April 2009

Here are the results from Evergreen Drift Championship Round 1 competition.

Evergreen Drift - 2009 Round 1 Podium

Top Qualifier: Victor Moore

2009 Season Standings

Round 1 Detailed Results
Check out the photos at these locations:

Griffin Ross

Gaelen Norman

Yoshi Shindo

Afro Matt

Ian and Roland in tandem battle

Photo: Adam Subitch

Round 1 Qualifying Scores

The time is upon us - The start of Evergreen Drift's 5 round season championship.

Be there on Sunday 4/26 to watch the season kickoff for the 2nd annual championship series.

Drivers will test their skills and battle for points on the road to becoming the Evergreen Drift Champion.

Event Info //

* Date - 4/26/09
* Location - Evergreen Speedway at the fairgrounds in Monroe, WA
* Drifting from 11am to 5pm
* Pit gate opens at 9am and close at 12pm
* Drivers - $100
* Pit pass - $30
* Grandstands - $10 (Kids under 12 Free!)

Full driver information is on the Registration Page.

Last year Victor Moore provided the consistent high quality runs required to become the 2008 champion and earn an invite to the Formula Drift ProAm qualifier in Long Beach.

This year the talent is better than ever, the cars are more extreme, and the action will be more intense with changes to the competition format.

Changes for this year include:

Two Classes >

// 5/8th class - Tandem battles on the full sized FD course. 80 MPH 4th gear entry speeds and no room for mistakes with the best drivers in the Northwest gunning for ProAm glory.

// 3/8ths class - This class gives all skill levels a chance to compete. If you can pass tech you have a shot at winning. For those who do not have a cage and cannot tandem our Pseudo Tandem elimination format allows all drivers the opportunity to compete head to head in bracket eliminations with a shot at the podium.

// Top 32 Tandem - We are expanding from top 16 to top 32 bracket eliminations. That means more head to head competition and a bigger gauntlet for the top guns to reach the podium.

When the tire smoke settles trophies, cash, and product certificates will be awarded to the top 4 finishers  and top qualifier in each class.

Ditch that boring baseball game and come watch Evergreen Drift drivers put on a killer show.

Don't believe it? Watch Abbitt Wilkerson video from the Round 3 of 2008 for proof.

Evegreen Drift Event September 1st, 2008 from Abbitt Wilkerson on Vimeo.

Presented by:

On April 5th, Earl Smith from Comrades and Drift Office took me for a spin in the new Drift Office S13. Earl's going all the way in 2009, retiring the lovely RX7 and picking up something with a little bit more torque. I asked him on the starting grid during the live interview, "Earl, whats the big difference between the S13 and your FC?" Earl responded, "It's like my RX7 hyped up on steroids."

With a swapped in SR20DET, they bolted on a 2871R, popped in 550ccinjectors and topped it off with a Enthalpy Rom Tune. The piping features a Tial BOV, Intake and Greddy FMIC. The team at Drift Office did a good job with this SR. On the dyno, they threw down impressive numbers, pushing out 334hp and 248lbs of torque.

Photo by Danny Sullivan

Powertrain

• SR20DET
• 2871R
• 550cc Injectors
• Enthalpy ROM Tune
• Tial BOV
• Intake
• Greddy FMIC

Drivetrain

• Exedy 3-puck
• Kaaz 2-way

Suspension

• Tanabe Sustec Pro 7 Coilovers
• Subframe spacers
• Traction rods

Exterior

• Full Vertex Aero
• Altezza Tailights (I insisted)

If you have any questions about aftermarket products and recommendations, feel free to contact Bob at Drift Office.

If you are a local driver, feel free to submit specs, photos and video to: hughes@nissanpacific.com

Drift Office
Suite #6 4040 Auburn Way North
Auburn, Wa 98002
Tel: 253 520 3888

As many of you know, I covered the event Sunday April 5th via Twitter with behind the scene pictures. Meanwhile, Yoshi Shindo followed up on all the action by posting photos on his Flickr. Check'em out below or click here.