FORMULA DRIFT TELEVISION PROGRAM TO DEBUT SUNDAY ON VERSUS

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**Update Premiere Episode Airs at 4 PM (EST) / 1 PM (PST) Sunday, Aug. 14 w/ Re-Airs on Thursdays at 5:30 PM (EST) 2:30 PM (PST)**

The 2011 Formula DRIFT Championship will debut the premiere episode of the season on the VERSUS network this Sunday, August 14, 2011 at 4:00 PM (EST) / 1:00 PM (PST).

For the third consecutive year, Formula DRIFT will air the television program titled, “Formula DRIFT,” on the VERSUS network. The 14 half-hour long episodes will run for 14 consecutive weeks on Sundays beginning on August 14, 2011 with re-airs showing on Thursdays at 5:30 PM (EST) beginning on August 18, 2011.

The episodes will document all 7 Championship rounds and 1 invitational competition that took place in Qatar. The programs will be hosted by Formula DRIFT co-founder, Ryan Sage along with Formula DRIFT announcer, Jarod deAnda.

For the full schedule check the Formula DRIFT website TV page.

Formula DRIFT Launches “Formula DRIFT Insider” Web Show

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Formula DRIFT Launches “Formula DRIFT Insider” Web Show;
Weekly Web Show to Debut Today

Long Beach, Calif. – August 11, 2011 – Formula DRIFT has announced the launch of a new web program, “Formula DRIFT Insider.” The premiere episode will debut today, August 11, 2011 on the website, www.formuladrift.com.

Formula DRIFT has teamed with Ubiquity Studios to produce a weekly web show that will provide viewers with more in-depth coverage on the sport of drifting and the Series. Coverage will include event reviews, exclusive interviews with key figures of the Series, trending topics on-going in the Series, and custom segments.

“We are very enthusiastic about this new venture with Ubiquity,” said Ryan Sage, vice president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. “Formula DRIFT has always been on the progressive front with new media, especially social media and this web show is just another extension of that.”

The weekly web show will run in a 5-7 minute format and will air throughout the remainder of the season. Formula DRIFT Insider can be viewed on all Formula DRIFT social media platforms including the website, Facebook, YouTube, and Vimeo pages.

“Ubiquity Studios is excited to partner with Formula DRIFT on this exciting project to create and produce Formula DRIFT Insider. This content is extremely dynamic and is a perfect fit for our award winning team and state of the art digital production studio,” said Ubiquity Broadcasting Corporation CEO Chris Carmichael. “We look forward to a long and fruitful partnership with FD and see this as one of many exciting franchises we will be developing with them over the coming months.”

Two of Formula Drift Asia’s Top Stars Are Confirmed To Join The Formula Drift Pro Championship

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Two of Formula Drift Asia’s top stars are confirmed to join the already diverse international field in the most competitive pro drifting series in the world, the Formula Drift Pro Championship. Saranon Pornpatanarak of Thailand who finished the season in 2nd place behind inaugural 2010 Formula Drift Asia Champion, Tengku Djan Ley and Emmanuel Adwitya Amandio of Indonesia, who finished the season in 3rd place.  Their entries will mark the first time Formula Drift Asia pro drivers enter formal competition is the primary Formula Drift Championship and take the nations count to 14.
Saranon Pornpatanarak
Emmanuel Adwitya Amandio