Formula Drift 2015: Round 1 – Day 2

Matt field through the touch and go

Competition day was finally here, and it did not disappoint. Plenty of close action, including a record number of “one more times” all the way through to the final. A few competitors dodged the proverbial bullet today, including your eventual winner, Fredric Aasbo, who went one more time against Ryan Tuerck. Tuerck was literally just feet away from the win when apparently his diff broke and was unable to repair it during his competition time out. So close, but so incredibly far away. A remarkable competition and show this weekend. All of these competitors definitely deserve a huge round of applause for leaving everything on the track – sometimes even parts – every single round.

We’ll have a complete wrap up of the weekend’s competition later this week, so stay tuned for that. In the meantime, here are some of my favorite photos from today.

Charles Ng gets focused for morning practice

Matt Field looking ready during driver introductions

The always lovely Erica Nagashima during driver introductions

Fredric Aasbo and Odi Bakchis in the final

Plenty of One More Times into the evening. Matt Field and Odi Bakchis

Aasbo leads Geoff Stoneback into turn 9

Matt Field through the touch and go

Matt Field leads Kenny Moen through the chute between 9 and 10

Daigo Saito gets focused

McQuarrie running out after 11

Kearney and Tuerck getting close through the hairpin

Ken Gushi and Dai Yoshihara getting through nine in a hurry

The World Champ gets focused

Matt Field getting staged for morning practice

Pat Mordaunt

Stay tuned for the wrap up later this week!

Ken Stouffer

I've been around some form of racing since I was a kid. First hanging around Ascot in Southern California. Then, after moving to Texas as a teen, I got hooked on drag racing and did that for almost fifteen years. In between I have raced Dirt bikes and Quads. 2011 Marked my 8th and final year racing up Pikes Peak: Five in the Pro Quad division and three in Time Attack. Future racing plans are in the works, but until then I'm at the track shooting for My Life at Speed as much as I possibly can.