Pro-Am shots are now up from this weekends fun in the sun. Check out the gallery here…
Monthly Archives: October 2010
2010 Formula Drift: Finals Pits & More Gallery
2nd round of pics from this weekends awesomness is now up as we process Pro-Am and Finals Action shots. Check out these shots here. Enjoy and we will have more up in an hour or so…
2010 Formula DRIFT Round 7: Title Fight Results
Long Beach, Calif. October 10, 2010 Formula DRIFT entered the final event of the 2010 season at the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale for Round 7: Title Fight. Tanner Foust in the Rockstar Energy Scion Racing TC takes the event victory and becomes the Tires.com Triple Crown winner, while Vaughn Gittin, Jr. in the Monster Energy / Falken Ford Mustang is crowned the 2010 Formula DRIFT champion.
The Toyota Speedway at Irwindale hosted the finale event to a sold out crowd. The action was non-stop all weekend featuring the Formula DRIFT ProAM championship, Fatlace One of One Showcase car show, and the Formula DRIFT championship. In addition this was the first drifting event to be filmed in 3D by DirecTV with an air-date to be announced. The event was also featured live online via the DriftStream to a global audience.
It was another successful event to cap off an amazing season, said Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. To end the season at the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale to a sold out crowd in one of the largest event markets in North America showcases the strength of drifting fans.
The finale event did not fail to disappoint showcasing intense drifting action to determine a new champion. The battle for third place pitted Darren McNamara in the Falken Tire Saturn Sky against Michihiro Takatori in the BF Goodrich Nissan S15. McNamara pushed his car too hard hitting the wall taking himself out of the competition giving Takatori third place. The finale battle put 2-time Formula DRIFT champion Tanner Foust against Vaughn Gittin, Jr. After a close One More Time battle, Foust edged out Gittin to take the event victory and also secure his first Tires.com Triple Crown bonus prize.
This was one of the most epic Formula DRIFT events of all time, said Tanner Foust, winner of Round 7: Title Fight. This is the best track to drift and in front one of the biggest crowds. The drivers stepped it up from the Top 32 and on and gave everyone attending a great show. No one seemed to care about protecting their car and threw it all out there. I can finally close the door on my chase for the Triple Crown as I’ve been chasing it for years being so close multiple times and want to give it up to Tires.com for the opportunity.
With his advancement into the Top 16, Vaughn Gittin, Jr. secured the 2010 Formula DRIFT championship. Gittin found the podium 6 out of the 7 events through the season on his way to his first championship.
This is just simply unbelievable, exclaimed Vaughn Gittin, Jr., 2010 Formula DRIFT Champion. This has been a dream of mine for the past 7 years. It is a true accomplishment for my team and a testament to their commitment to the sport.
For more information and details visit the Formula DRIFT website at: www.formuladrift.com
Formula DRIFT Professional Championship 2010 Point Standings | ||
1. Gittin, Vaughn | Monster Energy / Falken Tire Ford Mustang | 632 Points |
2. Foust, Tanner | Rockstar Energy Scion TC | 568.50 Points |
3. Tuerck, Ryan | Mobil 1 / Maxxis Tire / Gardella Racing Pontiac Solstice | 515 Points |
4. Yoshihara, Daijiro | Discount Tire / Falken Tire Nissan S13 | 514 Points |
5. McNamara, Darren | Falken Tire Saturn Sky | 477.50 Points |
6. Forsberg, Chris | NOS Energy Drink / CFR Nissan 350Z | 439 Points |
7. Millen, Rhys | RMR / Red Bull Hyundai Genesis Coupe | 417 Points |
8. McQuarrie, Tyler | Falken Tire Nissan 350Z | 396.50 Points |
9. Takatori, Michihiro | BF Goodrich / Exedy Nissan S13 | 374 Points |
10. Hubinette, Samuel | SHR-Dodge / BF Goodrich Dodge Challenger | 357 Points |
11. Pawlak, Justin | Ford Racing / Falken Tire Ford Mustang | 354.50 Points |
12. Grunewald, Conrad | Hankook Tire Chevy Camaro | 295 Points |
13. Aasbo, Fredric | Japan Auto Toyota Supra | 279.50 Points |
14. Maeng, Joon | Full Tilt Poker / Nitto Tire Mazda RX-8 | 271.25 Points |
15. Gushi, Ken | Scion Racing / RS*R Scion TC | 252.50 Points |
16. Powers, Matt | Need for Speed / Nitto Tire Nissan 240 | 238 Points |
Round 7: Title Fight Event Results | ||
1. Foust, Tanner | Rockstar Energy Scion TC | 1st Place |
2. Gittin, Vaughn | Monster Energy / Falken Tire Ford Mustang | 2nd Place |
3. Takatori, Michihiro | BF Goodrich / Exedy Nissan S13 | 3rd Place |
Tires.com Triple Crown Final Standings | ||
1. Foust, Tanner | Rockstar Energy Scion TC | 273 Points |
2. Gittin, Vaughn | Monster Energy / Falken Tire Ford Mustang | 249 Points |
3. McNamara, Darren | Falken Tire Saturn Sky | 228 Points |
Full official standings available on: www.formuladrift.com
2010 Formula Drift Finals: Practice Gallery
We got a small gallery up from todays practice session from the Formula Drift: Finals at Toyota Speedway in Irwindale. Click here to check out some quick snaps.
2010 Formula Drift Finals: Live Video Stream
Throwback Thursday – 2006 Clipping Point: Tanner Foust
As Tanner Foust currently sits 3rd place entering this weekends Final round of Formula Drift. We figured we would take a look back to a small interview we did with Tanner in 2006. He has come a long way and now with the Scion Racing team. Take a look at this quick throw back.
Everything Drift: Your best finish last season was at Sonoma. What did you think of the Sonoma track overall, and would you have changed the track at all?
Tanner Foust: The Sonoma track was a nice change for us because it was the first smooth track in awhile. You could make the car sit a little bit lower, and you could be more precise with the suspension tuning. I’m not sure if there was room to because it was so narrow. I liked the idea of not always having a decreasing radius first corner. Maybe a flick into the first corner, rather than a long straightaway going into the first corner, or rather than a long straightaway entrance maybe a kink in the straightaway. The cool thing about Formula D is that basically, you take what you get and you just make the best pass that you can no matter what the track, and everybody has to drive the same layout. Continue reading