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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Last weekend saw the convergence of nearly 80 drifters from around the Midwest and beyond for the second-annual No-Star Bash, a joint venture between Drift Indy and ClubFR. Held at Gateway Motorsports Park just outside of St. Louis in Madison, Ill, the event served as the first shake down of 2013 for many drivers. More after the jump!
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While those in the Great White North have kept their toys locked away inside, I have been out and about around Florida enjoying the best weather of the year. With not even an ounce of snow touching the ground, there is no such thing as an off-season in the tropical south.
More after the jump!
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Last weekend saw the start of the drift season here in Ireland with the first round of the NI Drift Series based in the North West region of Ireland. Drifting is very much confined to the southern part of the island with the Irish Drift Championship (IDC, formerly ProDrift) taking place as far north as Dublin which is probably 4 to 5 hours from the most northerly tip of the country. Now for our American readers that will sound absolutely normal but over here it just simply is not! Earlier this week I posted just a overview of my trip to the NI Drift Series which you can catch on Autolifers.com. Here we will have a quick look at how the battles panned out.
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DriftSTL closed out its 2012 season with a Drift Matsuri event at Gateway International Raceway just outside of St. Louis. The event drew nearly 50 drivers from all over the Midwest and mid-South to run on what many drivers consider one of the best regional venues for the sport.
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Traction Optional finished its 2012 season with a final hurrah last weekend at Memphis International Raceway. Though turnout wasn’t as high as had been in previous events, it equated to more seat time for the drivers who did show up (such as Cameron Moore, above), without even an official stop for lunch from the time the track went hot around 9:30 until everyone started packing up at 4.
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The last round of the Formula Drift tour was at Irwindale Speedway. This event always lives up to its expectations. And this time was no different. Carnage, close calls, and wall rides are the norm at this track. Being the last event of the year, everyone knows it is all or nothing, go big or go home, make or break and all those other clichés that mean drive your freakin’ ass off.
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The 2012 season of the Midwest Drift Union pro-am feeder series for Formula D has seen a lot of talented drivers from all over the region coming out to show what they’re made of on the track. There was a lot of smoke, a lot of destroyed rubber and a handful of crashes along the way, but for three drivers of that series, they saw their efforts pay off and earned their Formula D provisional licenses. We’re going to take a look back on the season of these three drivers to show you how they got here and what they’re doing next.
*UPDATE: This article has been updated since the original post to remove erroneous information.*
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