On June 4th I got on a plane and went to New Jersey for Round 3 of Formula Drift to help out Doug Van Den Brink (DV). I had to stay open half a day on June 4th so I missed practice day.
As for the event on Friday June 5th there was a 100% chance of rain and wow were they correct it was the first time that Formula Drift had to cancel due to rain. It rained all day and stopped sometime during the night. So we had to start our day off early on Saturday June 6th around 6am because of the Friday rainout the event started at 8am. This made for a very long day since it didn't end until 7pm.
DV qualified for the event in 23rd and had to take on Chris Forsberg in the NOS Energy Drink 350Z. This was the hardest competitor DV had to face to make the top 16. Forsberg lead first DV followed; into the first turn Forsberg jumped out to a three car lead and DV never got a chance to get it back. Now DV leads Forsberg followed; into the first turn where DV got a small lead but Forsberg closed the gap quickly. Forsberg was glued to DV all the way around the track, Forsberg moves on and we go home. DV said "when I crossed the finish line and could see orange next to my driver door, I knew he had won." DV has now had two good events and I think he will break into the top 16 at his next event.
Formula Drift had another first happen this weekend and that was Falken Tire had a 1,2,3 finish. No other tire company has done this yet and Falken Tire has been waiting for this day for 5 years.
I'm not sure if I will be able to make anymore events this year but if I do get the chance I will be there to help DV make it into the top 16 and try to get him on that podium.
Thank you to everyone that helped this weekend and to DV's sponsors for getting us there.
