Good morning! Chelsea laid down an impressive 95-point run on his first qualifying lap yesterday at Formula Drift New Jersey. However, it was a strong qualifying day by all drivers which resulted in the 95 just squeezing Chelsea into the top 10 with a 10th place starting spot. In his first battle he will face Rad Dan Burkett en route to a potential semi-final matchup with his RTR teammate Vaughn Gittin Jr.
Continue reading Chelsea DeNofa Earns Top 10 Qualifying Spot In New Jersey
May 11, 2019 was round 3 of the Formula Drift Pro Championship at Road Atlanta in Braselton, GA. Taylor Hull and his team went into the weekend feeling confident after so much development in the first two rounds. Thursday practice went well, the team had to go through a few gear changes again to get the car into the proper RPM range. When the day finished, the team was feeling good until they noticed an issue in the front end. Crew chief Nick Gross did some measuring and diagnosed an issue with the steering Ackerman which took the rest of the evening to reconcile.
Continue reading Taylor Hull goes for redemption at his home track Road Atlanta
10. “Passionate Pat” Goodin is the Underdog Everyone is Cheering For
As the 2019 Formula DRIFT season marches on, the teams arrived at Road Atlanta this weekend for the O’Reilly Auto Parts Road to the Championship presented by Permatex. It would see Aurimas “Odi” Bakchis defend his early lead in the Formula DRIFT Black Magic Pro Championship after wins in the first two rounds. Trenton Beechum would also attempt to defend his lead in the Formula DRIFT Link ECU Pro 2 Championship. However, both would be disappointed as new faces climbed on the top step of the podium.
The first event of the 2019 Formula Drift season was not a fun one for Ryan Tuerck. After qualifying seventh in Long Beach, Tuerck’s Toyota GT86 had a major collision with the wall in practice, damaging the chassis beyond repair. Continue reading FROM A TOTALED CAR TO PODIUM FINISH: RYAN TUERCK TAKES SECOND AT FORMULA DRIFT ATLANTA
