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Irwindale Speedway Statement

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“There has been recent news regarding the status of Irwindale Speedway. This situation is still very fluid and there is nothing definitive on the future of the facility or Formula DRIFT’s event there. There are rumors ranging from full closure to “business as usual” with changes only to staff and their in-house NASCAR and drag racing events, again nothing is definitive. The current issue from what we understand is between the facility operators and the property owners. Formula DRIFT will be monitoring the situation at Irwindale and will provide updates via our website and social media channels. As we have proven in the past, no matter what happens, Formula DRIFT will be prepared.”

– Jim Liaw, President and Co-founder of Formula DRIFT

Can Chris Harris Drift the Toyota GT 86?

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Automotive journalist Chris Harris recently had a short lived opportunity to test drive the highly anticipated Toyota GT 86 on a track in Spain. They put the 86 through the paces to find out whether or not it’ll drift. Most of you already know the answer to this after seeing Ken Gushi hammer on the Scion FR-S in Japan but be sure to check out the Chris’ take on the new Toyota.

There is a lot of excitement surrounding the debut of Ken Gushi‘s new car this year so be sure to get your tickets to Round 1: Streets of Long Beach to see it in action!

CLICK HERE to view the video.

Vegas ProAm 2012 Schedule

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Vegasdrift LLC proudly presents VegasProAm 2012 – Formula Drift’s Southwest Official ProAm licensing series. VegasProAm will consist of three events at LVMS and the fourth and final event will be hosted at Formula Drift round 6 on The Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s Custom built FD Course.

This year’s judging panel includes Ernie Fixmer (Formula Drift Judge/Pro Driver), Mike Bolanos (“Exotics Racing” instructor and FD license holder), Odi Bakchis (Fd Driver and 2011 Fd Rookie of the Year) and Tommy Suell (FD Driver). VegasProAM will utilize the 2010 Formula Drift standard scoring system judging “Speed” “Line” and “Angle.” with each judge awarding style points.

The competition format consists of 3 judged qualifying runs, followed by either a “Top 8” or “Top 16” tandem battle. Drivers that finish “Top 4″ in the series will earn a 2013 Formula Drift Professional License, and an invite to the “ProAm Cup” All-Star Invitational at the Toyota Speedway in Irwindale, California in conjunction with the Formula DRIFT Championship Finale.

VegasProAm Rules and Regulations will be similar to last year’s series; minor adjustments will be made and announced on the Vegasdrift Forum and on the VegasProAm Website. Sponsors and Prizes will be announced shortly.

Registration for Round 1

VegasProAm Round 1
February 18th

VegasProAm Round 2
April 28th

VegasProAm Round 2
May 5th or 6th (Tentative)

VegasProAm Round 3
June 16th

VegasProAm Round 4 / Formula Drift Rd 6
August 24-25th

Best of Vegas
November 17th

Drivers Register Here

Current Drivers List Click Here

Tony Angelo Signs With Scion Racing For 2012

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Jan 26, 2012
For Immediate Release:

TAngelo Racing is happy to announce a return to drifting in 2012 with  factory support from Scion Racing. After three years as a Formula Drift judge and technical manager, Tony’s long awaited return to competition is met with personal excitement and lots of hype from his fans.

Tony will be driving the #33 Scion Tc from 2011, with a whole new look and feel. The crew will consist of drifting favorites, “DA Aces” Lindsay Ross as spotter, and Mike “Carluch” Edwards wrenching on the car. While Tony has been keeping active in overseas competition and driving with “Bloodmasters,” a drifting gang producing explosive missile car videos out of Englishtown, NJ, he’s psyched to return to FD competition.

“I couldn’t be more excited to get back into the drivers seat for 2012,” Tony said. “Scion is a brand that is very active in drifting, and is doing really fun things for 2012. I’ve always been impressed by their presence in FD, and I am totally pumped to be part of the Scion Racing Family.”

Scion Racing is excited for the partnership as well. “We’re happy Tony’s coming to drive for us. He’s a well-known and iconic American drifting figure. Having him represent Scion Racing is going to be great. We can’t wait to see what the future holds.”

Tony Angelo and the crew are determined to lead a team focused on fun, making noise, and taking the “handsomest drift team” title away from NFS. Be sure to keep up with team on Twitter ( @TAngelodrift ) and facebook ( facebook.com/tangelodrift ) to see what Tony Angelo has in store for 2012.

Supporting the team further will be: Alpinestars, Electric Sunglasses, Exedy, Drift Alliance, Brian Crower (BC) and much more TBA!