Formula DRIFT Round 7: Title Fight Tickets On-Sale, Monday, July 27th

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2015 Season Finale to be Held at Irwindale Speedway on October 9-10

Long Beach, Calif. – July 23, 2015 – Tickets for the final event of the 2015 Formula DRIFT Championship season go on sale, Monday, July 27. Round 7: Title Fight on October 9-10, 2015 will be held at Irwindale Speedway. VIP Experience ticket options are available.

The 2015 Formula DRIFT season will come to a close on October 9-10, 2015 at Irwindale Speedway, which may be the last event for the series at the “House of Drift,” as the venue may undergo demolition. For the past five seasons the event has sold out and early purchase is highly recommended. Tickets will go on sale Monday and will be available on www.formuladrift.com.

Reserved tickets are available in the main grandstand and trackside grandstand for Friday, Saturday, and Two-Day. New for this season is the option to purchase a Friday only ticket, which will accommodate more fans over the two days of action. VIP Experience tickets are also available and include a reserved seat ticket in either the main grandstand or trackside grandstand, VIP track walk during Saturday’sopening ceremonies, priority line for the driver autograph session held on Friday, express entrance and a collector’s edition credential. Additionally, the main grandstand sky box VIP suite is available to a limited 24 people that will include a seat in the sky box, food and drinks for both Friday and Saturday and the benefits of the VIP Experience.

“Irwindale Speedway has been the season finale since season one and has always been the biggest and most exciting competition all year” said Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. “To ensure that fans do not miss out on the action and reserve the seat they want, we suggest fans to purchase their tickets early as it has been a sold-out event. The last event of the season has always been a remarkable experience with the chase for the championship coming to an end and a champion being crowned.”

Ticketing options include the following:

Main Grandstand Reserved Seating
Friday Only Ticket
Saturday Only Ticket
– Two-Day Ticket
– Includes assigned / reserved seat located in the main grandstand

VIP Experience Main Grandstand Reserved Seating
– Two-Day Ticket
– Includes assigned / reserved seat located in the main grandstand, VIP track walk during opening ceremonies, priority line for autograph signing (Friday), express entrance and collector’s edition credential.

Trackside Reserved Grandstand
Saturday Only Ticket
– Two-Day Ticket
– Includes assigned / reserved seat located on in-field of track, private bathrooms and concessions

VIP Experience Trackside Reserved Grandstand
– Two-Day Ticket
– Includes assigned / reserved seat located on in-field of track, private bathrooms and concessions, VIP track walk during opening ceremonies, priority line for autograph signing (Friday), express entrance and collector’s edition credential.

2-Day Skybox VIP Suite (limited to 24)
– Two-Day Ticket
– Includes sky box seat in air-conditioned sky box above main grandstand, private bathroom, buffet dinner and drinks (Friday andSaturday), Driftstream live feed inside sky box, VIP track walk during opening ceremonies, priority line for autograph signing (Friday), express entrance and collector’s edition credential.

The championship chase continues into Round 5: Throwdown at Evergreen Speedway this weekend, July 2425, 2015. For more information visit: www.formuladrift.com and find Formula DRIFT on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. For more information about the Irwindale Event Center visit: www.irwindaleeventcenter.com.

FD Japan: The Right Formula by Larry Chen

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It may surprise you guys, but up until very recently I had never shot a professional drifting event in Japan. Sure, I’ve visited the Land of the Rising Sun dozens of times for the Tokyo Auto Salon and sportscar racing, but never a D1 Grand Prix event. Ironically though, my first taste of pro drift in this country was not at a D1GP round, but Formula Drift Japan held at Fuji Speedway a couple of weekends ago.

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A few years ago I would never have imagined that a Formula Drift event would – or could – be held in Japan.

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The Violent Calm Of An 850 Horsepower Mustang Drift Car By Jalopnik

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The Violent Calm Of An 850 Horsepower Mustang Drift Car

I told Vaughn, “nobody else in practice is running as close to the other car as you are. You know this is just practice right?” He laughed, said it’s only fun when you drift as close to the other car as possible. Then he paused, and then he looked back at me with something between a laugh and a sigh. “Yeah, I can be kind of a dick sometimes.”

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