In a way, it was sort of fitting that the 2016 edition of Formula DRIFT Road Atlanta – round 2 of this season’s chase – ended with three series vets and past champs on the podium, considering the venue is famously where the planet’s premier drifting league got its start in 2004. As much as media types and talking heads want to hype the next generation of drivers, at the end of the day legends run this show, and it’s up to the young guns to carve out space among the sports’ elite.