PRIVATEER: Taka Aono + The Flying AE86 [TRAILER 2] from Flying Boy Films on Vimeo.
For Immediate Release
March 20, 2014
Long Beach, Calif. March 20, 2014 Formula DRIFT and GoPro will continue their relationship for the second consecutive season. GoPro is the exclusive and official camera partner for the Series.
Formula DRIFT is such a unique racing series, unlike any other in motorsports, and GoPro is proud to offer fans and racers a never-before-seen perspective of the wheel-to-wheel intensity that has made DRIFT so intriguing, said Todd Ballard, Director of Sports Marketing for GoPro.
Long Beach, Calif. March 17, 2014 - Formula DRIFT deepens commitment to making competition the most exciting in motor sports by enacting more changes to the Sporting Regulations.
The changes that have been made are in the following areas:
– Pro Championship and Qualifying points structure
– Pro Championship license retention
– Protests in competition
– Qualifying format and criteria points allocation
– General judging criteria for Qualifying and Head-to-Head competition
– Use of replays in competition
We are excited to start off our eleventh season with the motif of, Dawn of a New Decade, and with that comes changes to the competition that we feel will enhance the show by making it more thrilling, while keeping the flow consistent and in-line with what we consider to be the most electrifying motor sport on the planet, says Ryan Sage, Vice President and Co-Founder of Formula DRIFT.
A full and comprehensive list of the changes in their entirety can be found HERE.
The 2014 Formula DRIFT season will begin with Round 1: Streets of Long Beach on April 4-5. For more information visit:www.formuladrift.com and find Formula DRIFT on Instagram @formulad, Facebook www.facebook.com/formuladrift and Twitter @FormulaD.