Formula Drift Formula Drift® is the leading series for the sport of professional drifting in North America. The series allows fans to view extreme car control close-up as their favorite drivers slide inches from one-another, many times nearly touching immovable objects such as racetrack walls.
Also starring in this series are the high-horsepower tuner cars and their ultra-high performance tires. In 2007, Toyo’s Proxes® R1R™ extreme performance tire won the Formula Drift Championship with Tanner Foust piloting his Rockstar® Energy Drink /AEM®/Toyo Tires® Nissan 350Z. Foust drives for Papadakis Racing, owned by long-time Team Toyo® member, Stephan Papadakis. A legend of sport compact drag racing and a celebrity in drifting, Papadakis drives the Rockstar/AEM/Toyo Tires Honda S2000 which has starred in recent Honda motorsports commercials.
photo credit: Papadakis Racing Ken Gushi, known as “The Future” or “The Gush”, has been a member of Team Toyo Drift beginning with the 2005 season. During that year, Gushi finished third overall in the championship standings and proved that the Proxes® T1R™ is a front-running ultra-high performance tire. In 2008, Gushi and Scion unveiled the all-new RS*R Scion tC which boasts a radical transformation from front- to rear-wheel-drive, with more than 400-horsepower on tap to drive his Proxes R1R tires. This powerful combination gives the sport’s young star a whole new look coming into this season.
photo credit: Eric Eikenberry New to Team Toyo Drift in 2008 is Michihiro Takatori who drives the Super Autobacs/Toyo Tires R34 Nissan Skyline. This Japanese driver brings his drifting talent to American shores using Toyo’s Proxes R1R, the tire that also won the 2007 D1 GP Japan championship.
To learn more about the exciting sport of drifting and to watch Tanner Foust and Toyo Tires defend their Formula Drift championship, log on to formulad.com to view a schedule of events.
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