(THIS FRIDAY/SATURDAY) FORMULA DRIFT "LAS VEGAS" July 10th/11th 2009

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Formula DRIFT Returns to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for Round 4: All In;
Professional and Amateur Drifters to compete at the 2-day event on Friday, July 10 and Saturday, July 11

Long Beach, Calif. – June 30, 2009 – Formula DRIFT will return to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for Round 4: All In on July 10-11. Featured events will include the Formula DRIFT Pro Championship and Pro Am competition.

Formula DRIFT returns to Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Friday, July 10 will serve as a preview day with both Pro Am and the Formula DRIFT Pro Championship practice, qualifying, and driver autograph signing. Saturday, July 11 is the main event and will feature both the Pro Am Top 8 competition and Formula DRIFT Pro Championship Top 32 competition. The Top 32 format is new for the 2009 season and features more action and excitement than ever before. Gates open at 4:00 PM on both days with action continuing throughout the evening.

The Pro Am competition will feature the top drifters from the region and those hopeful to become a Formula DRIFT professional driver. Registration is still open and drivers can still register for this event. More information on registration can be found on www.formuladrift.com

Along with the on-track activities the vendor village and team pits will be open and fans can meet the drivers during the autograph session at 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM on Friday, July 10. 2009 Miss Formula DRIFT Miki Taka will be in attendance for the event as well. Additionally, the JTuned.com Auto Gallery car show will take place on Saturday and fans can see some of Las Vegas’ hottest show cars. For drag racing fans the Wicked HP E.T. Bracket Series will be holding an event on the drag strip. And to add to the excitement of the event weekend, DJ Dynamixx will be providing music throughout the midway and a Bikini Jam will be held following the Formula DRIFT trophy ceremony hosted by Miss Las Vegas Drift Nationals, Jessica Barton.

To kick-off the event weekend, Formula DRIFT will be holding a free “Meet and Greet” with competition cars on display and drivers there on Thursday, July 9th from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, with driver autographs from 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM at the Town Square Mall located at 6639 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Formula DRIFT will also be holding the first ever charity blackjack tournament at Aliante Hotel and Casino on Thursday night. Participants will compete for prizes, while all the proceeds will go to charity. More information will be disclosed at a later date.

Tickets are still available for this event and start at $24 online and 2-day ticket packages are available. Tickets can be purchased via the Formula DRIFT website at www.formuladrift.com

Round 4: All In – Schedule of Events
(as of 6.29.09)

Friday, July 10, 2009
4:00 PM – Gates Open to the Public
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM – FD Pro Am Qualifying
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM – Formula DRIFT Autograph Signing
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM - Formula DRIFT Open Practice
9:00 PM – 11:30 PM – Formula DRIFT Qualifying
12:00 AM – 1:00 AM – Formula DRIFT Open Practice

Saturday, July 11, 2009
4:00 PM – Gates Open to the Public
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM – FD Pro Am: Top 8 Competition
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM – Formula DRIFT Competition: Round of 32
8:00 PM – 9:30 PM – Half-Time Break
9:30 PM – Opening Ceremonies
10:00 PM – Formula DRIFT Competition: Round of 16 to Finals


Tentative List as of 6/22

Bill Sherman 22
Calvin Wan 3
Carl Rydquist 46
Casper Canul 30
Chris Forsberg 64
Chris Kregorian 14
Cody Parkhouse 562
Conrad Grunewald 79
Daijiro Yoshihara 9
Darren McNamara 8
Doug VanDenBrink 19
Eric O'Sullivan 35
Gary Lang 68
Jeff Jones 29
Jodin LeJeune 333
John Russakoff 87
Joon Maeng 51
Justin Pawlak 13
Katsuhiro Ueo 15
Kazu Hayashida 33
Ken Gushi 5
Kenji Yamanaka 7
Kyle Mohan 99
Matt Powers 32
Michael Essa 101
Michihiro Takatori 23
Mitsuru Haraguchi 326
Patrick Mordaunt 90
Rhys Millen 6
Robbie Nishida 31
Ron Ewerth 27
Ross Petty 808
Ryan Tuerck 44
Ryuji Miki 26
Samuel Hubinette 77
Stephan Verdier 12
Taka Aono 86
Tanner Foust 1
Tommy Suell 777
Tony Brakohiapa 18
Tyler McQuarrie 17
Vaughn Gittin Jr. 25
Yasu Kondo 52

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reminder,

this event takes place THISFriday/Saturday

[Double M Star]

Nice, I'll try to hit Town Square Thursday too

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Reminder,

This event starts TODAY

[EverythingDrift]

Results from qualifying

1 Robbie Nishida 96
2 Kazuhiro Ueo 95.4
3 Justin Pawlak 95.1
4 Mitsuru Haraguchi 91.6
5 Dai Yoshihara 89.7
6 Sam Hubinette 88.5
7 Carl Rydquist 87.5
8 Steph Verdier 85
9 Michael Essa 83.5
10 Chris Forsberg 64 82
11 Tommy Suell 81.2
12 Kyle Mohan 80.7
13 Eric O'Sullivan 79
14 Kenji Yamanaka 78.9
15 Ryan Tuerck 76.6
16 Ken Gushi 74.1
17 Tyler McQuarrie 73.5
18 Taka Aono 71.3
19 Vaughn Gittin Jr 71
20 Tanner Foust 70.8
21 Pat Mordaunt 68.9
22 Ryuji Miki 67
23 Bill Sherman 64.8
24 Yasu Kondo 62.5
25 Ross Petty 62.2
26 Mitsuhiro Takatori 60
27 Alex Pfeiffer 59.8
28 Kazu Hayashida 59.2
29 Joon Maeng 57.8
30 Tony Brakohiapa 55.7
31 Matt Powers 52.7
32 Casper Canul 46.5

First round matchups:

1 Nishida vs 32 Canul
16 Gushi vs 17 McQuarrie
8 Verdier vs 25 Petty
9 Essa vs 24 Kondo
4 Haraguchi vs 29 Maeng
13 O'Sullivan vs 20 Foust
5 Yoshihara vs 28 Hayashida
12 Mohan vs 21 Mordaunt
2 Ueo vs 31 Powers
15 Tuerck vs 18 Aono
7 Rydquist vs 26 Takatori
10 Forsberg vs 23 Sherman
3 Pawlak vs 30 Brakohiapa
14 Yamanaka vs 19 Gittin Jr
6 Hubinette vs 27 Pfeiffer
11 Suell vs 22 Miki


Millen didn't make top 32 for only the 2nd time ever in FD History. Darren McNamara blew his motor and tried to qualify in Calvin Wan's S15, but couldn't make a full run.

Lots of shakeups in the points!

[Slapshotnerd]

Go O'sullivan! Go Rydquist! Go Privateers (like Taka, Joon, and Pattycakes)!

someone turn the AC on please