Formula D

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Formula Drift
CategoryDrifting
Country United States
Inaugural season2004
Classes
  • PRO
  • PROSPEC
Manufacturers
Tire suppliers
Drivers' championPRO

United States

PROSPEC

Belarus
Official websiteformulad.com
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Formula Drift (also known as Formula D) is the top drifting series. FD International was co-founded by Jim Liaw and Ryan Sage in 2003 as a sister company to Slipstream Global Marketing, the same partnership that introduced D1 Grand Prix to the United States. The new entity would solely own, operate and launch the first official drifting series in North America. Formula D is not affiliated with the FIA series of formula racing championships.[1]

With 60 currently[when?] licensed drivers competing in PRO and PROSPEC, Formula Drift is recognized[by whom?] as the premier North American professional drifting championship series. The series consists of an eight-round championship played out at race tracks across North America. Judged on line, angle, and style, rather than who finishes the course in the fastest time, Formula Drift brings together traditional racing and extreme sports.

Home[]

Formula Drift is home to 60+ professional drift drivers. The competition for Formula Drift licenses is intense. Drivers in the U.S. can compete in a number of regionally sanctioned Pro-Am series for licensing.

Winners and high finishers of these feeders series are then able to enter the Formula DRIFT Pro 2 series, a secondary national tour where they compete to move up to the main series.

Abroad[]

Drivers from around the world have set their sights on Formula Drift as the series of choice worldwide in which to compete. This also includes the legions of talented drivers from Japan, who have competed previously in the D1 Grand Prix. Other drivers who crossed over to Formula Drift from foreign series are the Irish drivers Darren McNamara, James Deane, Eric O'Sullivan, and Dean Kearney. These drivers rose to acclaim in their European home series before making the move stateside.

Tracks[]

Current tracks[]

Former tracks[]

International presence[]

Formula Drift has increased its international presence every year since 2008 with the addition of demonstration and sister series in other countries. "Taking the Formula Drift brand internationally is a huge milestone. Our priority is to continue to build the Series here while growing the sport of drifting as a whole," said Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula Drift. "We are very careful in choosing our event partners and take careful consideration of the boundaries of our international affiliates such as Drift Australia, MSC, and Pro Drift."[2][dead link]

Sister series[]

Formula Drift Asia. Formula Drift Asia was created in 2008 with the inaugural FD Singapore competition. The first real international competition of its in Asia, held at the Changi Air Show Grounds. This historic event was sold out before the gates opened. Since then, Formula Drift Asia became its own championship series, the first Pan-Asian professional drifting championship. In 2009 and 2010, the Championship made stops in Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia. For the 2011/2012 Championship tour, Formula Drift Asia added an additional stop in Indonesia.

FD Asia web site.

The first Formula Drift Asia Champion was Tengku Djan.

Exhibition events[]

  • Qatar Date TBD International Competition – Qatar Racing Club
  • United Arab Emirates Date TBD International Competition – Yas Marina Circuit
  • Panama February 5, 2012 Demonstration – Figali Convention Center
  • May 27, 2012 International Competition – Location TBD
  • United States June 11, 2011 Formula Drift Ultimate Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
  • United Arab Emirates February 25, 2011 Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Panama February 12, 2011 Figali Convention Center, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
  • Panama January 17, 2010 Figali Convention Center, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
  • Panama March 8, 2009 Figali Convention Center, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
  • Mexico August 23, 2008 Monterrey Autodromo, Monterrey, Mexico
  • Singapore April 27, 2008 Changi Air Show Grounds, Singapore

Regulations[]

Formula Drift has continued to refine its rulebook and technical regulations year to year in terms of car and competition regulations.

Car eligibility[]

Cars and their builds are constantly under review by the Formula Drift staff. The rule book is revised every year to promote fair and exciting drifting. Some cars and practices are written out of the rule book in order to keep a realistic and level playing field. During the 2004 season, the Dodge Viper Competition Coupe was permitted to compete; subsequently it was ineligible in Formula Drift.

Although Formula Drift does not permit front-wheel drive cars, it does allow all-wheel drive cars to be converted to rear wheel drive, such as the Subaru WRX and Mitsubishi EVO. In the United States, the Scion tC is sold only in the FWD layout, but because it shares the same chassis as the AWD Toyota Avensis (sold only in the United Kingdom and Europe), it can be converted to a competition-ready RWD layout. This change sparked great debate between drifters in the series who felt that an original FWD vehicle should not be eligible due to the front cross member changes needed.

A trademark of Formula D competition cars is the very open engine rulebook. Formula Drift allows engines from other manufacturers to be swapped into competition cars. "Engine, transmission, ECU and/or final drive modifications are free, but only the rear wheels may propel the vehicle". This results in a huge variety of engine/chassis combinations as well as huge power outputs commonly in excess of 850+ whp. Vehicles wishing to compete for the Manufacturers Championship must use an engine from the same manufacturer as the chassis. Engine swaps remain very common with older models but can be seen with new builds as well. Naturally aspirated Chevrolet V8 engines are often used because of their availability and lower operating costs.

Suspension modification is widely open to development as long as stock pickup locations are utilized. Suspension tuning is a vital part of any successful Formula D team.

To keep cars in check Formula D institutes a maximum tire size based on the vehicles total weight.

Formula Drift cars are given fixed numbers for their cars and are not necessarily based on rankings.

Scoring and judging[]

Formula D uses its own scoring system that may differ from other drifting organizations. Often scoring systems for qualifying, tandem battles, and penalties are different.

Qualifying – Formula D competitors are allowed two non-consecutive judged solo runs to post their highest possible score in order to compete. The top 32 drivers with the highest qualifying scores are entered in a competition bracket pairing the highest scoring drivers against the lowest scoring drivers. 1st v. 32nd, 2nd v. 31st, 3rd v. 30th, etc. The drivers are judged on line, speed, angle, and overall impact. The judges can also make additional request at the drivers meeting for actions or techniques that will weigh in their decision making (ex; entry technique, racing line, proximity, etc.). Formula D drivers are scored on a points-deduction system where every driver will start their judged run with a perfect score of 100 pts. For every mistake, points will be deducted. These points will vary between .25 point to the most severe mistakes (-1.75).[3]

Competition – The top 32 qualifying drivers are paired up in an elimination bracket pairing the highest scoring drivers against the lowest scoring drivers. The biggest difference from qualifying is that now drivers face off head to head on the track in a tandem battle. The two cars run together side by side, each driver trying to show greater skill than the other. The highest qualifying driver leads on the first run, then on the second run the lower qualifying driver leads. Drivers are judged on the same basic criteria as qualifying but an emphasis is put on the interaction between the two drivers competing head to head. The lead driver will set the pace and driving line often trying to produce a gap between themselves and the following driver. The following driver will try to stay on top of the lead driver as close as possible without making contact with their vehicle. The goal is to mimic or "shadow" the lead drivers run while staying on their door throughout the run. It is possible for either driver to win either run. Often one driver will have a points advantage going into the second run. Driver mistakes (ex. 2 wheels off course, spinning out, avoidable contact, etc.) can also cause them to be given an automatic zero. The three-judge panel then will look at both runs and determine one of three outcomes; Driver 1 advances, Driver 2 advances, or if a winner can not be determined a "One More Time" will be called. In the event of a "One More Time" the drivers will then complete a new pair of runs. The drivers will face off again until a winner can be determined. The winner advance to the next bracket.

Competition Time Out – Drivers have a one-time option to utilize a "Competition Time Out" in order to attempt to fix their vehicle. In the event that a driver or car can not come to the start line in time for their tandem run the other driver will be allowed to run a solo lap to advance.

Overtaking – Follow cars are permitted to overtake or pass in certain instances. passes may only happen at inside clips, and can only be done so if the lead car is off line enough to allow the follow car to pass between them and the clip. If a successful pass is made the lead car run is deemed a zero.

The current judges are Ryan Lanteigne (2011-), Brian Eggert (2012-), Chris Uhl (2020-). Kevin Wells is the Competition Director for the series.[3]

Formula Drift Champions[]

United States[]

Year Name Car
2004 Sweden Samuel Hübinette Dodge Viper Competition Coupe
2005 New Zealand Rhys Millen Pontiac GTO
2006 Sweden Samuel Hübinette Dodge Viper SRT-10
2007 United States Tanner Foust Nissan 350Z
2008 United States Tanner Foust Nissan 350Z
2009 United States Chris Forsberg Nissan 350Z
2010 United States Vaughn Gittin Jr. Ford Mustang
2011 Japan Daijiro Yoshihara Nissan 240SX
2012 Japan Daigo Saito Lexus SC430
2013 United States Michael Essa BMW M3
2014 United States Chris Forsberg Nissan 370Z
2015 Norway Fredric Aasbø Scion tC
2016 United States Chris Forsberg Nissan 370Z
2017 Republic of Ireland James Deane Nissan Silvia
2018 Republic of Ireland James Deane Nissan Silvia
2019 Republic of Ireland James Deane Nissan Silvia
2020 United States Vaughn Gittin Jr. Ford Mustang

Note: Chris Forsberg is first formula D drivers who managed to win 3 seasons (2009, 2014 and 2016). The second one to win 3 formula D season is James Deane. Although he's the second driver who managed to win 3 seasons, deane is the first Formula D driver who managed to win 3 seasons in a row (2017, 2018 and 2019),

Asia[]

PROSPEC Champions[]

  • 2014 United States Dan Savage – Sikky / Achilles Tire Mazda RX-8
  • 2015 Peru Alex Heilbrunn – MonsterBMW BMW M3
  • 2016 Canada Marc Landerville – Perry Performance Nissan 240SX
  • 2017 United States Kevin Lawrence – Enjuku Racing / Hankook Tire / BC Racing Nissan S14
  • 2018 United States Travis Reeder Nissan S13
  • 2019 United States Trenton Beechum – Cloonex racing Nexen Tire Motorsport Ford Mustang
  • 2020 Belarus Dmitriy Brutskiy – Essa Autosport / Never Settle Drift BMW E46
  • 2021 Belarus Dmitriy Brutskiy Essa Autosport / Never Settle Drift BMW E46

Honors[]

Rookie of the Year[]

Most Improved Driver[]

Driver of the Year[]

Hardest Charging Driver[]

Spirit of Drifting[]

  • 2007 South Korea Joon Maeng
  • 2008 United States Patrick Mordaunt[5]
  • 2009 Japan Taka Aono
  • 2011 United States [4]
  • 2012 United States [6]
  • 2013 Japan Robbie Nishida
  • 2014 United States Forrest Wang
  • 2015 Japan Ken Gushi
  • 2018 United States Michael Essa
  • 2019 United States Pat Goodin
  • 2020 United States Jeff Jones / Rome Charpentier (tie)

Superstar of the Year[]

Best Drifting Style[]

Best Personal Style[]

Best Looking Car[]

  • 2011 United States Matt Field's S14[4]

Crew Member of the Year[]

  • 2011 Japan Mike Kojima[4]
  • 2012 Japan Mike Kojima[9]
  • 2014 United States Brian Wilkerson
  • 2015 United States Nathan Tasukon
  • 2018 United States Stan Williams
  • 2019 United States Jimmie Cadwell
  • 2020 United States Jason Dixon

Team Manager of the Year[]

  • 2010 United States Jonathon Bradford
  • 2011 United States Chris Forsberg[4]
  • 2012 Greece [10]
  • 2013 United States Michael Essa
  • 2014 Greece
  • 2015 United States Kenji Sumino
  • 2018 Greece
  • 2019 Greece
  • 2020 Greece

Comeback of the Year[]

  • 2011 New Zealand Rhys Millen[4]
  • 2013 United States Michael Essa
  • 2015 Republic of Ireland Dean Kearney
  • 2018 United States Matt Coffman
  • 2019 United States Ryan Tuerck

Fan Favorite[]

All-time Formula Drift Pro event winners list[]

1. Norway Fredric Aasbø – 16 wins - 2014 at Wall Speedway and Texas - 2015 at Long Beach, Wall, Seattle, and Irwindale - 2016 at Orlando and Canada - 2017 at Orlando and Canada - 2018 at Long Beach And St. Louis - 2019 Road Atlanta - 2020 at ST Louis ( Rd1 ) And Irwindale ( Rd7 ) - 2021 at ST Louis

2. United States Vaughn Gittin, Jr. – 12 wins - 2008 at Irwindale - 2010 at Long Beach and Sonoma - 2012 at Wall Speedway and Seattle - 2014 at Road Atlanta and Miami - 2016 at Road Atlanta and Wall Speedway - 2018 at Irwindale - 2020 at Seattle ( Rd 3 ) - 2020 at Seattle ( Rd 4 )

3. United States Chris Forsberg – 10 wins 2005 at Irwindale; 2007 at Road Atlanta and Infineon; 2008 at Long Beach; 2009 at Road Atlanta and Seattle; 2013 at Seattle; 2014 at Long Beach; 2018 at Orlando; 2020 at Texas ( Rd 6 )

4. Sweden Samuel Hübinette – 9 wins 2004 at Road Atlanta, Houston, and Infineon; 2005 at Road Atlanta and Chicago; 2006 at Long Beach, Chicago and Wall Speedway; 2007 at Summit Point

5. Japan Daijiro Yoshihara – 8 wins 2006 at Irwindale; 2007 at Seattle and Wall Speedway; 2010 at Road Atlanta and Wall Speedway; 2011 at Road Atlanta and Monroe; 2013 at Long Beach

6. Republic of Ireland James Deane – 7 wins 2017 at Long Beach, Road Atlanta, Seattle and Texas, 2018 at Wall Speedway, 2018 at Monroe, 2019 at St. Louis

7. United States Tanner Foust – 7 wins 2006 at Road Atlanta; 2007 at Irwindale; 2008 at Englishtown and Sonoma; 2009 at Las Vegas; 2010 at Seattle and Irwindale

8. New Zealand Rhys Millen – 7 wins 2004 at Irwindale; 2005 at Wall; 2006 at Infineon; 2008 at Road Atlanta and Seattle; 2011 at Las Vegas; 2012 at Las Vegas

9. Lithuania Aurimas Bakchis – 7 wins 2015 at Road Atlanta; 2016 at Seattle; 2017 at Wall Speedway; 2019 at Long Beach and Orlando; 2020 at irwindale ( Rd 8 ); 2021 at Road Atlanta

10. Japan Daigo Saito – 6 wins 2012 at Palm Beach and Irwindale; 2013 at Road Atlanta, Wall Speedway and Irwindale; 2014 at Irwindale

11. United States Chelsea Denofa – 6 wins 2016 at Long Beach; 2019 at Texas; 2020 at St .Louis ( rd 2 ), 2021 at Orlando; 2021 at Lake Erie; 2021 at Seattle

12. United States Ryan Tuerck – 5 wins 2009 at Long Beach and Irwindale; 2015 at Orlando, 2019 at Wall Speedway, 2020 at Texas ( Rd 5 )

13. United States Justin Pawlak – 4 wins 2011 at Long Beach and Palm Beach; 2012 at Long Beach and Road Atlanta

14. United States Matt Field – 3 wins 2016 at Texas and Irwindale; 2021 at englishtown

15. Poland Piotr Więcek – 3 wins 2017 at Irwindale; 2018 at Texas; 2019 at Seattle

16. United States Tyler McQuarrie – 2 wins 2010 at Las Vegas; 2011 at Irwindale

17. United States Michael Essa – 2 wins 2013 at Palm Beach and Texas

18. Republic of Ireland Darren McNamara – 2 wins 2009 at Wall Speedway; 2014 at Monroe

19. Japan Ken Gushi 2 wins 2005 at Houston; 2019 at Irwindale

One win each for:

  1. United States Alex Pfeiffer (2004 invitational at Irwindale featuring the top 16 Formula D drivers from 2004)[11][12]
  2. Hong Kong Calvin Wan (2005 at Infineon)
  3. Japan Yukinobu Okubo (2006 at Seattle)
  4. Japan Mitsuru Haraguchi (2007 at Long Beach)
  5. Japan Toshiki Yoshioka (2008 at Las Vegas)
  6. France Stephan Verdier (2009 at Infineon
  7. United States Conrad Grunewald (2011 at Wall Speedway)
  8. Japan Masashi Yokoi (2015 at Texas)
  9. Latvia Kristaps Bluss (2018 at Road Atlanta)

To this date, only five drivers have won both Formula Drift and D1 Grand Prix events, they are Mitsuru Haraguchi, Toshiki Yoshioka, Vaughn Gittin, Jr., Daigo Saito, and Chris Forsberg.

Drivers list[]

2021[]

PRO[]

Driver Name Team Name Car Number Rank Points Country hideRookie
Adam LZ LZMFG 5 20 137 USA
Alec Robbins Alec Robbins Racing 35 19 139 USA
Aurimas Bakchis Bakchis Motorsports 723 2 232 Lithuania
Branden Sorensen Sorensen Motorsports 513 16 139 USA Y
Chelsea DeNofa RTR Motorsports 88 4 219 USA
Chris Forsberg Forsberg Racing 64 10 178 USA
Daijiro Yoshihara Gas Factory 9 23 122 Japan
Dan Burkett RAD Industries 34 25 122 USA
Dean Kearney Team Karnage 43 5 201 Ireland
Dylan Hughes Dylan Hughes Racing 129 17 139 USA
Faruk Kugay Team Faruk 53 50 N/A Turkey
Federico Sceriffo FFF Drifting Department 117 24 122 Italy
Fredric Aasbo Papadakis Racing 151 3 223 Norway
Jeff Jones Jeff Jones Racing 818 14 167 USA
Jhonnattan Castro Jhonnattan Castro 17 22 122 Dominican Republic
Joao Barion Arclight Racing 357 48 N/A Brazil
Jonathan Hurst Cash Racing 16 31 105 USA Y
Jonathan Nerren Jonathan Nerren Racing 23 30 105 USA
Joshua C. Reynolds Drift Force 33 28 105 Switzerland Y
Justin Pawlak Pawlak Racing 13 8 182 USA
Kazuya Taguchi Upgarage ISR Performance GT Radial Jerry Yang Racing 123 6 186 Japan
Ken Gushi KGMS Greddy Toyota Gazoo Racing 21 34 105 Japan
Kyle Mohan Kyle Mohan Racing 99 27 105 USA
Matt Field Drift Cave Motorsports 777 1 258 USA
Michael Essa Essa Autosport 101 21 122 USA
Rome Charpentier Garagistic 171 33 105 USA
Ryan Litteral Ryan Litteral Racing 909 52 N/A USA
Ryan Tuerck Papadakis Racing 411 7 184 USA
Simen Olsen Simen Olsen Drifting 707 18 139 Norway Y
Taylor Hull Asphalt Anarchy 82 32 105 USA
Travis Reeder Travis Reeder Motorsports 77 13 171 USA
Trenton Beechum Beechum Racing 999 29 105 USA Y
Tyler Nelson Shelby American Drift Team 7 42 N/A USA
Vaughn Gittin Jr RTR Motorsports 25 9 182 USA
Wataru Masuyama BUY NOW JAPAN 530 26 105 Japan
Yves Meyer Drift Force 91 15 154 Switzerland

PROSPEC[]

Driver Name Team Name Car Number Rank Points Country hideRookie
Adam Grube DDR Racing LLC 71 33 35 USA Y
Alex Jagger Forsberg Racing 227 6 119 USA Y
Alex Lichliter JAC Motorsports 86 27 70 USA Y
Alex Schlagel Drift HQ 87 20 87 USA
Amanda Sorensen Sorensen Motorsports 12 18 87 USA
Andy Hateley Hateley Motorsports 98 21 87 USA
Austin Matta Dont Matta Racing 710 3 158 USA
Ben Hobson Ben Hobson 213 Racing 213 15 87 USA Y
Blake Olsen Blake Olsen Motorsport / Koruworks 66 13 91 USA
Brian Wadman Team Never Settle 555 38 35 USA
Carlos Arrieta InsaneWayz Motosports 210 37 35 USA
Chance Crooks driftmentality 22 32 35 USA Y
Chase Schmidt Flichi Auto Parts / Password:JDM 111 44 N/A USA Y
Christian Nelson Christian Nelson Racing 389 35 35 USA Y
Cory Talaska Talaska Racing 116 12 102 USA Y
Daniel Stuke MspeK Performance 527 8 119 USA
Derek Madison Team Infamous 27 17 87 USA
Dmitriy Brutskiy Never Settle Drift Team 85 1 180 Belarus
Dustin Miles Miles of Style Racing 678 58 N/A USA
Evan Bogovich 313 Motorsports / Bakchis Motorsports 313 16 87 USA Y
Hooman Rahimi I'm Only Hooman Drifting 321 24 70 USA
Javier Martinez Jr Martinez Racing 41 22 87 USA Y
Joe Lin Mech-Tech Racing 888 43 N/A USA Y
Josh Robinson Duralast 530 52 N/A Australia
Joshua Love After Hours Autosports 711 7 119 USA
Josiah Fallaise Drift HQ 83 5 132 Canada Y
Kelsey Rowlings Drift Chick 42 10 104 USA
Lukas Torno Deprived Drifter 619 34 35 Brazil Y
Matthew Bystrak Gas Factory 500 46 N/A USA Y
Mevlud Meladze Drift HQ 113 81 N/A Georgia Y
Micah Diaz Holdfast 8 11 102 USA
Mike Power Power Racing 919 14 87 USA
Nate Chen NCR 4 26 70 USA Y
Nick Noback Noback Racing 54 2 180 USA
Pablo Cabrera Cabrera Racing 24 36 35 Mexico Y
Rich Whiteman Freedom Motorsportz 90 9 115 USA Y
Ricky Hofmann Ricky Hofmann Racing 44 28 52 USA
Rudy Hansen Team Hansen 119 19 87 USA Y
Rye O'Connor The Breadman Group 31 25 70 USA Y
Steve Misko Misko Motorsports 721 23 70 USA
Tommy Lemaire TLO Drift Team 233 4 134 Canada Y

Formula Drift television coverage[]

Former Fox Soccer USA host Brandon Johnson hosted the Formula D show for G4 in 2006. Rossi Morreale was the show's host in 2005. Johnson was joined by Attack of the Show co-host Olivia Munn who covered the pits and drivers during the events and drifting expert who provided commentary and insight on the tandem battles. G4 aired each round on a tape-delayed basis. Jarod DeAnda is the public address announcer at each event, earning him the moniker, "The Voice of Formula D." In 2005, G4 used DeAnda's event commentary track, but for 2006, used Johnson and Matthews calling each battle like a typical play-by-play/color commentator combination. Johnson and Matthews were on-site for each event, but it sounded as if they had taped their commentary after the event had already taken place. This practice is not uncommon in the motorsports business in post-production.

In the 2005 season, there were two people working the pits — driver interviewer Mayleen Ramey, who was a roving reporter for the half-hour episodes, and a second anchor, who patrolled around the car show at each event. In 2005, G4 used three reporters for this job. From the round in Wall to the round in Houston, actor held the job. At the Infineon round, Attack of the Show! co-host Kevin Pereira took the duties, while Street Fury host finished things out in Chicago and Irwindale. Also, G4 showed half-hour episodes in-between rounds, most of which focused on the network having its own drift car built from scratch, with other segments focusing on the aspects of drifting. One of the first half-hour episodes in 2005 had one Formula D competitor, Chris Forsberg go to Japan, and meet up with another competitor, Daijiro Yoshihara, to explore the country and get more perspective on the birth of drifting. Episodes that featured event coverage lasted an hour-and-a-half, and featured the top 16 tandem rounds, including those that needed to be run again, because the judges deemed them too close to call. These episodes aired the night after the next round in the series had already taken place.

In 2006, however, coverage was dramatically different. The half-hour episodes were gone, event coverage was reduced to an hour, and their scheduling was quite random. The Long Beach and Atlanta rounds premiered on June 18, with the Chicago round airing on July 2, and the Sonoma round airing a week after it took place. During the Sonoma round, G4 noted that the Seattle round would premiere on September 10, but that date was changed to October 8, with the last two rounds (Wall and Irwindale) airing every other week afterward. These episodes featured more interviews and driver profiles, many of which would've been placed in a half-hour show last year, and many of the tandem battles have been cut out, and any battle that needed to be run again did not have its second run shown. This led to some criticism from those in the drifting community, including fans and some Formula D drivers.

At the 2006 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Formula D co-founders and announced that the series would have a new television partner in 2007. That partner was ESPN2. Each round began airing in a one-hour block on November 15 with the Long Beach round. All subsequent airings were supposed to be every Thursday afterward, but beginning with the Evergreen Speedway round on December 5, the air dates for new rounds switched to Wednesday.

The ESPN deal lasted just one season. SPEED Channel aired all rounds of the 2008 Formula D season, as well as the World Championship, scheduled for after the Irwindale round. Events aired on Sundays, beginning with the Long Beach round on October 26; all airings began at 4 PM Eastern.[13]

For 2010, Formula Drift announced a comprehensive race programming schedule with the sports network then known as Versus (ironically co-owned with G4 by Comcast). The seven-stop Formula DRIFT Championship Series programs aired over fourteen Sundays during the 2 PM (EST) / 11 AM (PST) time slot beginning Sunday, August 30. Each episode showcased all the on- and off-track action as the world's top drift drivers battle for the coveted title of Formula DRIFT Champion. The first episode, aired on August 30, will feature a comprehensive overview of the sport and drivers. Each episode re-aired the week following the initial airing.[14] Coverage was slated to remain the same for the 2011 season.

In 2012, as a result of NBCUniversal's acquisition by Comcast, Comcast's sports channels were combined under the NBC Sports division, in an arrangement known as the NBC Sports Group; this resulted in Versus being re-launched as the NBC Sports Network on January 2, 2012. Formula D coverage later moved to CBS Sports Network.

Internet Coverage[]

In 2010 Formula D joined forces with Justin.tv to bring a live stream of all 7 events. All rounds were broadcast via Justin.tv complete with practices and all rounds of competition were included. During the 2010 season over 1,000,000 viewers tuned in to watch the live action unfold over the 7 Pro Championship events.

2013 Formula D partnered with Livestream for the domestic series.

2014 Formula D partnered with Daily Motion for its live stream.

Formula D now broadcasts online at Formula Drift Live and on Motor Trend On Demand.

Print Coverage[]

At the 2010 SEMA show, FD co-founder Jim Liaw announced the Formula Drift would begin the quarterly publication of a Formula Drift's magazine in 2011. The publication will be handled by Haymarket Media Group.

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