Formula D

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Category	Drifting
Country or region	USA
Inaugural season	2004
Drivers' champion	Daijiro Yoshihara
Official website	FormulaD.com
Current season

Formula DRIFT race car on track

Formula DRIFT race car showing Engine

Formula DRIFT or Formula D is the premier United States drifting series. Formula Drift, Inc. was co-founded by Jim Liaw and Ryan Sage in 2003 as a sister company to the now defunct Slipstream Global Marketing. The same partnership that introduced D1 Grand Prix to the United States. The new entity would solely own, operate and launch the first official drifting series in North America. 2012 will be Formula Drift's ninth year of competition.

With more than 60+ drivers competing [1] in 2012, Formula Drift is recognized as the premier North American professional drifting championship series. The series consists of a seven round championship played out at race tracks across the United States. Judged on execution and style, rather than who finishes the course in the fastest time, Formula Drift brings together traditional racing and extreme sports.

Formula Drift works closely with a huge variety of endemic and non-endemic business partners from energy drinks to the military. Most notably Formula Drift works with the largest amount of tire suppliers to a single series. Achilles, BFGoodrich, Cooper, Falken, Hankook, Maxxis, Kenda, Nexen, Nitto, and Toyo all work together to supply teams and develop test their products.

Drivers[link]

List of competing drivers in Formula Drift[link]

Please refer to Category:Formula D drivers

Home[link]

Formula Drift is home to 60+ professional drift drivers. The competition for Formula Drift licenses is intense. Drivers in the U.S. can compete in a number of regionally sanctioned Pro-Am series for licensing.

• Evergreen Drift – Pacific Northwest
• Hold the Line - Northeast
• Just Drift – Southern California
• Lone Star Drift - Texas
• Midwest Drift Union – Midwest
• Streetwise Drift – Southeast
• Thunder Drift – Northern California
• Vegas Drift- Southwest

Winners and high finishers of these feeders series either earn their license for the following year or earn the right to compete at a Formula Drift sanctioned National Pro-AM event. These National events have been held in Laughlin, NV, Houston, TX, and Irwindale, CA.

Abroad[link]

Drivers from around the world have set their sights on Formula Drift as the series of choice world wide in which to compete. This also includes the legions of talented drivers from Japan, who have competed previously in the D1 Grand Prix. Other drivers who crossed over to Formula Drift from foreign series are the Irish drivers Darren McNamara, James Deane, Eric O'Sullivan, and Dean Kearney. These drivers rose to acclaim in their European home series before making the move stateside.

Tracks[link]

Current Tracks[link]

• Rd.1 Long Beach GP street course, Long Beach, CA. Season 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
• Rd.2 Road Atlanta, Braselton, GA. Season 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
• Rd.3 Palm Beach International Raceway – Palm Beach, FL. Season 2011, 2012
• Rd.4 Wall Speedway in Wall, NJ. Season 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
• Rd.5 Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, WA. Season 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
• Rd.6 Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas NV. Season 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
• Rd.7 Toyota Speedway at Irwindale Irwindale, CA. Season 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,2012

Former Tracks[link]

• Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA. Season 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
• Summit Point Motorsport Park in Summit Point, WV. Season 2007
• Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ. Season 2008
• Reliant Center in Houston, TX. Season 2004, 2005
• Soldier Field in Chicago, IL. Season 2005, 2006

International Presence[link]

Formula Drift has increased its international presence every year since 2008 with the addition of demonstration and sister series in other countries. "Taking the Formula Drift brand internationally is a huge milestone. Our priority is to continue to build the Series here while growing the sport of drifting as a whole," said Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula Drift. "We are very careful in choosing our event partners and take careful consideration of the boundaries of our international affiliates such as Drift Australia, MSC, and Pro Drift."^[1]

Sister Series[link]

Formula Drift Asia. Formula Drift Asia was created in 2008 with the inaugural FD Singapore competition. The first real international competition of its in Asia, held at the Changi Air Show Grounds. This historic event was sold out before the gates opened. Since then, Formula Drift Asia became its own championship series, the first Pan-Asian professional drifting championship. In 2009 and 2010, the Championship made stops in Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia. For the 2011/2012 Championship tour, FD Asia added an additional stop in Indonesia.

FD Asia web site.

• Rd.1 Marina Bay Street Circuit, Marina Bay, Singapore Season 2010
• Rd.2 Bangkok Wonderworld, Bangkok, Thailand Season 2010
• Rd.3 Dataran Merdeka Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Season 2010

The first Formula Drift Asia Champion was Tengku Djan.

Formula D Australia. The series was announced in June 2005. Formula D Australia visited three tracks in 2005.

• Mallala Motor Sport Park in South Australia.
• Oran Park Raceway in New South Wales.
• Winton Motor Raceway in Victoria.

The series was held in conjunction with the DRIFT Australia Championship. After the season, the series' website was no longer updated, and has since been taken down.

Exhibition Events[link]

• Date TBD International Competition – Qatar Racing Club
• Date TBD International Competition – Yas Marina Circuit
• February 5, 2012 Demonstration – Figali Convention Center
• May 27, 2012 International Competition – Location TBD
• June 11, 2011 Formula Drift Ultimate Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
• February 25, 2011 Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• February 12, 2011 Figali Convention Center, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
• January 17, 2010 Figali Convention Center, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
• March 8, 2009 Figali Convention Center, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
• August 23, 2008 Monterrey Autodromo, Monterrey, Mexico
• April 27, 2008 Changi Air Show Grounds, Singapore

Regulation differences between D1 Grand Prix and Formula Drift[link]

There are numerous differences between D1GP and Formula Drift in terms of car and competition regulations

Car eligibility[link]

Cars and their builds are constantly under review by the Formula Drift staff. The rule book is revised every year to promote fair and exciting drifting. Some cars and practices are written out of the rule book in order to keep a realistic and level playing field. During the 2004 season, the Dodge Viper Competition Coupe was permitted to compete, whereas it was ineligible in D1 and later ineligible in Formula Drift.

Although Formula Drift does not permit front-wheel drive cars, it does allow all-wheel drive cars to be converted to rear wheel drive, such as the Subaru WRX and Mitsubishi EVO. In the United States, the Scion tC is sold only in the FWD layout, but because it shares the same chassis as the AWD Toyota Avensis (sold only in the United Kingdom and Europe), it can be converted to a competition-ready RWD layout.

Unlike the D1 series, in which the cars are numbered according to the driver's ranking, drivers in Formula Drift are given fixed numbers for their cars.

Scoring and judging[link]

Formula D uses a different scoring system than D1GP. In D1, points are given to drivers who compete in the tsuiso (twin run) round, known as Tandem Battle in Formula D; 20 for the winner going down to 2 for the 10th place finisher as well as 1 point for the rest of the drivers who competed in the tsuiou round.

In D1, drivers are given three runs during a tansou (solo run) round, in Formula D as Qualifying Single Runs and only the best of them will count which at the end of that round, drivers who score the perfect 100 points will be awarded one extra point to add to their championship score. In Formula D, competitors are given two non-consecutive judged runs during the Single Runs segment of the competition which both will be judged. Starting orders will consists of drivers from the lowest rank starting first with those of the highest rank starting last whereas in D1, it is the other way round as it is seen that lower ranked drivers can take advantage of the surface grip when they start last.^[2]

Formula D drivers are scored on a points-deduction system where every driver will start their judged run with a perfect score of 100 pts. For every mistake, points will be deducted. These points will vary between .25 point to the most severe mistakes (-1.75).^[2]

When there is a tie in scores during a competition, rather than in D1 which will call for a rerun until the winner can be decided, in Formula D, judges will use the driver’s entry speed of the best run from the Qualifying Round as a tie breaker.^[2]

In D1GP, during a tsuiso round, if a driver wins his round but is unable to take his place due to breakages, they must forfeit their place to the losing opponent. If neither is able to compete, the winning driver gets his place and as a result, that following round will not take place. In Formula D, should the driver be without an opponent, they will be allowed to run on his own.

The current judges are Andy Yen, Ryan Lanteigne, and Brian Eggert. Randy Hembrey is the Race Director for the series.^[2]

Overtaking[link]

Formula D rules are structured so as not to encourage drivers to overtake their opponents; doing so incurs a penalty. Overtaking is only permitted when the lead car makes a mistake such as coming to a complete stop or going completely off course, whereas in D1, being overtaken is seen as a disadvantage to the driver, incurring a loss.^[2]

Formula Drift Champions[link]

US[link]

• 2004 Samuel Hübinette - Mopar Viper Competition Coupe
• 2005 Rhys Millen - RMR Pontiac GTO
• 2006 Samuel Hübinette - Mopar Viper SRT-10
• 2007 Tanner Foust - AEM/Memphis Audio Nissan 350Z
• 2008 Tanner Foust - AEM/Rockstar Nissan 350Z
• 2009 Chris Forsberg - NOS Energy Nissan 350Z
• 2010 Vaughn Gittin Jr. - Team Falken Monster Energy Ford Mustang
• 2011 Daijiro Yoshihara - Falken Tire / Discount Tire Nissan 240sx

ASIAN[link]

• 2008 Singapore Changi Airport - Ryuji Miki - A'PEXi Mazda RX-7
• 2009 Singapore Changi Exhibition Center - Tengku Djan Ley Bridgestone Toyota AE86
• 2009 Thailand Wonderworld Park - Mad Mike - RedBull Mazda RX-7
• 2009 Malaysia Malaysia Argo Exposition Park Serdang - Tengku Djan Ley Bridgestone Nissan 200sx
• 2010 Singapore Marina Bay Circuit - Tengku Djan Ley Bridgestone Nissan 200sx
• 2010 Thailand Wonderworld Park - Non Saranon - M-Storm Nissan Silvia S15
• 2010Malaysia Dataran Merdeka - Daigo Saito - Team 22 Toyota Aristo

Honors[link]

Triple Crown Champions[link]

(consisting of Road Atlanta-Las Vegas Motor Speedway-Irwindale Speedway)

• 2006 Rhys Millen - RMR Pontiac GTO
• 2007 Chris Forsberg - Nissan 350Z
• 2008 Rhys Millen - Red Bull/RMR Pontiac Solstice GXP
• 2009 Chris Forsberg - NOS Energy Nissan 350Z
• 2010 Tanner Foust - Rockstar / Scion Scion TC
• 2011 Daijiro Yoshihara - Falken Tire / Discount Tire Nissan 240sx

Rookie of the Year[link]

• 2006 Bill Sherman - Nissan 240SX
• 2007 Darren McNamara - Toyota Corolla Coupe GT/Nissan SR20
• 2008 Michihiro Takatori - Nissan Skyline ER34
• 2009 Eric O'Sullivan - Subaru Impreza WRX STI
• 2010 Fredric Aasbo - Toyota Supra JZA80
• 2011 Aurimas “Odi” Bakchis - Nissan 240SX /GM LS1

Most improved driver[link]

• 2007 Bill Sherman - Nissan 240SX
• 2008 Stephan Verdier - Subaru Impreza WRX STI
• 2009 Stephan Verdier – Cooper Tire Subaru STi
• 2010 Mad Mike Whiddett - Mazda RX8
• 2011 Matt Powers - Nissan 240SX/GM LS7^[3]

Driver of the Year[link]

• 2007 Chris Forsberg
• 2008 Ryan Tuerck
• 2009 Chris Forsberg

Hardest Charging Driver[link]

• 2007 Chris Forsberg
• 2008 Robbie Nishida
• 2010 Fredric Aasbø
• 2011 Matt Powers^[3]

Spirit of Drifting[link]

• 2007 Joon Maeng
• 2008 Patrick Mordaunt^[4]
• 2009 Taka Aono
• 2011 Walker Wilkerson^[3]

Superstar of the Year[link]

• 2008 Tanner Foust

Best Drifting Style[link]

• 2008 Daijiro Yoshihara
• 2011 Daijiro Yoshihara^[3]

Best Personal Style[link]

• 2011 Matt Powers^[3]

Best Looking Car[link]

• 2011 Matt Field's S14^[3]

Crew Member of the Year[link]

• 2011 Mike Kojima^[3]

Team Manager of the Year[link]

• 2011 Chris Forsberg^[3]

Comeback of the Year[link]

• 2011 Rhys Millen^[3]

Fan Favorite[link]

• 2011 Walker Wilkerson^[3]

All-time Formula Drift event winners list[link]

1. Samuel Hübinette - 9 wins (2004 at Road Atlanta, Houston, and Infineon; 2005 at Road Atlanta and Chicago; 2006 at Long Beach, Chicago and Wall; 2007 at Summit Point)
2. Tanner Foust - 7 wins (2006 at Road Atlanta; 2007 at Irwindale; 2008 at Englishtown and Sonoma; 2009 at Las Vegas; 2010 at Seattle and Irwindale)
3. Daijiro Yoshihara - 7 wins (2006 at Irwindale; 2007 at Seattle and Wall, 2010 at Road Atlanta and Wall, 2011 at Road Atlanta and Monroe)
4. Chris Forsberg - 6 wins (2005 at Irwindale; 2007 at Road Atlanta and Infineon; 2008 at Long Beach; 2009 at Road Atlanta and Seattle)
5. Rhys Millen - 6 wins (2004 at Irwindale; 2005 at Wall; 2006 at Infineon; 2008 at Road Atlanta and Seattle; 2011 at Las Vegas)
6. Justin Pawlak - 4 wins (2011 at Long Beach and Palm Beach; 2012 at Long Beach and Road Atlanta)
7. Vaughn Gittin, Jr. - 3 wins (2008 at Irwindale; 2010 at Long Beach and Sonoma)
8. Ryan Tuerck - 2 wins (2009 at Long Beach and Irwindale)
9. Tyler McQuarrie - 2 wins (2010 at Las Vegas; 2011 at Irwindale)

One win each for:

1. Ken Gushi (2005 at Houston)
2. Calvin Wan (2005 at Infineon)
3. Yukinobu Okubo (2006 at Seattle)
4. Mitsuru Haraguchi (2007 at Long Beach)
5. Toshiki Yoshioka (2008 at Las Vegas)
6. Darren McNamara (2009 at Wall)
7. Stephan Verdier (2009 at Infineon)
8. Conrad Grunewald (2011 at Wall)

To this date, only 3 drivers have won both Formula Drift and D1 Grand Prix events, they are Mitsuru Haraguchi, Toshiki Yoshioka, and Vaughn Gittin, Jr..

Formula Drift television coverage[link]

Former Fox Soccer USA host Brandon Johnson hosted the Formula D show for G4 in 2006. Rossi Morreale was the show's host in 2005. Johnson was joined by Attack of the Show co-host Olivia Munn who covered the pits and drivers during the events and drifting expert Adam Matthews who provided commentary and insight on the tandem battles. G4 aired each round on a tape-delayed basis. Jarod DeAnda is the public address announcer at each event, earning him the moniker, "The Voice of Formula D." In 2005, G4 used DeAnda's event commentary track, but for 2006, used Johnson and Matthews calling each battle like a typical play-by-play/color commentator combination. Johnson and Matthews were on-site for each event, but it sounded as if they had taped their commentary after the event had already taken place. This practice is not uncommon in the motorsports business in post-production.

In the 2005 season, there were two people working the pits — driver interviewer Mayleen Ramey, who was a roving reporter for the half-hour episodes, and a second anchor, who patrolled around the car show at each event. In 2005, G4 used three reporters for this job. From the round in Wall to the round in Houston, actor Emeka Nnadi held the job. At the Infineon round, Attack of the Show! co-host Kevin Pereira took the duties, while Street Fury host Big C finished things out in Chicago and Irwindale. Also, G4 showed half-hour episodes in-between rounds, most of which focused on the network having its own drift car built from scratch, with other segments focusing on the aspects of drifting. One of the first half-hour episodes in 2005 had one Formula D competitor, Chris Forsberg go to Japan, and meet up with another competitor, Daijiro Yoshihara, to explore the country and get more perspective on the birth of drifting. Episodes that featured event coverage lasted an hour-and-a-half, and featured the top 16 tandem rounds, including those that needed to be run again, because the judges deemed them too close to call. These episodes aired the night after the next round in the series had already taken place.

In 2006, however, coverage was dramatically different. The half-hour episodes were gone, and event coverage was reduced to an hour, and their scheduling was quite random. The Long Beach and Atlanta rounds premiered on June 18, with the Chicago round airing on July 2, and the Sonoma round airing a week after it took place. During the Sonoma round, G4 noted that the Seattle round would premiere on September 10, but that date was changed to October 8, with the last two rounds (Wall and Irwindale) airing every other week afterward. These episodes featured more interviews and driver profiles, many of which would've been placed in a half-hour show last year, and many of the tandem battles have been cut out, and any battle that needed to be run again did not have its second run shown. This led to some criticism from those in the drifting community, including fans and some Formula D drivers.

At the 2006 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Formula D co-founders Jim Liaw and Ryan Sage announced that the series would have a new television partner in 2007. That partner was ESPN2. Each round began airing in a one-hour block on November 15 with the Long Beach round. All subsequent airings were supposed to be every Thursday afterward, but beginning with the Evergreen Speedway round on December 5, the air dates for new rounds switched to Wednesday.

The ESPN deal lasted just one season. SPEED Channel will air all rounds of the 2008 Formula D season, as well as the World Championship, scheduled for after the Irwindale round. Airings will take place on Sundays, beginning with the Long Beach round on October 26. All airings will begin at 4 PM Eastern.^[5]

For 2010 Formula Drift announces a comprehensive race programming schedule with VERSUS in which Drifting, the fastest-growing motorsport, will slide into more than 75 million U.S. homes. The seven-stop Formula DRIFT Championship Series programs will air over fourteen Sundays during the 2 PM (EST) / 11 AM (PST) time slot beginning Sunday, August 30. Each episode will showcase all the on- and off-track action as the world’s top drift drivers battle for the coveted title of Formula DRIFT Champion. The first episode, airing on August 30, will feature a comprehensive overview of the sport and drivers. Each episode will re-air the week following the initial airing.^[6] Coverage is slated to remain the same for the 2011 season.

In 2012 NBC's merger with Comcast, Comcast's sports channels were combined under the NBC Sports division, in an arrangement known as the NBC Sports Group, which also comprises Golf Channel, the Comcast Sportsnet regional sports networks, and Versus, which was re-launched as the NBC Sports Network on January 2, 2012.

Internet Coverage[link]

In 2010 Formula D joined forces with Justin.tv to bring a live stream of all 7 events. All rounds were broadcast via Justin.tv complete with practices and all rounds of competition were included. During the 2010 season over 1,000,000 viewers tuned in to watch the live action unfold over the 7 Pro Championship events.

Print Coverage[link]

At the 2010 SEMA show, FD co-founder Jim Liaw announced the Formula Drift would begin the quarterly publication of a Formula Drift's magazine in 2011. The publication will be handled by Haymarket Media Group.

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Formula Drift

• Formula D's official website
• Formula D's Information and Resource website
• Formula D on Myspace
• Wrecked Magazine - Drifting's home in the USA
• DriftLive.com - Unofficial Formula D Coverage
• The DriftZone - Formula D's official video podcast coverage
• Drift Stream Internet TV
• http://nkdrift.com/ Nikolay Konstantinov's Page

In mathematics, a formula is an entity constructed using the symbols and formation rules of a given logical language. In science, a specific formula is a concise way of expressing information symbolically as in a mathematical or chemical formula. The plural of formula can be spelled either formulae (like the original Latin) for mathematical or scientific senses, or formulas for more general senses.^[1] The informal use of the term formula in science refers to the general construct of a relationship between given quantities.

Such formulae are the key to solving an equation with variables. For example, determining the volume of a sphere requires a significant amount of integral calculus; but, having done this once, mathematicians can produce a formula to describe the volume in terms of some other parameter (the radius for example). This particular formula is:

Failed to parse (Missing texvc executable; please see math/README to configure.): V =\frac{4}{3} \pi r^3.

Having obtained this result, and knowing the radius of the sphere in question, we can quickly and easily determine its volume. Note that the quantities V, the volume, and r the radius are expressed as single letters. This convention, while less important in a relatively simple formula, means that mathematicians can more quickly manipulate larger and more complex formulae.

Expressions are distinct from formulae in that they cannot contain an equals sign; whereas formulae are comparable to sentences, expressions are more like phrases.

In a general context, formulae are applied to provide a mathematical solution for real world problems. Some may be general: F = ma, which is one expression of Newton's second law, is applicable to a wide range of physical situations. Other formulae may be specially created to solve a particular problem; for example, using the equation of a sine curve to model the movement of the tides in a bay. In all cases however, formulae form the basis for all calculations.

In computing[link]

In computing, a formula typically describes a calculation, such as addition, to be performed on one or more variables. A formula is often implicitly provided in the form of a computer instruction such as.

Degrees Celsius = (5/9)*(Degrees Fahrenheit -32)

In computer spreadsheet software, a formula indicating how to compute the value of a cell, say A3, is written such as

=A1+A2

where A1 and A2 refer to other cells (column A, row 1 or 2) within the spreadsheet. This is a shortcut for the "paper" form A3 = A1+A2 where A3 is, by convention, omitted because the result is always stored in the cell itself and would be redundant.

Formulae with prescribed units[link]

A physical quantity can be expressed as the product of a number and a physical unit. A formula expresses a relationship between physical quantities. A necessary condition for a formula to be valid is that all terms have the same dimension, meaning every term in the formula could be potentially converted to contain the identical unit (or product of identical units).

In the example above, for the volume of a sphere, we may wish to compute with r = 2.0 cm, which yields

Failed to parse (Missing texvc executable; please see math/README to configure.): V = \frac{4}{3}\pi(2.0 \mbox{ cm})^3 = 33.47 \mbox{ cm}^{3}.

There is vast educational training about retaining units in computations, and converting units to a desirable form, such as in units conversion by factor-label.

However, the vast majority of computations with measurements are done in computer programs with no facility for retaining a symbolic computation of the units. Only the numerical quantity is used in the computation. This requires that the universal formula be converted to a formula that is intended to be used only with prescribed units, meaning the numerical quantity is implicitly assumed to be multiplying a particular unit. The requirements about the prescribed units must be given to users of the input and the output of the formula.

For example suppose the formula is to require that Failed to parse (Missing texvc executable; please see math/README to configure.): V \equiv \mathrm{VOL}~\bold{tbsp} , where tbsp is the U.S. tablespoon (as seen in conversion of units) and VOL is the name for the number used by the computer. Similarly, the formula is to require Failed to parse (Missing texvc executable; please see math/README to configure.): r \equiv \mathrm{RAD}~\bold{cm} . The derivation of the formula proceeds as:

Failed to parse (Missing texvc executable; please see math/README to configure.): \mathrm{VOL}~\bold{tbsp} = \frac{4}{3} \pi \mathrm{RAD}^3~ \bold{cm}^3.

Given that Failed to parse (Missing texvc executable; please see math/README to configure.): 1~\bold{tbsp} = 14.787~\bold{cm}^3 , the formula with prescribed units is

Failed to parse (Missing texvc executable; please see math/README to configure.): \mathrm{VOL} = 0.2933~\mathrm{RAD}^3.

The formula is not complete without words such as: "VOL is volume in tbsp and RAD is radius in cm". Other possible words are "VOL is the ratio of Failed to parse (Missing texvc executable; please see math/README to configure.): V

to tbsp and RAD is the ratio of Failed to parse (Missing texvc executable; please see math/README to configure.): r
to cm."

The formula with prescribed units could also appear with simple symbols, perhaps even the identical symbols as in the original dimensional formula:

Failed to parse (Missing texvc executable; please see math/README to configure.): V = 0.2833~r^3.

and the accompanying words could be: "where V is volume (tbsp) and r is radius (cm)".

If the physical formula is not dimensionally homogeneous, and therefore erroneous, the falsehood becomes apparent in the impossibility to derive a formula with prescribed units. It would not be possible to derive a formula consisting only of numbers and dimensionless ratios.

See also[link]

Look up formula in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• Mathematical notation
• Formula (mathematical logic)
• Spreadsheet

References[link]

1. ^ Oxford Dictionaries: formula.

Vaughn Donald Gittin, Jr.

Born:	September 20, 1980 (age 31)
Hometown:	Joppa, MD
All stats current as of June, 3 2010.

Vaughn Donald Gittin, Jr. (born September 20, 1980), commonly known as JR, is an American self-taught professional drifter from Annapolis, Maryland who currently competes in the Formula D series in his 2011 Falken Tire Ford Racing Mustang. When he's not competing, Vaughn performs drifting demonstrations for Ford in his personal Ford Mustang RTR at events all over the nation. He also performs drifting demonstrations worldwide with his fellow members of Drift Alliance.

Quick Facts[link]

Vaughn Gittin Jr.[link]

• Nickname - JR
• Age – 30
• Height – 6’ 2”
• Weight – 210
• Car Number – 25
• Hometown – Joppa, Maryland
• Team – Falken Tire Motorsports, Drift Alliance
• Crew Members – Ian Stewart, Dean Steele

2011 Falken Tire Ford Mustang GT Specs[link]

• Engine: 5.0L V8 with Ford Racing Supercharger
• Tires: Front: 255/40-18 Azenis RT615 Rear: 295/40-18 Azenis RT615
• Filtration: K&N Air, Oil & Breather Filters
• Clutch: Exedy Twin Plate
• Suspension: Tein coilovers
• Brakes: Wildwood front and rear big brake kit
• HP/Torque: 650 horsepower, 650 ft.lbs of torque

Sponsors[link]

• Falken Tires
• Monster Energy
• Ford Racing
• K&N Filters
• Bosch Auto Parts
• Alpinestars
• Drift Secret
• Genius Tools
• Exedy Cluches
• Go Pro
• Speedhunters.com
• Mobil 1
• Autosport Dynamics
• HRE Wheels
• Tein
• Wilwood
• Mothers
• Percy’s Speed Glass,

Achievements[link]

2011[link]

• Placed 2nd at Formula Drift Round 3, Palm Beach International Raceway, Florida
• Placed 11th overall in the Formula D series (375 points)

2010[link]

• Placed 1st at Formula Drift Round 1, Streets of Long Beach Raceway.
• Placed 2nd at Formula Drift Round 2, Road Atlanta Raceway.
• Placed 2nd at Formula Drift Round 3, Wall Speedway, New Jersey
• Placed a podium finish in 6 of 7 events
• Won the 2010 Formula D Championship

2009[link]

• Placed 2nd at Formula Drift Round 3, Wall Speedway, New Jersey
• Placed 5th place overall in the Formula D series (451.50 points)

2008[link]

• Placed 1st at Formula Drift Round 7, Irwindale Speedway
• Placed 8th place overall in the Formula D series (356.5 points)

2007[link]

• Placed 1st at D1 Grand Prix USA All-Star World Championship, Irwindale Speedway
• Placed 2nd at Formula D Round 5, Infineon Raceway
• Placed 2nd at Formula D Round 4, Evergreen Speedway
• Finished 6th place overall in the Formula D series (376.50 points)

2006[link]

• Finished 4th place overall in the Formula D series

2005[link]

• Placed 1st in the D1 Grand Prix America vs. Japan Competition
• Placed 3rd at Formula D Round 4, Infineon Raceway
• Finished 4th place overall in the Formula D series

2004[link]

• Finished 10th place overall in the Formula D series

Other appareances[link]

Vaughn appears in the racing game Shift 2: Unleashed, as he is guiding the player through his carrer and teaching the player how to make drifting. In the game, the most important thing that Vaughn wants is that the player reaches the FIA GT1 Championship.

References[link]

2. www.formulad.com

External links[link]

• Vaughn Gittin Jr. Official page
• Falken Tire profile
• Formula D profile
• Wrecked Magazine - Drifting Publication's Section for Vaughn Gittin Jr.

Daijiro Yoshihara (commonly known as Dai, born December 24, 1978, Tokyo, Japan) is one of the world's best drifters in the motor sports of Drifting. With 10 years of competition under his belt, Dai has always been a thrill seeker and it was only natural for him to get into drifting. At the age of 11, Dai discovered the excitement of throwing his bicycle around corners at high speeds and skidding along the curbs in tight turns. At age 16, Dai got motorized and took to nearby mountains on his 400cc motorcycle. Finally at age 18, Dai got into his first car, a 1985 Toyota Corolla Levin. He soon fell in love and gained the passion for driving on windy roads in the local mountains of Japan.

Drifting Background[link]

Although Dai always loved drifting, there was no real opportunity in the sport that would allow him to make a living. So when Dai turned 21, he turned to more stable pursuits taking on jobs at various companies including a car dealership, a telephone company, and a trucking service. However, in 2003 a friend of Dai offered him an opportunity of a lifetime, to drive in a drift competition in the United States. Having always admired the U.S. and finally an opportunity to create some type of cash flow as a drifter, Dai was thrilled and accepted the offer. Although Dai had never been to the states nor have ever competed in a drift competition, Dai had to trust his instincts and risk the comfortable life he had just barely started.

In early 2003, Dai came to the U.S. to drive The S13 from Pacific Rim Motorsport Fashion in the upcoming inaugural D1 Grand Prix USA. Having never competed, Dai was an amateur driver with no competition experience. During his first competition among professional drivers, Dai qualified and finished in the top 16 out of 32 competitors. With such a promising finish, he then decided to compete in the Drift Showoff in Irwindale, CA and took a podium spot to finish 2nd overall.

With such strong finishes in 2003, Dai decided to compete full time in the U.S. and signed up to be in the Formula Drift Championship Series for the 2004 season. Dai finished in the top 8 at two rounds and placed 2nd at two of the rounds placing him 2nd overall in the championship run. Not only was Dai finishing at the top, he also earned the title as the man with the fastest entry speed at each event. In 2005 and 2006 he continued to shine in the Formula Drift series standing on the podium numerous times. Throughout 2007 he was continually fighting for the championship, which finally placed him 3rd overall.

In 2008, Dai took the opportunity and challenge to drive a factory backed Pontiac GTO for RMR Racing. With the help from sponsorships and guidance from teammate Rhys Millen, Dai continued to flourish and place no lower than the top 8. To finish the 2008 season with a bang, Dai took podium again and placed 2nd overall during the Red Bull Drifting World Championship.^[1] Throughout the 2008 season, Dai took podium twice and eventually finished 4th overall in the Formula D series.^[2]

For the 2009 season, Dai decided to join Falken Tire’s Drift team, one of the company’s that helped kick start his Drifting career. Dai will be piloting the Falken Tire / Discount Tire Lexus IS350 powered by a massive V8 motor.^[3] Throughout the 2009 season, Dai his new team experienced development problems with the Lexus. After a major crash that retired the Lexus during the middle of the season, Dai and his team built a traditional competition drift vehicle, a Nissan 240sx (S13 chassis) to finish off the season. Dai finished in 11th in overall championship points.

In 2010, Dai came back with vengeance to prove that he was a true contender of the sport as he signed another season with the Falken Tire / Discount Tire team. Drifting in the Nissan 240sx towards the end of the 2009 season showed promise and was decided that the Nissan will be the competition vehicle choice for the 2010 season. The Nissan received a motor transplant and major suspension tuning. Coupled with a V8 motor and suspension tweaks, Dai came out strong with a number of podium finishes and ended the 2010 drift season in 4th place in overall championship points.

Dai resigned and continued to drive for Falken Tire for 2011. Competing in the same Nissan 240sx in the 2010 season; however, with more changes to the car, Dai finished the 2011 season as Formula DRIFT champion and also won the Triple Crown award. Many believed that 2011 was Dai's year, and all year long, Dai proved just that.

Achievements[link]

DRIFTING

D1 Grand Prix Driver Search - 2003

- Drift Competitor

- U.S. Qualifier

D1 Grand Prix – 2003

- Drift Competitor

- Best 16

Drift Showoff at Irwindale Speedway – 2003

- Drift Competitor

- Podium, 2nd place

D1 Grand Prix – 2004

- Drift Competitor

- Best 16

Formula DRIFT Championship Series – 2004 to Present

- Drift Competitor

- 2004 Championship Points, 2nd Place Overall

- 2005 Championship Points, 5th Place Overall

- 2006 Championship Points, 5th Place Overall

- 2007 Championship Points, 3rd Place Overall

- 2008 Championship Points, 4th Place Overall

- 2009 Championship Points, 11th Place Overall

- 2010 Championship Points, 4th Place Overall

- 2011 Championship Points, 1st Overall

- 2011 Tires.com Triple Crown, 1st Overall

D1 Grand Prix All Star Exhibition at Irwindale Speedway – 2005 & 2006

- Drift Competitor

- Best 16

DRIFTING JUDGE

Professional Asia Drift Series Judge – 2009 to Present

- Formula DRIFT Asia: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand

- Good Year International Drift Series: Thailand

DRIFTING INSTRUCTOR

International Drifting Academy – 2011

- Drift Driving Instructor

TIME ATTACK / ROAD RACE

Super Lap Battle – 2006 & 2010

- Competitor

- Podium, 1st Place, 2006

- Podium, 1st Place, 2010

MotoIQ Pacific Tuner Car Championship – 2011

- Competitor

- Podium, 1st Place, 2011

GYMKHANA

Gykhana Grid – 2010

- Competitor

- Podium, 1st Place, 2010

Magazine, Commercial & TV Stunt

EA Games, “Need For Speed” – 2007

- Stunt driver for video game commercial

Spike TV, “1000 Ways To Die” – 2009

- Stunt driver for television series

Falken Tire Corporation – 2009

- Tire Test Driver

Road & Track Magazine – 2010

- Vehicle Test Driver

Mitsubishi Motors "Mitsubishi Lancer Evo SE" - 2010 Viral video

- Stunt Driver

Nissan North America, “Juke Commercial” – 2011

- Stunt driver for television commercial

Falken Tire Corporation, “Azenis Commercial” – 2011

- Stunt driver for television commercial

Mini/BMW USA, “Mini Commercial” – 2011

- Stunt driver for television commercial

Behind the Smoke on GTChannel[link]

Yoshihara stars as himself in the reality/documentary web series Behind the Smoke. Behind the Smoke is produced by GTChannel in association with Discount Tire. Behind the Smoke's first episode was released in April 2011. Behind the Smoke follows Yoshihara throughout his champion winning 2011 Formula D season both on and off the track providing drifting fans an exclusive look into the reality of competing in the top drifting series of N.America. Yoshihara's crew members Scott Dodgion of SPD Metal Works, Mike Kojima of MotoIQ and Chris Marion of KW Suspension are also regular casts of the weekly show. The series has accumulated more than 1.3 Million views in 4 months from release. Behind the Smoke is produced and directed by Taro Koki of GTChannel which also represents Best Motoring internationally.

References[link]

1. ^ Formula D Driver Bio
2. ^ Import Tuner
3. ^ Falken Tire

External links[link]

• Official Bio
• Falken Tire
• Formula Drift
• Dai Yoshihara's Blog on GTChannel

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Ross Petty (born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on August 29, 1946) is a Canadian actor and theatre producer. He is best known for his eponymous production company, which stages family theatre productions in Toronto every holiday season.

Early career[link]

Petty was born in Winnipeg.

In Europe, he sang at Le Lido in Paris and appeared with Betty Grable in the London West End musical Belle Starr. In the United States, he made his Broadway debut in Arthur Kopit's Wings, created the role of Eddie Dorrance on All My Children, and co-starred with Ginger Rogers and Sid Caesar in a national tour of Cole Porter’s Anything Goes.

He appeared in the U.S. and Canada in the title role of Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd, directed by Hal Prince. His film and television credits include Extreme Measures with Gene Hackman and Hugh Grant, Perry Mason, Spenser: For Hire, Monk, Loving Friends and Perfect Couples, Forever Knight, E.N.G., Night Heat, Seeing Things, Hot Shots, All My Children, A Judgement in Stone, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Counterstrike, The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne, Traders, F/X2 and Martha Inc: The Martha Stewart Story.

He has also done voices in several cartoon shows including X-Men, The Busy World of Richard Scarry, Bob and Margaret, Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend, Bad Dog, Redwall, Mischief City, Ned's Newt, Jacob Two-Two, Monster Force, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Freaky Stories, Free Willy, Rupert, The Adventures of Tintin, Little Bear, Roboroach, BIRDZ, Pippi Longstocking and Rescue Heroes.

He has been married to former National Ballet of Canada dancer Karen Kain since 1983.^[1] The couple reside in Toronto.

Production[link]

Since 1996, Ross Petty Productions have been producing what they call “Fractured Fairy Tale Musicals” at Toronto’s Elgin Theatre.^[2] The shows are firmly in the old English pantomime tradition, incorporating many of that style’s elements — broad comedy, winking asides that break the “fourth wall”, audience participation, and, of course, a man in a dress.

Productions[link]

• 1996 — Robin Hood (Karen Kain, Frank Augustyn)
• 1997 — Jack and the Beanstalk (Heath Lamberts)
• 1998 — Aladdin (Ernie Coombs)
• 1999 — Cinderella (Juan Chioran)
• 2000 — Peter Pan (Sheila McCarthy)
• 2001 — Snow White (Graham Abbey)
• 2002 — Robin Hood (Rex Harrington)
• 2003 — Cinderella (Erin Davis, Don Harron)
• 2004 — Aladdin (Bret "The Hitman" Hart)
• 2005 — Snow White (Alan Frew, Sean Cullen, Ryan Malcolm, Gary Beals, Billy Klippert, Elena Juatco)
• 2006 — Aladdin (Bret "The Hitman" Hart)
• 2007 — Peter Pan (Kurt Browning)
• 2008 — Cinderella (Paula Brancati, Jake Epstein)
• 2009 — Robin Hood (Eva Avila, Jessica Holmes)
• 2010 — Beauty and the Beast (Jake Epstein, Melissa O'Neill, Jake Simons, Scott Thompson)
• 2011 — The Wizard of Oz (Elicia MacKenzie, Jessica Holmes)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Ross Petty Productions
• Ross Petty at the Internet Movie Database