NickHolt Posted June 4, 2004 Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE 2nd ROUND OF FORMULA DRIFT® CHAMPIONSHIP COMES TO RELIANT CENTER IN HOUSTON, TEXAS JUNE 12, 2004 The Second Stop On the Championship Road To Irwindale Irvine, CA. (June, 2004) -- After a wild and successful first round in Atlanta that featured some of the best drifters in the world, Formula D® announces the second round of the 2004 championship at Reliant Center in Houston, Texas. The event runs from 3:00PM to 10:00 PM. For more information or to buy tickets for event please visit www.formulad.com. Tickets are $20-$25 and can also be purchased through Ticketmaster. The competition is heating up as the second round of the 2004 Formula Drift® Championship will be heading to Houston, Texas on Saturday, June 12th. The point’s leader Sam Hubinette finished the weekend with an awesome performance winning in Atlanta, but 2nd Place finisher Chris Forsberg of Team Motorex, and top drifter Hiro Sumida are close behind, making the championship a definite fight to the finish. Over 20 drivers will compete in the second round with an open invite to qualified drifters in the Houston area that have cars built to drifting specifications. Formula D not only showcases some of the top talent in drifting but also features a full day of activities that includes: indoor car show, action sports demo, musical performances, autograph session with the drivers, and the lovely Formula D® umbrella girls. Plus top Japanese professional drifters like Yoshinori Koguchi and Ucchi Utsumi and legendary driver Tarzan Yamada will not only be judging the events but will also be performing incredible drifting maneuvers. Schedule of Events: Saturday, June 12 11:30am – 1:00pm Practice: Formula Drift 3:00pm Doors open to the public 3:00pm – 3:40pm Qualifying #1 4:00pm – 4:40pm Qualifying #2 5:00pm – 5:10pm Elimination brackets announced 5:15pm – 5:35pm Autograph Session – inside convention center 6:00pm – 6:15pm Top 16 qualifiers & judges introduction 6:20pm – 6:25pm Pro demonstration 6:30pm – 6:50pm Best 16 competition 7:30pm – 7:50pm Best 8 competition 7:50pm – 8:30pm Umbrella Girls photo session – inside convention center 8:35pm – 8:45pm Pro demonstration 8:45pm – 8:55pm Semi-Final competition 9:05pm – 9:15pm Concession competition (for 3rd place) 9:25pm – 9:35pm Final competition 9:45pm – 10:00pm Trophy Ceremony and Closing The Formula D® Houston event is part of the Formula Drift® Championship that will conclude at the Irwindale Speedway in California. 2004 Formula D® Schedule April 24-25 Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia June 12 Reliant Center Houston, Texas July 11 Infineon Raceway Sonoma, California August 29 Irwindale Speedway Irwindale, California The Formula D® Championship is sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing. In addition to the four-event Championship, Formula D® will also include a number of exhibitions at mainstream motorsports events. The 2004 series will be documented on ‘Formula Drift TV,’ with the series of programs going to networks at the conclusion of the season. Sponsors for the Formula D events includes: Need For Speed Underground, Mazda, Mopar, Circuit City, JCW Sport Compact, Rockford Fosgate, Cooper, Dunlop, Falken, Toyo, and Yokohama. Slipstream Global Marketing is an integrated event and marketing management company. Slipstream brought the first ever D1 Grand Prix to the U.S. in August 2003 at Irwindale Speedway. Among Slipstream’s various clients are such companies as eBay Motors, JCW Sport Compact, and Mazda North America. MEDIA CONTACT: NXTagency Brian Hershey, 310-428-5618, bhershey@nxtagency.com DRIFT REGISTRATION CONTACT: Slipstream Global Marketing Ryan Sage, 949-341-9181 X 4, ryan@slipstreamglobal.com CAR SHOW REGISTRATION CONTACT: Slipstream Global Marketing Fred Chang, 949-341-9181 X 5, fred@slipstreamglobal.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 4, 2004 Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 How exactly do you "drift race". Just wondering... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildRacer5 Posted June 4, 2004 Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 Jason, If you play Need for speed underground they give a tutorial on how to do it. Basicly you slide arround turns kinda like dirt tracking it on pavement. (For you dirt guys I know its a bad analogy but It all I could think of) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelracewriter Posted June 5, 2004 Report Share Posted June 5, 2004 (For you dirt guys I know its a bad analogy but It all I could think of) But Wild, do you get dirt clods in your beer(or soda)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted June 5, 2004 Report Share Posted June 5, 2004 It's not exactly a "race" although it is a motorsport. Here's a brief introduction: http://streetracing.tiora.net/japan/drift/drift1.htm Here's a video from Laguna Seca raceway in California last month. They sent the cars out two at a time, competing with each other: http://rs-r.com/drifting/kazu_vs_gushi_lagunaseca.wmv Here's a rather bizarre video from Japan (5 minutes - I expect the SCCA-run event in Houston to be a bit safer): http://www.projectspeedy.com/videos/imports_drift.wmv Here are some articles: http://travel.nytimes.com/2004/05/07/autom...les/07DRIF.html http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.10/drifting.html http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20...24drifting.html http://www.laweekly.com/ink/04/25/the-alimurung.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 5, 2004 Report Share Posted June 5, 2004 I don't get why this has such a following. Must be something the ricerburner crowd enjoys with their crappy cars with big mufflers we see everywhere now. Ok control a slide. Thats not racing. Its more of the arts! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelracewriter Posted June 5, 2004 Report Share Posted June 5, 2004 Ok control a slide. Thats not racing. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!! Don't sing it, bring it! I'm still waiting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 5, 2004 Report Share Posted June 5, 2004 Dirt racing is a little bit different. There sliding is the way to go if its faster. On Asphalt it is a different story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tqj3 Posted June 5, 2004 Report Share Posted June 5, 2004 Anything that is decided by "style points" isn't competition, it's just artistic expression. Jason's right: "That's not racing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie49 Posted June 5, 2004 Report Share Posted June 5, 2004 Isn't drifting just going out there and trying to see how far you can get a car out of control without hittting anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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