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Hankook Driver Fredric Aasbo Takes Second Place at 2012 Formula Drift Round 2: Road To The Championship

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WAYNE, N.J., May, 14, 2012 – Hankook driver Fredric Aasbo placed second in round two of the 2012 Formula Drift season this past weekend on the new for 2012 course layout at Road Atlanta Raceway in Braselton, GA.

The sold out event attracted over 20,000 spectators and saw Aasbo driving his Hankook/Need for Speed Scion tC against Hankook Tire teammate Rhys Millen in the Hankook/Hyundai Genesis during the Top 8 round.  The tandem run was so close the drivers went out on the track for a ‘One More Time’ run, with Aasbo coming out on top over Millen.

On to Top 4, Aasbo was matched against D1 champ Daigo Saito.  Despite the smaller engine in Aasbo’s Scion tC, his Papadakis Racing crew was able to prepare his car to allow him to beat out Saito and win a second place podium finish.

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2012 Formula Drift Round 3: Ticket Giveaway

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Formula Drift: Round 3 – Palm Beach International Raceway (PBIR)!!! For the 2d year in a row Formula Drift will be hitting PBIR in Palm Beach, Florida.  As Justin Pawlak has now won the past 2 races and sits in first place and a new rookie Daigo Saito is showing why he was champion in Japan. We look on to round 3 and see if JTP can keep his lead and if the rookie Daigo can maintain his run with the Top Dogs in Formula Drift. So let’s give you the 411 on how to score some tickets! Are you coming in for this event, plan to attend or just want some tickets??  As Formula Drift continue’s it’s 9th year. We are letting you try your luck, as we are giving away 4 pairs of tickets.  Tickets will be good for both days of the event.  Now how can you get in on this…  Well the contest details are below!  Good Luck on this contest and giveaway!!

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2012 Formula Drift: Round 2 – Top 32

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1 M. Essa #101
2 V. Gittin Jr. #25
3 F. Aasbo #151
4 C. Forsberg #64
5 C. Grunewald #79
6 R. Kado #614
7 M. Powers #665
8 J. Pawlak #13
9 D. Yoshihara #9
10 O. Bakchis #723
11 R. Millen #67
12 K. Moen #22
13 J. Maeng #51
14 D. Mertzanis #323
15 D. Saito #430
16 M. Field #777
17 D. George #7
18 C. Denofa #88
19 K. Mohan #99
20 T. McQuarrie #17
21 W. Wilkerson #95
22 L. Lonberger #28
23 P. Goodin #46
24 R. Tuerck #62
25 K. Gushi #21
26 G. Marstanovic #111
27 J. Jones #29
28 T. Angelo #96
29 T. Yoshioka #5
30 R. Nishida #31
31 D. McNamara #8
32 C. Hosford #232

Direct from Germany, Castro is Ready for Formula Drift Road Atlanta (PR)

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May 10, 2012 (Los Angeles, Calif.) — Jhonnattan Castro is probably the only driver that ever prepared for a Formula Drift event by spending time at the legendary Nurburgring.

Invited to drive on the world-famous 14-mile circuit by Banco del Progresso, Castro was able to sample the track aboard an Audi R8 V-10. Having driven it previously in video games, Castro was blown away by the circuit in real life.

“It’s just crazy, it’s an unbelievable place,” said Castro. “The whole experience was great and I am really thankful that I got the chance to see this amazing track. It was raining the whole time so I was very careful, but even still it was incredible. It’s crazy to think that they still have a 24 hour race here on the Nurburging, but I think it would be really fun to try driving it in the Banco del Progresso / City Tire Online Nissan 350Z!”

With his experience on the Nurburging now behind him, Castro has his sights set on this weekend’s second round of the Formula Drift championship at Road Atlanta, near Atlanta, Georgia.  The recently announced change to the Formula Drift circuit at Road Atlanta will go a ways towards leveling the playing field for Castro, who has never seen the circuit before. After a challenging first round on the Streets of Long Beach – where Castro never got a chance to learn the circuit after his Banco Progresso / City Tire Online Nissan 350Z encountered electric problems during practice – he is looking forward to a fresh start in Atlanta.

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