Orlando Speed World hosted Round Two of the 2021 Formula DRIFT PRO Championship and the opening round of the new PROSPEC Championship (formerly PRO2). This gave the capacity crowd its first opportunity to witness the new weekend format, which allows both PRO and PROSPEC drivers to qualify on Friday and compete on Saturday. With PROSPEC running in the middle of the day and PRO in the afternoon, both Championships have equal exposure to fans and the popular, free-to-view Formula DRIFT livestream.
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COMPETITION RESULTS FROM THE ORLANDO ROUND OF THE 2021 FORMULA DRIFT CHAMPIONSHIPS mv
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Date: Saturday, May 22, 2021
Location: Orlando Speed World, Orlando, FL
Event: Formula DRIFT PRO Championship Round 2: Scorched & Formula DRIFT PROSPEC Championship Round 1
Continue readingTHE 2020 FORMULA DRIFT PRO AND LINK ECU PRO2 CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE DECIDED DURING A THRILLING TYPE S TITLE FIGHT WEEKEND
Vaughn Gittin Jr claims the 2020 FD PRO Championship
Fredric Aasbo wins FD PRO Round Seven
Aurimas Bakchis wins FD PRO Round Eight
Dmitriy Brutskiy is the 2020 Link ECU PRO2 Champion
Mike Power wins FD PRO2 Round Four
After months of speculation about whether there would even be a 2020 Formula DRIFT season, the teams arrived at The House of Drift – Irwindale Speedway – for the tradition season finale. With eight PRO and four Link ECU PRO2 Championship rounds squeezed into a compressed calendar of double-header events, the TYPE S Title Fight Weekend would be the ultimate test of resilience and consistency. The high-speed course used for the previous two rounds at Texas Motor Speedway had exacted a heavy toll on minds and machinery, and Irwindale would provide no relief. With its high-speed banking and unforgiving walls, both metal and egos would be dented or demolished before the PRO and PRO2 Champions were crowned.
To reflect the importance of the Link ECU PRO2 Championship, its Final Round would take place on Saturday, while Rounds Seven and Eight of the PRO Championship were scheduled for Friday and Sunday. And to sprinkle an extra wrinkle, Formula DRIFT had created a slightly different track layout to challenge the drivers further.
Continue reading2020 FORMULA DRIFT RESULTS FROM PRO CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND SEVEN
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Date: Friday, November 20, 2020
Location: Irwindale Speedway, Irwindale, CA
Event: Formula DRIFT PRO Championship Round Seven, TYPE S Title Fight Weekend
Continue readingRYAN TUERCK AND CHRIS FORSBERG TAKE PRO CHAMPIONSHIP WINS AT FORMULA DRIFT TEXAS WEEKEND, WITH JONATHAN HURST WINNING PRO2
As Formula DRIFT returned to Texas Motor Speedway for Rounds Five and Six of the 2020 PRO Championship and Round Three of the Link ECU PRO2 Championship, the series introduced a revised track layout. This created a fluid, high-speed course that gave the teams a fresh challenge. It would test the drivers’ skill as they tried to fill each drift zone and saw a number of collisions throughout the weekend as drivers either charged to regain proximity or got lost in the smoke trail. It also brought an extra level of unpredictability, which produced exciting competition and allowed some new names to rise through the ranks.
Continue readingTHRILLING OPENING ROUNDS OF 2020 FORMULA DRIFT CHAMPIONSHIP CROWNS THREE WINNERS IN ONE WEEKEND
Fredric Aasbo wins PRO Round One, Chelsea DeNofa claims Round Two win, and Rookie Joshua Love is PRO2 Round One victor
After a lengthy and unavoidable delay to the 2020 Formula DRIFT season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the teams gathered for the opening Crossroads Round at World Wide Technology Raceway located near St Louis, MO. And in an effort to still deliver eight PRO category rounds there would be a compressed format this year, with each venue hosting a double-header for the PRO category on Saturday and Sunday, and the PRO2 category on Friday.
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