Evergreen Qualifying Results and Matchups

Here is a look at how qualifying rounded out at Evergreen Speedway and the matchups that will ensue from the qualifying order.

1. V. Gittin Jr vs 32. M. Ovcharik
2. J. Pawlak vs 31. J. Lowe
3. T. Yoshioka vs 30. T. Angelo
4. P. Mordaunt vs 29. J. Castro
5. C. Forsberg vs 28. R. Millen
6. C. Grunewald vs 27. T. Brakohiapa
7. F. Aasbo vs 26. P. Goodin
8. W. Wilkerson vs 25. C. Denofa
9. M. Powers vs 24. K. Pollard
10. R. Kado vs 23. A. Lee
11. D. McNamara vs 22. D. Saito
12. D. Yoshihara vs 21. D. Mertzanis
13. M. Field vs 20. T. Aono
14. K. Gushi vs 19. K. Moen
15. R. Tuerck vs 18. R. Nishida
16. M. Essa vs 17. O. Bakchis

Noteably not in the field is Tyler McQuarrie, who was knocked out when Daijiro Yoshihara ran his second qualifying run of 84 after a 0 on his first run.  Daigo Saito faced pressure similar to Dai Yoshihara when his first run was a 0, but was able to post a 79 to make it into the field, which knocked Jeff Jones out.

Also not in the field is Joon Maeng, who was unable to get his S13 ready in time for the event and Kyle Mohan, who had engine damage due to an issue with his fuel pump.

Joon Maeng Partners with Feal Suspension

Joon Maeng and Odi Bakchis has announced that Joon has a new partnership with Feal Suspension.

Also Joon has announced what his new Formula DRIFT car is going to be and confirmed it will be the S13 that Road Race Engineering was working on.

Westech Engine pulled out from the dummy chassis and into our Pro Chassis! This will be our new @FormulaDrift Vehicle!

 — at Road Race Engineering.

Joon Working on S13 for Formula DRIFT?

Joon posted the pic below to Facebook earlier stating he can't wait to drift the new car at Formula DRIFT and thanked SEmpire and Road Race Engineering for their work on the car.  It is rumored that this is his black S13 that recently received a V8 swap.

Joon Maeng Parting Ways With Bergenholtz

Bergenholtz Racing has announced that effective immediately they are parting ways with driver Joon Maeng.

Chelsea Denofa has been reportedly testing in the Bergenholtz RX-8 and looks to be the next driver of the car.

Here is the statement from Bergenholtz:

"Effective immediately, Bergenholtz Racing and Joon Maeng have both decided to part ways. “Though we both gave our blood sweat and tears to achieve podiums, we still couldn’t get the formula right. In our quest to win, we realize that change must occur and sometimes that involves tough decisions. It is with great heart-felt regret that this has to happen but I believe it is the best for the future of Joon and our team.” Said Ron Bergenholtz, Team Manager of Bergenholtz Racing."

Photo credit to Wrecked Magazine

VegasProAm Round 2: Drivers List

Aside from Clubloose, there is also drifting in Vegas this weekend, with round 2 of VegasProAm.

Here's a list of the drivers slated to compete in the event.  According to Twitter, it looks like Joon Maeng of Formula Drift is also planning to attend this event.

01. Taylor, Christopher – Nevada
02. Edginton, Derek – Utah
03. Estrella, Manny – Arizona
04. Baer, Tanner – Nevada
05. Prince, Shawn – Nevada
06. Hilsabeck, Traverse – Nevada
07. Hateley, Andrew – California
08. McGuire, Josh – California
09. Chen, Spike – California
10. Nyberg, Nicholas – Arizona
11. Gutierrez, Eddie – California
12. Martinez, Ulysses – California
13. Cisneros, Tony – California
14. Strohmeyer, Robert – Nevada
15. Vincent, William – Utah
16. Lopez, Derrick – Utah
17. Hanson, Billy – California
18. Sproul, Joey – Nevada
19. McInerney, Robert – California
20. Lind, Josh – Arizona
21. Wolfson, Tyler – California
22. Villabrille, Alex – California
23. Tecson, Mark – Nevada
24. Wang, Forrest – Nevada
25. Nikolich, Garret – Nevada
26. Tatsumi, Jase – Nevada
27. Guild, Joshua – Nevada
28. Allen, James – Arizona
29. Wicknick, Brandon – Utah
30. Ganotisi, Gary – Hawaii
31. Sopkin, Vitaly – Arizona
32. Shuyama, Yoshie – California
33. Child, Dino – Nevada
34. Yatprachum, Etop – Nevada
35. Garcia, Uri – California
36. Kuo, Daniel – California
37. Patterson, Leonard – California
38. Malachikhin, Vladimir – Nevada
39. Smith, Shawn – Arizona
40. Tomanov, Vitali – Nevada
41. Aguilar, Edwin – Nevada
42. Zietara, Luke – Australia