For Immediate Release
January 9, 2014
Long Beach, Calif. January 9, 2014 The Formula DRIFT Asia Championship will return to Australia during the World Time Attack Challenge (WTAC) at Sydney Motorsport Park on October 17 19, 2014. This event will be the finale of the Formula DRIFT Asia Championship season.
“Joining the WTAC to make for a mega international motorsports weekend is a great way for Formula Drift to return to Australia,” said Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. “We are looking forward to making this a spectacular event and to forge a long term relationship, especially as Formula Drifts international footprint grows and as we make plans for the launch of the Formula Drift World Championship in 2015.”
The Formula DRIFT Asia Championship will run on the South Circuit at Sydney Motorsport Park. This will involve an expansion into a 3-day event weekend with WTAC running over Friday and Saturday and Formula DRIFT Asia practice and qualifying to run on Saturday with the main competition to be held on Sunday along with full track demonstrations throughout the weekend.
“This will bring our event to another level altogether,” said Superlap CEO Ian Baker. “Formula D is without question the best professional drift operation in the world today and to have them run alongside World Time Attack will give fans a chance to experience something they will not forget for a long time. We look forward to working with the American based Formula D team to ensure the whole show exceeds everyones expectations. We expect a stellar line up of international superstars.”
Ticketing details will be announced soon and will include discounted multi-day passes.