Behind the Scenes – Life of FD Staff
Part of the activities today at the Formula DRIFT Pro Championship included the Formula DRIFT Pro AM event in association with US DRIFT.
5 drivers were selected to be invited to the Pro Am Nationals this November in Arizona
Invited:
– Dennis Mertzanis
– Tom Barnhart
Winners:
3rd – Dan Willie
2nd – Jason Guzman
1st – Brian Peter
Note: Bryan also received a brand new Braille Battery as well as a cordless impact gun from Snap On
Side note: The impact gun is bad a**!
Ryan
Atlanta is one of the most exciting Drift course of the season – not because of the layout but it also features drifting at night!!
So right after the sunset, those drivers who qualified got a taste of what is to drift at night here in ATL.
Vaughn walks around the grid talking to his mechanics and fellow drivers.
Here are the results for Formula DRIFT Round 2: Proving Ground Top 32 Qualifying. These are the drivers that will make it to the main event day tomorrow. The event times are 10AM to 10PM at Road Atlanta.
Qualifying Order / Driver / Car # / Qualifying Score
1 T. Foust 1 88.5
2 D. Yoshihara 9 88.1
3 D. McNamara 8 87.8
4 R. Miki 26 87.5
5 S. Hubinette 77 86.7
6 R. Millen 6 86.5
7 S. Verdier 12 85.8
8 V. Gittin 25 85.3
9 R. Tuerck 44 80
10 J. Pawlak 13 79.8
11 R. Nishida 31 79.4
12 C. Forsberg 64 79.4
13 T. McQuarrie 17 78.8
14 R. Petty 808 74.55
15 J. Maeng 51 73.9
16 M. Takatori 23 73.8
17 K. Gushi 5 72.4
18 D. VanDenBrink 19 69
19 K. Yamanaka 7 67.7
20 M. Essa 101 61.75
21 C. Kregorian 14 61
22 B. Wilkerson 28 59.9
23 M. Waldin 24 59
24 C. Canul 30 58
25 T. Aono 86 57.9
26 T. Brakohiapa 18 57.3
27 T. Suell 777 56.9
28 J. Jones 29 54.2
29 J. Wagner 412 52.2
30 C. Rydquist 46 52
31 P. Mordaunt 90 48.5
32 C. Wan 3 43.5
Congratulations to Tanner Foust the top qualifier!
FormulaDRIFT.com > Pro Championship > Road Atlanta
Proving Ground | May 8-9
Formula DRIFT Returns to Road Atlanta Home of the Inaugural Formula DRIFT Event Back in 2004
Road Atlanta opened in 1970 and was home of the inaugural Formula DRIFT event back in 2004. The 2.54-mile, 12-turn track is owned by Panoz Motorsports and hosts many events throughout the year including Formula DRIFT.
Utilizing Turns 9, 10A, and 10B of the road course, cars slide sideways through the turns and then hit the loop before the Suzuki bridge and back towards Turns 10B, 10A, and then ends dramatically by drifting uphill on an incline.
Round 2: Proving Ground at Road Atlanta will be on of the most anticipated events of the season. The event will be spread between 2 days of drifting action and new for 2009 a Top 32 head-to-head competition format. Drivers are tested on the fast entry and tight turns of the road course and will have to prove that they have what it takes to reach the podium.
Can we expect a battle of the Energy Drinks!?
Randy (FD Chief Steward) and I landed around noon today and the first thing we did was, headed to the track to see what’s going on and of course, give you guys some updates…
Some Cars where already testing the track and some upgrades to their cars.
Teams are setting up their rigs and the work area – Did you know you Fans/Spectators can walk around the paddock and watch the team work on their cars?
Enough Paddock updates, im sure you guys want to see some action from today’s testing…
