Live from the Great 8! Nishida moves past Verdier. In the battle of American muscle Hubinette in the Mopar Dodge Viper beats out after a One More Time the pilot of the Falken Tires Ford Racing Mustang GT, Vaughn Gittin Jr. Tuerck moves past Brakiohapa. After a crash on the first turn, Foust moves past Aono into the Top 4.
Another exciting round of competition. Some highlights include Verdier taking out the #1 qualifier and winner of last year’s RD1 LB event, Chris Forsberg, in a close battle. Nishida moving on past Quoc Ly. Gittin easily moving past Kondo. Hubinette edging out Long Beach native Justin Pawlak in one of the most exciting rounds of action. Tony Brakiohiapa beating out Darren McNamara in a close battle. Tuerck moving past Grunewald after Grunewald crashes out. In one of the most anticipated battles Ueo vs Foust – with Foust taking out the Formula DRIFT rookie. Another Rookie Jones after a “One More Time” vs Aono crashes out moving Aono to the Great 8.
And did I mention a visit from UFC lightweight fighter Rampage!
Highlight photos
Foust and Ueo in a tight battle!
More photos after the jump and stay tuned for the GREAT 8
Continue reading LIVE from the Top 16
We’re live at the Streets of Long Beach for Round 1 for the 2009 Formula DRIFT Championship Season. Check out the results page for LIVE results round by round.
More photos after the jump!
Opening Ceremonies
Tommy Suell did not make it into today’s competition, but check out what happened during qualifying.
Even Rally driver Ken Block loves Formula D
The beginning
More exciting action as we are half way through the Top 32 battle. So far drivers – Forsberg, Verdier, Nishida, Ly, Kondo, Gittin, Pawlak, and Hubinette have made it into the Top 16.
More photos after the jump
Continue reading LIVE Round 1 – Top 32 Action
We’re live at the Streets of Long Beach and into the Top 32 competition. The weather is gorgeous and the fans are in for a real treat. The action continues until about 5PM…keep checking the blog for more.
Go to the Formula DRIFT Results Page for live round by round coverage.
Another packed event!
