Meet Brody Goble & his Drift Car at the Vancouver Auto Show

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Meet Formula Drift’s Brody Goble & his Drift Car & Experience a Virtual Reality Experience leaving you feeling sideways – You will feel like you are on the track with him! Get ready for smoke and some side ways action.  Catch all of this only at the Drive Marketing Group Booth! Continue reading Meet Brody Goble & his Drift Car at the Vancouver Auto Show

Team RTS Alex Heilbrunn 2016 Formula DRIFT Livery Release

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2016 RTS Livery

Team RTS / Nitto Tires / Whipple Super Charged / Chevy Powered / BMW

Alex Heilbrunn and Race Tech Servies (RTSinc) / Rick Lamber to take over the ENTIRE operations of the 2016-2017 PRO1 FD racing team.

RTS has its original crew members back in place that is has had the past 6 yrs, Rick Lamber team engineer/crew chief, Chris Tusow /Car Chief, Greg Landes/ Lead Mechanic & Engine builder.

Alex Heilbrunn PRO 1 Driver
2015 FD Pro2 Champion
*2015 Pro2 Champion* 3 out of 4 races to podium = (2) 1st place / (1) 2nd place * 3 out of 4 races to achieve Pole Position points

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Formula DRIFT Renews Relationship With Evergreen Speedway

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Formula DRIFT Renews Relationship With Evergreen Speedway;
Series Extends Partnership with the Venue Into the 2018 Season

Long Beach, Calif. – February 24, 2016 – Formula DRIFT presented by Blackvue has renewed their relationship with Evergreen Speedway for three years extending into 2018. Since 2005, the venue has hosted the Series in the Pacific Northwest.

“Formula DRIFT’s priority has been to establish a foundation for the sport of Drifting,” said Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. “We found our home in the Pacific Northwest with Evergreen Speedway back in 2005. Since then, we have grown to be one of the largest events at the venue. By renewing our relationship with our third longest running venue for three more seasons only makes sense.”

In 2005, Formula DRIFT began the relationship with Evergreen Speedway. 2016 marks the 11th consecutive season for the Series to return to the venue, which is the 3rd longest running relationship for the Series with a track only followed by Irwindale Speedway and Road Atlanta. The event draws one of the largest attended crowds outside of Southern California showcasing the popularity of the sport in the Pacific Northwest. The event’s popularity stems from the exciting action on track. The course is one of the most challenging on the circuit and the variable weather conditions adds a dynamic element to the competition.

“We are thrilled to be a Formula DRIFT track and extremely proud of long-term relationship,” said Evergreen Speedway president, Doug Hobbs. “Having Formula DRIFT sign another three-year contract is outstanding to the region. The whole Seattle market loves Formula DRIFT as much as we do! The economic impact to Snohomish County and the State of Washington is sizable.”

Formula DRIFT returns to Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, WA on August 5-6, 2016 for Round 6, Throwdown. Tickets are available now on www.formulad.com starting at $34.90 online for a one-day Friday ticket.

The 2016 Formula DRIFT Championship begins on April 9-10 in Long Beach, CA. Tickets can be purchased throughwww.formulad.com, Ticketmaster outlets, and the Long Beach Convention Center box office.

For more information visit: www.formulad.com and find Formula DRIFT on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Tune into Formula DRIFT on CBS Sports and check your local listings for airtimes.

Ryan Tuerck and Gumout Join Forces in 2016

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Ryan Tuerck’s 900hp Gumout Scion FRS will have a new look for the 2016 Formula Drift Series season.  Gumout Performance Additives announced they will be a primary sponsor, bringing their sister company Black Magic Car Care along for the ride as well.

 “It’s pretty cool to go into the year with a company like Gumout behind me.  We’re both pumped to be working together, this is going to be fun,” said Tuerck, Formula D winner at Orlando in 2015.  “They’ve really gotten in to their Formula D program and want to do even more moving forward, so to get behind me and the Scion and what I’ve been trying to build here, I couldn’t be more stoked to get going.  We had a great year last year, we were in the championship fight at Irwindale; that only pushes us this year to take it a step further.”

Gumout and Ryan Tuerck will release the 2016 Gumout livery later in February, ahead of the Formula Drift series opening event in Long Beach, California.

 “We’re spending some time on the car design and how we release it,” Tuerck explained.  “We’ve got some ideas we’re throwing around right now for Gumout, some good stuff, so we’ll keep everyone posted when we let it all out.  

“As for the Formula D and the season, the car itself really got sorted out last year, so this off-season we’ve worked on making more power, but also keeping the reliability that was so key last year.  It’s tough, as the tires gain more and more grip each year, we have to make more and more power to drift.”

 Gumout’s line of science-based performance fuel additives will back Tuerck’s run at the Formula Drift championship this year showing the Drift community how keeping engine parts clean is key to having a high performing engine.

“Gumout has been providing solutions to fuel related problems since  World War 2 and we continue to do that today by producing cutting edge fuel additives,”  said Rusty Waples at Gumout. “What we love about Ryan is that he’s a gearhead on and off the track, and that means he’ll be the ultimate voice of the Gumout brand to the drift fanatics.

“We both share a passion and that is that we only settle for the best of the best; for Ryan that’s using the best parts & products that have been tested and proven to perform on the track. For Gumout it’s about quality formulations that have also been tested and proven in the lab, on the street and on the track. We truly mean it when we say Science In. Performance Out.

“It’s all on our website, so we welcome everyone to learn our history and be a part of our future.”

Visit www.gumout.com to learn more and follow us on the Gumout Channel on YouTube for Ryan Tuerck and Formula D content throughout 2016. 

 

ROUSH Performance Motorsports: On the Grid Across the U.S.

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ROUSH Performance Motorsports: On the Grid Across the U.S.

ROUSH will field NASCAR Xfinity, drag, drift and road racing programs for the 2016 season

PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, MICH. (February 16, 2016) — From Long Beach to Austin to Daytona, race teams backed by ROUSH Performance are ready to tear into this year’s season. ROUSH Performance will sponsor racing efforts that span the gamut from road racing to drag racing to NASCAR to drifting.

“Our company was founded on a passion for performance,” said Jack Roush Jr., race car driver and brand manager for ROUSH Performance. “What better way to showcase this passion and capability than to put ourselves to the test across vastly different forms of racing.”

Ready for NASCAR’S Green Flag

ROUSH Performance teams up with Darrell (Bubba) Wallace Jr. this year in the NASCAR Xfinity Series beginning with the season-opener in Daytona. Wallace, 22, was named to Ebony magazine’s 2015 Power 100 and listed in Forbes magazine’s 30 Under 30 Sports list in 2014. 

In his Xfinity Series rookie season, Wallace drove his Ford Mustang to a seventh-place finish in the point standings. “It’s all about execution this year,” Wallace said. “We will work hard and be sure to put ourselves in position each and every weekend.”

Pawlak to Push Drifting’s Limits

Justin Pawlak will fly the ROUSH Performance flag in drifting’s Formula D series. Pawlak is counting on his aggressive but smooth driving style to put him at the top this season, which opens in Long Beach on April 8.

Pawlak is a hands-on driver, who does his own mechanical, fabrication and suspension work. This year, he will showcase his prowess in a 2016 ROUSH Supercharged Mustang with a Ford Performance Aluminator crate engine. The race car pushes out almost 1,000 horsepower and 831 lb-ft of torque. “It’s a really solid platform using factory components,” Pawlak said.

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