Round 2: Road to the Championship Qualifying Results

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Qualifying Drivers – Top 32

Driver: Car #: Speed: Score:
1 F. Aasbo #151 151 50.8 90.5
2 M. Essa #101 101 45.8 89.8
3 J. Pawlak #13 13 48.9 88.4
4 C. Denofa #88 88 48.1 87.6
5 D. Saito #1 1 50.7 84.5
6 D. McNamara #8 8 48.9 81.4
7 M. Powers #665 665 47.7 80.7
8 M. Field #777 777 47.1 79.6
9 V. Gittin Jr. #25 25 45.1 79.1
10 C. Forsberg #64 64 47.4 77.9
11 O. Bakchis #723 723 44.9 77.9
12 F. Wang #808 808 48.4 72.9
13 J. Jones #29 29 46.2 72.2
14 D. George #7 7 48.2 71.2
15 D. Yoshihara #9 9 49.1 70.6
16 K. Moen #22 22 48.3 68.8
17 R. Nishida #31 31 49.1 85.1
18 C. Grunewald #79 79 49.9 84.9
19 R. Tuerck #62 62 47.4 75.4
20 K. Mohan #99 99 47.8 74.8
21 M. Ovcharik #235 235 47.4 72.4
22 T. Yoshioka #104 104 46.8 72.3
23 T. Aono #86 86 49.1 71.6
24 D. Briggs #24 24 48.9 70.4
25 C. Ward #23 23 46.3 69.8
26 W. Parsons #48 48 45.3 69.8
27 N. Hamilton #144 144 44.9 68.9
28 P. Mordaunt #90 90 46.3 67.8
29 J. Maeng #51 51 42 67.7
30 P. Goodin #46 46 50.8 63
31 C. Hosford #232 232 50.1 59
32 W. Wilkerson #95 95 47.4 58.9

Formula DRIFT Asia Debuts New Website & Round 1 TV Schedule

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With RD 1 of the 2013 Formula DRIFT Asia Series taking place this weekend in Australia, they also debuted a redesigned website to match the current Formula DRIFT site. The design and functionality of the site has been completely updated to allow for a more user-friendly, faster and integrated approach to this season.  Visit http://formuladriftasia.com/

Tickets for this event are still available and can be purchased here by visiting the Round 1 event page.

For fans who are unable to attend but have access to these international channels, here is the television broadcast schedule to watch Round 1: Achilles Formula DRIFT Australia 2013.

ASIA

NOTE: All times are based on Singapore & Hong Kong times. Bold airings are the LIVE broadcast

AUSTRALIA

LIVE broadcast will be on at Speed TV HD (Ch. 512) from 4 to 6pm Eastern Australian Time. Speed TV is a combined package with Fox Sports Australia. For more information, visit: www.foxsports.com.au/tvguide

Global Time Attack at Road Atlanta, GA “Drift Atlanta – Formula Drift” May 10-11, 2013

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Global Time Attack at Road Atlanta, GA

“Drift Atlanta – Formula Drift” May 10-11, 2013

Global Time Attack returns to Road Atlanta to kick off the 2013 GTA Pro Championship series at Drift Atlanta with Formula Drift. Road Atlanta’s Drift Atlanta event featuring Formula DRIFT consistently draws crowd’s well over 20,000 Motorsport fans! This is the largest attended time attack event in the country! Last year the Global Time Attack field was comprised of 24 time attack teams and Jeff Westphal stood out with a record-breaking lap of 1:23.628 in the GST Motorsports 2006 Subaru Impreza L.  Who will beat this time in 2013?  We have already confirmed a few entries from teams in California, Arizona, and even Canada that are making the trip to Road Atlanta for Global Time Attack.

Time attack your car and find out if you have what it takes!  Your car will be on track in front of thousands of screaming fans! You do not need an invite to compete, and registration is open to all.

Road Atlanta is a world-renowned road course and this is your chance to tackle it! GTA has a Class that fits your car. This GTA Pro Championship round will offer $10,000 in cash prizes plus much, much more in product contingency prizes. We work hard and smart to ensure that we provide the best environment for time attack racers to compete in a safe and professional manner.

The Global Time Attack represents the ultimate expression of automotive technology. This innovative racing series is quickly taking the motorsport world by storm, testing the drivers, teams and cars to their limits on a wide variety of dedicated race circuits with the singular goal of setting record lap times.  We set the stage for the fastest timed laps in racing where drivers compete against the clock, allowing teams to focus solely on achieving the fastest lap times against other drivers and machines on a given circuit. Global Time Attack teams can showcase their fabrication, tuning and set-up skills in order to create the fastest car possible. Global Time Attack car classes include Unlimited, Limited, Street, and Enthusiast determined by the amount of allowable modifications and separated by drive train configuration All Wheel Drive, Rear Wheel Drive and Front Wheel Drive.

Global Time Attack is aimed to create the ultimate venue where racers and machines compete against each other and time itself in all manner of car platforms to be the best in the world.

WHO: Global Time Attack
WHAT: RD 1 of the 2013 GTA Pro Championship
WHEN: Friday & Saturday, May 10-11, 2013
WHERE: Road Atlanta 
5300 Winder Highway, Braselton, GA 30517
WHY: Time Attack in front of 20,000 people while competing for a piece of the $10,000 Purse!

CLASSES:
Unlimited AWD
– $500 per entry
Unlimited RWD (FR, MR, RR)
 – $500 per entry
Unlimited FF
– $500 per entry
Limited AWD
– $500 per entry
Limited RWD (FR, MR, RR)
 – $500 per entry
Limited FF
– $500 per entry
Street AWD
– $500 per entry
Street RWD (FR, MR, RR)
 – $500 per entry
Street FF
– $500 per entry
Enthusiast AWD
-$350 per entry
Enthusiast RWD (FR, MR, RR)
 -$350 per entry
Enthusiast FF -$350 per entry

REGISTRATION: To sign up for RD1 of the GTA Pro Championship at Road Atlanta, click here.

PRIZE MONEY: Each GTA Pro Championship round will offer $10,000 in cash prizes plus much, much more in product contingency prizes. The GTA Pro Championship Unlimited, Limited, and Street Cars are awarded $600 to the first place winners and $200 to the second place winners. The GTA Enthusiast Class does not offer prize money, only trophies.

RULES: Major points: no wing boxes or minimum ride heights. Nitrous oxide and motorsport use only slicks are permitted in the Unlimited Class. No pro drivers in Street or Enthusiast Classes. All safety regulations adhere to the 2013 GTA CCR. GTA rules mainly list what is prohibited rather than what is allowed in an effort to encourage as much innovation as possible while still maintaining a fair playing field. View the 2013 GTA Rules

TIRES:
Unlimited Class
allows any DOT tire, and also allows Racing Slicks.
Limited Class DOT-approved treaded tires with a minimum UTQG-rating of 80 or higher.
Street Class DOT-approved treaded tires with a minimum UTQG-rating of 140 or higher. And Maximum tire width is AWD: 255, RWD: 285
Enthusiast Class same tire regulations as the Street Class. 

TECH QUESTIONS: Questions on the rules or classes email [email protected]

Motegi Racing Super Drift Challenge Results

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Long Beach, Calif. – April 21, 2013 – Formula DRIFT hosted the inaugural Motegi Racing Super Drift Challenge during the 39th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Matt Powers in the Fatlace / Nitto Tire Nissan S14 took the event victory.

The inaugural Motegi Racing Super Drift Challenge brought motorsports action under the lights for the first time in 39 years during the annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Sixteen of the top Formula DRIFT drivers competed for a $25,000 prize purse.

“To have been able to bring professional drifting competition to the masses during the 39th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is remarkable,” stated Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. “To do it for the first time under the lights of the famous Long Beach street course is something special.”

The action under the lights gave a new dynamic for the drivers with ever changing track temperatures along with the plumes of white smoke under the fluorescent lights proved to be challenging. Fredric Aasbo in the Hankook Tire Scion Racing tC in the Final 4 battle hit the outside of clipping zone 2 damaging his vehicle and failing to continue in the competition taking home fourth place. Walker Wilkerson in the Achilles Radial / Fueled Racing Nissan S14 automatically took the third spot with Aasbo out in the Top 4. Powers battled the number one qualifier Michael Essa in the GSR Autosport / Yokohama Tire BMW M3 in an exciting Finals match and edged out Essa to take home the inaugural victory.

“The final battle with Essa was super sick,” stated Matt Powers, winner of the Motegi Racing Super Drift Challenge. “I would have been happy with second place, but am stoked and looking forward to the rest of the season.”

The Formula DRIFT Pro Championship presented by GoPro continues at Round 2: Road to the Championship at Road Atlanta on May 10-11, 2013.

Motegi Racing Super Drift Challenge Results

Winner – Matt Powers
2nd Place – Michael Essa
3rd Place – Walker Wilkerson
4th Place – Fredric Aasbo