Alex Pfieffer, Tyler Mcquarrie, Taka Aono and Hiro Sumida had a 25 minute drifting session on the streets of Long Beach around the big fountain near the aquarium this morning. The demonstration was part of a media initiative for the Long Beach Grand Prix and the addition of some of the top drivers in the Formula D series. A number of media outlets were given ride-alongs in the cars including NBC who filmed a 3 minute segment to be aired tonight supposedly at 5,6,10 and 11 PM.
The Long Beach Grand Prix will feature 14 drivers from the Formula D Championship performing demonstrations on April 9th and 10th and on April 8th there wil be an open practice.
Formula D will also be featured in up to 6 Champ Car events this 2005 season including the San Jose Grand Prix on the street of San Jose, the Cleveland Grand Prix, Portland and up to 2 more races.
The invited drivers for the first event in Long Beach are:
Samuel Hubinette
Chris Forsberg
Rhys Millen
Ken Gushi
Hiro Sumida
Taka Aono
Tyler McQuarrie
Vaughn Gittin Jr.
Dai Yoshihara
Chris Milano
Alex Pfeiffer
Andy Yen
Kazu Hayashida
and.....
Nobuteri Taniguchi
He will NOT be driving the S-15, he will be driving ******
Drivers for the following events will be chosen by FD series points standings and requests from each race promotor.
FD
The Long Beach Grand Prix will feature 14 drivers from the Formula D Championship performing demonstrations on April 9th and 10th and on April 8th there wil be an open practice.
Formula D will also be featured in up to 6 Champ Car events this 2005 season including the San Jose Grand Prix on the street of San Jose, the Cleveland Grand Prix, Portland and up to 2 more races.
The invited drivers for the first event in Long Beach are:
Samuel Hubinette
Chris Forsberg
Rhys Millen
Ken Gushi
Hiro Sumida
Taka Aono
Tyler McQuarrie
Vaughn Gittin Jr.
Dai Yoshihara
Chris Milano
Alex Pfeiffer
Andy Yen
Kazu Hayashida
and.....
Nobuteri Taniguchi
He will NOT be driving the S-15, he will be driving ******
Drivers for the following events will be chosen by FD series points standings and requests from each race promotor.
FD
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