On Friday night, Formula Drift Drivers Michael Essa and Tony Brakohiapa travelled to the Aljazira Football Club stadium to perform a demonstration in front of thousands of fans immediately after a major soccer match.
Yas Marina Update – The Bad Bull heads to Virgin.
The Yas Marina pre event PR machine continues to roll in advance of the first Formula Drift event to take place in the UAE. Tonight at midnight, Mad Mike Whiddett and his crew travelled to Mall of The Emirates in Dubai to install his Red Bull RX8 in the centre of the Virgin Megastore for the weekend.
Loading up late at Yas Marina Race School. The car could only be installed once the mall had closed at midnight. Continue reading Yas Marina Update – The Bad Bull heads to Virgin.
Formula DRIFT Announces 2011 ProAm Affiliate Series Partners
Formula DRIFT Announces 2011 ProAm Affiliate Series Partners;
ProAm All-Star Invitational to Highlight the Best Up and Coming Drifters
Long Beach, Calif. – February 17, 2011 – Formula DRIFT has announced the official 2011 ProAm Affiliate Series partners. The best up and coming drivers will compete in the new Formula DRIFT ProAm All-Star Invitational at the end of the season at the Toyota Speedway in Irwindale.
“Formula DRIFT continues to work with grassroots and regional drifting programs to progress the sport,” said Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. “Formula DRIFT and its ProAm partners continue to bridge the gap between regional drivers and the touring professional driver. These regional programs serve to help a driver and team gain the experience of competing on a professional stage where they understand the rigors of a multi-round competition, how to budget properly, and learn what it takes to be a professional driver & team.”
List of 2011 Approved Formula DRIFT ProAm Affiliates by region
Evergreen Drift – www.evergreendrift.com – Pacific Northwest
Hold the Line – www.htldrift.com – Northeast
Just Drift – www.justdrift.com – Southern California
Lone Star Drift – www.fabricatedmotorsports.com – Texas
Midwest Drift Union – www.mdudrift.com – Midwest
Streetwise Drift – www.streetwisedrift.com – Southeast
Thunder Drift – www.thunderdrift.com – Northern California
Vegas Drift- www.vegasdrift.com – Southwest
**Additional programs may be added.
Formula DRIFT introduces the “ProAm All-Star Invitational,” which will invite all newly licensed Formula DRIFT ProAm drivers to compete against one another to determine who is the best amateur drifter in the country. The event will be held at the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale in conjunction with the Formula DRIFT Championship Finale on October 7-8, 2011 and replaces the former, “Formula DRIFT ProAm Nationals” and will not be a licensing event as in previous years. In addition, Formula DRIFT will be granting each Series within the affiliate program an increased preset number of Formula DRIFT Pro Licenses. These licenses will be awarded to their top ranking point earners at the end of their ProAm season and will include an invite to the “ProAm Cup All-Star Invitational,” during the biggest drift event of the season.
For more information on Formula DRIFT approved ProAm affiliates including tickets, sponsorship, and about their other regional grassroots programs visit: www.formuladrift.com
Hold the Line Pro-Am Series
For Immediate Release:
Tony Angelo is proud to announce his newest drifting endeavor, the Hold the Line Formula D Pro-Am series. Hold the Line (“HTL”) will fill the Pro-Am void that exists in the Northeastern US. HTL will be a four event series held at two of the best drift tracks in the region, the venerable Englishtown Raceway in Old Bride, NJ, and the fresh, state of the art Monticello Motor Club in Monticello, NY. Over the past 8 years, Englishtown has been the host of many groundbreaking drift events, while Monticello is a superbly appointed, state of the art facility that has only recently opened its doors to drifting.
“I’m really happy to announce the Hold the Line series to all the up and coming drivers from my neck of the woods, and I’m excited to be working with two world-class facilities to deliver what is surely going to be a fun and exciting series.” said Angelo.
The HTL program will deliver full FD licenses to the top series finishers. Hold the Line also boasts such features as Drift demos by some of the best competitors in the sport today, and a judging panel headed by Tony Angelo, himself. Hold the Line will work in conjunction with Clubloose at Englishtown, and D-Up! at Monticello Motor Club.
www.htldrift.com (coming soon)
Events: May 1 – Monticello Motor Club
July 16 – Englishtown Raceway Park
August 6 – Monticello Motor Club
September 10 – Englishtown Raceway Park
