RCX will be giving away a free admission ticket to every attendee of Round 1: Streets of Long beach while supplies last.
EVENT INFO.
LOCATION
Long Beach Convention Center
300 East Ocean Ave.
Long Beach, CA. 90802
EVENT TIMES
Event Date: April 28-29, 2012
Event Time: 10am-6pm Saturday, 10am-4pm Sunday
Redondo Beach, CA – based PM Racing and driver Patrick Mordaunt are proud to announce their partnership with APEX Integration for the 2012 Formula Drift season. A’PEXi has always been a leader in high performance components for racers, driving enthusiasts, and has supported PM Racing since the beginning of Patrick Mordaunt’s career. “We are thrilled about this collaboration and opportunity to witness the potential of Patrick Mordaunt’s progression in his career,” said A’PEXi. Mordaunt will drive the recently upgraded A’PEXi Lexus SC430 that previously competed in the 2010 Formula Drift season. Mordaunt said, “I’m excited to partner with an experienced team like A’PEXi and am looking forward to driving their Lexus SC 430 for the 2012 Formula Drift season”.
In addition, to this exciting new partnership is the resurgence of Yokohama Tire back into the Formula Drift Series for 2012. The PM Racing / A’PEXi team has partnered with Yokohama Tire for the 2012 season and is excited to use high performance Yokohama tires with their proven track record for that elusive competitive edge.
Long Beach, Calif. – March 21, 2012 – Formula DRIFT has announced the return of Yokohama Tire Corporation as an official tire supplier for the 2012 Pro Championship.
Yokohama will showcase their ADVAN Neova AD08 tire and the technology driven performance of the Yokohama S.drive on competition vehicles within the Series.
“Yokohama has a long history in the sport of drifting and was among the first tire brands embraced by the pioneers of the sport,” said Matt Johnson, Yokohama Performance Marketing Supervisor. “In addition, the first 2 Formula DRIFT championships were won by drivers using Yokohama tires. The Yokohama brand is synonymous with performance and we look forward to showcasing our products in 2012.”
In the inaugural and second season of Formula DRIFT, Yokohama found success and was the tire on both championship-winning vehicles.
“Yokohama’s proven success within the Series will make for an even more competitive competition in 2012,” said Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. “We are excited to have one of the original sponsors of the Series return and make a run at another championship.”
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This weekend we will be holding our annual tech day at the Source Interlink office in Irvine. Come hang out with the top teams from Formula Drift as well as get a chance to get your car in a magazine!
Saturday, March 24 2012
Time: 11:00 am – 3:00 PM
Source Interlink Media Tech Center
1733 Alton Parkway
Irvine Ca 92606
