BALTIMORE, Md. (June 6, 2011) – Team Need for Speed slid into Palm Beach International Raceway for Formula Drift Round 3 “Invasion”, prepped and ready for a fun weekend on and off the track. Team NFS drivers Matt Powers and Fredric Aasbo were excited to hit the high-speed course at PBIR, a new venue added to the Formula Drift tour this season. Qualifying positions would force the pair to face each other early on in competition, making for an all-out Team Need for Speed battle with Matt as the advancer, and he would continue on to fight his way all the way to a top eight finish.
Off the track, the Need for Speed Electro Lounge was packed throughout the weekend. Formula Drift fans able to meet the drivers and Need for Speed girls, jump in the D-Box racing seat to put down their best lap time in Need for Speed SHIFT 2 UNLEASHED, and snap a picture with the Need for Speed RTR-X on display, as well as drive it in-game afterwards. On the track, Fredric qualified in an impressive 6th place in the Need for Speed Scion Racing tC, and would be paired with Matt in the top 32, who qualified in the 27th position out of over 40 hopeful drivers.