The big buzz has been about the full Falken Tire podium but two drivers deserve credit that nobody has been chatting about. For starters, Kyle Mohan drove fantastic in his Rx-8 all weekend and pulled off a second place in qualifying. This performance secured his career best qualifying finish. He looked great in tandem which I hadn’t seen an A+ performance from him since Irwindale 2009. His Top 16 battle against Alex Pfeiffer I didn’t feel like should of went OMT but it was a pretty close battle. I think Kyle easily could of had a top 8 finish for the weekend which makes him a possible free agent pick up in Fantasy Drift.
The other driver who blew me away (luckily he is already on my Fantasy Drift Team) was Tony Brakohiapa. Deep down I always knew he had some pure driving talent but his Mustang seems to be holding him back a little with the constant issues. Some people he drove against had issues on his way to a top four finish but don’t let that take away from the performance he put down. He was running into the first turn so hot he ran into Vaughn Gittin Jr. on initiation which resulted in him finishing in fourth place. These are two drivers I would watch out for in Round 6/7 who could provide a shake up in the championship ranks with an early round upset.
