2019 has been a season of highs and lows for Ryan Tuerck and several of the Nitto drivers. In Long Beach, Travis Reeder was denied the opportunity to compete in his Chevy Camaro EL1 Electric drift car, while Ryan Tuerck totaled the Toyota GT86 chassis he has been competing in since the 2012 drift season. In Orlando, Chelsea DeNofa rose to the podium while Vaughn Gittin Jr. recovered from a major crash in practice to finish in the Final 4, but Reeder’s team chased mechanical gremlins in the Camaro EL1. Atlanta trended upwards for Tuerck as he took a second place podium finish and Reeder was finally was able to debut his Camaro EL1 drift car, but downward for Gittin Jr. and DeNofa as they both lost out in the Top 16 round. As each round on the Formula Drift schedule begins, the slate is wiped clean and each driver is given a fresh opportunity to dominate the competition. Continue reading RYAN TUERCK SMASHES THROUGH WALL OF COMPETITION AT FORMULA DRIFT NEW JERSEY

By Joey Redmond
 

10. Track Layout Change for the Best

The track layout at Wall Speedway had some serious issues when the Formula Drift staff arrived this past weekend. Some of the patchwork on the track wasn’t holding up so the Formula Drift staff was forced to rework the track to avoid this section. The change to the track put a lot of pressure and load on one tire as they circled the track. I spoke with a few teams that were greatly concerned about tire wear but I think the last minute changes to the track were for the best. The Top 16 was wild with tons of great battles, a few unfortunate accidents, and a wild shakeup to the championship!

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Good afternoon! Chelsea had an eventful day at Formula Drift New Jersey which saw each of his battles end in a wrecker being brought out. Fortunately, all drivers are okay, but unfortunately for Chelsea the judges deemed the contact in his Top 16 battle with Piotr Wiecek to be his fault knocking him out of competition. Chelsea currently sits 10th in the overall championship standings with the second half of the season beginning July 19th in Monroe, WA.
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Hope everyone had a good weekend! Vaughn certainly did finishing fourth at Formula Drift Round 4: The Gauntlet and closing the point gap in overall standings. After unanimously winning his first battle the road to the final four was no easy one for Vaughn who saw his Top 16, eight and four battles all go one more time. Ultimately it would be current points leader Fredric Aasbo besting Vaughn, but not before Vaughn was able to gain some spots in the overall championship where he currently sits eighth at the halfway point of the season.
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