Formula DRIFT has added Mobil 1, the world’s leading synthetic motor oil brand, as the official motor oil of the series. This new partnership will continue through the remainder of the 2010 season. “Having a strong global brand like Mobil 1, with partnerships in all major forms of motorsports, that chose to add drifting, specifically Formula DRIFT is a great testament to their vision as well as to the strength of our emerging sport,” said Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT.

Formula DRIFT returned to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for Round 5: After Dark. Tyler McQuarrie piloting the Falken Tire Nissan 350Z found the top of the podium alongside his Falken Tire teammates for their 2nd ever sweep. The Las Vegas Motor Speedway hosted the event to a sell out crowd under the stars and lights in the Nevada desert. Round 5: After Dark featured the Vegas Pro Am finals, Fatlace One of One Showcase car show, Monster truck demonstration, Drag Races, and was highlighted with the Formula DRIFT championship competition. The competition heats up with only two events remaining in the 2010 Championship season. 

Streetfire will host all of the drifting sanctioning body’s archived television programs and provide an interface for viewing the content on the Formula DRIFT website via the All Access section. “Streetfire.net will bring Formula DRIFT content to millions of users globally and extends the reach of the Series outside the drifting community and into the mainstream automotive world,” said Ryan Sage, vice-president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. “We are also excited to bring all of this content directly to the Formula DRIFT fans via the website’s All Access section.”

D1 Worldwide Entertainment, (http://www.d1gp.com), the official organizers of automotive entertainment’s premier drifting events in the United States announced today the 2010 USA D1 Grand Prix event line-up will be delayed to the 2011 Season. D1 Corporation, Japan initiated conversations with American organizers last week to discuss the U.S. events and their late season start.  It was determined that potentially the quality of the events would be compromised and therefore the D1 brand would be better served by pushing the organization of these events into the to-be-determined 2011 D1 Grand Prix season.

Formula DRIFT entered Evergreen Speedway for Round 4: Throwdown in Monroe, Washington. Tanner Foust takes the victory and moves into second place overall in the Pro Championship standings, while taking the lead in the chase for the Tires.com Triple Crown. Evergreen Speedway hosted Round 4: Throwdown to a packed stadium. Fans gathered to watch the exciting competition under the clear skies and warm sun. Attendance increased from past seasons proving the growth and popularity of the sport in the Pacific Northwest is as strong as ever.

SPEED™ and D1 Worldwide Entertainment, (http://www.d1gp.com, http://www.d1we.com), the official organizers of automotive entertainment’s premier drifting events in the United States announced today the 2010 USA D1 Grand Prix event line-up and that each event, plus the D1 Grand Prix Japan events will be covered by one-hour television broadcasts to be carried on SPEED™ throughout the entire drifting season. The first SPEED broadcast is scheduled for September 4 at 6:30 p.m. ET from Tokyo, with the second event premiering September 12th at 6 p.m. ET from Oita, Japan.

DC launched the official Gymkhana THREE Project blog today at http://www.dcshoes.com/gym3. This blog will serve as the place for all of the latest news on the highly anticipated new Gymkhana project from DC and Ken Block. Coinciding with the blog launch is the announcement of the first Gymkhana THREE Project contest, which will run for a week beginning today, June 1st and end next Tuesday, June 8th. 

DC and Ken Block are proud to announce that they have begun development on the highly anticipated Gymkhana THREE project. Set to release in Summer 2010, the project will feature the DC Co-Founder and Rally car driver taking the art of gymkhana to a whole new level.

As the intense 2009 Formula Drift season comes to a close, preparations for 2010 are at full speed with Bridgeway Motorsports. They have now signed on crowd-favorite Kenji Yamanaka to represent their Drifting Program. Kenji Yamanaka is well known for his off-track charismatic antics, lovable personality and his aggressive “drift to win” attitude on the track. Kenji Yamanaka’s Formula Drift experience goes as far back as 2005 drifting for multiple teams including the famous Hankook Tires / JIC Magic team from 2005 to 2007 finishing within the top 10 drivers in 2007.

Formula DRIFT entered the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale for the final event of the season. Ryan Tuerck takes the Round 7: Judgment Day victory, while Chris Forsberg takes the overall championship and the Tires.com Triple Crown bonus prize. The Toyota Speedway at Irwindale hosted the final event of the 6th season of Formula DRIFT. The sold out crowd was not disappointed as the drivers provided non-stop action throughout the event weekend. The event also provided plenty of additional entertainment for the fans including the Jtuned Auto Gallery, Famous Stars and Straps stunt bike demo, and a performance by the “Far East Movement.”

Formula DRIFT has announced a schedule and venue change for the 2009 Pro Am National Championship. The event will now take place on November 21 at the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale. The top amateur drivers from the United States and Canada will meet at the infamous “House of Drift,” at the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale. This will be the first time that a Pro Am competition of this level will take place at this location.

Victorian driver Luke Fink of Team Holford Motors is the new Australian Drift Champion, after winning the 2009 Drift Nationals at Oran Park Raceway on Sunday, 20 September. Over 4,000 fans headed to Oran Park to enjoy the full day of on and off-track entertainment in the event, a one-off for 2009 before the Drift Australia Series resumes as a full, five-round championship next year. The biggest winner was Fink (Nissan Silvia), who beat a crop of Australia’s best drifters to become 2009 Australian Drift Champion. Having finished second in last year’s Drift Australia Series, Fink and the Holford Motors team were one of the event favourites and didn’t disappoint.

With one of the fastest tracks of the season under his belt, Verdier marked 100 mph plus as he slid his way to victory on Cooper Zeon 2XS ultra-high performance tires at the Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., August 21-22. Adding to the excitement, fans were also treated to both drifting and IndyCar Series racing during the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma weekend.

Sensational on-track drifting will be joined by an unprecedented line-up of off-track automotive entertainment, when the 2009 Drift Nationals hits Oran Park Raceway next Sunday, 20 September. In addition to the country’s best drifters doing battle to become Australian Drift Champion, fans can check out a host of extra activities, including Remote Control Drifting, CarWars and a Pioneer Sound Off during the massive day.

Formula DRIFT has released the schedule of events for Round 6: Locked and Loaded at Infineon Raceway on August 21-22. Formula DRIFT will be joining the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma weekend. “Formula DRIFT and Infineon Raceway is writing a new page in drifting history as this will be the first time a professional drifting championship round will be featured as part of a major racing weekend,” said Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT.