Back Where it All Started
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
Who could have guessed that Road Atlanta would hold such a prestigious place in American drifting history? For sure the South is a hotbed of car culture and racing activity, but most Japanese influence is in Los Angeles and the rest of the West Coast. Eventual FD founders Jim Liaw and Ryan Sage were involved with D1 coming to Irwindale in 2003 so when it came time to start the US's own professional drifting series in 2004, where would it make sense to hold the first event?
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Source Interlink Media held their 2nd Formula Drift Tech Day/Car Meet today in Irvine. FD Drivers from all over the Southern California area came down to get their cars inspected and approved to compete at Long Beach in a few weeks. The turnout was probably 3 or 4 times larger than last year's event. I don't have an exact number, but the entire parking lot was packed with any tuner car you can think of. The event went from around 9am to 5pm.…
Armed with the lessons of what happened with the original track layout last year, the guys took measures to make it safer for both the drivers and the fans this year. There were no incidents where debris of crashing cars was thrown into the stands, so the original configuration finally got to be used in competition.
The first thing…
Florida is BG country. If you don't watch out, he'll break your hand when you fist bump.
Tailyr is nicer than BG. She'll give you a hug. She also does double duty working at the Keep Drifting Fun booth when she's not wearing the pink dress for Nexen.
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Atlanta never fails to deliver as an exciting, drama filled stage for some pro drifting, and 2012 was no exception. This round was full of upsets, heartbreaks, and triumphs, as 32 drivers pitted 32 machines against each other to see who would come out on top. When the smoke cleared, would there be a new points leader? Or would Justin Pawlak solidify his lead… 













