One of the best comments I recently overheard about Formula Drift was: “Why would you go to an event like this to smell burnt rubber?” To which another person replied: “Go be boring somewhere else.” This is Formula Drift in a nutshell. If it were a traditional American sport, Formula Drift would be a football game, whereas Formula One would be golf. One emphasizes quiet precision, calculated strategy, and exudes an air of high class nobility. The other grabs you by the scruff of the neck shoving you into a pool of cloud-forming tire smoke, screaming engine noise, and sinus-burning…
Author: Eric Schofhauser
Formula Drift has returned to the great northwest! The early morning of the day one of Formula Drift Seattle was overcast and chilly in typical northwest fashion. This gave the track and pits the kind of peace and stillness that a foggy morning on a meadow has. This was until the roaring sounds of 1000 horsepower beasts engulfed the pits. The first day of FD is typically a much slower-paced day than the main event. It’s just practice and qualifying itself followed by the autograph session. Photos and article by Eric Schofhauser. The morning practice session went off mostly without…