ORIGINALLY AIRED: 5/8/2005
Round 1 - Wall, NJ
Episode #5005
Welcome to Formula D's first competitive event of 2005 at the Wall Speedway in Wall, New Jersey, where both seeded (pro) and unseeded (amateur) drivers came to show off their stuff on the track. The weather appeared sunny, but the temperature was chilly for spring, and the small, steep track promised lots of challenges for the day ahead. With a track half the size of most tracks used for drifting, the Wall Speedway was then shaped into a figure 8 racing line for drivers to follow. However, with the dangerous 35° incline, many drivers who would were expected to easily crack into the top ranks didn't, and many underdogs did.
Drivers register in advance online and show up to the event and go through a series of qualifying rounds the day before the event. Both pros and amateurs are judged based on the speed and driving line, angle, and showmanship of their run. The top 32 qualifiers then each ran solo runs to see who would make the top 16. After the top 16 is established, drivers are paired off for head-to-head tandem battles, where each pair of drivers faces off against each other in a pair of runs and the winner advances to the next round. |
Rhys Millen vs. Conrad Grunewald
Samuel Hubinette vs. Robbie Nishida
Hiro Sumida vs. Taka Aono
Alex Pfeiffer vs. JR Vaughn Gittin
Ken Gushi vs. Casper Canul
Daijiro Yoshihara vs. Andy Yen
Chris Krikorian vs. Calvin Wan
Hubert Young vs. Ryan Hampton
Chris Milano vs. Casper Canul
Robbie Nishida vs. Andy Yen
Rhys Millen vs. Taka Aono
Alex Pfeiffer vs. Hubert Young
Alex Pfeiffer vs. Casper Canul
Rhys Millen vs. Robbie Nishida
Battle for Third Place:
Casper Canul vs. Robbie Nishida
Final Battle:
Alex Pfeiffer vs. Rhys Millen
Winner: Rhys Millen
Second Place: Alex Pfeiffer
Third Place: Casper Canul
For the full point totals, please visit this page.
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Formula D Photo Gallery - Wall, NJ
Check out our gallery of hi-res photos from Round 1 of the 2005 Formula Drift Championship Series. |
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Formula D Standings
Find out how your favorite driver did at the Wall, NJ event. |
