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Dai Yoshihara Finishes Top 8 for Round 6 of Formula Drift
IRVINE, Calif. –Round 6: “Showdown” of the 2015 Formula Drift Championship returned to Texas Motor Speedway with a new configuration that proved to be competitive and record breaking. Countless “one more time” battles made this round the longest Top 16 qualifying in series history.
Dai would qualify 14th, despite the new and challenging track configuration, giving him a spot to move on to the top 32 competition. Continue reading
Formula DRIFT Round 6: Showdown Results; Rookie Masashi Yokoi is Victorious
Long Beach, Calif. August 23, 2015 Formula DRIFT presented by GoPro returned to Texas Motor Speedway for Round 6: Showdown. Japanese rookie Masashi Yokoi in the D-MAX Nissan S15 earns his first Formula DRIFT victory. The championship will be determined at the Series finale on October 10.
Round 6: Showdown was an action packed event weekend. The new course configuration at Texas Motor Speedway proved to be challenging and highly competitive for the drivers. With only one event remaining in the 2015 season a champion will be crowned at the season finale at Irwindale Speedway.
Texas has some of the most diehard fans as they braved the heat to see the action through the weekend and were rewarded with intense drifting action, said Jim Liaw, President of Formula DRIFT. With only one event remaining, the season will come to climatic conclusion to end a remarkable year. Continue reading
2015 Formula Drift Texas – Top 32
1. Fredric Aasbo
2. Chris Forsberg
3. Justin Pawlak
4. Ken Gushi
5. Kenny Moen
6. Masashi Yokoi
7. Matt Coffman
8. Daigo Saito
9. Vaughn Gittin Jr
10. Alec Hohnadell
11. Mad Mike Whiddet
12. Tyler McQuarrie
13. Ryan Tuerck
14. Dai Yoshihara
15. Forrest Wang
16. Odi Bakchis
17. Dean Karnage Kearney
18. Chelsea DeNofa
19. Dan Savage
20. Nate Hamilton
21. Kristaps Bluss
22. Mats Baribeau
23. Conrad Grunewald
24. James Evans
25. Marc Landreville
26. Charles Ng
27. Pat Goodin
28. Mike Essa
29. Jeff Jones
30. Jhonnathan Castro
31. Robbie Nishida
32. Kyle Mohan
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Nostalgic Sunday: 2008 Formula Drift – Singapore: A Fan’s Perspective
Photos and Story by Anna Nguyen
I remember the first time I acquainted myself with the art of drifting. It was at a Drift Day event, when drifting was relatively new in America. I remember standing out in the middle of spacious lot that was only occupied by a handful of cars. Normally, one unfamiliar to drifting would find nothing glamorous about the burning-rubber smell and getting debris—mixed with track rubble and tires—all over herself, but once you witness the art itself … I was amazed to see a car even being able to maneuver like that: sliding to one side while swinging the back end of the car from the other side at such a tight angle. Then seeing the process repeated in continuance in different directions and forms. Though it was a setting for amateur and professional drivers alike, I began appreciating the art in isolation, regardless of skill. Continue reading