live stream schedule for this weekend is as follows:
Knockout Qualifying
Friday 5/7 @ 7:30PM EDT
Top 32Saturday 5/8 @ 3:45PM EDT
Top 16 + Finals
Saturday 5/8 @ 7PM EDT
Formula DRIFT Round 1, 2021 – #FDATL Live Stream
ENEOS RENEWS PARTNERSHIP WITH DAI YOSHIHARA FOR 2021 FORMULA DRIFT, PIKES PEAK AND MORE
ENEOS – Japan’s largest oil company and supplier of motor oil and transmission fluids to the majority of Asian vehicle manufacturers – is pleased to announce it will again support Japanese driver Daijiro Yoshihara in the Formula DRIFT PRO Championship. A week before the opening round at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, ENEOS and Dai are marking the fifth year of their motorsports partnership, although Dai’s connection to the brand dates back to when he worked at an ENEOS gas station as a young man in his native Tokyo. Rising to become the 2011 Formula DRIFT Champion, Dai continues to be among the top drivers in the sport he’s been committed to since its inception in 2003.
Continue readingTIRESTACKS JOINS FORMULA DRIFT AS OFFICIAL TIRE SERVICE PARTNER FOR PROSPEC CHAMPIONSHIP
Following the recent announcement that drivers in the 2021 Formula DRIFT PROSPEC Championship will compete on GT Radial Champiro SX2RS spec tires, we can now confirm that TireStacks will be the Official Tire Service Partner.
Continue readingMEN’S JOURNAL IS OFFICIAL LIFESTYLE MEDIA PARTNER OF FORMULA DRIFT PRO CHAMPIONSHIP
With less than two weeks before the start of the 2021 Formula DRIFT season, the series has announced a new partnership with Accelerate360’s Men’s Journal. The aim of this first-ever media partnership between Men’s Journal and Formula DRIFT is to create original content showcasing the drivers and the sport with the aim of entertaining existing FD fans and informing its wider audience.
Continue readingFORMULA DRIFT PARTNERS WITH ACCELER8 EDUCATION PROGRAM TO HELP AT-RISK YOUTH
As part of its ongoing community outreach, Formula DRIFT has partnered with Acceler8 – a California-based automotive education and workforce development program.
Established and run by Law Enforcement personnel, Acceler8 reaches high school students considered “at risk” due to behavior issues, academic status, family situations, and more. It also seeks to assist “opportunity youth,” which the DoE identifies as students aged 16-24 who are neither enrolled in school nor participating in the labor market. This segment accounts for an estimated 4.6 million young people in the US, or about one in nine young adults. Both groups are at risk of gang involvement and subsequent interaction with law enforcement and the court system.
Continue readingGT RADIAL IS THE OFFICIAL TIRE OF FORMULA DRIFT PROSPEC CHAMPIONSHIP
All drivers in the 2021 PROSPEC Championship will compete on GT Radial Champiro SX2 RS tires, which are made at the company’s plant in Chester County, SC.
PROSPEC, an evolution of the 2020 PRO2 Championship, will allow fields of up to 32 drivers to compete in four events throughout the year alongside the Formula DRIFT PRO teams. The season begins in Orlando, FL on May 21-22 and ends at the series finale in Irwindale, CA on October 22-23.
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