Formula Drift Top 32 photos are now up from this past weekends event for your viewing pleasure. Check out some of the carnage and sliding from the guys of Formula Drift as they took on Road Atlanta for Round 2. Click here or the header picture for the gallery.
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Michael Essa – Formula Drift, Abu Dhabi by: Josh Herron (Video)
Yoshihara Places First at Formula DRIFT Atlanta Two Years In A Row
Coming off a 3rd place finish in Formula DRIFT’s Long Beach event just one month ago, Dai Yoshihara had the motivation needed heading into round 2 of competition. Being host for the 8th consecutive year, Road Atlanta was home of Formula DRIFT Round 2: Road to the Championship.
Pumped for competition, Dai came out of the gates strong and determined. After 2 rounds of qualifying, Dai landed himself the 4th spot in overall qualifying order. Still feeling strong from qualifying, Dai competed against Jeff Jones in the Top 32 battle and won advancing himself to the main competition of Top 16.
The Hits Just Keep Coming for Kyle Mohan Racing in Atlanta
May 10, 2011 (Signal Hill, Calif.) – Spirits were high in the Kyle Mohan Racing camp as the team descended upon Atlanta after Mohan finished fifth at the season-opening Streets of Long Beach event and then was part of the winning Team Mazda at the Team Drift competition during the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.
However, at the end of the weekend the team couldn’t get Atlanta’s Hartsfeld Airport quickly enough to fly back to Southern California, which was ironic since the Nexen / Mazdatrix Mazda RX-8 almost didn’t get to Atlanta in time to qualify for the second round of the Formula Drift Pro Championship at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia.
The Formula Drift transporter which was to deliver Mohan’s Nexen / Mazdatrix Mazda RX-8 to Road Atlanta ran into several delays on the way, and the car would not be at the track until the early hours of the morning on Friday. Mohan had only enough time to complete seven practice laps, with the KMR crew making the most of the practice time to dial in the car on its new Nexen N6000 tires.
Team Falken’s 1-2 finish at Formula D Atlanta
BRASELTON, GA – Team Falken continues its winning streak as veteran Falken Driver Daijiro “Dai” Yoshihara, in the Discount Tire/Falken Tire Nissan 240SX (Silvia S13), took first place at Road Atlanta this past weekend. Dai qualified fourth among a crowded field of 32 who advanced to the second round. Team Falken’s regular quintet of factory-supported drivers were present along with privateers Ross Petty, Walker Wilkerson and several others.
Defending Formula Drift Champion Vaughn Gittin, Jr.¸ competing in the Monster Energy/Falken Tire 2011 Ford Mustang, qualified 12th, and advanced to the Top 16 Round after dueling against Falken teammate Tyler McQuarrie.
By the Top 8, it was “Falken against Falken” as Yoshihara defeated Gittin and Darren McNamara won over Justin Pawlak. In the final, it was Dai who bested McNamara to take the win, the third of his Formula D career as a Team Falken member, and his second consecutive victory at Road Atlanta.
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2011 Formula Drift: Round 2 – SWD ProAm Gallery
Formula Drift Round 2 just passed us by and heres the first of a couple gallerys from us. Check out the ProAm portion of the event thrown on by the Street Wise Drift guys. Click here for the full gallery.