Round 2: Road to the Championship Results

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May 11, 2013

Round 2: Road to the Championship Results;
Daigo Saito Takes the Victory

Long Beach, Calif. – May 11, 2013 – Formula DRIFT presented by GoPro continued to Round 2: Road to the Championship at Road Atlanta. Defending 2012 champion, Daigo Saito in the Achilles / Bridges Racing Lexus SC430 takes the victory.

Round 2: Road to the Championship returned for the tenth consecutive season to the home of the inaugural Formula DRIFT competition at Road Atlanta. This is the only course on the circuit that has paved a custom section of the track specifically for drifting. Despite the intermittent rain, the fans in Atlanta came out in force and stayed through to the end of the event. Road Atlanta has the largest attendance for the Series outside of California.

“Drifting is chaotic and unpredictable,” stated Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. “Today showed the ability of the Formula DRIFT drivers to adapt to the changing conditions while still performing.”

The rain slicked track proved to be a challenge as the event entered into the Top 16 portion of the competition. Heading into the competition, Daijiro Yoshihara in the Discount Tire / Falken Tire Nissan 240SX held the points lead, but surprisingly failed to make it into the Top 16, opening the opportunity for other drivers in the point standings. Michael Essa in the GSR Autosport / Yokohama Tire BMW M3 faced Vaughn Gittin, Jr. in the Monster Energy / Nitto Tire Ford Mustang RTR in the consolation round. Gittin won third place and takes the lead in the 2013 Pro Championship point standings. The final round pitted Darren McNamara in the Falken Tire Nissan 240SX against returning champion Daigo Saito. McNamara on the first run misjudged the speed of Saito and ran into his car causing damage and giving up the advantage, which his team was not able to overcome. Saito earned his first victory of the season and moves into second place overall.

“This almost feels like revenge from Long Beach since I was only able to make it into the Top 16 at Round 1,” said Daigo Saito, winner of Round 2: Road to the Championship. “The track conditions were horrible and it could have been anyone that won, but I am happy that I was able to pull off the victory. Thanks to the team and Achilles for helping make this all possible.”

For more information visit: www.formuladrift.com

Formula DRIFT Professional Championship Presented by GoPro 2013 Standings After Two Rounds
1. Gittin Jr., Vaughn Monster Energy / Nitto Tire Ford Mustang RTR 172 Points
2. Saito, Daigo Achilles Tire / Bridges Racing Lexus SC430 161 Points
3. McNamara, Darren Falken Tire Nissan S14 156 Points
4. Essa, Michael GSR Autosport / Yokohama BMW M3 141 Points
5. Yoshihara, Daijiro Discount Tire / Falken Tire Nissan S13 137 Points
6. Aasbo, Fredric Hankook Tire Scion Racing tC 136 Points
7. Forsberg, Chris NOS Energy Drink / Hankook Nissan 370Z 135 Points
8. Tuerck, Ryan Team Retaks / Maxxis Scion Racing FR-S 125.50 Points
9. Moen, Kenneth Lutz Performance / Falken Tire Nissan 350Z 120 Points
10. Powers, Matt Nitto Tire / Fatlace Nissan S14 119 Points
11. Pawlak, Justin Falken Tire Ford Mustang 116.50 Points
12. Bakchis, Aurimas Nexen Tire Nissan S14 112 Points
13. DeNofa, Chelsea BC Racing BMW 3 Series 105 Points
14. Mohan, Kyle Nexen Tire / Mazdatrix RX-8 86 Points
15. Wang, Forrest Get Nuts Labs Nissan 240SX 82 Points
16. Field, Matt CX Racing / Blacktrax Nissan 240SX 81.50 Points

Round 2: Road to the Championship Event Results
1. Saito, Daigo Achilles Tire / Bridges Racing Lexus SC430 Winner
2. McNamara, Darren Falken Tire Nissan S14 Second Place
3. Gittin Jr., Vaughn Monster Energy / Nitto Ford Mustang RTR Third Place

Manufacturers Championship Standings After Two Rounds
1. Ford 288.50 Points
2. Scion 261.50 Points
3. Nissan 248 Points
4. BMW 246 Points
5. Lexus 239.75 Points

Tire Championship Standings After Two Rounds
1. Falken 330 Points
2. Nitto 311 Points
3. Hankook 270 Points
4. Achilles 243 Points
5. Nexen 228.50 Points

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]