Formula DRIFT Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Fundraiser

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Last Thursday night (12/13/12), our special charity event to benefit the American Red Cross’s Hurricane Sandy relief efforts at Irwindale Speedway helped raise over $7,000! Fans that purchased ride-along tickets were treated to the ride of their life by Mauricio Orneles Jr., Jeff Jones, Patrick Mordaunt, Dai Yoshihara, Justin Pawlak, Odi Bakchis, Danny George, Kyle Mohan and Ryan Kado. Many thanks to these drivers for coming out and partcipating.

Throughout the night, other current and former drivers such as Ken Gushi, Alex Pfeiffer and Tanner Foust were on hand to take photos with fans and show their support.

We’d like to thank the following supporters for their generous donations to the raffle that took place.

ACT, K&N, M7, Lucas Oil, Fatlace, Keep Drifting Fun, Falken, HPI, Discount Tire, Yoshihara Design, Motegi, Nitto Tire, Electric, Alpinestars, Tony Angelo, Vaughn Gittin Jr., LA Racing, Source Interlink, Modified Magazine, Import Tuner, Super Street, EBC Brakes, K1 Speed, Racers Edge, Scion, Scion Racing and Beach City Mustang Club.

We’d also like to show our appreciation to:

The Irwindale Events Center for donating the facility, Emergency Hookers, Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, ECO Boards, Everything Under The Sun and Belle-1 Racing Communications.

Thank you to all of our fans, drivers, teams and sponsors for helping making this event a great success!

Visit our All Access gallery for images from the event.

Tis the Season of Giving Back with Formula D and Super Street!

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Super Street Magazine has just announced a contest to coincide with our Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief event on December 13 at Irwindale Speedway. This is your chance to get a FREE ride-along with a Formula DRIFT driver AND help those on the east coast who are in need. Don’t miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity.

CLICK HERE for official contest rules and to enter.

Formula DRIFT Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Fundraiser Announced; Irwindale Speedway to Host Charity Drift Event on December 13

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Formula DRIFT has announced a special charity event to benefit the American Red Cross’s Hurricane Sandy relief efforts on December 13 at Irwindale Speedway. Professional drift ride-alongs from Formula DRIFT stars will be for sale to the public with proceeds to going to the relief fund.

“Hurricane Sandy affected a lot of people on the East Coast and we realize the help that is needed to restore the quality of life for many,” said Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. “The Series has many friends, fans and family living in the affected parts of the country and we invite everyone to come attend this special event to help support those in need.”

Formula DRIFT ride-alongs from the Series top drivers such as Daijiro Yoshihara, Justin Pawlak, Odi Bakchis, Kyle Mohan, Jeff Jones, Danny George and more will be available to give once in a lifetime ride-alongs that will be for sale.

Raffle tickets will also be on-sale at the event for a chance to win great prizes from Formula DRIFT partners including:

ACT, EBC Brakes, Electric, Fatlace, K&N, K1 Speed, Keep Drifting Fun, Motegi, Racers Edge, Tony Angelo, Scion Racing and Vaughn Gittin Jr.

Those that purchase a ride-along will be entered into a raffle for prizes donated by the following companies:

Alpinestars, America’s Tire, Falken Tire, K&N, K1 Speed, Fatlace, NItto Tire, Discount Tire Center and Racers Edge. 

The event is FREE and open for all fans to attend from 6 – 9 PM. Companies and Individuals can purchase ride-alongs via the Formula DRIFT website: www.formuladrift.com. Donations are also welcome with all proceeds to be donated to the American Red Cross.

CLICK HERE TO BUY A RIDE ALONG

Schedule of Events:

6:00pm: GATES OPEN TO PUBLIC

6:00 – 6:30pm: Driver Practice / Warm-Up Session

6:00 – 6:30pm: Ride-Along Check-In

6:30 – 7:30pm: Ride-Alongs

7:30 – 8:00pm: Raffle Drawing

8:00 – 9:00pm: Additional Ride-Alongs

9:00pm: GATES CLOSE TO PUBLIC

Formula DRIFT Exhibition at the MavTV 500 IndyCar Race

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This past Saturday, fans at the MavTV 500 IndyCar race at Auto Club Speedway were treated to multiple drifting demos by Odi Bakchis, Joon Maeng, Danny George and Conrad Grunewald.

In over 100 degree temperatures, the drivers put on a great show in front of thousands of fans as they roamed the paddock prior to the race.

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Targa Trophy Event # 3 – Los Angeles – Las Vegas

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Vehicles – Targa Trophy is open to all makes of exotic and specialty sports cars including Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, Spyker, Mercedes AMG, BMW M, Aston Martin, Bentley, Rolls Royce, Audi, Lotus, Viper, Corvette, select European & Japanese imports, classic exotics, muscle cars and unique one-off sports cars.

Featured Marque

Euro vs. JDM – SHOWCASING THE BEST FROM ALL EUROPEAN & JAPANESE MARKS

Exclusive Partnership
Formula Drift – Round 6 – Las Vegas

Checkpoint Stops
Undisclosed stops between Los Angeles & Las Vegas

Host Hotel
PALMS PLACE & PALMS LAS VEGAS – DISCOUNT RATES FOR SAT & SUN AVAILABLE TO ALL TEAMS AT PALMS PLACE & PALMS – Click here for more information.

Rally Event Entry Fee – $350 + $15 svc fee

  • RALLY EVENT FEE INCLUDES
  • Entry fee covers 2 people (driver and navigator)
  • 2 Targa Trophy Special Edition Event T-Shirts
  • Targa Trophy Experience Event Sticker Kit
  • Targa Trophy Drive Sessions Vol. 2 CD
  • Targa Trophy Experience Event Gift Bags (1 per person)
  • 2 tickets to Formula Drift Round 6 Las Vegas event
  • Exclusive parking inside Formula Drift LV arena for Targa Trophy car show/display
  • Exclusive access into Targa Trophy VIP Lounge inside Formula Drift LV arena
  • VIP comp access to Targa Trophy Experience After Party exclusively at venue TBA
  • New Experience Event format gives everyone a chance to win BIG prizes & awards will be given to honor the best cars and most interesting personalities at the event

Click here for more information.