FORMULA DRIFT - ROUND 5: SEATTLE // RESULTS & PHOTO GALLERY

Last week was rather hectic for me. With a handful of events taking place simultaneously, not to mention Ms.Wood's birthday celebrations, it was, to say the least, a complete mess. So when Thursday rolled around, I found myself wholly unprepared for the schedule I had arranged for the weekend and was left to choose between what I should do and what I wanted to do.

With qualifying for the fifth round of the 2009 Formula DRIFT Championship set to begin early Friday morning, I was desperate to find someone that could shoot the event as I was going to be, well, unavailable. Enter Camden Thrasher. With an ill equipped Nikon SLR (fixed 300mm) and his signature backwards baseball cap, Camden set out from his home in Portland, traveling, yet again, to the Great North in order to capture some of the most exciting drift action we have seen this year.

Follow the link for a look at Camden's hard work, as well as complete results from Round 5... [read more]












Round 5: Breaking Point Event Results:
1. Forsberg, Chris NOS Energy Drink / Maxxis Nissan 350Z
2. Eric O'Sullivan Hankook / Rockstar Subaru WRX
3. Tyler McQuarrie Falken Tires Nissan 350Z

Formula DRIFT Professional Championship 2009 Point Standings:
1. Forsberg, Chris NOS Energy Drink / Maxxis Nissan 350Z 410 Points
2. Tuerck, Ryan Gardella Racing / Mobil 1Pontiac Solstice 363 Points
3. McQuarrie, Tyler Falken Nissan 350Z 347 Points
4. Hubinette, Samuel NuFormz Dodge Viper 338 Points
5. Gittin, Vaughn Falken Tire Ford Racing Mustang GT 336.50 Points
6. McNamara, Darren Falken / Sears Auto Center Saturn Sky 316 Points
7. Nishida, Robbie Hankook Tires / Dynamic Autosports Nissan 350Z 314 Points
8. Foust, Tanner Rockstar / Hankook Scion Racing tC 303.50 Points
9. Pawlak, Justin Bergenholtz Racing / Nitto Mazda RX-8 298 Points
10. Brakohiapa, Tony Cooper Tire Ford Mustang 282 Points
11. Petty, Ross Garage Boso / Falken Nissan S15 280.75 Points
12. Maeng, Joon Maxxis / LS Auto Nissan S13.5 275.75 Points
13. Aono, Taka Technosquare Toyota AE86 Corolla 273 Points
14. Mordaunt, Patrick PM Racing Nissan S13 268.25 Points
15. Verdier, Stephan Cooper Tire / Crawford Performance Subaru STI 263 Points
16. Yoshihara, Daijiro Falken Tire / Discount Tire Lexus IS350 260 Points

Photo: Camden Thrasher
Editorial: Justin Coffey