Drifting is kicking off again with 5 rounds of the Midwest Drift Union scheduled for the 2012 calendar year. The schedule takes local drivers from Ohio, Wisconsin, and Indiana. The end of the year includes an awards banquet in Indianapolis on October 6th to recap the seasons events.

Round 1 – Kilkare Speedway (Xenia, Ohio) April TBA
Round 2 – USAir (Schwano, Wisconsin) May 27th
Round 3 – Lake County Speedway (Cleveland, Ohio) July 7th
Round 4 – Lucas Oil Speedway Indy (Indianapolis, Indiana) August 11th
Round 5 – Kilkare Speedway (Xenia, Ohio) September 15th

If your looking to move your status from Am to the Pro Am in hopes of climbing the ranks into Formula Drift driver status then look no further than this great series in Texas. The Lone Star Drift series will kick off in March 2012 at Greyhound Park in Houston, Texas with great partners such as SPEC Clutch and Kenda Tire.

The 2012 Just Drift event series is locked in at Willow Springs just north of Los Angeles, California with plenty of events for Am drivers to get practice and excitement in for 2012. At least one event from February to December in 2012 provides drivers and fans with tons of entertainment.

1. February 25/26 – Horse Thief Mile – Open Practice/Drift Clinic
2. March 24/25 – Balcony – Top Drift Round 1
3. April 28/29 – Balcony – Open Practice/Drift Clinic
4. May 26 – Balcony – Open Practice/Drift Clinic
5. May 27 – Horse Thief Mile – Top Drift Round 2
6. June 23/24 – Horse Thief Mile – Open Practice/Drift Clinic
7. July 28 – Night Streets – Top Drift Round 3
8. August 24/25 – Speedway – Top Drift Round 4
9. September 15 – Speedway – Night Open Drift Session/Drift Clinic
10. November 17/18 – Horse Thief Mile – Open Practice/Drift Clinic
11. December 15/16 – Balcony – Toy Drift 2012

Vegas Drift threw Vegas Drift 022 which took place at Las Vegas Motor Speedway the day after the 2011 SEMA Show featuring tons of local and western United States talent. The event was part of the North American Festival of Speed and was a great time for drivers all around. Thanks to Nick from Vegas Drift who always runs great events and even let us keep our LS3 powered S13.4 at the event for storage until we could come retrieve it. Here is how the podium ended up for the event:

1st: Brandon Wicknick – Purple 1jz S13 Coupe
2nd: Buckey Laing – Red 13b-t RX-7 FC
3rd: Gary Ganotisi – Rootbeer SR’d S13 Hatch

The Pro Am finals at Irwindale Speedway were an insane one that took place before the big show Final Fight. Several Am guys looked amazing through the weekend like Dave Briggs who ended up spinning in competition. Another ASD Mob driver Brian Peter who ran in the Midwest Drift Union all year took home first place. This is the results:

1. Brian Peter (Midwest Drift Union)
2. Julian Jacobs (Thunder Drift)
3. Pat Goodin (Street Wise Drift)

Photo Credit: Nick Quigley

The southeastern United States just finished up the regional drift series Street-Wise for the 2011 season. The Formula Drift Pro Am series had the last round over the weekend which had Doug Van Den Brink win and Patrick Goodin finish second at VIR. Here is the top three guys to finish up the season:

1. Patrick Goodin
2. Doug Van Den Brink
3. Jeremy Lowe
4. Chris Ward

Some familiar faces stepped up on the podium this weekend at Evergreen Speedway.  Formula Drift driver Roland Gallagher took home first place in his gorgeous S13. Canadian Ian Fournier was the top qualifier and also found his way to the podium for the weekend. Mike who landed third doesn’t seem so happy about his place in the event but at least he is on the box. Here is how they stacked up:

1st – Roland Gallagher
2nd – Ian Fournier
3rd – Mike Phillips

The midwest locals finished up a 2011 series which ended up crowning a well known Am Brian Peter the champion for the year. The final round came to an end this weekend with special guest Fredric Aasbo in attendance with his Team Need for Speed Scion tC. Here is how the championship ended up finishing for the season:

1st- Brian Peter (85 points)
2nd- Bill Cook (83 points)
3rd- Code Tobe (67 points)

The MDU Pro Am Finals are this weekend at Kil-Kare Raceway. Formula D/International star Fredric Aasbo will be performing demo runs in his Team Need for Speed Scion tC all day on September 17th if you come out. Get a chance to see a Formula Drift driver drifting live in the city of Xenia, Ohio. The event carries $5,000 in payouts and feature The Voice of Formula D behind the microphone Jarod DeAnda. The judges are Edgar Sarmineto, Matt Petty, and Mike Schnieder collectively. Come visit Kil-Kare Speedway in Ohio this weekend to see some Formula Drift Pro Am finals from the midwest go down!

More Info: http://streetlifetour.com/

Vegas Drift Round 3 finished up with a great event at the Bullring Lot over the weekend. The photo above shows George Marstanovic (which scored 2nd) at the Vegas Drift event. The winner was a California Pro Am driver in his green S14. The top four drivers in the series will get an invite to the Pro Am Finals at Irwindale Speedway.

1st – Mauricio Ornelas
2nd – George Marstanovic
3rd – Corey Hosford