PART 2: Formula Drift - Streets of Long Beach - 04.12.2013

Here are some additional pictures from Friday's action, including some fancy and well done rides in the pit walk area.

Hope everyone is having a great start to the week.

Formula Drift - Streets of Long Beach - Long Beach, CA 04.12.2013

The 2013 Drift Season has begun!  This season marks the 10th anniversary of the Formula Drift Professional Drifting Championships.  I have been very fortunate to have been able to attend each of the Southern California events, and a few outside of the SoCal region over the last 10 years and it is amazing to see the growth of the sport, the evolution of the championship, and the level of driving skills put on by the best drivers from all over the world.

Friday, started the weekend and Round 1 with the practice and qualifying sessions to determine the Top 32 drivers that would battle on Saturday for the rights of the Round 1 champion.  With the start of a new season, brings out new cars, and new looks for many of the drivers and 2013 does not disappoint.  Here's a look back at some of the action from Friday afternoon.

Formula Drift - Round 1 - Streets of Long Beach - Pit Walk - 04.09.2011

Bright blue skies and sunlight shined in Long Beach on Saturday at the Formula Drift 2011 Season Opener.  Aside from all of the brand new race cars sliding sideways at speeds of 80+ MPH through a tight and narrow race track with less than forgiving concrete walls; there was plenty of action in the pit area that also included the Slammed Society Car Show presented by Fatlace.

 

Formula Drift Round 7: Title Fight 10.09.10 Toyota Speedway Irwindale, CA PART II

Drifting wasn't the only thing going on at Formula Drift this weekend.

Here are a few images from the walk through the pit area, which included a few of the models and the car show taking place.

























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Formula Drift Round 7: Title Fight 10.09.10 Toyota Speedway Irwindale, CA

The 2010 Formula Drift season came to a conclusion this past weekend, but not before the Top 32 qualifiers battled it out one last time to determine the race winner, and the overall season points champion.

The finale event did not fail to disappoint showcasing intense drifting action to determine a new champion. The battle for third place pitted Darren McNamara in the Falken Tire Saturn Sky against Michihiro Takatori in the BF Goodrich Nissan S15. McNamara pushed his car too hard hitting the wall taking himself out of the competition giving Takatori third place. The finale battle put 2-time Formula DRIFT champion Tanner Foust against Vaughn Gittin, Jr. After a close One More Time battle, Foust edged out Gittin to take the event victory and also secure his first Tires.com Triple Crown bonus prize.

Here are some images from the drifting action Saturday...enjoy

























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