Formula DRIFT is a United States-based motorsport drifting series. Formula DRIFT 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 DRIFT is not affiliated with the FIA series of formula racing championships.
Christopher Forsberg,is an American Formula D driver from Doylestown,Pennsylvania. He currently competes in the Formula Drift series in his Nissan Z (Z34) for NOS Energy Drink,and is the owner,driver and shop manager of Forsberg Racing.
Kenshiro "Ken" Gushi is one of Japan's top competitors in the sport of drifting. Born in Okinawa,Japan but raised in San Gabriel,California,he was taught by his father Tsukasa Gushi at the age of 13 with a Toyota AE86. Ken has become the youngest competitor in both the D1 Grand Prix of Japan and the Formula Drift Championships of the U.S. when he was 16,despite not passing his driving test at the time.
Toyo Tire Corporation,commonly known as Toyo Tires,is a multi-national tire and rubber products company based in Itami,Japan. The company owns and operates eight factories in Asia,North America,and Europe and distributes tires and automotive components through fourteen sales companies throughout the world.
Daigo Saito is a Japanese professional drifting driver,currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series and Formula Drift Japan for TMAR. He formerly competed in Formula DRIFT USA and World Championship series for Achilles Radial. He was the first driver to win the two drifting majors,D1GP in 2008 and Formula D in 2012.
Daijiro Yoshihara,more commonly known as Dai Yoshihara,is a Japanese professional driver with experience in Drifting,Road Racing,Time Attack,and Hill Climb.
The 2010 Formula D season was the seventh season for the Formula D series. The series began on April 10 on the streets of Long Beach and concluded on October 9 at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale after seven events.
Justin Thomas Pawlak,also known as JTP,is an American professional drifter who currently competes in the Formula D series. He earned his Formula D Professional license in 2006 and later earned his D1 license. In 2010,he was picked up Team Falken Tire and has been with them ever since. For the 2012 FD Season,he drives the 2013 Falken Tire Ford Mustang RTR. Justin continues his support of local,grassroots drifting by judging the Just Drift Top Drift series alongside fellow Formula D drivers Taka Aono and Hiro Sumida.
Ryan Tuerck is an American professional drifter from Derry,New Hampshire who currently competes in the U.S. Formula Drift series.
Robbie Nishida is a professional drifter who currently competes in several different professional series' around the world,including Formula D USA series and Formula D World series. He has been competing in the Formula D USA series since 2005. He has been competing ever since both in Japan and the USA.
The 2014 Formula D season,officially titled the Formula Drift Pro Championship,was the eleventh season of the Formula D series. The season began on April 4 at Long Beach and ended on October 11 at Irwindale Speedway.
Pirelli Tires presents the Pacific F2000 Championship is an American open-wheel racing series designed for the entry-level driver and is a part of the Road to Indy. The Pacific F2000 Racing Series offers 15 racing opportunities over six weekends at leading West Coast venues such as WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca,Sonoma Raceway,Buttonwillow Raceway Park and Thunderhill Raceway Park. The Pacific F2000 Racing series is designed to be the next step up for F1600 drivers with the introduction of wings,increased power,and larger racing tires. The suspension geometry of a modern F2000 car is as sophisticated as those in many more well known races and offers great training for drivers,engineers and mechanics. Because formula and not spec cars are used there are numerous chassis designs,multiple motors allowed,and as a result there is also great opportunity to test new designs.. At the same time,there are enough restrictions to keep costs in check. F2000 originated in England in 1974 and has helped spawn the careers of many of the sport’s top names. In North America,its alumni include Sam Hornish Jr.,Buddy Rice,Paul Tracy,Jimmy Vasser,and Dan Wheldon. Graduates of PacificF2000 Racing since its inception in 2004 include J.R. Hildebrand,who won the 2009 Firestone Indy Lights Championship and drove the No. 4 National Guard car in the IZOD IndyCar Series;two-time IMSA prototype champion Dane Cameron;Jason Bowles,who won the 2011 NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown at Irwindale Speedway;and Thomas Merrill,2022 Trans-Am TA2 Champion.
The 2017 Formula D season is the fourteenth season of the Formula D Pro Championship series and fourth season of the Pro2 series. The Pro Championship series began on March 31 at Long Beach and ended on October 14 at Irwindale Speedway with Irish driver James Deane winning his first Pro Championship.
James Deane is an Irish professional drift driver. He is a former 3 time Formula D champion,having won the series in 2017,2018 and 2019 and has won multiple National and European titles.
The 2018 Formula D season was the fifteenth season of the Formula D series. The season began on April 7 at Long Beach and concluded on October 13 at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale after eight events. The series celebrated its 100th championship round at Wall Speedway.
The 2021 Formula D season was the eighteenth season of the Formula D series. The season began on May 8 at Road Atlanta and concluded on October 23 at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale after eight events.
The 2020 Formula D season was the seventeenth season of the Formula D series. The season began on September 5 at World Wide Technology Raceway and concluded on November 22 at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale after eight events.
The 2019 Formula D season was the sixteenth season of the Formula D series. The season began on April 6 at Long Beach and concluded on October 19 at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale after eight events.
The 2023 Formula Drift season was the twentieth season of the Formula D series. The season began on April 8 at Long Beach and concluded on October 14 at Irwindale Speedway after eight events.
