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Round 4: The Gauntlet at Wall Speedway Results; Daigo Saito Takes the Victory
Long Beach, Calif. June 22, 2013 Formula DRIFT presented by GoPro returned to Wall Speedway in New Jersey for Round 4: The Gauntlet. Daigo Saito the driver of the Achilles / Bridges Racing Lexus SC430 increases his Championship point lead with his second victory of the season.
For the second year in a row, Round 4: The Gauntlet showcased action in front of a sold out crowd in New Jersey. This event marks the half-way mark for the season with the championship in the sights of a few of the top drivers.
We are happy to return to New Jersey for the ninth time, stated Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. After Hurricane Sandy devastated the area last year, we are proud to be able to contribute and bring some economic stimulus to the region with our Series. On top of that we were treated to world class action in front of a capacity crowd.
The new course configuration at Wall Speedway proved to be challenging and exciting for the drivers. A few of the top teams were taken out early in the competition opening the door for others to move ahead in the event. In the consolation round with Chris Forsberg in the NOS Energy Drink / Hankook Nissan 370Z against Darren McNamara in the Falken Tire Nissan 240SX the action heated up when McNamara had a mistake that gave Forsberg the third place finish. The final battle pitted the number one qualifier Justin Pawlak in the Falken Ford Mustang against champion Daigo Saito. Pawlak on his chase run went a little too hard and spun out giving the victory and increasing the Championship point lead to Daigo Saito.
Im very happy to have this win and remain in 1st place, said Daigo Saito, winner of Round 4: The Gauntlet. It feels like I won a championship tonight going against some of the top competition in the Series with Vaughn, Fredric, Darren and Justin and I look forward to the next event. Continue reading
Formula D. Rd.3 Palm Beach Qualifying Results.
1 – Justin Pawlak
2 – Kenneth Moen
3 – Daigo Saito
4 – Chris Forsberg
5 – Vaughn Gittin Jr
6 – Mats Baribeau
7 – Dai Yoshihara
8 – Dave Briggs
9 – Tony Angelo
10 – Conrad Grunewald
11 – Matt Field
12 – Taka Aono
13 – Ryan Tuerck
14 – Miro Ovcharik
15 – Chelsea Denofa
16 – Chris Ward
17 – Robbie Nishida
18 – Fredric Aasbo
19 – Forrest Wang
20 – Odi Bakchis
21 – Mike Essa
22 – Brandon Wicknick
23 – Darren McNamara
24 – Joon Maeng
25 – Jeremy Lowe
26 – Ryan Kado
27 – Danny George
28 – Tyler McQuarrie
29 – Dean Kearney
30 – Pat Goodin
31 – Jeff Jones
32 – Kyle Mohan
Ford Mustang at Streets of Long Beach, Fomula D Round One
2013 Formula D Rd.1 Ticket Giveaway
Well it almost that time of year again, Formula Drift Time! Yup, Formula Drift Rd.1: Streets of Long Beach will be here before you know it. Celebrating their 10 year anniversary of drifting for you all. 2013 is set to be yet another amazing year for the FD record books! Long Beach always brings the excitement of the first event of the year and with the debut of new competition vehicles, as well as new faces to the Drivers line up. Along with the new rule changes to the qualifying rounds and to the over all competition… You can read up on these changes here
Justin Pawlak Wins the Tires.com Triple Crown
Long Beach, Calif. – October 26, 2012 – Justin Pawlak in the Falken Tire Ford Mustang is the winner of the Tires.com Triple Crown bonus prize taking home $10,000 and a 51-30 Nixon watch. Pawlak finished fourth in the overall 2012 Formula DRIFT Pro Championship standings.
“This was an exciting Tires.com Triple Crown chase. We could not believe how close it was and were excited to crown a new champion. JTP has a college fund to start and we are happy to provide the first deposit. We are very happy to support the sport and drivers with this prize,” said Discount Tire.