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Competitive Gamble Thwarts Team Falken’s Attempt to Hit Jackpot at Las Vegas Formula Drift

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COMPETITIVE GAMBLE THWARTS TEAM FALKEN’S ATTEMPT TO HIT JACKPOT AT LAS VEGAS FORMULA DRIFT

LAS VEGAS, NV  – Facing serious challenges from both competitors and the weather, Team Falken put on a valiant effort, but when it rolled the dice at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Round 4 of the demanding Formula Drift competition, the team managed to make the Semi-Finals with Falken’s Tyler McQuarrie losing to eventual overall winner Tanner Foust. McQuarrie placed fourth.

With track temperatures peaking at 145, and air temps at 110, great stress was placed on the high-revving engines of all competitors as well as the drivers themselves. During the consolation round to determine third place, McQuarrie suffered camshaft position sensor failure, but his crew was able to replace it in less than five minutes.

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Team Falken Tire Finishes 1-2-3 at Formula Drift’s ‘New Jersey Gaunlet’

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TEAM FALKEN TIRE FINISHES 1-2-3 AT FORMULA DRIFT’s ‘NEW JERSEY GAUNTLET’

WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ (June 7, 2009) – Performance and preparation paid off as Team Falken Tire’s factory drivers swept the podium at Wall Speedway in Saturday night’s round 3 of the 2009 Formula Drift season. Darren McNamara took the top rung in his Saturn Sky; Vaughn Gittin, Jr., earned second with his 2010 Ford Mustang GT; and Tyler McQuarrie finished third, driving his Nissan 350Z.



The achievement was historical as this was the first time ever for three Team Falken cars to take the top three positions as well as the first time one team has dominated the podium.



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Vaughn Gittin Jr. finishes strong at Formula D Round 2 in Atlanta

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May 12, 2009

Vaughn Gittin Jr. finishes strong at Formula D Round 2 in Atlanta

Vaughn Gittin Jr. rolled up to Formula Drift Round 2 at Road Atlanta last weekend in great spirits after a 6th place finish at the season opener a month earlier in Long Beach.

After qualifying in 8th place, Vaughn was set to run against former Falken Tire teammate Taka Aono in the top thirty-two. Vaughn led first with insane speed and angle, while Taka struggled to keep up to the Falken Tire Ford Mustang.

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Team Falken Tire’s Darren McNamara Takes Second in Closely Fought Formula Drift Battle in Atlanta May 11th, 2009

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BRASELTON, GA – Round 2 of the 2009 Formula Drift season saw Team Falken Tires’s Darren McNamara, running his Sears Auto Center Saturn Sky on the proving grounds of legendary Road Atlanta, advance to the finals against Chris Forsberg where he took second place overall. The finals proved challenging after the first competitive run was deemed too close and a subsequent run requested by the judges – and known among the Formula D competitors and fans as a “One More Time” – ended with paint trading and McNamara in second.

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Team FALKEN Launches Expanded Drifting Program at Formula Drift Season Opened in Long Beach, CA

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TEAM FALKEN LAUNCHES EXPANDED DRIFTING PROGRAM AT FORMULA DRIFT SEASON OPENER IN LONG BEACH, CA

LONG BEACH, CA, April 11, 2009 – The inaugural event in the 2009 Formula Drift season began on the famed street course of Long Beach where Team Falken faced a very competitive field of works drivers and privateers and successfully qualified eight cars in the top 32 tandem competition, a new component to Formula D this season.

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