For Immediate Release
May 5, 2009
Formula DRIFT Heads to Road Atlanta for Round 2: Proving Ground;
Professional and amateur drifting competitions showcased over the 2-day Drift Atlanta weekend
Long Beach, Calif. – May 5, 2009 – Formula DRIFT heads to Road Atlanta for Round 2: Proving Ground on Friday, May 8 and Saturday May 9 as part of the Drift Atlanta weekend. The 2-day event will be highlighted with both the Pro Am competition and the Formula DRIFT Pro Championship.
Formula DRIFT heads into Road Atlanta, the home of the Series’ inaugural event back in 2004. Friday, May 8 will serve as a preview day with both Pro Am and the Formula DRIFT Pro Championship practice and qualifying. Saturday, May 9 is the main event and will feature both the Pro Am Top 8 competition and Formula DRIFT Pro Championship Top 32 competition. The Top 32 format is new for the 2009 season and features more action and excitement than ever before at Road Atlanta.
The Pro Am competition will feature the top drifters from the region and those hopeful to become a Formula Drift professional driver. Registration is still open and drivers can still register for this competition. More information on registration can be found on www.formuladrift.com
Along with the on-track activities the vendor village and team pits will be open and fans can meet the drivers during the autograph session at 2:30 PM on Friday. 2009 Miss Formula DRIFT Miki Taka will be in attendance for the event as well. Additionally, the JTuned.com Auto Gallery car show will take place on Saturday and fans can see some of Atlanta’s hottest show cars.
Round 2: Proving Ground marks the first of three Tires.com Triple Crown events this season. The bonus prize was won last year by Rhys Millen and his victory at Road Atlanta helped lead him to his 2nd Tires.com Triple Crown trophy.
Tickets are still available for this event and start at $22 online and 2-day ticket packages are available. Tickets can be purchased via the Formula DRIFT website. Both Friday and Saturday event hours will be from 10 AM – 10 PM.
| Formula DRIFT Round 2: Proving Ground Driver’s List as of May 5, 2009 (by current standings) |
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| 1. Tuerck, Ryan | Gardella Racing / Mobil 1 | 102 Points |
| 2. Hubinete, Samuel | NuFormz Racing / Mopar Dodge Viper | 90 Points |
| 3. Foust, Tanner | Rockstar / Scion Racing tC | 84 Points |
| 4. Nishida, Robbie | Hankook Tires / Dynamic Autosports Nissan 350Z | 72 Points |
| 5. Aono, Taka | Technosquare Toyota AE86 Corolla | 65 Points |
| 6. Brakohiapa, Tony | Cooper Tire Ford Mustang | 62 Points |
| 6. Forsberg, Chris | NOS Energy Drink / Maxxis Tire Nissan 350Z | 62 Points |
| 6. Gittin, Vaughn | Falken Tire Ford Racing Mustang GT | 62 Points |
| 6. Verdier, Stephan | Cooper Tire / Crawford Performance Subaru STI | 62 Points |
| 10. McNamara, Darren | Falken Tire / Sears Saturn Sky | 61 Points |
| 11. Pawlak, Justin | Mazda USA / Cooper | 58 Points |
| 15. Jeff Jones | Comp. Turbo / K&N Filters Nissan S13 | 54.50 Points |
| 18. Yoshihara, Daijiro | Falken / Discount Tire Lexus IS350 | 50 Points |
| 19. Maeng, Joon | Maxxis / LS Auto Nissan S13.5 | 48.50 Points |
| 19. McQuarrie, Tyler | Falken Nissan 350Z | 48.50 Points |
| 19. Millen, Rhys | Red Bull / RMR Hyundai Genesis Coupe | 48.50 Points |
| 19. Mohan, Kyle | Mazda USA / Cooper Mazda RX-8 | 48.50 Points |
| 19. Petty, Ross | Garage Boso / Falken Nissan S15 | 48.50 Points |
| 19. Wan, Calvin | Falken Nissan S15 | 48.50 Points |
| 26. Canul, Casper | ARK Performance Nissan S14.5 | 48.25 Points |
| 26. Mordaunt, Patrick | PM Racing / Brian Crower Nissan 240SX | 48.25 Points |
| 26. O’Sullivan, Eric | Rockstar Energy Drink / Hankook Subaru STI | 48.25 Points |
| 26. Rydquist, Carl | City Tire Nissan 350Z | 48.25 Points |
| 26. Takatori, Michihiro | Bridges Racing / Toyo Nissan S13 | 48.25 Points |
| 26. Waldin, Matt | Tuner Icons / Import Intelligence Nissan 350Z | 48.25 Points |
| 34. Essa, Michael | Tech Trix Motorsports / DTC Performance Mazda RX-7 | 0 Points |
| 34. Ewerth, Ron | BF Goodrich / Eneos Infiniti G35 | 0 Points |
| 34. Gushi, Ken | Scion Racing / RS*R Scion TC | 0 Points |
| 34. Kregorian, Chris | Milano Motorsports / AIT Nissan 350Z | 0 Points |
| 34. Lang, Gary | Spec Clutch / Hinson Nissan S13.4 | 0 Points |
| 34. LeJeune, Jodin | BF Goodrich / Eneos Infiniti G35 | 0 Points |
| 34. Miki, Ryuji | APEXi / Hankook Mazda RX-7 | 0 Points |
| 34. Sherman, Bill | Retaks / JVC Nissan S13.5 | 0 Points |
| 34. Suell, Tommy | Toyo Tires / Allegiant Air Toyota AE86 Corolla | 0 Points |
| 34. VanDenBrink, Doug | Privateer – Ford Mustang | 0 Points |
| 34. Wagner, John | MA Motorsports / Maxxis Nissan 240SX | 0 Points |
| 34. Wilkerson, Brian | MA Motorsports / Maxxis Nissan S13 | 0 Points |
| 34. Yamanaka, Kenji | Maziora / Signal Auto Nissan S15 Silvia | 0 Points |