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TABLE OF

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FD Welcome Letter

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Formula Drift Skills Battle presented by Turn14 Distribution

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PASMAG Welcome Letter

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Pro Champion Interview with James Dean

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Past FD Champions

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PRO2 Champion Interview with Trenton Beechum

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FD 2019 By The Numbers

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Driver Profiles

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Formula Drift Timeline

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Tracks

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Manufacturer and Tire Cups

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How To Watch From Home

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Season Preview

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Spot the Differences

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Updates from the Off-Season

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2020 FD Schedule

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

JOAO BARION

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CHELSEA DENOFA

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DYLAN HUGHES

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ADAM LZ

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TRAVIS REEDER

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DRIVER FINDER TRENTON BEECHUM

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MICHAEL ESSA

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TAYLOR HULL

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WATARU MASUYAMA

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ALEC ROBBINS

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DAN BURKETT

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MATT FIELD

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JEFF JONES

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KYLE MOHAN

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KAZUYA TAGUCHI

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JHONNATTAN CASTRO

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CHRIS FORSBERG

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DEAN KEARNEY

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TYLER NELSON

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RYAN TUERCK

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FREDRIC AASBO

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ROME CHARPENTIER

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VAUGHN GITTIN JR

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FARUK KUGAY

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JOHNATHAN NERREN

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PIOTR WIECEK

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AURIMAS "ODI" BAKCHIS

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JAMES DEANE

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KEN GUSHI

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RYAN LITTERAL

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JUSTIN PAWLAK

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DAIJIRO YOSHIHARA

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DEAR FORMULA DRIFT FANS, We hope all of you are safe and doing well.

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ever could we have imagined that a global pandemic would affect motorsports in such a drastic way. Thank you for sticking with us, our teams and our partners during this very long off-season. We hope all the content we have been posting has entertained you while you wait for us to be back on track.

This season is going to be unlike any in Formula Drift history. The Championship is already the most competitive in the world because of the deep field of drivers, the highest tier of competition cars, and the most challenging tracks but the intensity will be exponentially increased due to the new double-header format. PRO teams will now have to compete in two separate competitions (one on Saturday and one on Sunday) on each FD event weekend. There will be 4 double-header weekends in a span of 12 weeks. At the end, the 2020 Formula Drift Champion will be special as they had to fight through this pandemic and the grueling season. Finally, we are bringing a brand new livestream to the Series this year.

Even with all of the challenges with the pandemic, we felt we needed to push hard to up the quality of the stream and do a complete facelift to the broadcast that you have come to know and love. We can’t wait to share it with you!

We are excited to bring everyone back together and to be back on track!

We look forward to seeing at the track or online!

Thank you again for your patience, support and enthusiasm during this challenging time and don’t forget, in this changing world, we are always updating fans via our website and all of our accounts on social media, so please make sure you follow!

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e are back! To say the beginning of Formula Drift’s 17th annual season didn’t go as expected would be an understatement, but against all odds, we’re back just in time. It’s been a longer break than usual from the tire smoke and the excitement of Formula Drift, and we’re happier than ever to be back on the grid. With a limited time left in the warmer months, the 17th season of Formula Drift has been condensed to four rounds, with room for both Pro and PRO2 drivers at each stop.

Returning three-time champion James Deane achieved Formula Drift’s first ever three-peat last year, marking his third consecutive win in the Pro class, but each team in close contention seems to get better every year. With big changes from some of the grid’s top contenders and their teams, a much shorter season with less events, as well as some new faces on the grid, the stakes are higher than ever!

As we slide into Formula Drift’s 17th season, things are shaping up for an exciting few events. As always, we wish the best of luck to all of the drivers on the grid competing this year. As for the fans, we hope you enjoy this as much as we will!

Adam Gordon PASMAG Editor

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CHAMPIONS PRO CHAMPIONSHIP 20 04

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SAMUEL HÜBINETTE

RHYS MILLEN

SAMUEL HÜBINETTE

TANNER FOUST

TANNER FOUST

CHRIS FORSBERG

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VAUGHN GITTIN JR.

DAIJIRO YOSHIHARA

DAIGO SAITO

MICHAEL ESSA

CHRIS FORSBERG

FREDRIC AASBO

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CHRIS FORSBERG

JAMES DEANE

JAMES DEANE

JAMES DEANE

Mopar Viper Competition Coupe

Team Falken Monster Energy Ford Mustang

CFR / NOS Energy Drink / Hankook Tire Nissan 370Z

RMR Pontiac GTO

Falken Tire / Discount Tire Nissan 240SX

Worthouse / Falken Tire Nissan Silvia S15

Mopar Viper SRT-10

Achilles Radial / Bridges Racing Lexus SC430

Worthouse / Falken Tire Nissan Silvia S15

AEM / Memphis Audio Nissan 350Z

GSR Autosport / Yokohama Tire BMW M3

AEM / Rockstar Nissan 350Z

CFR / Hankook Tire Nissan 370Z

NOS Energy Nissan 350Z

Rockstar / Hankook Tire Scion tC

Worthouse / Falken Tire Nissan Silvia S15

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DAN SAVAGE

ALEX HEILBRUNN

MARC

KEVIN LAWRENCE

TRAVIS REEDER

TRENTON BEECHUM

Sikky Racing Mazda RX-8

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IMR Nitto Tire BMW M3

LANDREVILLE Landreville Racing / Perry Performance Nissan S14

Enjuku Racing Nissan S14

Konig / Achilles Nissan S13

2014 Ford Mustang

FD 2019

BY THE NUMBERS

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Countries represented in Pro Championship

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COUNTRIES REPRESENTED ON PRO CHAMPIONSHIP PODIUM FINISHES

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HIGHEST POINT TOTAL IN PRO CHAMPIONSHIP

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Most Pro Championship titles held by any one driver

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF FORMULA DRIFT 2003 AUGUST Drift founders Jim Liaw & Ryan Sage bring competition drifting to America by organizing an exhibition competition for the Japanese Series D1 Grand Prix at Irwindale Speedway.

NOVEMBER An announcement is made at SEMA Show 2003 about the creation of the Formula Drift Championship series.

2004 FEBRUARY Road Atlanta paves the infamous "horseshoe" in turn 10, making it perfect for drifting.

MAY Formula Drift holds their first ever round at Road Atlanta.

2005 APRIL Formula Drift expands to 6 rounds.

2006 APRIL

2008

Formula Drift expands to 7 rounds.

NOVEMBER Formula Drift organizes the Red Bull Drifting World Championship, in which 32 drivers from 12 different countries compete.

2009 Formula Drift becomes the first professional drift series to expand to a 32-car competition bracket.

Formula Drift launches the FD Asia Championship.

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2011 FEBRUARY / MARCH Formula Drift brings exhibition matches to the Persian Gulf, with events in the UAE and Qatar.

2013 2014 Formula Drift celebrates its 10year anniversary.

APRIL Formula Drift becomes the first series to compete under the darkness of night at Long Beach Grand Prix.

Formula Drift heads into the great white north with the FD Canada Championship.

2015 Headed to the home of drifting, Formula Drift launches FD Japan Championship.

2016 APRIL Formula Drift expands to an 8-round championship series.

2017 European Drift Champion James Deane makes his Formula Drift debut, dominating the podium and becoming the 2017 Pro Champion.

CROSSROADS 2018 A new arena is added. Gateway Motorsports Park in St. Louis becomes the home for Round 6 in the Formula Drift Pro Championship.

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The Auto Manufacturer Cup competition is designed to showcase competition cars that utilize an engine which matches the manufacturer of the chassis. At each round, the top two eligible drivers from each vehicle manufacturer will earn points towards that manufacturer’s standings.

These drivers are not from a predetermined selection, nor do they need to remain the same from round to round.

Decisions regarding the engine and vehicle manufacturer eligibility are determined by Formula Drift’s Technical Regulations Manager.

EXAMPLE: A Nissan 370Z with a Nissan V8 engine swap = WILL

COUNT COUNT A Toyota 86 with a Chevrolet V8 engine = WILL NOT COUNT A Toyota 86 with a Toyota turbo inline-6 engine = WILL

For the purpose of this competition, cars are allowed to have engine swaps, but the engine itself must originate from the same manufacturer as the chassis in order to remain eligible for Auto Manufacturer Cup points. Cars which do not have qualifying engine and chassis combinations for this cup can still earn points in regular competition, as well as for the Tire Cup. In 2019, Toyota (which is an amalgamation of Scion and Toyota vehicles) won the Auto Manufacturer Cup championship for the

sixth consecutive season.

A combination of drivers who continually place well in competition while driving Toyota/ Scion-badged cars with Toyota engines have kept Toyota on top for years. Names like Frederic Aasbo, Ryan Tuerck, Ken Gushi, and more have contributed numerous times to Toyota’s reign on top of this category. Ford remained in second place for the third year running. Nissan moved up to third place, which pushed Chevrolet down to fourth from last year, and BMW brings up the fifth spot.

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Toyota 1,059 points Ford 789 points Nissan 644 points Chevrolet 473 points BMW 385 points

2019 TIRESCUP STANDING

TIRE CUP

Competition among tire manufacturers has always been fierce, especially in motorsports, but had never formally been recognized in sanctioned competition until the Tire Cup championship was announced for Formula Drift’s 2013 season. At each competition round, the top two drivers on each tire brand will earn points towards the Tire Cup for their respective

2019 AUTOURER MANUFACT CUP TOP 5S STANDING

manufacturer. Similar to the Auto Manufacturer Cup championship, drivers earning these points do not need to be the same for each round, and do not need to be predetermined.

In 2019, just four tire companies were present in contention for the Tire Cup. For the fourth consecutive year, Falken has maintained their spot on top of the Tire Cup thanks to widespread support

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Falken 1,189 points Nexen 952 points Nitto 932 points Achilles 845 points

and consistent performance from their sponsored top-tier drivers. Nexen also managed to maintain their second place for a fourth consecutive year.

Nitto made the climb from fourth to third place, bumping Achilles down to fourth.

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20/20 VISION FOR FORMULA DRIFT 2020 The 2020 year has been full of surprises to say the least. What were once plans for an eight-stop full year of Formula Drift action has been condensed to four stops in light of the current situation across America. There are, however, still eight competition rounds for the Pro grid - two at each stop - as well as a PRO2 round at each. The action picks up at World Wide Technology Raceway for the opening St. Louis rounds from September 4-6.

The 2020 Formula Drift Pro Championship’s modified schedule begins at the St. Louis stop from September 4-6. From there, drivers are headed to Monroe, Washington later that month, from September 25-27. Dallas, Texas marks the third stop on the October 16-18 weekend, before the whole gang heads out to Irwindale for the signature grand finale under the lights from November 20-22. A healthy mix of familiar places and new track layouts should keep this year’s competition interesting. It’s anyone’s game!

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PRO 2 CHAMPIONSHIP

The Link ECU PRO2 Championship continues to grow and attract talented drivers from all over. The newest pool of driver talent entering the mix after their advancement from Pro-Am series will be treated to four events on the Formula Drift tour: St. Louis, Washington, Texas, and finally Irwindale alongside the Pro drivers. Introducing the newest drivers on the grid to the highest level of competition right out of the gate is a great trial by fire for some of the up and coming PRO2 drivers.

*Formula Drift Manufacturer Cup and Formula Drift Tire Cup will be awarded in the same fashion as previous years. Details on these are included in a separate feature within the guide, so be sure to check that out!* PASMAG.COM

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UPDATES FROM THE

OFF-SEASON Your favorite drivers live some pretty exciting lives, even outside of the Formula Drift season. When they’re not on the grid at one of our events, they keep themselves busy with a variety of endeavors, some for pleasure and some for business. One thing is true for all of them, however their love for cars extends far into their regular lives.

Let’s take a look at what some of last year’s top drivers got up to during the break.

FREDRIC AASBO, STUNT DRIVER Not one to let the off-season slip away without some seat time, Fredric Aasbo spends quite a bit of his time doubling as a stunt driver for a variety of films. In addition to being the stunt double for Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan in the movie War, which had him driving an Audi R8 on frozen lakes in Finland, he was also spotted on the set of the Netflix original 6 Underground, driving and drifting on the streets of Florence, Italy with James Deane.

That is definitely the coolest way to stay sharp during the time off from the professional grid!

ODI BAKCHIS LEVELS UP After driving an S14 with an S15 Silvia front end conversion for so long, Aurimas “Odi” Bakchis is graduating to the real deal with his new S15 Silvia Pro car. His podium finish last year has lit a fire under him and his team, and with a new V8-powered S15 in their barn we can expect Odi to make a serious run at the title yet again this year. Either way, we know it’s going to look good doing it.

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RYAN TUERCK, CHRIS FORSBERG, AND DYLAN HUGHES’ 2JZ NASCAR EXPERIMENT Some time ago, a member of Chris Forsberg’s race team purchased a 2011 Toyota NASCAR Cup Series race car. When an oiling issue eventually claimed the life of the car’s original V8 at the track, the guys at BlackOut Garage/BlackOut Motorsports hatched a plan that would certainly achieve internet virality - a 2JZ-swapped NASCAR. After a shakedown run in front of the crowds at the final Irwindale round, the car went back in for some off-season work and fine-tuning. While we don’t really know the extent of the plans for this thing, it doesn’t really matter. A 700-plus horsepower 2JZ in a NASCAR race car is cool no matter what it’s doing.

RYAN TUERCK JOINS PAPADAKIS RACING TEAM The signature weapon of Fredric Aasbo, the Corolla Hatchback developed by Papadakis Racing, has been handed down to Ryan Tuerck, as Aasbo now finds himself behind the wheel of the A90 Supra. Having some experience driving a de-tuned version of the Corolla at previous demo events, Tuerck was ready for the jump to the most winning team in Formula Drift. Keep an eye out for a new style of Tuerck on the grid this year!

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MICHAEL ESSA, RACE CAR CONSULTANT

Michael Essa is a man who knows his way around the motorsports world inside and out.

In addition to his own Formula Drift campaign, he spends a lot of time in the off season road racing a variety of cars, including some incredible Porsche race cars. Not only does he take care of his own racing, but he also consults and test drives for a variety of high-profile clients, which frequently puts him at the wheel of just about every type of race car out there. It’s this kind of career that will keep a wheelman sharp, so it’s no surprise he finished near the top of the standings last year.

DAIJIRO YOSHIHARA’S AE86R PROJECT Dai Yoshihara is always building something cool. For this past offseason, that cool something was a truly one-of-a-kind AE86 Corolla that became one of our favorite cars of the SEMA show, built in partnership with his primary sponsor, Turn 14 Distribution. The widebody AE86 featured the engine from the latest Honda Civic Type R, and we wager the thing is an absolute blast to drive.

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VAUGHN GITTIN JR GOES DESERT RACING

The transition to off-road racing almost seems like a natural progression for Vaughn Gittin Jr after building cool Ford trucks over the past couple years. The Formula Drift off-season was a time for Gittin Jr to get down and dirty in his rookie year racing in the Ultra4 off-road series top 4400 class with the Fun-Haver Off-Road Team.

To top it all off, he finished in third place overall! It’s hard to say which of Gittin Jr’s motorsports adventures looks like the most fun.

KEN GUSHI’S STREET SPEC 1JZ LEXUS IS300 In addition to being an instrumental partner in the GReddy Performance Products A90 Supra drift built which debuted at SEMA, Ken Gushi also spent a good portion of his off-season time building and fine-tuning his 2002 Lexus IS300 with a 1JZ engine swap. Lowered on KW Suspension coilovers, kitted, and kept relatively simple in the style department, this IS300 looks like a perfect street sedan.

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FORMULA DRIFT

SKILLS BATTLE PRESENTED BY

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ine Formula Drift Pro drivers compete in a special warm up event ahead of opening rounds of the 2020 FD Championship, which takes place at World Wide Technology Raceway on September 4-6.

With the COVID-19 pandemic wreaking havoc and decimating sporting schedules around the world, the team at Formula DRIFT

wanted to overcome the obstacles and do something new and fun. The result was Formula Drift Skills Battle presented by Turn 14 Distribution – the inaugural event of what will become an annual invitational for top FD drivers to show off their talents.

With travel restricted, nine veteran Pro drivers were selected from the Los Angeles area and invited to compete in the FD Skills Battle present-

ed by Turn 14 Distribution at the legendary Irwindale Speedway – the House of Drift. Hosted by Laurette Nicoll, the series’ Sideline Reporter for its livestream broadcasts, each driver would complete three challenges.

Points accumulated during the event would decide an overall winner, who would claim ultimate bragging rights before the opening round of the 2020 FD season.

2020 COMPETITORS AURIMAS “ODI” BAKCHIS

DAN BURKETT

MICHAEL ESSA

CHRIS FORSBERG

DYLAN HUGHES

RYAN LITTERAL

JUSTIN PAWLAK

RYAN TUERCK

DAIJIRO YOSHIHARA

Falken Tire / Feal Suspension Nissan S15

RAD Industries / GearWrench / Nexen Tire Toyota Supra

Essa Autosport / FCP Euro / Achilles Tire BMW M3 (2013 FD Champion)

NOS Energy Drink / Nissan 370Z on Nexen Tires (2009, 2014, 2016 FD Champion)

Dylan Hughes Racing / Royal Purple BMW M3 2JZ

Koruworks / PowerStop / GT Radial Nissan S14

Roush Performance / Falken Tire Ford Mustang

Papadakis Racing / Gumout / Nitto Tire Toyota Corolla

Turn 14 Distribution / Falken Tire / ENEOS Oil Subaru BRZ (2011 FD Champion)

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The three challenges are as follows:

INITIATION A showcase of a drift driver’s commitment to the first turn, with the best initiation requiring nerves of steel, a very high approach speed and extreme car control.

WALL RIDE A test of precision, control and fluidity as the drivers aimed to get as close as possible to the famous Irwindale outer clipping zone without making contact with a number of markers.requiring nerves of steel, a very high approach speed and extreme car control.

DRAG RACE This will answer the question many Formula Drift fans have asked – who has the fastest car? With up to 1,000 horsepower available to many of the drivers, it would be a fascinating study of traction, launch technique and driver reactions using street tires on the unprepped eighth-mile Irwindale Speedway drag strip. With Formula Drift cars never before competing in head-to-head drag racing, this would undoubtedly be one of the highlights of the video for the Formula Drift Skills Battle presented by Turn 14 Distribution.

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THREE BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES FOR

JAMES DEANE An interview with Formula Drift's first ever three-time back-to-back winner.

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my dream, and two was just crazy.

I still can’t put into words what the third would be. It definitely didn’t come easy, I can tell you that.

You mentioned last year that you were going into the season with almost the same car setup, but with some refreshed and rebuilt parts to keep everything reliable. Did that not pan out as planned?

Hey James! Here we are once again discussing your championship win. Three-time champion - how does that make you feel?

It’s just really hard to believe. To be honest, last season was probably the most difficult season that we’ve had with a number of different issues.

I guess we were unlucky in many ways, and lucky in many ways. The season started out rough for us with the car - just misfortunate with a lot of mechanical issues in the first few events, but then we managed to get on a roll with podiums. I think the consistency throughout the year just gave us enough points to barely take it home at the end. It’s an unbelievable feeling because being the first three-time back-to-back champion is incredible. It’s definitely something I never thought would happen. One championship was

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So what happened was the cars were shipped back to Poland after the SEMA show. There were some delays with the shipping, and basically the team built two new chassis because the chassis from the first two years were pretty beat up. So it was a case of swapping the parts from the old FD cars to the new ones, and basically there wasn’t enough time before they had to be shipped back to the US again. We were chasing our tails a little bit with electrical gremlins and some unlucky motorsports things in the first few rounds. These things you can never plan, and motorsport I guess is full of surprises, but by about the halfway point and on in the season the car was running flawlessly and the team really

got everything together. I think we got six podiums in a row! I won one event last year, but I think it was the consistency of podiums that helped us.

Are there any big changes to your team or car for the fourth year? What does the fourth run look like for you?

No big changes. We’re planning to run the same sort of cars as last year. This will be the second season in those chassis. For me personally, I just want to go out there and enjoy it because I’ve achieved more than I ever set out to do, so anything that happens from here on out is a bonus for me. I just want to go out there, drive as hard as I can drive, and put on the best show for the people watching. I want to go for it every single run, and we’ll see how it works. Sometimes that works, and sometimes it bites you in the ass, but I’m willing to go out there, give it my best shot, drive as hard as possible, and see how it all goes - and just enjoy it! The reason I got into this sport 14 years ago is because I fell in love with it as a spectator watching as a kid. I want to be able to still enjoy doing this and see where it all goes.

To be honest, without the fans there would be nothing. They give us all the opportunity to do what we love, and put on a show for the people watching.

They’re the people who pump us up at the start of every run to do our best.

If we were out there with no fans, it would be a very different sport.

How have things changed for you between your first year in Formula Drift compared to your most recent? Have you noticed any big changes in the events overall?

I think some of the biggest changes are with the teams and their consistency.

I’ve always been a fan of not having

1,400 horsepower and a car breaking down every six laps. Reliability has been a big part of my success over the years. I think we came with a more simple approach to professional drifting - two cars which you can buy every single part on them off the shelf and bolt them on. We just came with pretty simple and reliable setups. It’s a lot of power - 900 horsepower on a good day - but that formula worked. From what I’ve seen, a lot of drivers go from the 3.4L back to 3.0L and people are just trying to have more reliable engine setups, and do as many laps of practice as possible and carry on through the event. I’ve seen the reliability of the other teams really step up, and also the level of the drivers and how hard they’re pushing. The tandem game has jumped up from the first year to now.

It’s been awesome to see. Every time you do a lead run now, no matter who is chasing, you can expect them to be leaving tire marks on your door, so it’s pretty crazy and intimidating.

What would you say you've improved the most through the last three years in FD? The more you drive with new drivers and different drivers, the more things you learn, I think. The day you stop learning is the day you should probably give up, so I feel like I’ve been in more situations where I’ve had to push outside of my comfort zone. Where before I might have been quite happy at

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95%, over the last couple years I remember leaving the start line and just throwing it in behind someone not knowing if it’s going to work out or if it’s going to end up in a big wreck, but these are some of the things that you have to try. You have to be willing to take risks to be within a shot of getting a podium or some success. It’s a hard game for sure.

Has anyone really solidified themselves as a rival on the grid?

Fredric Aasbo and myself - I think we’ve both been lucky and unlucky in certain circumstances. He had strong starts, and I had strong finishes - it’s been up and down through the year throughout the last three years.

I think deep down he really wants it.

He wins some, I win some - it’s really enjoyable, but it’s definitely hardcore.

Also, my teammate Piotr is, I would say one of, if not the most aggressive driver on the grid. Every time we’ve had a battle, it’s always been - every single time - I can’t even think of one where we didn’t have contact.

When that’s between teammates it’s really fun and you never know what to expect. That’s why I love the sport.

It’s absolutely insane, and you can’t predict what’s going to happen.

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Is there a particular track that makes you more nervous than the others?

I would say Irwindale Speedway is like my nemesis. It’s a hard one for me.

In 2018 we managed to qualify first there, and those were some of the best runs we did on the track. It’s a really, really hard track to tandem on. It’s actually easier to tandem with the fastest guys on the track when you don’t have to adjust or fight with the car because you need every last single horsepower the car produces to make it around the bank and stay on the high line. I think that’s definitely the most challenging, scary, and just sick track when you get it right, but very easy to get wrong. If there was a track I wanted to do well at this year it would be Irwindale for sure.

With the changes to the FD circuit for 2020, including two new locations, is there anything you're especially excited for this year?

Well Sonoma, I’ve been there back in 2010 to do four rounds with Falken Tire back then in the S15, so I’ve experienced that place. I’ve been to Englishtown as well for the Pro Bro Down event, but I haven’t seen the

actual layouts they’re going to use.

I think it’s brilliant, personally. I was obviously a fan of Wall Speedway, so I’ll be sad to see that go because the bank was really enjoyable, but these things happen, and it’s exciting to see something new for everybody and a new challenge for everyone on the same day. That makes it exciting.

Bring it on, can’t wait for it.

The unfortunate timing of the Covid-19 pandemic has certainly thrown a wrench in the gears of the 2020 FD season. With the delay and shift in the schedule, including some eliminations of entire events, do you see any particular advantages or disadvantages going forward?

Unfortunately the season is not starting the way we planned and hoped for, but it’s gonna be a new time for everybody involved. It’s still early days to say exactly what’s going to happen, but overall it’s a quite difficult question to answer.

We don’t really know when and where the first round will be, so up until that moment it’ll be hard to say how we feel and what we’re planning to do.

For me in general, I don’t think it’s an advantage or disadvantage to anyone.

We just have to go with the flow and see where the first round is. No matter what happens, we’ll be going into that first round - wherever and whenever it is - willing to do the very best that we can. I’m very excited for the season to kick off, so hopefully it’s sooner than later. I guess there’s a potential that we might see a new venue on the grid this year. Is that an advantage or disadvantage? Hard to know, but I do enjoy going to new tracks and trying new things, and I believe that between Piotr and I we’re quite quick as a team to learn a new track. It’s going to be interesting times, let’s just hope it all kicks off ASAP.

With the extra down time, what are you doing to stay busy and get ready for the upcoming season?

With this additional time at home because of the pandemic, I’m living in Ireland, and I’m lucky enough to have my workshop at the place I live, so I can spend a lot of time with my European cars, and just working on content and doing some simulator driving. That’s pretty much what we’re getting up to with this down time.

everyone that’s ever supported me.

I’m living my ultimate childhood dream. I was once the guy with absolutely no budget to go drifting, and just a dream about doing it.

Somehow I managed to start at the bottom in and ended up a Formula Drift champion. It’s hard to believe but it just proves that anything is possible. You need a little luck along

the way, and a lot of hard work and passion, but this journey for me personally has shown me that anything is possible. A huge thanks to everyone who supports me, and I’ll see you at the track!

See you out there!

James, thank you once again for doing this for the third year in a row.

A huge congratulations once again. For the last bit here, the floor is yours. Is there anything you want to say to the fans?

Yeah! I’d just like to seriously, from the bottom of my heart, thank

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AN INTERVIEW WITH PRO2 CHAMPIONSHIP

TRENTON BEECHUM S TO RY BY ADA M GORDON / / / P H OTOGRA PHY BY L ARRY CHE N

Hey Trenton! First of all, congratulations on the big PRO2 win last year.

It looks like you had fun doing it. Can you tell us a bit about the whole experience?

Hey, thanks Adam! The 2019 FD PRO2 Season was definitely a blast! Battled with a lot of good drivers, and made a lot of good memories along the way!

How did you first get started in the world of drifting?

When I was a kid I was super into cars, and my dad always had cool cars growing up, but drifting all started for me when I was about 12 or 13 years old playing Forza on my Xbox

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[laughs]. So when I was about 15 years old, about 12 years ago, I saved up some money and bought my first S13 240sx for $1,000, and crashed it the same day trying to drift it [laughs]. That happened a few times.

How did you take things from the grassroots level, to Pro-Am, and finally to the PRO2 grid? What were some of the major differences you noticed at each level?

After that, I finally got my first racecar a few years later. It was just a little SR20DET S14 with a cage that I learned how to actually drift on local tracks with for almost a year until it blew up and went under

the knife for an LS3 V8 engine with complete suspension, Wisefab, etc.

From there, I entered the Top Drift Pro-Am series at Willow Springs for my first year competing, and ended up grabbing the Championship the same year earning me my Formula Drift PRO2 License!

Going into PRO2 I ended up switching cars to a 2014 S197 Ford Mustang, which was something completely new to me after only drifting 240sx. My first year out in PRO2 was definitely a giant learning experience, not from only learning a new car, but also more horsepower and higher speed drifts, newer, bigger tracks, and better drivers. I managed to grab a second place finish at the Texas round that year - putting me

You took two podium finishes last year, both of which were in first place. What went right at those events? Did anything go wrong for the other two events?

in fourth place overall going into the final round - but the final round was a complete disaster for me and the car, where we didn’t end up qualifying for the race, dropping us down to 10th and not receiving our Pro1 License by two positions. We came back the next year ready to fight for a shot at the Pro1 license again, but we had a very average year qualifying at every round but not winning any battles, once again falling short of the top 8 cut-off for the Pro1 license, finishing 11th place my second year out. The third year was by far the worst of it all. Came back with aggression and motivation after just being on the bubble two years in a row.

We ended up breaking two out of the four races, and barely qualifying at the other two races giving us a horrible finish that year. On the edge of giving up, we pushed through and were giving it one more shot - a fourth year in PRO2. With the help of my amazing family, team, and sponsors we did a complete refresh of the car entering the 2019 season - new motor, new suspension, everything, and it was definitely one for the books. We ended up finishing first place at the first round in Orlando, and another first place in the final round in Texas, giving us the PRO2 Championship win!

For me, during all those experiences I've noticed that the major difference at each level is mainly the build of cars, and if your car’s not reliable or your team isn’t knowledgeable in helping you get your car setup

and ready, it’s going to be a long event [laughs]. With already having so much going on at the race track, if you as a driver aren’t prepared mentally there's no way you will be able to focus on driving if you always have to be thinking about other stuff being done in the pits. So I guess I'm just lucky I have such a great team and that they’ve stuck by my side through all these years.

For our first first place finish at the season opener in Orlando everything just clicked right from the start - my second lap out the car was pretty much dialed in and ready to go. I don’t think we had any issues the whole weekend! For my second first place finish in Texas we didn’t have many issues either until the finals when we started to lose a little power, but the car stayed together and we managed to grab the win! For the other two events, we actually blew the motor at one event, putting us completely out of

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TRENTON BEECHUM

the race the last lap in practice before competition, and for the other round right after that, we almost lost the backup motor due to a injector issue, but luckily we caught it in time and were able to save the motor grabbing a fifth place finish overall that race!

keep up with the Pro1 cars. The car felt great last year, so not trying to change much where I have to relearn the car all over again.

Did anyone on the PRO2 grid solidify themselves as a rival?

All of it really. This has been a long time goal and dream of mine, so really just looking forward to getting out there and giving it my all, and seeing where I can stand with the big dogs.

Mainly hoping to just qualify and if I can win a top 32 battle would be an amazing start!

I would say my biggest PRO2 rivalry had to be Rome. We were neck and neck in points the whole year, battling it out with each other at every event pretty much. We battled in the finals at Orlando, got some good practice laps in ATL before the motor blew, battled it out in the top 8 in St. Louis, and battling for the championship going into the final round in Texas he was only four points behind me.

Are there any major changes to your car or team going from PRO2 to the Pro class?

Same car, same team! I think the only major change for the car is going to be the wrap job, and adding a little more horsepower so we can try and

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What are you most looking forward to on the Pro grid for 2020 ?

Is there anything you want to say to the FD fans watching you this year?

To the fans I'd like to say thank you to those who’ve supported me over the years, and to all the new fans out there I haven’t met yet, be sure to come out to the races and swing by the pits - we will be doing giveaways and all kinds of stuff at every round!

See everyone out there!

Thanks for your time, k Trenton, and best of luc out there this year!

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CAR SPECS Tires GT Radial Engine Thompson Motorsports 434ci LS Horsepower 950 HP Suspension Fortune Auto, Parts Shop Max Wheels Konig exterior 2f Performance INTERIOR Fuzzy Dice, A steering wheel and a Loud Pedal Sponsors GT Radial, Fortune Auto, Konig Wheels, Link Ecu, Unicorn Garage, Radium Engineering, Thompson Motorsports, Winmax, Parts Shop Max, Race Tech Services

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2019 RANK 26

TAYLOR taylorhullracing.com

HULL @taylorhullracing

@taylorhull82

taylorhull82

Taylor Hull

CAR NO.

CAR

TEAM

HOMETOWN

RESIDENT

Comp Cams, Achilles, Yellowspeed Racing Cadillac Ats-V

Dallas, TX

Asphalt Anarchy

Senoia, GA

82 CREW

Tamarah Hull, Nick Gross, David Karey, Ethan Parnell

CAR SPECS Tires Achilles Engine RHS Horsepower 900 HP Suspension Yellowspeed Wheels Konig Dekagram exterior ATS-V bodykit with widebody by Cory Cox INTERIOR OMP racing safety equipment Sponsors Comp Cams, Achilles Tire, Affirm Consulting, Fuel Air Spark Technology, Yellowspeed USA, Liqui Moly, Magnuson Superchargers, Racing Head Service, Drift Line, Konig Wheels, Driveshaft Shop, JE Pistons, Advanced Clutch Technology, OMP Racing, Thunderbolt Fuel, Chase Graphics, Aloha Green Tea Hawaii, Asphalt Anarchy

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2019 RANK 8

CHELSEA

DENOFA

theschoolofdrift.org

@chelseadenofa

@chelseadenofa

chelseadenofa

chelseadenofa

CAR NO.

CAR

TEAM

RTR Motorsports

88

HOMETOWN

RESIDENT

CREW

2020 BC Racing Nitto Tire Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-D

Philadelphia, PA

Vancouver, WA

CAR SPECS Tires Nitto NT555 G2 Engine Ford Performance/Roush Yates built RY45 455 CID V8, MAHLE internal components, MoTeC M130 ECU, Pennzoil Synthetic Oil, Holley Performance nitrous system, NGK Spark Plugs Horsepower 1200 HP Suspension BC Racing ZR-Type Custom Coilovers Wheels Center Line Wheels Vector exterior RTR Spec 5-D widebody, RTR carbon Kevlar body panels, RTR chin spoiler, RTR spoiler, RTR rocker splitters, RTR grille with integrated lighting, RTR rear diffuser INTERIOR RECARO seats, SCHROTH Racing harnesses ASD Motorsports hydraulic handbrake, MoTeC C125 dash display and Type S 360 Degree Smart Dash Cam Sponsors BC Racing Custom Coilovers, Nitto Tire, American Tire Distributors, Type S Touring Items, Center Line Wheels, XForce Exhaust, Mustang RTR, Ford Performance, The School of Drift, K&N Filters, COATS, Pennzoil, MAHLE, VP Racing fuels, Alpinestars, RECARO, Schroth Racing Harnesses, The Drive Shaft Shop, Quarter Master, Fun-Haver.com, Miller Welders, Gearwrench Tools, Holley Performance Products, NGK Spark Plugs

Casper van der Schoot, Ray Shake, Tony Clark, Jess Albright, Rob Fortier, Eric Davis, Aaron Carswell, Jason Dixon, Clay Stephens

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2019 RANK 29

KYLE

MOHAN

kylemohanracing.com

@kylemohanracing

@kylemohanracing

kylemohan

Kyle Mohan

CAR NO.

CAR

TEAM

HOMETOWN

RESIDENT

American Ethanol / Renewable Lubricants / Mazdatrix RX-8

Long Beach, CA

Kyle Mohan Racing

Long Beach, CA

99 CREW

Joe Mohan, Cody Rodriguez, Zerek Fewell, Mervyn Radley, Calvin Priest

CAR SPECS Tires Nexen Engine 20B Mazda Rotary Horsepower 1000 HP Suspension Megan Racing, Swift Springs Wheels XXR 565 exterior Wrap Legends INTERIOR KMR Custom Sponsors American Ethanol, Renewable Lubricants, Mazdatrix, Exedy Racing Clutch, Growth Energy, Thunderbolt Fuel, Billet Inc., NGK Spark Plugs, Precision Turbo, HGT Precision, Megan Racing, Mishimoto, NRG Innovations, Wrap Legends, XXR Wheels, Haltech ECU, WPC Treatment, EF1 Motorsports, Hillco, PCI Race Radios, Evolved Injection, Nexen Tire, Brave Energy

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2019 RANK 7

MICHAEL essaautosport.com

ESSA @michaelessa101

@michaelessa

michaelessa

michaelessa101

CAR NO.

CAR

TEAM

HOMETOWN

RESIDENT

FCP Euro, Liqui Moly, Achilles tire BMW M3

Los Angeles, CA

Essa Autosport

Orange County, CA

101 CREW

Margaritis Katsanidis, Elliot Bares

CAR SPECS Tires Achilles Engine BMW S54 Horsepower 1000 HP Suspension ST Coilovers with Wisefab angle Wheels Enkei exterior Streetfighter LA body kit INTERIOR Sparco Sponsors FCP Euro, Liqui Moly, Achilles, Sparta brakes, Ignite

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2019 RANK 15

KAZUYA

TAGUCHI kazuyataguchiofp

kazuya_taguchi

kazmocco

CAR NO.

CAR

JYR VR41SILVIA

HOMETOWN Hokkaido, Japan

TEAM

Team UPGARAGE with GTRadial

RESIDENT Los Angeles, CA

123 CREW

Jerry Yang, Erick Gomez, Dustin Griggs, Jenny Chang

CAR SPECS Tires GTRadial Engine Nissan VR41DETT Horsepower 1100ps Suspension YellowSpeedRacing Wheels Wedssport TC105X Exterior ORIGIN Labo, 326Power Interior BRIDE Seat Sponsors UPGARAGE USA, GTRadialUSA, NINJASTYLE JPN, YellowSpeedRacingUSA

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Kazuya Taguchi

2019 RANK 23

DYLAN

HUGHES dylanhughes1129

@dylanhughes129

Dylan Hughes

CAR NO.

CAR

TEAM

HOMETOWN

RESIDENT

Royal Purple, Achilles Radial E46

North Bend, WA

Hughes Racing

Costa Mesa, CA

129 CREW

Chris Hughes, Dayton Hughes, Clark Williams

CAR SPECS Tires Achilles Radial Engine Toyota 2JZ Horsepower 900 HP Suspension Parts Shop Max, BC Racing Wheels Yokohama racing RGD2 exterior Streetfighter LA body kit with Seibon INTERIOR Recaro automotive Pro racer spa hans seats Sponsors Royal Purple, Gumout, Permatex, Rainx, Oreilly Auto Parts, Achilles Radial.

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2019 RANK 1

JAMES

worthouse.com

DEANE @JamesDeane130

@JamesDeane130

JamesDeane130

JamesDeane130

CAR NO.

CAR

CREW

HOMETOWN

RESIDENT

Worthouse Nissan Silvia S15

Castletownroche, Ireland

James Deane, Marcin Czachorski

130

Castletownroche, Ireland

CAR SPECS Tires Falken Engine Toyota Horsepower 1000 HP Suspension BC Racing Wheels Seven Twenty exterior TBA INTERIOR TBA Sponsors Worthouse, Falken, BC Racing, Link, Quaife, Hoonigan

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You need SPC’s patented adjustable rear control arm to optimize your tire contact by adjusting your camber. Be confident your arm is proven and reliable for the >1,000 pounds of force that it will be loaded with over and over again as you put your Mustang to the test at the track or on the street.

SPC is proud to once again be a sponsor of Papadakis Racing. For over 10 years we have sponsored this amazing winning team and wish them the best of luck in 2020!

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2019 RANK 2

FREDRIC

AASBO

fredricaasbo.com

@officialfredricaasbo

@fredricaasbo

FredricAasbo

Fredric Aasbø

CAR NO.

CAR

TEAM

HOMETOWN

RESIDENT

2020 Rockstar Energy Toyota GR Supra

Ski, Norway

Papadakis Racing Toyota

Tomter, Norway & San Diego, California

151 CREW

Stephan Papadakis, Shawn Hillier, Mario Salguero, Matt Lease

CAR SPECS Tires Nitto NT05 (285/35-18) Nitto NT555G2 (315/40-18) Engine Toyota B58, 6 cylinder / Turbocharged Horsepower 1033 HP Suspension RS-R Custom Coilovers Wheels Motegi Racing MR146 (18x9) Motegi Racing MR146 (18x10) Exterior 2020 GR Supra Interior OMP, Tilton 600 Series, Papadakis Racing, AEM CD-7 Dash Sponsors Rockstar Energy Drink; Toyota; TGR; Nitto Tire; AEM Electronics; Motegi Racing; SPC Performance; Gatebil; RS-R; BorgWarner; Berk Technology

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2019 PRO2 RANK 5

ROME CHARPENTIER @romedrifts

@romecp

CAR NO.

CAR

TEAM

Garagistic drift team

171

HOMETOWN

RESIDENT

CREW

Garagistic, Achilles tires, imaginegarage BMW E36

La costa, CA

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Nicholas priyono, Daryl priyono, Carsen Ruger

CAR SPECS Tires Achilles Engine Chevy Horsepower 940 HP Suspension Feal Suspension Wheels Klutch exterior Bigduck club INTERIOR NRG Sponsors Garagistic, Achilles, imaginegarage, NRG, Motul, Bigduck Club, Feal Suspension, Klutch Wheels, ACT, Wisefab, Millennium Motor Sports, HPS, Holley Performance, RTS Comp Cams, Andy’s Tires, AFR

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2019 RANK 4

PIOTR

WIECEK

worthouse.team

@piotrwiecekdrift

@piotrwiecek

worthousedrift

Candy Machine

CAR NO.

215

CAR

Worthouse Nissan Silvia S15

HOMETOWN Plock, Poland

RESIDENT Plock, Poland

CREW

Marcin Czachorski Kajetan Hoeowiej Eukasz Kaliszewski Marcin Rybak

CAR SPECS Tires Falken Engine Toyota Horsepower 1000 HP Suspension BC Racing Wheels Seven Twenty exterior TBA INTERIOR TBA Sponsors Worthouse, Falken, BC Racing, Link, Falken, Quaife, ARK Performance, Hoonigan

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2019 RANK 31

JOAO

BARION

sheriffbarion.com

@pilotojoaobarion

@joaobarion

CAR NO.

CAR

TEAM

HOMETOWN

RESIDENT

Monster Energy Barbarius Corvette

Marília, Brazil

Drift HQ

Sao Paulo, Brazil

357 CREW

Cricket, Chris Steyer, Eric Campos

CAR SPECS Tires Nexen Engine Chevrolet Thompson Motorsports Horsepower 1000 HP Suspension Parts Shop Max Wheels Simbolo X exterior Alltak INTERIOR Injepro Sponsors Monster Energy, Barbarius, Sig Sauer, Thompson Motorsports, Perfect Automotive, Alltak

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@sheriffbarion

Sheriff Barion

2019 RANK 5

RYAN

TUERCK

RyanTuerck.com

@RyanTuerck

@RyanTuerck

RyanTuerck

RyanTuerck

CAR NO.

CAR

TEAM

HOMETOWN

RESIDENT

2020 Gumout / Nitto Tire / Mobil1 Toyota Corolla Hatchback Derry, New Hampshire

Papadakis Racing Toyota

Los Angeles, California

411 CREW

Brian Hartsock, Nick Byatt, Dominic Biro

CAR SPECS Tires Nitto NT05 (275-35/18) Nitto NT555G2 (315-40/18) Engine Toyota 2AR, 4 cylinder / Turbocharged Horsepower 1000 HP Suspension BC Racing Coilovers Wheels Rotiform ZMO-M (18x9) Rotiform ZMO-M (18x10) Exterior Jonsibal (design) & TRD (maunfacture) Interior Recaro seats, Takata harnesses, Sparco Sponsors Toyota; TRD, Gumout; Nitto Tire; Mobil 1; Rockstar Energy Drink; Supertech; Rotiform; BC Racing; Permatex; DeatschWerks; Wisefab; RunBC; RaceService

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2019 RANK NA

WATARU

MASUYAMA sekainomasu.com

@watarudrift

masubili

streetbomb100

CAR NO.

CAR

TEAM

HOMETOWN

RESIDENT

Buy Now Japan Silvia S15

Yamanashi, Japan

Buy Now Japan

Portland, Oregon

530 CREW

Rasel Rahman, Bo Gaut, Masaaki Maehara, Yumiko Masuyama

CAR SPECS Tires Nexen Engine Yamaha 2JZ Horsepower 800 HP Suspension TEIN Wheels RAYS exterior Kazama Sponsors Buy Now Japan

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2019 RANK 3

AURIMAS "ODI"

BAKCHIS odidrift.com

@odidrift

@odidrift

odidrift

frenemiesdrift

CAR NO.

CAR

TEAM

HOMETOWN

RESIDENT

Falken Tires Feal Suspension Nissan S15

Kaunas, Lithuania

Bakchis Motorsports

Wrightwood, CA

723 CREW

Carlos Calderon, Aaron Parker, Rolandas Vaitkevicius, Amy Bakchis

CAR SPECS Tires Falken Engine Texas Speed Race Engine Horsepower 900 HP Suspension Feal Suspension 443 coilover kit with FABS, Swift Springs, Wisefab angle kit Wheels Kansei KNP exterior Duraflex body kit, LW Performance doors & hood, 2f Performance quarter panels, Seibon Carbon trunk INTERIOR Cobra seats, Takata harnesses, Monster Service dashboard, RacePak display Sponsors Falken Tires, Feal Suspension, ARK Performance, Lucas Oil, Kansei Wheels, Boxo Tools, TurnOne Steering, Advanced Clutch Technology, Texas Speed, Holley EFI, 702Graphics, NOS, Canton Racing Products, Swift Springs, Wisefab, Vortech, Rola, Ignite Race Fuels, Takata, DeatchWerks, Sparco, HMS Motorsport, Duraflex, 2F Performance, G&J Aircraft, Radium Engineering, Treadstone Performance, Seibon Carbon, LW Performance

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2019 RANK 14

MATT

FIELD

DriftCave.com

@mattfield777

@mattfield777

CAR NO.

CAR

TEAM

HOMETOWN

RESIDENT

Falken Tire/ Borla Exhaust Chevrolet C6 Corvette

San Jose, CA

Drift Cave Motorsports

San Jose, CA

CAR SPECS Tires Falken Engine Texas Speed Horsepower N/A Suspension Parts Shop Max Wheels N/A exterior N/A INTERIOR N/A Sponsors Falken Tire, Borla Exhaust, Heatwave Visual, Pedal Commander, Parts Shop Max, Drift Cave Motorsports, Blacktrax Performance, Texas Speed, Lucas Oil, American Racing, Boxo USA, Link, Factory 83, HMS, ACT, Vortech, AIM, Full Pull Transport

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777 CREW

Jei Chang, Daniel Chow, Ripper Creech, Graham Downey, Bruce Field, Susan Field, Ry Moore, Dan Tredway

Frenemies

2019 RANK 21

JEFF

jeffjonesracing.com

JONES

@Jeffjonesracing

@Jeffjonesracing

@Jeffjonesracing

Jeffjonesracing

CAR NO.

CAR

TEAM

HOMETOWN

RESIDENT

doc 370z

Los Angeles, California

Jeff Jones Racing

Los Angeles, California

818 CREW

Chris Jackson, Alfa Ramirez, Greg Leone, Christina Jones

CAR SPECS Tires Nexen Tire 275/40/18 Engine CPR LS3 Horsepower 700 HP / 700 TQ Suspension Parts Shop Max, Megan Racing Brakes EBC Brakes Wheels Klutch Wheels Exterior Duraflex Body Kits Interior NRG Innovation Sponsors doc, Nexen Tire, Edelbrock, Top 1 Oil, Action Clutch, Klutch Wheels, NRG, Link ECU, Ziptiez, CPR Engines, Parts Shop Max, Moroso, Megan Racing, Duraflex, Thunderbolt Racing Fuel, Wisdm Productions, Russell, Sikky, Driftmotion

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2019 RANK NA

RYAN

LITTERAL Ryan Litteral

@ryanlitteral

@ryanlitteral

CAR NO.

CAR

TEAM

HOMETOWN

RESIDENT

Powerstop Brakes + GT Radial 350z

Riverside, CA

Powerstop Brakes

Corona, CA

909 CREW

Kerry Brown, Forrest Luster, Terry Henderson, Austin Sager

CAR SPECS Tires GT Radial Engine Chevrolet LS3 Horsepower 1,000 HP Suspension Feal Suspension, Wisefab Wheels Heritage/RLR Empires exterior Ings Style Interior Sabelt Sponsors Powerstop Brakes, GT Radial, Heritage Wheel, NRG, Feal Suspension, Vortech Superchargers, Wisefab, Afr Heads, Clutch Masters, Nitrous Outlet, Sabelt, Crown Carbon Crafting, Plazmaman, Full Tune

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Ryan Litteral

2019 PRO2 RANK 1

TRENTON

BEECHUM @TrentonBeechumRacing

@Trenton_Beechum

CAR NO.

CAR

TEAM

HOMETOWN

RESIDENT

Nexen Tire Clonex Racing Ford Mustang

Agoura Hills, CA

Beechum Racing

Agoura Hills, CA

999 CREW

Kevin, Robert, Mike, Chip

CAR SPECS Tires Nexen Engine Ford 5.0 Horsepower 750 HP Suspension KW Coilovers Wheels Ambit Wheels exterior Streetfighter LA INTERIOR Sparco, NRG Sponsors Nexen Tire, Clonex Racing, Act Clutch, Wilwood Brakes, Wheel Concepts, Mishimoto, G Force Transmissions, Thunderbolt Racing Fuel, KW Suspension, NRG, StreetFighter LA

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TRACK MAP

CROSSROADS SEPTEMBER 4-6 • 2020 WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGY RACEWAY 7 0 0 R A C E W AY B LV D / M A D I S O N , I L 6 2 0 6 0 / W W T R A C E W AY. C O M

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2019

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2nd

3rd

FREDRIC AASBO

PIOTR WIECEK

PODIUM WINNERS

JAMES DEANE

PAST WINNERS

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2018 AASBO

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THROWDOWN SEPTEMBER 25-27 • 2020 EVERGREEN SPEEDWAY

14405 179TH AVENUE SOUTHEAST / MONROE, WA , 98272 / EVERGREENSPEEDWAY.COM

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2019

2nd

3rd

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DAIJIRO YOSHIHARA

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2018 DEANE

2014 MCNAMARA

2013 FORSBERG

2012 GITTIN

2011 YOSHIHARA

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2007 FORSBERG

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SHOWDOWN OCTOBER 16-18 • 2020 TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

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2019

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2nd

3rd

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CHRIS FORSBERG

PODIUM WINNERS

CHELSEA DENOFA

PAST WINNERS

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2018 WIECEK

2017 DEANE

2016 FIELD

2015 YOKOI

2014 AASBO

2013 ESSA PASMAG.COM

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TITLE FIGHT NOVEMBER 20-22 • 2020 IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY

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2019

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3rd

MICHAEL ESSA

JAMES DEANE

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KEN GUSHI

PAST WINNERS

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2019 GUSHI

2018 GITTIN

2017 WIECEK

2016 FIELD

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2014 SAITO

2013 SAITO

2012 SAITO

2011 MCQUARRIE

2009 TUERCK

2008 GITTIN

2007 FOUST

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HOW TO

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he 2020 Formula Drift season will take place at four different race facilities throughout America over the course of three months, but the action and entertainment will be available even

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more frequently than the events themselves. For the main events, all four rounds will be covered on livestream events broadcasted around the world, which will give viewers all over the globe a chance to get up close and personal with the Formula Drift circuit from the comfort of their own homes.

In addition to the regular event broadcasts, several hours of new digital content will be available throughout

the season, available on Formula Drift’s online channels, including their website, as well as social media channels.

If you miss an event, don't sweat it! The Formula Drift live-stream portal will feature archives from the entire season, available for replay almost immediately after the initial broadcast.

*ALL FORMULA DRIFT LIVE STREAMS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON FORMULA DRIFT’S WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES. PASMAG.COM

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