Long Beach, Calif. – July 3, 2014 – Formula DRIFT and the Club Dominicano de Corredores de Drift (CDCD) announced an extension of the agreement between the two organizations to help develop drifting in the Dominican Republic.

“We value our relationship with organizations such as the CDCD, in an effort to help to not only grow the sport of drifting globally, but also to help bring the highest level of driving talent into Formula DRIFT,” says Jim Liaw, president of Formula DRIFT.

The relationship with the two organizations dates back to 2009, with the start of the Dominican Drift Series, and includes support from Formula DRIFT with staff and judges for the Dominican Drift events. It also includes the chance for eligible drivers in the Dominican Series to have a chance to obtain their Formula DRIFT Pro Championship license to compete in Formula DRIFT.

“Formula DRIFT is the largest drifting organization in the world, with drivers of all nationalities competing including our local, Jhonnattan Castro,” says Carlos Rodriguez, president of the Club Dominicano de Corredores de Drift (CDCD). “In our Dominican Drift series we have had drivers from different countries including the United States, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Colombia and Cuba.”

Round 2 of the Dominican Drift series was held on Saturday, June 28 at the Autodromo Mobil 1 and Jhonnattan Castro took the event victory. Formula DRIFT judge Ryan Lanteigne presided over the event with judge Brian Eggert scheduled to attend Round 3 and judge Andy Yen to attend Round 4.