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The Drift Chronicles: The Other Side… Rivalries
Motegi Racing Super Drift Challenge Results; Daigo Saito Takes the Victory
Long Beach, Calif. April 12, 2014 Formula DRIFT hosted the Motegi Racing Super Drift Challenge during the 40th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Daigo Saito in the Achilles Radial Lexus SC430 takes the victory.
The Motegi Racing Super Drift Challenge for the second consecutive year brought motorsports action under the lights during the annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach with a filled capacity within Turns 9, 10, and 11 of the famous street course. Sixteen of the top Formula DRIFT drivers competed for a $25,000 prize purse. Eight vehicle manufacturers and seven tire companies were represented in the competition.
It is an honor to be able to bring drifting to the masses during the 40th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, stated Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. And to be able to showcase our sport for the second year in a row under the lights on the city streets is something special.
Everything Drift Talks to FD Rookie Geoff Stoneback
I have personally been around drifting since 2009 and I’ve been happy to know Geoff Stoneback for most of those years. Geoff resides in Philadelphia, PA and has been shredding up and down the east coast as well as the midwest in various events. When I heard he was making a run in FD this year I was super stoked for him and couldn’t wait to see where he would go. After Long Beach I was able to sit down and talk to him about his experiences at his first ever Formula Drift event as a driver. Hit the jump for the interview! Continue reading
Formula DRIFT Round 1: Streets of Long Beach Results; Chris Forsberg Takes the Opening Round Victory of 2014 Pro Championship
For Immediate Release
Long Beach, Calif. April 6, 2014 Formula DRIFT presented by GoPro kicked-off the first event of the 2014 season with Round 1: Streets of Long Beach to a sold out crowd. Chris Forsberg in the Hankook Tire Nissan 370 Z takes the victory and the lead in the chase for the championship.
Round 1: Streets of Long Beach started off the eleventh season of Formula DRIFT to a sell out crowd. Over 20,000 fans gathered to experience the drifting action and excitement on the famous Streets of Long Beach Grand Prix course. The Dailymotion Livestream partnership saw over 230,000 unique viewers watch the Driftstream over the event weekend with over 1 million views in a 24 hour period.
It is truly a fantastic feeling to see not only the live event attendance grow steadily year after year, but also the global Driftstream audience, says Jim Liaw, President of Formula DRIFT. We pride ourselves in being able to provide entertainment to such a young, engaged and tech-savvy audience.
2014 Formula Drift – Round 1 Results
Congratulations go out to Chris Forsberg for taking the win at Round 1 of the Formula Drift series in Long Beach.
Congratulations are also in order for Kenny Moen taking 2nd and Michael Essa taking 3rd. This is a great start to the season and we look forward to what round 2 brings.