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(Wrightwood, CA) – As excitement grows for the upcoming 2026 race season, many eyes are on the next generation of professional drivers including PROSPEC rookie Sean Booth. Booth has officially joined the esteemed Feal Suspension Race Team for the 2026 Formula Drift PROSPEC championship and will be piloting the Feal Suspension Nissan 240SX S14. Booth … Continue reading PROSPEC Driver Sean Booth Joins Feal Suspension Race Team for 2026

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Drift Enthusiast Magazine just dropped their second licensing series article, and this time, it features the U.S. Drift Circuit (USDC) in Florida. This series has been hot since it started and they’ve made a ton of significant PRO-AM contributions toward FD’s professional driver pipeline. If you don’t know yet who this season’s USDC champ is, this article … Continue reading USDC PRO-AM LICENSING SERIES FEATURE IS LIVE!

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(Wrightwood, CA) – As 2025 wraps up and many things come to a close, professional drift driver Aurimas “Odi” Bakchis is already focusing on what lies ahead. Known for his expertise behind the wheel of a Nissan 240SX chassis since 2011, Bakchis has announced that he will be building and competing in a new Subaru … Continue reading Odi Bakchis Announces New Chassis for 2026 Formula Drift Season

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Las Vegas, Boston, and Indianapolis join the eight-series Competition Schedule for the 2026 season The 2025 Formula DRIFT season was undoubtedly the most successful in its 22-year history. The series saw records shattered across the board in terms of spectator attendance, audience viewership and fan engagement. It also crowned the first five-time PRO Champion – … Continue reading FORMULA DRIFT REVEALS RADICAL VENUE CHANGES IN ITS 2026 COMPETITION SCHEDULE

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Shanahan Claims First Round Win at Formula DRIFT Championship Final Round 8 and Secures 2025 Rookie of the Year ATLANTA, Oct. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Kumho Tire U.S.A., one of the world’s leading tire manufacturers, proudly announces that KUMHO driver Jack Shanahan secured 2025 Rookie of the Year in the Formula DRIFT PRO Championship. Racing … Continue reading KUMHO TIRE U.S.A. DRIVER JACK SHANAHAN NAMED FORMULA DRIFT 2025 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

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Shanahan wins Round 8 and Rookie of the Year, Deane finishes third, extending his lead as the 2025 FD PRO Champion Following the sale and subsequent demolition of The House of Drift at Irwindale Speedway, the series needed a new venue to host its 2025 Final Round. And after considering many options, the Formula DRIFT team worked … Continue reading SHANAHAN WINS FINAL ROUND 8 OF 2025 FORMULA DRIFT PRO CHAMPIONSHIP

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Jack Shanahan claims his first Round win and secures Rookie of the Year on the new, purpose-built Formula DRIFT Long Beach Street Course EVENT DETAILS Date: Saturday, October 18, 2025 Location: Streets of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA Event: Competition Results from Formula DRIFT PRO Championship Final Round 8: Shoreline Showdown RESULTS FOR FD PRO ROUND 3 Jack … Continue reading 2025 FORMULA DRIFT PRO CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITION RESULTS FROM FINAL ROUND 8 IN LONG BEACH

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