Thread: FORMULA D's NEW Competition Format

i found this article while on forumla drift. and i was kinda excited that there will be a top 32 now.. more drifting and more fun. i am going try to take a road trip to long beach for the tourney.. anyone else going to go?


(TOP 32 TANDEM) FORMULA D's NEW Competition Format


Formula DRIFT Announces New 32 car Head-to-Head Competition Format for 2009 Season


Long Beach, Calif. - March 16, 2009 - Formula DRIFT will be implementing a Top 32 tandem competition format for the 2009 season. The Top 32 tandem format will replace the Top 16 format previously used in an effort to appeal to the fans. The new competition format will be used starting at Round 1: Streets of Long Beach on April 10-11.

The Top 32 tandem competition format will pit the Top 32 drivers in a round-by-round elimination with each driver advancing to the next round. Each round's head-to-head battles will be determined by the drivers' qualifying score. The higher qualifying score will receive a higher position, with the highest qualifier receiving the #1 spot and lowest qualifier receiving the #32 spot. The #1 and #32 positioned drivers will then compete in a head-to-head battle and the tandem competitions will continue until the finale and a winner will be determined.

"From our experience hosting the Red Bull Drifting World Championship in 2008, the 32 car tandem format seemed the most exciting," states Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. "As ambassadors for the sport, it is our responsibility to push the sport's limits and keep it as exciting for the fans as possible and we feel this new format will give the fans more action during a Formula DRIFT event."

The new format provides fans with more tandem competition throughout the event day, something fans want to see more of. The larger bracket will allow for more diverse match ups of drivers that may have never competed against each other.

“Drivers will have to strategize and plan effectively to make it further into the competition,” states Tanner Foust, Formula DRIFT 2007 & 2008 champion. “As a driver we will have to expect the unexpected not knowing the skills of the other driver. For the fans there will be more action and excitement with the Top 32.”

For more information visit www.formuladrift.com.

This is gonna be awesome I love drifting so much. I wish i could drift myself however I rather not do it in my car lol. It would be nice to have a car to race in my spare time for sure.

This is an amazing competition and i believe that there are many race lovers like me who like drifting.Drifting is an amazing and exciting feature of car races.I love to drift cars.I would like to attend this competition and enjoy the thrill.

this would going to be the most thrilling and exciting competition of my life as there are 32 now.i love drifting and i have learned drifting 2 years back since then i won 2 drifting races.i hope i could also participate in this and win this.

i would love to watch this one as the number of cars increased to 32.it means more drifting,crashing,smashing etc.this would surely going to be a good and healthy competition.

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I love the excitement of drifting and 32 cars will just increase that excitement. I love drifting for the same reason I used to love Figure 8 racing of stock cars. You just never know what's going to happen.

Originally Posted by stewartfan

I love drifting for the same reason I used to love Figure 8 racing of stock cars. You just never know what's going to happen.

I haven't heard figure 8 racing mentioned for a long time.

Actually I wasn't aware of this "organized" drifting. How long has it been an official event? I'm surprised I haven't caught it on TV.