Sitting around in the north east of England in February, a person’s mind turns to how to break the winter blues, and that normally means starting to look at the calendar and planning a trip abroad. Looking over the FD schedule I initially started with the standard dates I look at, New Jersey and Irwindale but the one that jumped out was round 1 at Long Beach. It’s a track I’ve never shot and meant I could look at attending the Grand Prix of Long Beach the following weekend. A couple of days of checking flights and hotels and I was telling my day boss that I was taking pretty much the whole of April off…I already had the Easter weekend all booked for Drift Games round 1 in Ireland.
Category Archives: Press Releases
Press Releases from all related to drifting, as well as intresting note worthy items.
FORREST WANG CLAIMS DOUBLE VICTORY AT MOTEGI RACING SUPER DRIFT CHALLENGE
In its formative years, Formula DRIFT provided a full track demonstration of drifting skills for spectators at the Grand Prix of Long Beach street race. However, the format was changed about four years ago to better reflect a competitive drift event. Taking place in the evening under the lights, it was the first time in the history of GPLB that a support series was held at night. Known as the Motegi Racing Super DRIFT Challenge, it continues to entertain race fans at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
FORMULA DRIFT 2019 SEASON KICKS OFF THIS WEEKEND
Season 16 brings big changes and new partnerships for 2019
Formula DRIFT – the world’s premier drifting series – is embarking on its sweet sixteenth season with a raft of updates to enhance the experience for fans both at the track and online. This includes a new FormulaD.com website, which has been optimized for mobile use, allowing fans to follow the action wherever they are. In addition to its new look, the website will have live bracket updates throughout the competition. There are also brand new driver bios and a media section with event photography and videos from the new FD Studios production team. The new website will launch immediately after the opening round in Long Beach, CA this weekend.
ENEOS TEAMS WITH DAI YOSHIHARA AND EVASIVE MOTORSPORTS FOR 2019 PIKES PEAK ATTEMPT
ENEOS – a division of JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy – is making history in the USA with its first ever attempt at the world famous Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on June 30, 2019. As the number one Japanese oil brand, ENEOS will be supporting 2011 Formula DRIFT champion, Dai Yoshihara. He will be swapping his 1000hp Turn 14 Distribution / Falken Tire / ENEOS Subaru BRZ drift racer for a 900hp Toyota 86 specially prepared for the 12.42-mile Race To The Clouds by Evasive Motorsports.
FORMULA DRIFT ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH FACEBOOK
Formula DRIFT – the world’s premier drifting series – is excited to deliver live and on-demand content produced by FD Studios on Facebook Watch. Live and on-demand shows will kick-off from April 1, 2019, in conjunction with the first competition round of Formula DRIFT: The Streets of Long Beach.
The newly-formed FD Studios will create more than 100 hours of original content featuring specific shows with air dates on Facebook Watch, focusing on the action and drivers of the Formula DRIFT Championship. In addition, Formula DRIFT will continue to deliver the most widely viewed drifting livestream in the world to fans on Facebook by utilizing Facebook Live.
VAUGHN GITTIN JR. DRIFTS CLOVERLEAF INTERCHANGE IN 900HP FORD MUSTANG RTR SPEC 5-D.
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, MARCH 14, 2019 —
Back behind the wheel of his 900hp Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-D that he used to drift the entirety of the Nürburgring, Vaughn Gittin Jr. checked another item off his bucket list: drifting a cloverleaf interchange.
Quote From Vaughn: “Entering a cloverleaf at maximum attack is something I’ve always wanted to do! There was nothing like the sound of the 5.0 revving out under the overpass portion as it echoed every which way! It was just the right amount of sketchiness and fun together… and quite a bit more challenging than I had expected linking it all together. And doing it at night made it that much more intense.”
Not only is this the same Ring conquering Mustang, but it shares the same DNA as the recently announced Mustang RTR Series 1 Powered by Ford Performance available at Ford dealers in April 2019.



