Formula d round 3 results

[wild7driftboy]

Formula DRIFT Round 3: The Gauntlet Results;
Tanner Foust Takes the Victory and Becomes the Points Leader


Long Beach, Calif. – June 17, 2008 – Formula DRIFT completed the third stop on the 2008 Championship Tour with Round 3: The Gauntlet at Englishtown Raceway Park. Defending champion Tanner Foust battled through the tough competition to take home the victory and take over the lead for the Castrol SYNTEC Power Cup.

“Due to the turn of events that lead to the closure of Wall Speedway, I commend the FD team, partners, and fans for embracing the quick change to Englishtown Raceway Park,” said Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. “I’d like to say a big thank you to Englishtown for squeezing us in right before their big NHRA race week.”

Entering Englishtown Raceway Park for the first time the Formula DRIFT Championship returned to the East Coast. The course layout featured a very high entry speed that lead to tight corners and with elevation changes the combination made for one very exciting competition. The track was very demanding and the drivers felt the pressure early on with cars going off-track and others hitting the K-rails.

“I like learning new tracks but this one certainly benefited the ultra horsepower cars on the long first corner,” said Tanner Foust, 2007 Formula DRIFT Champion and Round 3 event winner. “In the Finals, leading Tyler we topped 80 mph on the entry but he was only able to reel me in on the last turn giving me the advantage. Following the Porsche I focused on getting the best acceleration possible off the line so he couldn’t get out of reach.”

The Consolation Round pitted teammates Daijiro Yoshihara and his Bridgestone / RMR Pontiac GTO against Round 2 event winner Rhys Millen and his Red Bull / Pontiac Solstice GXP with Millen edging out Yoshihara for the 3rd spot on the podium. This was the 2nd time this season that the teammates faced each other in the TOP 16 competition and Millen has taken the advantage each time. The Final Round pitted a very determined Tyler McQuarrie and his Hankook / JIC-Magic Porsche 993 GT2 against defending Formula DRIFT champion Tanner Foust piloting the Rockstar / AEM Nissan 350Z with Foust taking the victory and the lead in the Castrol SYNTEC Power CUP Point Standings. This marks the first time that McQuarrie and the Hankook / JIC-Magic Porsche has stood on the podium.

The chase for the Castrol SYNTEC Power Cup heats up with 2007 Formula DRIFT Champion Tanner Foust leading the way. Following close behind are 2004 & 2006 Formula DRIFT Champion Samuel Hubinette and his BF Goodrich / Mopar Dodge Viper SRT10 and 2007 Tires.com Triple Crown Champion Chris Forsberg piloting the NOS Energy Drink Nissan 350Z with only 2 points separating the two drivers. The action continues on July 11 & 12 for Round 4: High Stakes at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.


Castrol SYNTEC Power Cup 2008 Point Standings

1. Foust
2. Hubinette
3. Forsberg
4. Yoshihara
5. Takatori
6. Tuerck
7. Millen
8. Gittin, Jr.
9. Grunewald
10. McNamara
11. Miki
12. Verdier
13. Yamanaka
14. McQuarrie
15. Mohan
16. Haruguchi

Rockstar / AEM Nissan 350Z
Nuformz Racing Mopar Dodge Viper SRT10
NOS Energy Drink Nissan 350Z
Bridgestone / RMR Pontiac GTO
Super Autobacs Nissan Skyline R34
Gardella Racing / Mobil1 Pontiac Solstice
Red Bull Pontiac Solstice GXP
Falken / Ford Racing Mustang
Nitto / Tanaka Racing Chevrolet Corvette
Falken / Sears Auto Center Saturn Sky
APEXi / Nitto Mazda RX7
Cooper / Crawford Performance Subaru STI
Signal / Maziora Nissan S14
Hankook / JIC-Magic Porsche 993 GT2
Kyle Mohan Racing / Cooper / Mazdatrix Mazda RX-7
Driftspeed / Behrman 326 Power Nissan S15

259 Points
228 Points
226 Points
217 Points
206 Points
199 Points
187 Points
182 Points
173 Points
172 Points
119.25 Points
113.25 Points
110 Points
92.50 Points
70.25 Points
64.00 Points


Tires.com Triple Crown 2008 Point Standings

1. Millen
2. Takatori
3. Tuerck

Red Bull Pontiac Solstice GXP
Super Autobacs Nissan Skyline R34
Gardella Racing / Mobil1 Pontiac Solstice

103 Points
92 Points
80 Points



Formula DRIFT Round 3: The Gauntlet Event Results

1. Foust
2. McQuarrie
3. Millen

Rockstar / AEM Nissan 350Z
Hankook / JIC-Magic Porsche 993 GT2
Red Bull Pontiac Solstice GXP

103 Points
92 Points
80 Points

[driftoy]

i see gittin is in there. he will dominate next time. he does drive a stang, but it's d1 all the fuken way baby!

[wild7driftboy]

yea i read on some other form that alot of fans suspect formula d is all planed out like whos going to win. i think d1 is to to a certain extent at the allstar events at d1 the U.S. is rumored to win only to boost interest in american drifting. but when its a ranked round in the U.S. all the japanese drivers eliminate the U.S. drivers in the first rounds

[eight86six]

its funny
i used to wonder how Japanese drivers from a few years ago that were doing 70-80 MPH tandem drifts 2 feet away from each other are being beaten by US drivers that dont look so impressive on tv......

[fresnodrifter]

yea i think the U.S. is givent he win to boost the amount of people into drifting in the U.S.

[driftoy]

hmmm. is wresting still/aint a sport, then?