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Vaughn Gittin Jr. Slides Into 2ND Place at Formula Drift Round 3

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BALTIMORE, Md. (June 6, 2011) –. Vaughn Gittin Jr. headed down to Florida for Round 3 of Formula Drift with high hopes of a strong finish in order to gain some crucial points in the chase for the Championship. After finishing the event 2nd place overall in the Monster Energy Falken Tire Ford Mustang, Vaughn was able to not only move up significantly in points, but he also landed his first podium of the 2011 season.

Formula Drift Round 3 “Invasion” was held at Palm Beach International Raceway, a new venue to the series this year. The action took place on a high-speed course, made specifically for Formula D, which allowed for insane entries and plenty of exciting door-to-door tandem action.

Vaughn qualified in 4th place overall out of over 40 hopeful drivers, and was then able to quickly battle his way through John Russakoff in the top thirty-two. During the “Half-Time” break, Vaughn spent his time signing autographs in the Falken Tire pit area, chatting with fans about the Team Need for Speed Mustang RTR-X that was on display at the Need for Speed Electro-Lounge, and throwing out goodies to the crowd at the Exedy Clutch booth. When it was time for the main event, the grandstands quickly filled with drift fans ready for the drivers to make their way to the track. Watch the VIDEO of the opening ceremonies.

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Team Need For Speed Finishes Top Eight at Formula Drift Round Three

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BALTIMORE, Md. (June 6, 2011) – Team Need for Speed slid into Palm Beach International Raceway for Formula Drift Round 3 “Invasion”, prepped and ready for a fun weekend on and off the track. Team NFS drivers Matt Powers and Fredric Aasbo were excited to hit the high-speed course at PBIR, a new venue added to the Formula Drift tour this season. Qualifying positions would force the pair to face each other early on in competition, making for an all-out Team Need for Speed battle with Matt as the advancer, and he would continue on to fight his way all the way to a top eight finish.

Off the track, the Need for Speed Electro Lounge was packed throughout the weekend. Formula Drift fans able to meet the drivers and Need for Speed girls, jump in the D-Box racing seat to put down their best lap time in Need for Speed SHIFT 2 UNLEASHED, and snap a picture with the Need for Speed RTR-X on display, as well as drive it in-game afterwards. On the track, Fredric qualified in an impressive 6th place in the Need for Speed Scion Racing tC, and would be paired with Matt in the top 32, who qualified in the 27th position out of over 40 hopeful drivers.

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2011 Formula Drift: Round 3 – Palm Beach Winners

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Congratulations to yesterdays Top 3 Winners at Round 3 of Formula Drift.

1st – Justin Pawlak (2nd 1st place podium of the season)
2nd – Vaughn Gittin Jr.
3rd – Darren McNamara (2nd podium of the season)

‎Formula Drift Round 3 Pro Am Winners…

1st – Doug Van Den Brink
2nd – Ryan Kaufman
3rd – Pat Goodin

2011 Formula Drift: Round 3 – Top 32 Qualifying Order

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1. Chris Forsberg – 93.3
2. Darren McNamara – 91.50
3. Justin Pawlak – 91.00
4. Vaughn Gittin Jr – 90.50
5. Rhys Millen – 90
6. Frederic Aasbo – 87.80
7. Conrad Grunwald – 87.00
8. Tyler McQuarrie – 85.7
9. Joon Maeng – 85.3
10. T. Yoshioka – 83.10
11. Ken Gushi – 83.00
12. Dai Yoshihara – 82.30
13. Otto Graven – 81.40
14. Ryan Tuerck – 80.00
15. Taka Aono – 79.50
16. Samuel Hubinette – 79.30
17. Ross Petty – 78.50
18. Alex Pfeiffer – 75.80
19. Walker Wilkerson – 72.00
20. Matt Waldin – 71.90
21. Kyle Mohan – 70.00
22. Ryan Kado – 69.30
23. Pat Cyr – 69.20
24. Charles Ng – 68.90
25. Jeff Jones – 68.60
26. Eric O Sullivan – 68.50
27. Matt Powers – 68.00
28. Odi Bakchis – 67.90
29. John Russakoff – 64.40
30. Luke Lonberger – 64.30
31. Mike Feiock – 64.20
32. Mike Essa – 63.40
Luke Lonberger – 64.30
Mike Feiock – 64.20
Mike Essa – 63.40