Long Beach, Calif. July 25, 2015 Formula DRIFT presented by GoPro returned to Evergreen Speedway for Round 5: Throwdown. Fredric Aasbo in the Rockstar Energy Drink / Hankook Scion tC takes the victory and lead in both the Pro Championship and World Championship standings.
Round 5: Throwdown provided plenty of on-track action and excitement for the capacity crowd at Evergreen Speedway. With shifting weather conditions, the drivers had to make constant adjustments throughout the weekend making for a technical competition. Over 330,000 fans tuned into the Driftstream over the weekend to see the action unfold.
This was quite an event as we witnessed the consistency of Aasbo to take the victory and see the talents of a young driver in Alec Hohnadell to reach his first podium, said Jim Liaw, President of Formula DRIFT. This event saw a shakeup in the Pro Championship standings, which will be interesting to see how the rest of the season plays out.
Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2015
2015 FD Seattle Event…Demolition Derby?
Trax 2015 & The British Drift Championship Demo
Trax 2015 was held at Silverstone, the home of British Motorsport, on the 19th of July instead of its usual September date.
2015 Formula Drift Seattle….Wet Qualifying
Drift Outlaws Round 1 / Nissan Extreme Torque Show
On July 5th the Nissan Factory in Sunderland would play host the the Extreme Torque Show and Drift Outlaws Round 1.
Wayne Keeber’s British Drift Championship Round 3 Review
Wayne Keeber, driver of the Landsail Toyota Soarer, gives us a run down of his weekend at Round 3 of the British Drift Championship.