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24 KARAT BATTLES SEGMENT-DEAN KEARNEY FD SEATTLE
BC Racing NA Formula Drift driver Dean Kearney battles his way to the top 8 at Evergreen speedway in this 24K battles segment
Mad Mike Formula Drift Ebisu Circuit
Mad Mike team recap on win at Formula Drift Ebisu, Japan 2016
“Winning at Ebisu was like nothing else, to go door to door with some of my inspirational drift racers out of Japan and take the win was amazing. It was such a team effort, everything came together today, we were focused and on point.”
Ebisu is the home of drift for Japan and it’s an honour to be competing here against some of the drivers who inspired me, on their home soil.
Kawato san and his team from TCP Magic did a great job preparing the car, it felt super strong and responsive. The RX7 chassis feels like an extension of my body when I drive it, it’s a chassis I have been driving since the beginning of my career.
I’m so proud to represent TCP Magic and put them onto the top step of the podium. Huge thanks to Kawato san and his team and also Toni and JT for being a massive part of us being able to accomplish this win.
Arigato Gozaimas to Robbie Nishida, Shane, Andy Gray and everyone else in Osaka, Tokyo and Ebisu who helped out in some way.
Filmed & edited by Tomimoto Films
Mad Mike Formula Drift Round 4 Wall Township, New Jersey 2016
Formula Drift returned to New Jersey for the 11th year. Mad Mike competed with a limited schedule in 2015, missing the New Jersey round. His only previous visit to Wall Speedway was in 2010 when he competed in the 20BT BADBUL (RX8).
Thursday practice was successful with the team dialing in the suspension on RADBUL for the new course layout. Leaving the course with confidence, Mad Mike looked forward to qualifying the next day.
However, Friday would prove to be no simple task. The team noticed a mechanical engine issue in the morning when they took RADBUL out for a test lap during practice. After deciding not to chance it in RADBUL, Chris Forsberg offered Mad Mike the opportunity to compete in his newly built, FD spec street car. While the team was making last minute changes to the car minutes before qualifying, FD staff notified them of a technical rule that would not allow Mad Mike to qualify in another car.
Unfortunately, this meant the end of the weekend for Mad Mike. This did not stop him from greeting the fans and watching his fellow drifters compete.
Hankook Finds Fourth Straight Podium at Formula Drift Round 5
WAYNE, N.J., July 18, 2016 – For the second consecutive event, Hankook Tire driver Chris Forsberg finished in second place following a dynamic performance at Formula Drift Round 5: True North in Montreal, Canada. Forsberg extends his streak of consecutive podium finishes to four after edging out Vaughn Gittin Jr. in the semi-finals of the inaugural Formula Drift Pro Championship international event.
Dry track conditions, warm temperatures and an excited crowd led to one of the most competitive events of the year. Forsberg, racing in his Hankook Tire/Nissan 370Z, battled his way back into the finals helping Hankook Tire climb up the Tire Championship standings. He faced off with Hankook Tire teammate and friend Ryan Tuerck before advancing to the semi-finals where he found revenge against Gittin following last month’s championship showdown at Wall Speedway. Continue reading
TEAM FALKEN DRIVER AURIMAS “ODI” BAKCHIS PLACES THIRD AT 2016 FORMULA D IN MONTREAL
MONTREAL, QUEBEC – Aurimas “Odi” Bakchis of Team Falken placed third in Round 5 of the Formula Drift schedule. Bakchis defeated the #1 qualifier, Forrest Wang, in the Top 8 round but lost to eventual winner Fredric Aasbo in the Top 4. This was the inaugural Formula D Pro event to be held at the popular Autodrome St. Eustache in Montreal, Quebec.
“Team Falken had an impressive showing at the inaugural event in Montreal and we’re leaving with three drivers in the top 10 in championship standings,” said Steven Wong, Supervisor, Motorsports & Events.
All supported drivers compete on Falken’s AZENIS line of Ultra High Performance tires. The durability of the RT615K, which comes in 21 sizes, makes it ideal for performance vehicles on the track and on the street. Continue reading