Once the car was loaded up on the rig and on its way out to Atlanta, we could finally relax for a day or so. It was a hard transition getting the car ready after Long Beach. We found things we wanted to change and improve, as well as fixing what we tore up. Our flight landed, we picked up the rental car, which was the worst smelling piece of junk I’ve ever gotten, and headed out to our hotel. We had some dinner and went to sleep. The next day was practice and we had a whole bunch of stuff to unload and set up.
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Congratulations to Daigo Saito on his first place win in the Achilles Radial / Bridges Racing SC430. That’s a wrap for Formula Drift Round 2 at Road Atlanta! Stay tuned for more coverage from this weekend, you won’t want to miss it.
#1 Daigo Saito Achilles Radial / Bridges Racing Lexus Sc430
#2 Darren McNamara Falken Tire 1995 Nissan 240SX S14
#3 Vaughn Gittin JR 2014 Monster Energy Nitto Tire Ford Mustang RTR
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Congratulations to the #1 qualifier, Fredric Aasbo!
Here are your Top 32 qualifiers for Round 2:
1. Fredric Aasbo 90.5
2. Michael Essa 89.8
3. Justin Pawlak 88.4
4. Chelsea DeNofa 87.6
5. Daigo Saito 84.5
6. Darren McNamara 81.4
7. Matt Powers 80.7
8. Matt Field 79.6
9 .Vaughn Gittin Jr. 79.1
10. Chris Forsberg 77.9
11. Odi Bakchis 77.9
12. Forrest Wang 72.9
13. Jeff Jones 72.2
14. Danny George 71.2
15. Dai Yoshihara 70.6
16. Kenny Moen 68.8
17. Robbie Nishida 85.1
18. Conrad Grunewald 84.9
19. Ryan Tuerck 75.4
20. Kyle Mohan 74.8
21. Miro Ovcharik 72.4
22. Toshiki Yoshioka 72.3
23. Taka Aono 71.6
24. Dave Briggs 70.4
25. Chris Ward 69.8
26. Will Parsons 69.8
27. Nate Hamilton 68.9
28. Pat Mordaunt 67.8
29. Joon Maeng 67.7
30. Pat Goodin 63
31. Corey Hosford 59
32. Walker Wilkerson 58.9
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Round 2 of the Formula Drift Pro Championship began on Thursday with 4 hours (yes, 4 HOURS) of practice, and the drivers came out swinging hard! More after the jump!
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We have decided to call this season “Out For Blood.” That will be the continuing theme as I strive for the first tier on the podium. The reasoning behind this is that Alpinestars sent me my badass new neon suit, and along with that, they sent me some red gloves. At first, I was a bit confused as to why they would be red because it didn’t match anything. But then I realized. They didn’t want to send me white gloves because I would get them stained with blood. Thus, “Out For Blood” was formed.
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Hello OMGDrift fans!! Thank you for having me on board!
The off season flew by with Team Lucas Oil Mav TV Nexen Tire working away on making all the necessary upgrades and changes on the vehicle. We made sure to get better flow with the custom fabricated JBA Headers, new Hi-Ram Holley EFI intake manifold for better throttle control, Powered by Max suspension upgrades for more steering angle, New Advanced Clutch Technology kit for more clutch kicks, Varrstoen Wheels for light weight, Custom Bink Industries sway bars for better handling, High voltage alternator, high torque starter, 7 different spring rates, variety types of gear ratios, new Seibon hood, Sam’s Auto Land Paint & Body work and Spyder tail lights for the exterior. The S-Empire crew practically lived at Road Race Engineering to make sure the Lucas Oil Mav TV S13 Nexen Tire gets dialed in for the 2013 Formula Drift Championship.
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Long Beach is one of the most intimidating tracks of the Formula Drift season. Can you imagine being surrounded by walls throughout the entire course where the slightest mistake can send you careening into a concrete barrier? No thanks. Although those walls are menacing and the FD veterans are somewhat used to them, it may seem daunting to a rookie who’s running this course for the very first time. However, it didn’t seem to faze rookie Joshua Steele in his Nevrslo Motorsports S14.
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If you didn’t already know, we here at OMGDrift have a team of 5 sponsored drivers who are competing in the 2013 Formula D season: Kyle Mohan, Odi Bakchis, Matt Field, Joon Maeng, and Alex Lee.
These guys are not only great drivers who all have different styles, but are also just plain awesome people to be around.
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Formula Drift is back for its tenth year of competition, and Round 1 at the Streets of Long Beach was one of the best events in recent history. With new cars, new drivers, and new rules, there was a sense of freshness throughout the weekend.
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Here is your #1 qualifier for the first round of the 2013 Formula Drift series, Daijiro Yoshihara! The first day of FD Long Beach is at an end and there was a lot of action throughout the day amidst the drivers, along with a new qualifying format. Stay tuned for a more detailed post to come but for now, below is your Top 32 and some photos from today’s action.
1. Daijiro Yoshihara
2. Darren McNamara
3. Mike Essa
4. Chelsea Denofa
5. Kenneth Moen
6. Vaughn Gittin Jr.
7. Ryan Tuerck
8. Daigo Saito
9. Fredric Aasbo
10. Forrest Wang
11. Taka Aono
12. Odi Bakchis
13. Ryan Kado
14. Ken Gushi
15. Chris Forsberg
16. Matt Powers
17. Matt Field
18. Jhonnattan Castro
19. Kyle Mohan
20. Robbie Nishida
21. Joon Maeng
22. Pat Mourdant
23. Justin Pawlak
24. Toshiki Yoshioka
25. Danny George
26. Jeff Jones
27. Pat Goodin
28. Miro Ovcharik
29. Carl Rydquist
30. Enrique Mendoza
31. Dennis Mertzanis
32. Tyler McQuarrie
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