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Recap of Conrad Grunewald’s Florida weekend with the Hankook/Top 1 Oil/GM Performance Parts Camaro, including the qualifying run where he earned the Retaks Insane Entry Award and his battle with Toshiki Yoshioka!
Texas Motor Speedway’s pit lane and frontstretch will transform into a winding course for eight Formula DRIFT drivers as they race in a non-points competition spectacle free to Firestone Twin 275s ticket holders. The drivers include: Fredric Aasbo, the 2010 Formula DRIFT Rookie of the Year, Michael Essa, Kyle Mohan, Joon Maeng, Tony Brakohiapa, Patrick Mordaunt, Jeff Abbott, and Roland Gallagher for a competition in the traditional bracket elimination format. The competition will begin at 6 p.m. CT.
Tickets, which begin as low as $31, for the historic Firestone Twin 275s and Ultimate Drifting, presented by Scion and Motegi Racing are available by visiting www.texasmotorspeedway.com, or by calling the Texas Motor Speedway ticket office at (817) 215-8500.
Click here to get 2 tickets for $49 or call Texas Motor Speedway’s Ticket Office at (817) 215-8500 to see the historic Firestone Twin 275s and Ultimate Drifting presented by Scion and Motegi Racing.
Event will be hosted on the Formula Drift “drag strip lot”
VegasProAm follows a Formula Drift style event format to help drivers get the feel of what will be expected from them at the next level of competition.
Schedule
1:00pm Gates Open to Drivers and Teams
1:00pm – 2:30pm Tech Inspection
2:35pm – 2:50pm Drivers Meeting/Safety Briefing
2:50am – 3:00am Parade Lap
3:00pm – 3:50pm Practice Session 1
4:00pm – 4:50pm Practice Session 2
5:00pm – 5:50pm Practice Session 3
6:00pm – 6:50pm Practice Session 4
7:00pm – 7:30pm Dinner
7:30pm – 7:45pm Drivers Staging in number order
7:45pm – 9:00pm Qualifying
9:10pm – 9:20pm Qualifying Results Drivers Meeting
9:25pm – 9:35pm Tandem Order Staging
9:45pm – 11:00 Top 8/16 Tandem Competition
11:00pm – 11:30pm Award Ceremony
Series Prizes: Series Champion will receive
* A Formula Drift Pro License
* 1 set of CP Pistons
* 1 set of Carrillo Rods
* 2 Belle 1 Communications Formula Drift Freq Programed Motorola UHF Radios
Series 2nd, 3rd
* A Formula Drift Pro License
Round 2 Event Prizes:
* VegasProAm Trophies will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place
1st Place
* Brian Crower is awarding a $300.00 Gift Certificate
* Godspeed is awarding a $300.00 Gift Certificate
* U-Drift $200.00 Cash
* AIT Racing is awarding a $150.00 Gift Certificate
* HPS Silicone Hoses is awarding $100.00 Gift Certificate
* RETAKS is awarding a $100.00 Gift Certficate
* Baker Precision is awarding a $50.00 Gift Certificate
* Just Drift is awarding a Free Practice Session Voucher to 1st place
* Dstroyr T-Shirt or Product
2nd Place
* AIT Racing is awarding a $100.00 Gift Certificate
* HPS Silicone Hoses is awarding $60.00 Gift Certificate
* Baker Precision is awarding a $50.00 Gift Certificate
* RETAKS is awarding a $50.00 Gift Certificate
* Dstroyr T-Shirt
3rd Place
* Baker Precision is awarding a $50.00 Gift Certificate
* HPS Silicone Hoses is awarding $40.00 Gift Certificate
* Dstroyr T-Shirt
RETAKS will be awarding a Cash Prize for the most “Insane Entry”
Current Drivers list
01. Hillsabeck, Traverse
02. Marstanovic, George
03. Remishevskiy, Eugene
04. Hitchcox, Zachery
05. Tecson, Mark
06. Remishevskiy, William
07. Cano, Carlos
08. Hateley, Andrew
09. Brockett, Dan
10. Escobedo, Aaron
11. Hosford, Corey
12. Mondragon, Joel
13. Wolfson, Tyler
14. Sproul, Joey
15. Villabrille, Alex
16. Billedo, Chris POW
17. Rosin, Addrock
18. Le, Danny
19. Mersman, Jordan
20. Gray, Robert
21. Burns, Mike
22. Yousif, Sam
23. Cummins, Trevor
24. Ornelas, Mauricio
25. Laing, Buckey
26. Wicknick, Brandon
27. Edwards, Daniel
28. Sin, Jackie
29. Ganotisi, Gary
30. George, Danny
Presented By: Vegasdrift.com
Associate Sponsors:
702 Graphics
AIT Racing
Baker Precision
Belle-1 Racing Communications
Brian Crower
CP Carrillo
DSTROYR
Emergency Hookers
Formula Drift
GodSpeed Project
HPS Silicone Hoses
Retaks Lifestyle Backpacks
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Formula DRIFT Round 3: Invasion Results;
Justin Pawlak Takes the Victory and the Lead in the Standings
Long Beach, Calif. – June 6, 2011 – Formula DRIFT entered Florida for the first time for Round 3: Invasion at Palm Beach International Raceway. Justin Pawlak takes the victory in the Falken Tires Ford Mustang and regains the lead in the Pro Championship standings.
Round 3: Invasion brought the Formula DRIFT Pro Championship to Florida for the first time in the eight seasons of competition. The action packed weekend showcased the best drifters in the world at a new venue. The new course was technical and fast giving the drivers a challenge to adjust to.
“The demand to bring Formula DRIFT from drifting fans to the state of Florida were heard loud and clear,” said Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. “We are confident that Formula DRIFT exceeded all expectations by showcasing the level of professional drifting competition never seen in the region before and hope we can make this a regular championship stop.”
The action on track saw the top 4 qualifiers make it into the Final 4 of the competition. Number one qualifier Chris Forsberg in the NOS Energy Drink Nissan 370Z battled number 2 qualifier Darren McNamara in the Falken Tire Saturn Sky in the consolation round. McNamara beat Forsberg to take third place in the event and also solidify a team Falken Tire sweep on the podium. The final battle was a battle of the Mustang with Falken Tire teammates Justin Pawlak in the Falken Ford Mustang and Vaughn Gittin, Jr. in the Monster Energy / Falken Ford Mustang. Pawlak edged out his teammate for his second victory of the season regaining the lead in the pro championship point standings.
“It feels unreal,” exclaimed Justin Pawak, winner of Round 3. “I knew I had a good chance to win despite a tough ladder of competition, but we brought it home and we are back on top!”
The Formula DRIFT Championship continues later this month for Round 4: The Gauntlet at Wall Speedway in New Jersey on June 17-18. Tickets are available to purchase online.
