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Challenging the World's Best Pro Drifters Is a Dream Come True for Simen Olsen
Challenging the World's Best Pro Drifters Is a Dream Come True for Simen Olsen

18 Feb 2024, 13:25 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Simen Olsen is a 26-year-old carpenter-turned pro-drifter from Norway. And he's here to challenge the world's best drivers by competing in the USA.

 
What's Next in 2024: All Things Motorsport
What's Next in 2024: All Things Motorsport

25 Dec 2023, 07:47 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Thanks to technology, motorsports have become easily accessible for anyone to watch regardless of their location on the planet. And the 2024 season is coming up

 
Ever Heard of a Ford Mustang Touge Battle? Well, Here's Episode Two: Night Shift
Ever Heard of a Ford Mustang Touge Battle? Well, Here's Episode Two: Night Shift

8 Nov 2023, 08:24 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / RTR Vehicles is responsible for providing the Mustang RTR Spec 5-D vehicles, and Vaughn Gittin Jr. plus Chelsea DeNofa did the smokey driving - sorry, drifting

 
Ford Mustang RTR-D Spec 5 Is Dominating Formula Drift With Denofa's Victory in Seattle
Ford Mustang RTR-D Spec 5 Is Dominating Formula Drift With Denofa's Victory in Seattle

18 Aug 2023, 12:50 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Vaughn Gittin JR's team dominates the 2023 Formula Drift season as Chelsea Denofa won his second event this year, with James Deane taking P3.

 
Odi Backchis Takes the Win at Formula Drift Saint Louis, Balance of Power Has Shifted
Odi Backchis Takes the Win at Formula Drift Saint Louis, Balance of Power Has Shifted

17 Jul 2023, 18:53 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / The results are in, as some of the world's most skilled drifters fought for the Formula Drift Pro and ProSpec podium this weekend in Saint Louis!

 
1,111-HP RTR Mustang Reigned Supreme at Formula Drift in NJ, LZ Was on Top of the Game
1,111-HP RTR Mustang Reigned Supreme at Formula Drift in NJ, LZ Was on Top of the Game

25 Jun 2023, 20:09 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Adam LZ has won his first Formula Drift event after years of fighting for the top spot on the podium. This is the third victory in a row for RTR vehicles!

 
Rookie Driver Wins His First Formula Drift Race in New Jersey, Pro Battles Are Up Next
Rookie Driver Wins His First Formula Drift Race in New Jersey, Pro Battles Are Up Next

24 Jun 2023, 16:36 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Round 4 of Formula Drift is currently underway in New Jersey, and 32 of the most skilled drifters on Earth will be fighting for the top spot on the podium.

 
2024 Ford Mustang RTR Goes to Formula D With Gittin Jr., There’s Also a New Feature
2024 Ford Mustang RTR Goes to Formula D With Gittin Jr., There’s Also a New Feature

3 Apr 2023, 06:42 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Blue Oval Company keeps on giving us new ways of rooting for the 2024 Mustang, which has now embarked on a novel Formula Drift journey alongside RTR

 
What’s Next in 2023: All Things Motorsport - Part One
What’s Next in 2023: All Things Motorsport - Part One

26 Feb 2023, 05:59 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Following motorsports is one of the most exciting things you can do if you're not directly involved in racing yourself. So here's what's coming up this year!

 
Ferrari 250 GTO “Drift Missile” Wears ‘Nothing’ but Virtual Red Carbon Fiber
Ferrari 250 GTO “Drift Missile” Wears ‘Nothing’ but Virtual Red Carbon Fiber

17 Jan 2023, 08:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Sean Demetros, the self-taught 3D virtual artist better known as “demetr0s_designs” on social media, has decided to kick off his 2023 CGI reel with style

 
Motorsports Photography 101: You Too Can Get to the Top
Motorsports Photography 101: You Too Can Get to the Top

3 Dec 2022, 11:58 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / We recently sat down with a motorsports photographer for a quick interview and learned more about his journey from a simple enthusiast to a pro

 
For Two Days in a Row, Formula Drift Pros Will Light Their Tires Up at the LA Auto Show
For Two Days in a Row, Formula Drift Pros Will Light Their Tires Up at the LA Auto Show

24 Nov 2022, 07:29 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Seven Formula Drift drivers are headed for the LA Auto Show where they will be doing demos on the 25th and 26th of November!

 
Formula Drift Announces 2023 Calendar and $50,000 Prize Money for the Next Pro Champion
Formula Drift Announces 2023 Calendar and $50,000 Prize Money for the Next Pro Champion

3 Nov 2022, 08:16 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Formula Drift is moving on to its 20th racing season and has announced quite a few updates for 2023 including drivers, awards, and even an official monument!

 
2022 Formula Drift Champion Is Crowned in California, It Feels Like a Deja Vu
2022 Formula Drift Champion Is Crowned in California, It Feels Like a Deja Vu

16 Oct 2022, 14:29 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / For the second season in a row, the same man has managed to win the Formula Drift Championship! Not only that, but he also won the last race of the year

 
It's GR Supra vs Corvette C6 at Formula Drift Irwindale, There Can Be Only One Champion
It's GR Supra vs Corvette C6 at Formula Drift Irwindale, There Can Be Only One Champion

15 Oct 2022, 13:41 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / The last round of the 2022 Formula Drift season has begun at Irwindale Speedway in California, and Fredric Aasbo looks determined to win another title

 
Formula Drift Is Going Back to the House of Drift, Champion to Be Crowned in Irwindale
Formula Drift Is Going Back to the House of Drift, Champion to Be Crowned in Irwindale

9 Oct 2022, 16:19 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / The last round of the 2022 Formula Drift season is just around the corner, and we will soon know if Matt Field can win his first-ever series title.

 
Ryan Tuerck’s Slammed Widebody Toyota Stout Is Going to Look Full Send When Done
Ryan Tuerck’s Slammed Widebody Toyota Stout Is Going to Look Full Send When Done

5 Oct 2022, 10:53 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Influential automotive virtual artist Jon Sibal, better known as “jonsibal” on social media, has exactly two JDM-style reasons to rejoice over a stout Toyota

 
Ken Gushi Won Round 7 of Formula Drift in Utah, It's His Third Victory in Almost 20 Years
Ken Gushi Won Round 7 of Formula Drift in Utah, It's His Third Victory in Almost 20 Years

18 Sep 2022, 11:55 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / The seventh round of the 2022 Formula Drift Pro season is over! And we're now one step closer to finding out who this year's champion will be!

 
2022 Hot Wheels Boulevard Mix N Reveals Five Cars to Satisfy Your Inner Fun-Haver
2022 Hot Wheels Boulevard Mix N Reveals Five Cars to Satisfy Your Inner Fun-Haver

17 Sep 2022, 18:39 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / The fifth Hot Wheels Boulevard set for 2022 is coming your way, and there are three V8-powered cars inside! You also get two brand-new castings!

 
2022 Formula Drift Prospec Champion Is a Series Rookie, Drives a V8 BMW
2022 Formula Drift Prospec Champion Is a Series Rookie, Drives a V8 BMW

17 Sep 2022, 11:46 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Robert Thorne is a Formula Drift Prospec rookie, but he also happens to be the 2022 champion! He is now the eighth winner of the series since inception in 2014!