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The VegasDrift ProAm series is back for round 2 of the 2012 season this weekend. Be sure to  make it out to check out what will inevitably be future Formula Drift Pros as they work their way up the ranks. Drivers can register online for a chance to win up to $500 in prizes. Here are the full details for this weekend’s event:

Schedule
7:00am Gates Open to Drivers and Teams
7:00am – 8:25am Tech Inspection
8:35am – 8:50am Mandatory Drivers Meeting/Safety Briefing
8:50am – 9:00am Parade Lap
9:00am – 9:50am Practice Session 1
10:00am – 10:50am Practice Session 2
11:00am – 11:50pm Practice Session 3
12:00pm – 12:50pm Practice Session 4
1:00pm – 1:30pm Lunch
1:30pm – 1:50pm Drivers Staging in seeded order
2:00pm – 3:15pm Qualifying
3:30pm – 3:35pm Qualifying Results Drivers Meeting
3:40pm – 4:00pm Top 8/16 Practice
4:00pm – 5:00 or 530pm Top 8/16 Tandem Competition
5:30pm – 6:00pm Award Ceremony

Series Champion Receives
* A Formula Drift Pro License
* 1 set of CP Pistons (some restrictions apply)
* Deep Discount on Carrillo Rods
* 2 Belle 1 Communications Formula Drift Freq Programed Motorola UHF Radios
* Feal Suspension “Upgrade/Re-valveing Service”

Series 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Receives
* A Formula Drift Pro License

Series Contingency Sponsorship Award
* The top 3 drivers that participate in the GodSpeed Contingency program will receive store credit in the amounts of $800.00 in for first place, $400 for second and $200 for third

Round 2 Event Prizes
* VegasProAm Trophies will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place

The Retaks Insane Entry Award
$50.00 cash to the driver with the most Insane Qualifying Entry Run

1st Place
* HPS Silicone Hoses is awarding $100.00 Gift Certificate
* RETAKS is awarding a $100.00 Gift Certificate
* Dstroyr $100.00 Gift Certificate
* Feal Suspension $100 “Service” Gift Certificate
* Baker Precision is awarding a $50.00 Gift Certificate

2nd Place
* HPS Silicone Hoses is awarding $60.00 Gift Certificate
* Baker Precision is awarding a $50.00 Gift Certificate
* RETAKS is awarding a $50.00 Gift Certificate

3rd Place
* Baker Precision is awarding a $50.00 Gift Certificate
* HPS Silicone Hoses is awarding $40.00 Gift Certificate

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Here is a comprehensive list of drivers that will be in action at Round 2 Road Atlanta. Get ready for what will be one of the best round of the 2012 Formula Drift season. Enjoy the drives list below. With 50 drivers signed up this is most likely the largest grid in Formula Drift Road Atlanta history.

1. Fredric Aasbo
2. Jeff Abbott
3. Emmanuel Amandio
4. Tony Angelo
5. Taka Aono
6. Odi Bakchis
7. Tony Brakohiapa
8. Dave Briggs
9. Jhonnattan Castro
10. Andrew Coomes
11. Nick D’Alessio
12. Chelsea DeNofa
13. Michael Essa
14. Matt Field
15. Chris Forsberg
16. Danny George
17. Vaughn Gittin Jr.
18. Patrick Goodin
19. Conrad Grunewald
20. Ken Gushi
21. Zoltan Hadju
22. Brad Hettinger
23. Corey Hosford
24. Jeff Jones
25. Ryan Kado
26. Alex Lee
27. Luke Lonberger
28. Jeremy Lowe
29. Joon Maeng
30. George Marstanovic
31. Darren McNamara
32. Enrique Mendoza Jr.
33. Dennis Mertzanis
34. Rhys Millen
35. Kenneth Moen
36. Patrick Mordaunt
37. Robbie Nishida
38. Maurico Omelas Jr.
39. Miroslav Ovcharik
40. Justin Pawlak
41. Matt Powers
42. Daigo Saito
43. Mike Skudlarek
44. Gabe Stone
45. Nick Thomas
46. Ryan Tuerck
47. Chris Ward
48. Walker Wilkerson
49. Daijiro Yoshihara
50. Toshiki Yoshioka

Posted in Chris Forsberg, Conrad Grunewald, Daijiro Yoshihara, Darren McNamara, Dave Briggs, Dennis Mertzanis, Formula D, Fredric Aasbo, Jeff Jones, Joon Maeng, Justin Pawlak, Ken Gushi, Kyle Mohan, Matt Powers, Michael Essa, Miro Ovcharik, Odi Bakchis, Patrick Mordaunt, Rhys Millen, Robbie Nishida, Ryan Tuerck, Tony Angelo, Tyler McQuarrie, Walker Wilkerson | 15 Comments »

Patrick Mordaunt brought a new attitude and new chassis out to the Streets of Long Beach with his APEXi Lexus SC430. A great look at his performance in the new Lexus including some spot on interior shots in this SullyLife video. Rumor has it that Patrick Mordaunt might still be in the works on picking up a title sponsor for the 2012 season as well. Good luck to the team this year as they shoot for his best career finish.

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Another Midwest Drift Union season has kicked off at Sportsdrome Speedway in Indiana leading for more entertainment in the section of the country which has lacked a professional event in the last few years. The drivers keep lining up and selling out these Pro Am events in the area which we love. Edgar and his sponsors like ACT Clutch really know how to put on a great show. Here is how the podium finished up.

1. Tyson Schmidt
2. Mike Pollard
3. Jake Maturen

Posted in Formula D Pro Am, Grassroots, RESULTS | 1 Comment »

The guys at Maxxis Tire are back in Formula Drift for 2012 with none other than Retaks driver Ryan Tuerck who use to run Maxxis before the left the sport. Here is Ryan with Yaer Productions walking you through the course with the new pavement in detail highlighting how he attacks the course.

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Another great find from Powervehicles.com put up some of the first images taken of Daigo Saito’s Lexus IS250C. They already put up the first video which we posted here, Daigo Saito Testing at Ebisu Circuit. The car is sitting on Achilles Tires ATR Sport  tires which are his major sponsor in 2012. This Lexus IS250C looks aggressive and will be heading to southeast Asia to compete in Formula Drift Asia. The car features a 2JZ-GTE engine, running a NOS nitrous system, and a custom made and stamped Koyo Radiator.

Source: http://www.powervehicles.com/

Posted in D1GP, Daigo Saito, International | 6 Comments »

The guys over at Powervehicles put together a 5 minute test/shake down video of Daigo Saito running his Lexus IS250 around the Ebisu Circuit before it heads to southeast Asia for Formula Drift Asia. The car looks like a blast to drive with a similar huge rear wing setup in the back to his Lexus SC430 here in America. It will take a few minutes into the video for him to really go at it but well worth the wait.

Posted in Daigo Saito, Formula D, International, Video | 10 Comments »

The guys at Luis Martinez Racing are gearing up to put down a half season with Brad Hettinger in this S14 with one huge Daigo Saito sized wing. The car will run Falken Tires with Konig wheels for competition. The car is running a V8 engine with clutch duties put in from SPEC Clutch. The title sponsor they are using for support is Mad Croc Energy which produces an energy drink and gum. Good luck to these guys as they try and dominate the east coast one event at a time.

Posted in Formula D, Major Announcements | 6 Comments »

According to various reports the Irwindale Speedway drag strip is reopening this Thursday April 26th proving once again that Irwindale Speedway is back on track to being business as usual. About once a week we get asked if the Round 7 at Irwindale Speedway will still be happening and the answer is quickly yes. Scion recently used the track before FD Long Beach for a test day and now drag racing is back in weekly action. Here is a message from the Dragzine article, “We want everyone to know how much Jim Mnoian and Jay Garrett, the owners of the Irwindale property have been very involved with the process of getting the drag strip back on line. These two gentleman are both team players and understand what the drag strip means to the community,” said Cohan.

Source: http://www.dragzine.com/news/irwindale-drag-strip-given-the-green-light-will-re-open-april-26th/

Posted in Formula D, Lifestyle, Major Announcements, Non Drifting, Scion | 1 Comment »

Here are some photos of Tony Brakiohapa’s new Formula Drift Ford Mustang. The car missed Streets of Long Beach and Long Beach Grand Prix events but hopefully the team can get things together for an east coast Formula Drift tour. It is also very cool to see eBay motor stepping into the sport for 2012. What does everyone think of the car and does this Mustang have what it takes to battle the two factory Ford machines running with ASD x Falken?

Posted in Formula D, Major Announcements, Team Drift | 13 Comments »