That Brutal Crash: Vaughn Answers The Big Questions

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Thanks to our incredibly well-connected world, even if you have just a passing interest in the sport of drifting, you probably know that Speedhunters driver Vaughn Gittin Jr. had a serious crash at last weekend’s Texas round of Formula D. It was a brutal hit; the sort of car-meets-wall moment that makes you stop and say, ‘sh*t, I hope he’s going to walk away from this one.’ He did, thankfully.

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We needed to know the whats, the whys and the hows, so after giving just enough time for the dust to settle, we sat down with Vaughn (virtually) and talked about the incident, the aftermath and what happens next.

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Top 32 Play-by-Play: Formula Drift Rd 6 Texas Motor Speedway By Driving Line

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Formula Drift slid into Texas Motor Speedway for the sixth stop of the Formula Drift USA championship, the seventh of the Formula Drift World championship and the third on the Pro 2 championship schedule. Making its third visit to the track (which sits just a few miles outside of Dallas, Texas), the layout from previous years was flipped into a reverse configuration, leveling the playing field for all drivers. With the new layout, drivers enter the track after a short 300-foot run-up, initiating sideways around 60 to 65mph into a long, right-hand sweeper. Judges will be looking for the drivers to hit an outside zone early in the turn, with a single inside clipping point near the exit of the turn. Accelerating in front of both the judges and the main grandstands through a ‘power alley’, drivers will transition to an inside clipping point before transitioning again to rub the rear bumper on a k-rail wall, finishing the course in another right-hand sweeper with an inside clip at the apex of the turn. Unlike many of the courses on the Formula Drift circuit, drivers see faster speeds in the latter half of the course than the first turn.

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It wasn’t the outcome Mad Mike wanted…But plenty of positives were taken away from the Texas round of the Formula Drift competition

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A misjudged line on a super-aggressive chase run put an end to Mad Mike Whiddett’s chance of a high-ranking result at the sixth round of the Formula Drift Pro Championship in Fort Worth, Texas, over the weekend.

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Yokoi Wins The OMT-Fest At FD Texas

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After what was perhaps the longest Formula Drift Top 16 on record – a total of nine One More Time calls pushing the battles out to nearly four hours – Masashi Yokoi has taken the top podium spot at Texas Motor Speedway behind the wheel of his 2JZ-powered D-MAX S15 Silvia.

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Formula DRIFT PRO 2 Texas Motor Speedway Results

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Formula DRIFT PRO 2 Texas Motor Speedway Results;
Alex Heilbrunn Takes the Victory and Secures PRO 2 Championship

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Long Beach, Calif. – August 21, 2015 – Formula DRIFT PRO 2 continued to Texas Motor Speedway for the third of four rounds of competition. Alex Heilbrunn takes the victory and secures the PRO 2 championship heading into the final event of the season.

PRO 2 continued to Fort Worth, TX at Texas Motor Speedway for the third round of the 2015 season. With only one event left in the PRO 2 season, Heilbrunn has taken a dominant point lead to earn the PRO 2 championship by finding the podium in each of three PRO 2 rounds. The competition between second and fourth in the standings is more competitive with only 8 points separating the three drivers. The top eight finishers in PRO 2 will earn their Formula DRIFT Pro license.

“It will be exciting to see the outcome for PRO 2 at Irwindale,” says Jim Liaw, President of Formula DRIFT. “Eight drivers will be eligible for a Formula DRIFT pro license at the end of the season. The 2nd PRO 2 season has proven to be intensely competitive. We are looking forward to having these young drivers enter the Pro Championship next season.”

The final battle had the number one qualifier and PRO 2 points leader, Alex Heilbrunn in the IMR BMW 3-Series faced Cameron Moore in the VIP Performance / Falken Tire Lexus SC300. Heilbrunn out drove his opponent on his way to his third podium of the season. Jeff Jones in the DNA Motoring Nissan S14 finished the event in third place.

“It was a crazy round, but everything worked out,” said Alex Heilbrunn, winner of Round 3 of 4 events of PRO 2 Championship. “The team has been amazing and I can’t thank them enough and we are on the podium again!”

The 2015 Formula DRIFT PRO 2 season will continue to Round 7: Final Fight at Irwindale Speedway. For more information visit:www.formuladrift.com and find Formula DRIFT on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Tune into Formula DRIFT on CBS Sports and check your local listings for airtimes.

PRO 2 Round 3 of 4 – Texas Motor Speedway Event Results 
1. Heilbrunn, Alex IMR BMW 3-Series Winner
2. Moore, Cameron VIP Performance / Falken Tire Lexus SC300 2nd Place
3. Jones, Jeff DNA Motoring Nissan S14 3rd Place
4. Kugay, Faruk Bay Shore Supply / Limitless Motorsports Nissan S14 4th Place
5. Goble, Brody Indy Speed Shop V8 240SX 5th Place
6. Cyr, Pat Scion Racing / ENEOS Scion FR-S 6th Place
7. McGuire, Josh Nissan 240SX 7th Place
8. Wicknick, Brandon Chase Bays / RUN2JZ Nissan S13 8th Place
9. Gray, Andy DriftEbisu.com / Achilles Tire Toyota Chaser 9th Place
10. Hull, Taylor Nissan 240SX 10th Place
2015 Formula DRIFT PRO 2 Top 3 Standings After Three Events

 

1. Heilbrunn, Alex IMR BMW 3-Series 301.00 Points
2. Evans, James Sikky Racing Nissan 350Z 178.00 Points
3. Grey, Andy DriftEbisu.com / Achilles Tire Toyota Chaser 173.00 Points