Formula DRIFT founders Jim Liaw and Ryan Sage have been recognized by Long Beach magazine in their annual Innovative Icons issue. The Formula DRIFT office is based in Long Beach and has worked closely with the city for their events including Round 1: Streets of Long Beach, Team Drift during the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, and the Red Bull Drifting World Championship held on the Port of Long Beach. Each event has brought revenue and exposure to the city  and Long Beach Magazine has recognized them for their hard work, innovation, and commitment to the city.

Congrats to Jim and Ryan…well deserved!

Justin Pawlak and John Russakoff talk about their Team Drift victory as part of team Drift Alliance during this past weekend’s Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.

Congrats to the Drift Alliance Team for winning the Team Drift event at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach this past weekend. The team consisted of Chris Forsberg, Justin Pawlak, and John Russakoff.

They also made today’s Press Telegram paper…Read the full article HERE

Full press release to be issued soon and posted on the FD Blog.

Veteran Formula DRIFT driver Conrad Grunewald and rookie Michael Essa talk about the Team Drift competition this weekend. Grunewald had the Corvette put back together in 4 days after his crash at the Round 1: Streets of Long Beach event. Essa and Grunewald have something similar in common, both run on Corvette engines, but Essa’s lies inside the body of a Mazda RX-7!

Today is the Team Drift Finals at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach at 11:05 AM. Don’t miss out!

Long Beach native Kyle Mohan talks about the Team Drift competition this weekend in his Cooper / Mazdatrix Mazda RX-8.

The Long Beach Press Telegram caught up with Kyle and wrote a nice feature that appeared in today’s paper. Read the full article HERE