When Travis Reeder and the Napoleon Motorsports team pulled into Long Beach, California last week, they were excited to embark on a whole new adventure. For Travis Reeder, coming off of his Formula Drift Pro 2 championship in 2018 and making our “top drivers to watch” list entering 2019, he knew the step up to the top Pro class of Formula Drift would be challenging. For Napoleon Motorsports, who cut their teeth in the Trans Am series, venturing into Formula Drift would be a whole new motorsport series to learn and master. For both driver and team, hopes were high on debuting their new Chevrolet Camaro EL1, the first drift car powered exclusively by electric power in Formula Drift. Continue reading NEW ELECTRIC DRIFT CAR? TRAVIS REEDER AND NAPOLEON MOTORSPORTS ROLLER COASTER OF EMOTIONS AT FORMULA DRIFT LB

10. Jeff Jones is the Best Driver You Aren’t Paying Attention To

Jeff Jones has long become a staple in the Formula Drift landscape but many people are ignoring his pure social media gold these days along with a great determination to compete! Jeff Jones is the best underdog in drifting who spends the weekend wrenching on his own car and goes out swinging against the big boys of drift.

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Team Falken Starts 2019 Formula Drift The Right Way, With Odi Bakchis Scoring First At Long Beach Opener

LONG BEACH, CA – Coming off a superb 2018 season in which Team Falken celebrated its second consecutive Black Magic Formula Drift Pro Championship with two-time overall winner James Deane, the 2019 season opener in Long Beach was no different as Team Falken Driver Aurimas “Odi” Bakchis took the top rung Saturday night, April 6th, before a capacity crowd, signaling the start of yet another championship run for Falken Tires.

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Driver Fredric Aasbo scores fourth place in Long Beach

LONG BEACH, California (April 8, 2019) — Papadakis Racing and the Rockstar Energy Drink / Nexen Tire Toyota Corolla Hatchback earned a fourth-place result at the Formula Drift season opener on the Streets of Long Beach this weekend.
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