Monthly Archives: May 2012
Midwest NO STAR BASH May 26 & 27th
Drift Indy & ClubFR have teamed up to bring two full days of drifting and fun to USA International Raceway in Shawano, WI May 26 & 27th. Registration for the event is now open. Early registration closes on the 18th.
We’ll be running 10am till Dark on Saturday, and 10am to 5pm Sunday. The Midwest NO STAR BASH will run a variety of the available track configurations at USAIR to keep things interesting.
Grilling and camping are allowed at the track, and there are several restaurants and hotels nearby, details here.
VAUGHN GITTIN JR. BACK ON TRACK AT FORMULA DRIFT RD. 2 ROAD ATLANTA
BALTIMORE, Md. (May 16, 2012) – Vaughn Gittin Jr. and the Monster Energy Falken Tire 2013 Ford Mustang RTR were on top of their game all weekend at Formula Drift Rd. 2 Road Atlanta. Friday night, Vaughn qualified 2nd out of over 50 competing drivers, and would go on to drive top-notch during Saturday’s sold-out main event.
This round at Road Atlanta, known for it’s die-hard fans and spectacular drifting under the illumining lights on the track, did not disappoint this year with attendance higher than ever, and Formula Drift Pro/Am and Global Time Attack running throughout the weekend as well. The drifting course was changed up a bit this year, allowing for closer tandem battles between drivers. Watch this VIDEO of Vaughn Gittin Jr. blasting the Monster Energy Falken Tire 2013 Ford Mustang RTR through the course during one of his practice runs.
Keep Drifting Fun – The Movie.
Its Finally here. Keep Drifting fun THE MOVIE. Filmed by Will Roegge & Joshua Herron in 2010 as they crisscrossed the USA interviewing drivers and covering grassroots drifting events. A very amazing piece of work. Be Sure to check out keepdriftingfun.com and also head on over and fallow the KDF crews Facebook.
Team Falken Achieves Second Three-Peat in a Row at Formula Drift Atlanta.
ATLANTA, GA – Team Falken continued its dominating stance in both the 2012 Formula Drift Championship and at the series event at Road Atlanta, where Justin Pawlak, winner of the first event of the year at last month’s Long Beach street course, took the victory over Fredric Aasbo. It was Falken’s third consecutive Formula D win at the Atlanta track.
Driving the 2013 Falken Tire Ford Mustang, Pawlak has now notched the first two wins and leads the Formula D championship rankings by commanding margin. The number of entrants competing in the popular drift series has grown significantly with 48 drivers fighting for a chance to compete in the top 32 tandem round. Falken teammate Vaughn Gittin, Jr., qualified second; Pawlak eighth; while the remaining Falken team members sat in 9th (Daijiro Yoshihara); 21st (Falken privateer Walker Wilkerson); and 31st (Darren McNamara, who debuted his new Falken Tire 350Z).