Formula Drift or Formula D has been created to provide the highest level of drifting competition in the U.S. This inaugural season will consist of 4 rounds cumulating the crowning of the first-ever U.S. Champion.



Created by Slipstream Global Marketing, the company that brought D1 Grand Prix USA event. Known for setting the precedent and progressive ideas, Slipstream with the partnership of SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) will create a competition rulebook, first of its kind in the World.



We invite you to come out and take part in watching motorsports history at the Reliant Center in Houston, Texas. There is also a car show portion at this event which include all makes and models of vehicles including Best JDM, Best Mazda, Best Car Crew etc... Any further questions can be directed to andy@slipstreamglobal.com or fred@slipstreamglobal.com



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Alittle more info on the event!!!



Committed and invited Drivers and teams



Rhys Millen

Chris Forsberg

Andy Yen

Vaughn Gittin

Calvin Wan

Nef Feliciano

Ken Gushi

Ernie Fixmer

Dai Yoshihara

James Bondurant

Ryan Hampton

Brian Norris

Scott Bradley

Blake Fuller

Tanner Foust or Jasper performance

Samuel Hubinette

Benson Hsu

Hubert Young

Alex Pfeiffer

Taka Aono

Hiro Sumida

Tony Angelo

Verena Mei

Joe Vick

Ben Schwartz

Eric Jacobs



Competition is open to whoever would like to compete. New drivers must qualify for competition on the Friday before. Sign-ups are limited but can be done on-line on www.formulad.com or by calling our office



Judges and Exhibition drivers:



Yoshinori Koguchi

Tarzan Yamada

Ucchi Utsumi



Points Leaders (After 1 round)



Samuel Hubinette -Team Mopar Viper

Chris Forsberg - Motorex 350 Z

Hiro Sumida - Drift Association by Club 4 AG



Interesting notes:



1. Coming off a huge win a the International Drifting shootout and qualifying 1st in FD ATL, Team Rotora's Ken Gushi seems to have a ton of momentum going into Houston



2. Alex Pfeiffer was recently approached by a few AE loyalists to have him sign copies of the AE car manuals.



3. EA Games', Need For Speed Underground has recently signed as the Title Sponsor of Formula Drift and it was recently announced that NFSU2 will be debuting in the early parts of the 4th quarter. Additionally EA will hold a NSFU contest at each FD event with the winner going along in a drift and drive with one of the Japanese pros.



4. East Coast stand-outs continue to make their presence known. Vaughn Gittin, Eric Jacobs and Ben Schwartz have been almost unstoppable as they advanced to the later rounds in FD ATL. In other East Coast news, Tony Angelo has made the West Coast his permanent residency for the moment. We hear he is rooming with another East Coast transplant, Team Motorex's Chris Forsberg.



5. Rumor has it due to the East Coast's many talented drivers there is an East Coast FD planned for the '05 schedule



6. Pacific Rim is the Official Merchandise company of Formula D. FD apparel is now available on-line at www.ilovedrifting.com or on the Formula website



7. The top 16 drivers at each event will now be introduced "WWE Style" with the sound of their "theme song" playing overhead. Alex Pfeiffer has asked for the Hawaii Five-O theme song while Ernie Fixmer opted for Sponge Bob Square Pants song.

i will be there as tony angelo's pit crew. look for the black FC with a redtop sr20det in it. im the tall guy busting my ass.