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Formula DRIFT Round 1: Streets of Long Beach Tickets On-Sale; Eleventh Season of Competition Begins on April 4-5, 2014
Long Beach, Calif. – January 29, 2014 – Formula DRIFT kicks off the eleventh season of competition beginning with Round 1: Streets of Long Beach on April 4-5. Tickets are now on-sale and can be purchased online via the Formula DRIFT website, www.formuladrift.com.
“This will be our seventh consecutive year drifting on the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Street Course,” said Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. “With the new season brings new cars and new drivers to the Series and we are excited to kick off the action in April to another sell out audience.”
To satisfy the demand for seating over 2,000 reserved tickets seats have been added to the venue to ensure that fans can sit and enjoy the action. Tickets are available online for purchase with the option to select from any of the available grandstands. A new VIP experience is also being added for purchase. The FD VIP Experience will grant access to preferred seats in grandstand 18, a track-walk during opening ceremonies where fans will be inches away from the drivers, a line pass for the autograph session and a signature Formula DRIFT credential. No matter where fans sit they can also expect to see every inch of the course with the newly updated, massive jumbotrons at the facility.
Tickets are now available for Round 1: Streets of Long Beach on April 4-5, including reserved seating, 2-day ticket packages, and VIP tickets and can be purchased through www.formuladrift.com, Ticketmaster outlets, and the Long Beach Convention Center box office. Ticket prices start at $35 online with all seats reserved for Saturday’s competition day.
Round 1: Streets of Long Beach will feature the championship defense for Michael Essa and top contenders Chris Forsberg, Daigo Saito, Fredric Aasbo and Vaughn Gittin, Jr. in addition to new drivers and vehicles that will make their debut at the season opener. The season kickoff will also showcase the new Offset Kings car show.
Formula DRIFT Announces 2014 Pro Championship Global Schedule
For Immediate Release
January 23, 2014
Formula DRIFT Announces 2014 Pro Championship Global Schedule
Long Beach, Calif. January 23, 2014 Formula DRIFT has announced their 2014 Pro Championship Global Schedule. The new schedule will lay the foundation for the 2015 World Championship.
The official 2014 Pro Championship Global Schedule will consist of seven events through the United States along with global events taking place in Japan and Australia. Two invitational stand-alone events have also been added to the schedule.
Four selected Pro Championship events will feature the newly created Pro2 category with Round 3 at newly added venue Homestead Miami Speedway, Round 6 at Texas Motor Speedway, Round 7 at Irwindale Speedway and one more event to be determined at a later date.
Complete schedule listed below.
Asia Round 1 – Pathum Thani Speedway, Thailand – January 18-19
Round 1 – Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, CA April 4-5
Invitational: Streets of Long Beach (Super Drift Challenge part of the Long Beach GP) – Long Beach, CA – April 11-12
Round 2 – Road to the Championship Road Atlanta Atlanta, GA May 9-10
Round 3 – Invasion Homestead Miami Speedway Miami, FL May 30-31
Round 4 – The Gauntlet Wall Speedway – Wall, NJ June 20-21
Asia Round 2 – Fuji Speedway, Japan – July 5-6
Round 5 – Throwdown Evergreen Speedway – Monroe, WA July 18-19
Invitational: Autodrome St. Eustache – August 30-31
Round 6 – Showdown – Texas Motor Speedway September 12-13
Round 7 – Title Fight Toyota Speedway at Irwindale Irwindale, CA – October 10-11
Asia Round 3 – Sydney Motorsports Park, Australia – October 18-19
*global schedule subject to change
“We are proud to continue with the eleventh season of Formula DRIFT and excited to make steps to grow the sport internationally,” stated Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. “This season will solidify the Series as the worldwide leader for our sport.”
The Formula DRIFT website is currently being updated with tickets for select events now available to purchase online.
