Posts Tagged ‘Drift’

For the first time in several seasons Formula DRIFT has added a new venue and will visit South Florida at Palm Beach International Raceway in West Palm Beach. The newly remodeled facility features multiple state of the art tracks. Formula DRIFT will utilize the road course to create a unique drifting course that is to Formula DRIFT standards. Full story

“I am delighted that motorsports fans in Abu Dhabi and the UAE will get to experience the spectacle of Formula DRIFT at Yas,” said Richard Cregan, Chief Executive Officer of Yas Marina Circuit. “Drifting will add a new dimension to the range of motorsports offered here and I believe it will attract a large following, just as drag racing has.” Full story

The Toyota Speedway at Irwindale hosted the finale event to a sold out crowd. The action was non-stop all weekend featuring the Formula DRIFT ProAM championship, Fatlace One of One Showcase car show, and the Formula DRIFT championship. In addition this was the first drifting event to be filmed in 3D by DirecTV with an air-date to be announced. The event was also featured live ... Full story

Sunday, August 30, the NZ Drift Series will descend on Taupo Motorsport Park for round three of the five-round 2009 series. Full story

Formula DRIFT returned to Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The 2-day weekend event was filled with non-stop Formula DRIFT and Pro Am action. Fans were also treated to the Jtuned Auto Gallery car show, Wicked H.P. drag competition, and Bikini Jam. Full story

Formula DRIFT Introduces Miss Formula DRIFT 2009, Miki Taka Miki is an experience model, TV host, and DJ Long Beach, Calif. – June 16, 2009 – Formula DRIFT introduces the 2009 Miss Formula DRIFT, Miki Taka. Taka is an experienced model, TV host, and DJ has been chosen as the official spokesmodel for Formula DRIFT and will ... Full story

On the heels of producing one of the most successful automotive viral films in history, (over 20 million downloads to date), Mad Media has completed work on a new Gymkhana project dubbed “Ken Block’s Gymkhana TWO: Full story

Excited spectators lined the grass bank and the fencing right up close to the action. Everyone was eager to see who would be a hero, and ready to shout “big fat zero” at the spinners. Some of the crowd held up banners to show their support to the drivers: “You Suck”, “Epic Fail”, etc. The banter continued to bounce around the pits, some of it ... Full story

Despite the initial rain on Friday, the skies cleared for the main competition at Wall Speedway setting the stage for a great event. The fans were treated to temperatures in the mid 70's and partly cloudy skies. Thousands of fans packed the grandstands of Wall Speedway and witnessed another spectacular drifting competition of the season. Full story

Victorian Luke Fink beat a host of local competitors to win the inaugural Drift Supercup in wet conditions at Adelaide’s Mallala Motor Sport Park yesterday, Sunday 24 May Full story