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. The rising stars of drifting will be
discovered and compete for their chance to earn a Formula DRIFT Pro
Championship license. Current professional drivers that made their way
up through the Pro Am circuit include Justin Pawlak, Ryan Tuerck, Joon
Maeng, and Matt Powers.
“Bringing the FD Pro Am National Championship to Irwindale is not
only very cool, but very symbolic as well,” said Jim Liaw, president
and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. “Never has a Pro Am competition of
this magnitude and importance been held at Irwindale before. And to top
it off Irwindale is the birthplace of American professional drifting,
back in 2003 when Ryan and I brought D1 outside of Japan for the first
time.”
Tickets for the Pro Am National Championship will go on sale on
October 17, the same day as Round 7: Judgment Day the final event of
the 6th season of the Formula DRIFT Pro Championship. Online tickets
can be purchased on the Formula DRIFT website. For more information,
visit: www.formuladrift.com.
Click HERE to purchase tickets
Tickets are only $10.00
Gates Open at 10:00 A.M.
Formula DRIFT Pro AM National Championship Invited Drivers List
TENTATIVE DRIVERS LIST
Driver Name / Series Qualified From
Brian Peter
Formula DRIFT Atlanta
Dan Willie
Formula DRIFT Atlanta
Jason Jiovani
Formula DRIFT Atlanta
Tom Barnhart
Formula DRIFT Atlanta
Forrest Wang
Formula DRIFT Las Vegas
Johnny Kanavas
Formula DRIFT Las Vegas
Roland Gallagher
Formula DRIFT Las Vegas
Andrew Coomes
Formula DRIFT Las Vegas
Cyrus Martinez
Formula DRIFT Seattle
Victor Moore
Formula DRIFT Seattle
Ian Fournier
Formula DRIFT Seattle
Trent Stromkins
Formula DRIFT Seattle
Kohei Nakamura
DMCC West
Chris Scremin
DMCC West
Robert Parsons
DMCC West
David Briggs
DMCC East
Ryan Lanteigne
DMCC East
Claude Poirier
DMCC East
Russell Walker
HIN Texas
Ameen Rizvi
HIN Texas
Gary James
HIN Florida
Charlie Thompson
HIN Florida
Derek King
HIN Chicago
Mike Pollard
HIN Chicago
John Johnson
HIN Chicago
Note: In addition to the listed drivers, all current Formula DRIFT
Pro License holders that do not meet the minimum points for automatic
renewal will be invited to this competition. Alternates and additional
drivers will be added to the list pending the results of upcoming Pro
Am events.
Source: Formula DRIFT
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