Formula Drift Seattle - Friday

My Life at Speed

Matt Field

Recent high temps and sun gave way to typical Pacific Northwest weather Friday for the 5th round of the Formula Drift Championship. Mid day rain meant slick conditions for the first round of qualifying, and teams scrambled to change their setups to accommodate the tricky conditions. Then, late in the first round and for the entire second round, conditions were made much more predictable with the absence of rain and much dryer track conditions. A few slick spots were all that was left of the afternoon showers by the time qualifying was completed.

Here are some of my favorite photos from Qualifying:

Ryan Tuerck grinding the lip off his wheels

Chelsea DeNofa rearranging his rear bumper

Bluss doing the same

Kyle Mohan joining the mass of competitors leaving parts on the fence

Matt Field

Mad Mike

Daigo Saito

Jeff Stoneback

Forrest Wang

KenGushi

Fredrick Aasbo

Ryan Tuerck

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.