2011 FD Rd.1 Top 3 Results
2011 Formula Drift: Round 1 – Qualifying Gallery:Part 1
First off we would like to congratulate Conrad Gruenwald on his Qualifying run scoring a 93!! Above is a shot from that run.
It’s the start of the Formula Drift 2011 season and there’s many a change already. Tanner Foust is not running this season as he is out perusing his rally career and filming Top Gear USA. Last year’s champion Vaughn Gittin Jr. did not qualify for the first round and is now out for tomorrow’s competition. This followed by Samuel Hubinette (who is a prior champion as well) having major pressure problems and not being able to run the car as it is going to need a full tear down or replacement motor to get it up and running for round 2. We wish all 3 of these drivers a good 2nd round and know they can still push it to get into high placement in the series. Can Vaughn or Sam retake another championship? What do you think?
Also we would like to say congrats to the rookies who moved into Top 32 for today’s competition. We wish them all luck, and knowing a couple personally we have an eye on them. As I have always said “SUPPORT GRASSROOTS!!”
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Formula Drift 2011: Round 1 – Top 32
Qualifying Drivers – Top 32
Driver: Car #: Score:
1. C. Grunewald #79. 93
2. D. Yoshihara #9. 92.9
3. K. Mohan #99. 92.2
4. M. Powers #665. 87.6
5. R. Millen #6. 86.5
6. D. McNamara #8. 85.7
7. W. Wilkerson #95. 84.8
8. T. McQuarrie #17. 84.3
9. J. Russakoff #85. 82.5
10. R. Tuerck #44. 81.8
11. J. Pawlak #13. 81
12. M. Field #777. 80.9
13. M. Waldin #23. 80.5
14. J. Abbott #518. 80.3
15. R. Petty #808. 79.5
16. C. Forsberg #64. 79.2
17. M. Essa #101. 78:7
18. K. Gushi # 78.6
19. D. Mertzanis #323. 76
20. C. Ng #84. 72.5
21. A. Pfeiffer #88. 72.3
22. C. Martinez #951. 71
23. J. Maeng #51. 70.7
24. F. Aasbo #151. 70.4
25. T. Aono #86. 69.1
26. O. Graven #113. 68.4
27. M. Feiock #222. 63.6
28. D. Kearney #43. 61.8
29. J. Jones #29. 61.4
30. P. Mordaunt #90. 58.9
31. O. Bachis #723. 54.3
32. T. Yoshioka #21. 47.7
Hope for Japan – Relief for Tsunami & Earthquake Victims – Formula Drift 2011(Video)
It is great to see the outpour of support for the victims of the Japanese Tsunami & Earthquake. Please if you havent done so, give if you can.
Throwback Thursday – 2006 Clipping Point: Tyler McQuarrie
Tyler McQuarrie:I was talking to them a little bit last year around mid-season; they kind of knew that I was looking to get into a new car. Around halfway through the season, I had made the decision that I wanted to look into other opportunites beyond the Jasper Supra, and I started talking to Ben from RS*R USA from there. Yokohama was the tire sponsor for the Supra, and I’ve been with them for other racing events for quite a while; they really helped to facilitate the talks since RS*R was also sponsored by Yokohama. At the time, RS*R was just looking to run a second car, and continued to have Alex as their primary driver in the S2000. I think they were hoping to run two S2000s, but when Alex moved on to judging, my spot in the driver’s seat was pretty much a done deal. Continue reading