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Behind the Smoke 2 – Ep 9 The Resurrection Palm Beach – Dai Yoshihara 2012
Yoshihara Remains On Podium, Number Three For the Season
With the 2012 season coming to its halfway mark, Daijiro Yoshihara and his Falken Tire/Discount Tire crew were in Wall New Jersey this past weekend for Round 4 of the Formula DRIFT Championship Series. In the chase for a second championship, sitting in 3rd position in overall championship points coming into this event, Yoshihara was poised and ready to be back on top.
FALKEN Tire Formula D Rd.4 Press Release
TEAM FALKEN DRIVER VAUGHN GITTIN Jr. RETURNS TO TOP
OF PODIUM AND TEAMMATE YOSHIHARA TAKES SECOND AT
NEW JERSEY’S FORMULA DRIFT ‘GAUNTLET’
WALL, NJ (June 23, 2012) – Proving all night that his Monster Energy/Falken Tire 2013 Ford Mustang was the car to beat, 2010 Formula Drift Champion and Team Falken Driver Vaughn Gittin, Jr., took top honors at Saturday night’s Formula D Championship at New Jersey’s legendary Wall Speedway. Gittin, Jr. – JR – to those who know him, beat Falken teammate Daijiro “Dai” Yoshihara, defending Formula D champion, to earn the victory.
Formula D Round 4: The Gauntlet at Wall Speedway Press Release
Long Beach, Calif. June 23, 2012 Formula DRIFT returned to Wall Speedway for Round 4: The Gauntlet. Vaughn Gittin, Jr. in the Monster Energy / Falken Tire Ford Mustang takes the victory.
Round 4: The Gauntlet at Wall Speedway saw a sold out crowd continuing the successful season. The Driftstream saw over 200,000 total views in a 24-hour period.
The drift fans from all over the North East are die hard and came to watch the action until the very end, said Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. With many of the top drivers hailing from the area, the North East fans saw two local drivers with Vaughn Gittin, Jr. and Chris Forsberg on the podium.
Formula D Rd4 Results
Congratulation to Vaughn Gittin Jr. on taking the win at Formula D Rd.4 at Wall Speedway. In the finals Jr. was parred up with fellow Team Falken Tire Driver Daijiro Yoshihara. And for third place Chris Forsberg would have to take on rookie sensation Daigo Saito. In the end of a well fought battle Chris was able to finally secure a podium finish at the Jersey track. For full view of top 32 Brackets click the image above.
Next FD round will be July 20 – 21 at the Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, WA.