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Yoshihara Back In Contention For the Championship!
Round 3 of the Formula DRIFT Championship Series was held in Palm Beach Florida for the second consecutive year. Daijiro Yoshihara not having a good showing last year, Yoshihara definitely was seeking redemption in this year’s competition. Yoshihara began his weekend a little shaky only qualifying 14th overall after having to deal with some rain during his second qualifying run. This qualifying position paired him up with Chris Ward for Top 32 competition.
Yoshihara’s Top 32 battle with Ward was nearly cut short as Ward hit Yoshihara from behind in their first run out. Due to the hit, all Yoshihara had to do was have a clean chase run to advance to the next round and he did just that beating Ward to move to the Top 16 to compete against fellow Japanese driver, Robbie Nishida. The battle between Yoshihara and Nishida was clean and tight as both drivers drove aggressively trying to oust the other. Having a slight advantage during his chase run, Yoshihara eventually won to move on to the Great 8.
Behind the Smoke 2 – Ep 5: Dai Yoshihara 2012 – Drift Atlanta Qualifying Formula D (Video)
Team Falken Achieves Second Three-Peat in a Row at Formula Drift Atlanta.
ATLANTA, GA – Team Falken continued its dominating stance in both the 2012 Formula Drift Championship and at the series event at Road Atlanta, where Justin Pawlak, winner of the first event of the year at last month’s Long Beach street course, took the victory over Fredric Aasbo. It was Falken’s third consecutive Formula D win at the Atlanta track.
Driving the 2013 Falken Tire Ford Mustang, Pawlak has now notched the first two wins and leads the Formula D championship rankings by commanding margin. The number of entrants competing in the popular drift series has grown significantly with 48 drivers fighting for a chance to compete in the top 32 tandem round. Falken teammate Vaughn Gittin, Jr., qualified second; Pawlak eighth; while the remaining Falken team members sat in 9th (Daijiro Yoshihara); 21st (Falken privateer Walker Wilkerson); and 31st (Darren McNamara, who debuted his new Falken Tire 350Z).
Behind the Smoke Season 2 – Ep 1: The Boys are Back in Town (Video)
Formula D Rd.1 Streets of Long Beach Coverage.
Formula Drift Rd.1 is in the books and it sure did not disappoint. With a field of 61 driver including 19 rookies and a complete sell out crowd. As well as a hand full of new rides and veteran drivers in new vehicles.