(DRIVERS LIST) FORMULA DRIFT Round #1 (LONG BEACH) April 7, 2007

[Jim @ FD]

A car that is familiar to drifting in the US... just with a new paint job and a new pit crew. The announcement about this car should excite people...



He's running the full season with Intec. He's also bringing a new trend stateside... can't say more than that but it's worth it!!



Chris cook - got his D1 license in Dec, and did quite well at the D1 vs Nascar event, not surprised here.
Mohan - Has had some form of license the past 2 years, not surprised here either (although he technically didn't get his license in Laughlin, he's still definately adaquate.)
Schultz - I believe there was an exemption available for drivers who made at least 3 top 32's, i think Schultz falls into this list (same with Papadakis and Verdier, since they didn't get a point last year)
McNamara - self explanitory - GOOOOOOOOOOOO DARREN! Glad he's back
Robbie Unser - Anxious to see how well he does in the car. Hope the 350z is ready for LB
Ryuji - I think former D1 champion qualifies him enough to drive. The car is looking sick, splashback to mid-90's drag racing...
Verena - another who didn't get her license in Laughlin, but has been at the FD events since the first year
Makato - not sure who this is... anyone know?


This looks like the list of FD licensed drivers, not necessarily a full list of who will be at Long Beach. Either way, I'm still excited that we're only 14 days away from the first event!

CLARIFICATION:

The numbers listed next to the drivers are not the ranking, just the order they were listed.


For Long Beach, the list that Ryan posted are all licensed drivers not the list of drivers coming to Long Beach. So here is the most updated registration info. Everyone is coming to Long Beach except for the following:

Rob Fleming - licensed, signed up for ATL
Mike Peters - licensed, signed up for ATL
Casey Quillen - licensed, signed up for ATL
Chris Mendoza - licensed, signed up for Sonoma & Irwindale
David Pardon - licensed, has not signed up for any events yet
Doug VanDenBrink - licensed, signed up for ATL, Summit Pt &Wall
Gary Simmons - licensed, signed up for ATL, Summit Pt & Wall
Ryan Clemens - licensed, signed up for ATL & Wall
Tony Schulz - licensed, signed up for ATL
Aaron Losley - licensed, signed up for ATL, Summit Pt, Evergreen, Wall

[asiangento]

61 Makoto Sezaki - D1 driver from japan. driving driftspeed s15.

[EverythingDrift]

I wonder what Miki is driving

A car that is familiar to drifting in the US... just with a new paint job and a new pit crew. The announcement about this car should excite people...

I really hope Haruguchi comes to Atlanta

He's running the full season with Intec. He's also bringing a new trend stateside... can't say more than that but it's worth it!!

The full list of drivers who received licenses @ FD Pro-am can be see here.

The following drivers did not get their licenses via FD Pro-Am:

53 Chris Cook (?) Holds a D1 License
54 Kyle Mohan (?)
55 Tony Schulz (?) Had series points in 2005 (56 points)
56 Darren McNamara (?) Holds a D1 License
57 Robbie Unser (?)
58 Ryuji Miki (?)
59 Verena Mei (?)
61 Makoto Sezaki (?)

Chris cook - got his D1 license in Dec, and did quite well at the D1 vs Nascar event, not surprised here.
Mohan - Has had some form of license the past 2 years, not surprised here either (although he technically didn't get his license in Laughlin, he's still definately adaquate.)
Schultz - I believe there was an exemption available for drivers who made at least 3 top 32's, i think Schultz falls into this list (same with Papadakis and Verdier, since they didn't get a point last year)
McNamara - self explanitory - GOOOOOOOOOOOO DARREN! Glad he's back
Robbie Unser - Anxious to see how well he does in the car. Hope the 350z is ready for LB
Ryuji - I think former D1 champion qualifies him enough to drive. The car is looking sick, splashback to mid-90's drag racing...
Verena - another who didn't get her license in Laughlin, but has been at the FD events since the first year
Makato - not sure who this is... anyone know?


This looks like the list of FD licensed drivers, not necessarily a full list of who will be at Long Beach. Either way, I'm still excited that we're only 14 days away from the first event!

[GBC]

Licensing rules to save you the download.

http://www.driftlive.com/dl/2007/01/...censing-rules/

[VDMTom]

16 Robbie Nishida

cool.

[Jim @ FD]

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I wonder what Miki is driving, QUOTE]

Why don't you come to the FD Tech Day at Dynamic Autosport this Saturday. They are scheduled to bring the car there for tech inspection.

[optionvdo]

Source of the list is our current registration. For the drivers in question regarding licenses, the followed the provision in the rule book that allows for petitions. Having met the requirement for the petition, they were granted a prove or full license. DL the rule book from the website to get full clarity.

[drift7]

Ahhh Yea...... Im on the list.... LOL...... I will see you all at LB
should be fun!

[INFO]

What is your source for this list?

Formula D .

[BenR]

A previous D1 Champ, a kickass IRL driver, Europe's finest, the driving coach to most of Nascar. This season will be fun.

[GBC]

Most Points in a single Season — 110pts, Ryuji Miki, 2004 Season and Nobushige Kumakubo, 2006 Season.


According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D1_Grand_Prix

[Bebop]

Jesus Christ

Thats a crazy list... too bad only 32 will qualify...

I wonder what Miki is driving, I know Darren is gonna kick *Censored**Censored**Censored*.

And when did Verena get a provisional???

[GBC]

1 Samuel Hubinette
2 Rhys Millen
3 Tanner Foust
4 Vaughn Gittin Jr.
5 Casper Canul
6 Daijiro Yoshihara
7 Ken Gushi
8 Kenji Yamanaka
9 Hiro Sumida
10 Taka Aono
11 Chris Forsberg
12 Tyler McQuarrie
13 Kazu Hayashida
14 Calvin Wan
15 Rich Rutherford
16 Robbie Nishida
17 Siego Yamamoto
18 Conrad Grunewald
19 Ryan Tuerck
20 Bill Sherman
21 Hiromi Kajikuma
22 Hubert Young
23 Rob Fleming
24 Tony Angelo
25 Michael Peters
26 Ross Petty
27 Ben Schwartz
28 Mitsuru Haruguchi
29 Todd Ho
30 Nathan Brasz
31 Ryan Hampton
32 Stephan Papadakis
33 Stephan Verdier
34 Ben Reyes
35 Casey Quillen
36 Chris Milano
37 Christopher Mendoza
38 Daniel Pina
39 David Padron
40 Doug VanDenBrink
41 Gary Simmons
42 Gary Lang
43 John Russakaoff
44 Joon Maeng
45 Justin Pawlak
46 Lance Feliciano
47 Nick Hogan
48 Quoc Ly
49 Ryan Clemens
50 Steven Sueppel
51 Tommy Suell
52 Tony Brakohiapa
53 Chris Cook
54 Kyle Mohan
55 Tony Schulz
56 Darren McNamara
57 Robbie Unser
58 Ryuji Miki
59 Verena Mei
60 Aaron Losey
61 Makoto Sezaki

What is your source for this list?

[MonkeySlide]

Didn't Kyle Mohan and Tony Schulz already have FD licenses before FD switched to the Pro-Am feeder series?

And I thought Verena earned a provisional at some point too.

Ah well

Im pretty sure Miki Ryuji and Darren fall under the "adequate professional motorsport experience provisional" as well. They've both been competing for a long time especially Miki.

[Octagon]

I think Chris Cook and Robbie Unser get in under the "adequate professional motorsport experience provisional" clause that's been extended previously to Rod Millen and Pierre Kleinubing.