: Open for Vendors/Sponsors/Teams
11:00am - 12:00pm - Pro/Am: Practice - Top 16 - Track
12:00pm - 12:20pm - GTA: Session #1 - Track
12:40pm - 1:00pm - GTA: Session #2 - Track
1:00pm - 1:20pm - GTA: Session #3 - Track
1:40pm - 2:00pm - GTA: Session #4 - Track
2:00pm - 10:00pm - Gates Open to the Public - Venue
2:00pm - 3:00pm - FD: Top 32 Open Practice - Track
3:00pm - 4:00pm - Pro/Am: Main Competition - Track
4:00am - 5:45pm - FD: Main Competition - Round of 32 - Track
6:00pm - 6:30pm - Pro/Am: Trophy Ceremony
6:00am - 7:30pm - FD: "Half-Time"
6:00pm - 6:20pm - GTA: Session #5 - Track
6:40pm - 7:00pm - GTA: Session #6 - Track
7:30pm - 8:00pm - National Anthem / Opening Ceremonies - Track
8:00pm - 10:00pm - FD: Main Competition - Round of 16 to Finals - Track
10:00pm - 10:30pm - FD: Trophy Ceremony and Closing - Main Paddock

*SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Ryan Tuerck Round 3 Practice

Here is a video from a cell phone that Ryan Tuerck posted to his YouTube account that showcases the new layout that will be used for Formula DRIFT Palm Beach.

Formula Drift Insider Episode 3

Epsiode 3 of Formula DRIFT Insider, which includes Ken Gushi, Turbo by Garrett, V8 Hunters, and an interview with 2012 FD Rookie George Marstonovic.