More carnage from round 1 as we run some more of the pics from our boy Chris Cam. Check out his view on the event… Top pic is from Qualifying Day with Joon Maeng visiting the tire wall with the back end of the Nitto Mazda RX8. Bottom pic is Event Day with Justin Pawlak Vs. Dai Yoshihara.
Formula DRIFT Round 1: Streets of Long Beach Breaks Attendance Record
Long Beach, Calif. – April 21, 2011 – Formula DRIFT made history during the first event of the 8th season of competition, as Round 1: Streets of Long Beach became the most attended drift competition in the history of the Series. Over 16,000 fans came to the near capacity event, outdrawing previous events.
Previously, the 2010 Formula DRIFT season finale, the Red Bull Drifting World Championship held by Formula DRIFT, and the original D1 Exhibition Match produced by Formula DRIFT co-founders Jim Liaw and Ryan Sage were some of the most attended drifting events.
“The first event of the 2011 Formula DRIFT Championship season was a tremendous success, and we thank the fans for their enthusiastic support of the Series,” said Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. “Formula DRIFT is dedicated to providing the best drifting competition and entertainment in the world and we look forward to the rest of the season.”
Adding to the success of the first event, DriftStream, Formula DRIFT’s live webcast, reached over 289,000 unique IPs over the Friday and Saturday broadcast. DirecTV also captured the event in 3D with an air-date to be announced. The FD TV team filmed all the action in HD for the Formula DRIFT television program that will air on the VERSUS network in the US and various international networks starting August 14.
Maple Leaf Bash – Deal With It! July 30 & 31st (Promo Video)
Maple Leaf Bash – Deal with it! July 30&31 from Jordan Hamelin on Vimeo.
What more can be said but this. Think of All Star Bash (ASB) or East Coast Bash (ECB) and put it in Canada! You get the MLB! Not Major League Baseball but Maple Leaf Bash! Sounds funky and we know we wanna go. More info can be located at Maple Leaf Bash!! Thanks to Club Loose!
Throwback Thursday – 2006 Clipping Point: Alex Pfeiffer
Honda Tuning: How did RS*R recruit you to become their first American driver?
Alex Pfeiffer: Back in 2002, they had the first RS*R Drift Festival in the U.S. at Irwindale, and I won that event. From then on, anytime they needed a driver to do a drifting demo or wanted to have someone test their cars, they always hit me up. We’ve always had a good working relationship, and things just went from there. Continue reading
Adams Motorsports Park: Drifter’s Egg Hunt – April 21st, 2011
Behind the Smoke Ep 1: 2011 FD Season – Drifting According to Dai(Video)
BEHIND THE SMOKE – A Reality Show Based On Dai Yoshihara
In a 28 part online video series, Formula DRIFT competitor Dai Yoshihara will be the star of BEHIND THE SMOKE, produced by GTChannel in association with Discount Tire and Falken Tire. The reality web based series broadcasted on GTChannel’s You Tube channel (www.youtube.com/gtchannel) will take viewers behind the scenes to show Dai’s life on and off the track as he continues to fight for the 2011 Formula DRIFT championship.
“I’m really excited about this series,” explains Dai. “I hope everyone will enjoy watching my real life!” Episode 1 of the video series debuted on April 18th and will continue regularly throughout the year. Stay tuned for Episode 2, which releases April 25th.