April 17, 2012 (Signal Hill, Calif.) – For the second year in a row, Long Beach native Kyle Mohan stood in the famous Victory Lane at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach as the winner of the Formula Drift Team Drift Challenge. Mohan partnered with fellow Nexen Tires driver in the Formula Drift Pro Championship, Aurimas ‘Odi’ Bakchis, to make up Team Nexen.
Mohan and Bakchis impressed a judging panel including Formula Drift judge Andy Yen, 2011 champion Daijiro Yoshihara, and two-time Formula Drift champion Tanner Foust to take the victory over five other tandem pairs. Taking to the streets of Long Beach right after the IndyCar Series race, a packed house saw Mohan and Bakchis execute near-perfect runs through the judged section of turns 9, 10, and 11 of the Grand Prix circuit.
With the victory, Mohan and Bakchis were able to spray champagne in the famous Victory Circle on Shoreline Blvd.