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Bakchis surprises with win at XDC Round Two at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
May 24, 2010 (Las Vegas, Nev.) – On a hot, windy day at the Proving Grounds of Las Vegas Motor Speedway, XDC debutante Odie Bakchis outdrove a stellar field of thirty drivers to win the first ever drift event held on the LVMS road course. Bakchis, who competes in the regional Vegas Drift series and is a regular at Southern California’s Thursday Night Drift, defeated Forrest Wang, Alex Pfeiffer, upstart Ryan Kado and Quoc Ly on his way to a surprising victory at the Proving Grounds and the $3000 check that went along with it.
Westminister, California’s Quoc Ly would finish second and earn $2000, with Flagstaff, Arizona’s George Marstonavic finishing third to earn $1000, and eighteen-year-old Kado from Sacramento, California earning $500 for fourth. Ly also earned an extra $150 for winning the Retaks Insane Entry Award, while the top-three earned prizes from Del Taco for their results.
It was a drama-filled day in Las Vegas, beginning in qualifying when round 1 winner David Briggs failed to advance to tandem competition. In the top-16, James Evans eliminated Formula Drift driver Jeff Jones after a One More Time, before Kado and Wang squared off. Wang put in one of the best chase runs of the day, only to blow an engine and forfeit the round to the upstart Kado. Kado then eliminated Formula Drift driver Pfeiffer to advance to the Final Four.
The highest drama came as Chelsea DeNofa met top qualifier Quoc Ly in the Great Eight. Ly’s early initiation caught out DeNofa, with DeNofa making heavy contact with the rear of Ly’s car. The impact damaged Ly’s fuel tank, causing DeNofa to forfeit the round. The race against the clock was on for Ly’s DriftSpeed team to repair his car in time for the Final Four.
The car, in fact, was repaired in time for Ly to defeat Marstonavic to advance to the final. Bakchis then defeated Kado when Kado’s engine gave up, putting Bakchis into the final against Ly. With Kado’s car unable to continue, Marstonavic automatically earned third place.
After the action-packed day, the final between Bakchis and Ly was fairly straightforward. Ly led first with Bakchis chasing close through the entire run. On the second run, Bakchis was able to pull out a gap and with no major mistakes from either driver, Bakchis earned the win.
The series’ next stop will come up very quickly, with its June 19 date at Summit Point Raceway as part of the annual Hyperfest weekend.
2010 XDC Events Schedule
March 20, 2010 | XDC/REMIX | Toyota Speedway of Irwindale, Irwindale, CA
May 22, 2010 | XDC/REMIX | Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
June 19, 2010 | XDC/REMIX | Summit Point Raceway, Summit Point, WV
July 31, 2010 | REMIX | Sunlife Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL
August 7, 2010 | XDC/REMIX | Englishtown Raceway, Englishtown, NJ
September 25, 2010 | XDC/REMIX | Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
October 16, 2010 | XDC/REMIX | Firebird Raceway, Chandler, AZ
December 11, 2010 | REMIX | Blaisdell Expo Center, Honolulu, HI
XDC is sponsored by Scion Racing, Del Taco, Cooper Tire, Killer Glass, Enkei, Mishimoto, Buddy Club, UTI, Greddy, Rays Engineering, ACT, Keep It On The Track, Drift Speed, Belle-1, Performance Auto & Sound Magazine, Import Tuner, Super Street, Wrecked Magazine, Drifting.com, and US Drift.
May 24, 2010 (Las Vegas, Nev.) – On a hot, windy day at the Proving Grounds of Las Vegas Motor Speedway, XDC debutante Odie Bakchis outdrove a stellar field of thirty drivers to win the first ever drift event held on the LVMS road course. Bakchis, who competes in the regional Vegas Drift series and is a regular at Southern California’s Thursday Night Drift, defeated Forrest Wang, Alex Pfeiffer, upstart Ryan Kado and Quoc Ly on his way to a surprising victory at the Proving Grounds and the $3000 check that went along with it.
Westminister, California’s Quoc Ly would finish second and earn $2000, with Flagstaff, Arizona’s George Marstonavic finishing third to earn $1000, and eighteen-year-old Kado from Sacramento, California earning $500 for fourth. Ly also earned an extra $150 for winning the Retaks Insane Entry Award, while the top-three earned prizes from Del Taco for their results.
It was a drama-filled day in Las Vegas, beginning in qualifying when round 1 winner David Briggs failed to advance to tandem competition. In the top-16, James Evans eliminated Formula Drift driver Jeff Jones after a One More Time, before Kado and Wang squared off. Wang put in one of the best chase runs of the day, only to blow an engine and forfeit the round to the upstart Kado. Kado then eliminated Formula Drift driver Pfeiffer to advance to the Final Four.
The highest drama came as Chelsea DeNofa met top qualifier Quoc Ly in the Great Eight. Ly’s early initiation caught out DeNofa, with DeNofa making heavy contact with the rear of Ly’s car. The impact damaged Ly’s fuel tank, causing DeNofa to forfeit the round. The race against the clock was on for Ly’s DriftSpeed team to repair his car in time for the Final Four.
The car, in fact, was repaired in time for Ly to defeat Marstonavic to advance to the final. Bakchis then defeated Kado when Kado’s engine gave up, putting Bakchis into the final against Ly. With Kado’s car unable to continue, Marstonavic automatically earned third place.
After the action-packed day, the final between Bakchis and Ly was fairly straightforward. Ly led first with Bakchis chasing close through the entire run. On the second run, Bakchis was able to pull out a gap and with no major mistakes from either driver, Bakchis earned the win.
The series’ next stop will come up very quickly, with its June 19 date at Summit Point Raceway as part of the annual Hyperfest weekend.
2010 XDC Events Schedule
March 20, 2010 | XDC/REMIX | Toyota Speedway of Irwindale, Irwindale, CA
May 22, 2010 | XDC/REMIX | Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
June 19, 2010 | XDC/REMIX | Summit Point Raceway, Summit Point, WV
July 31, 2010 | REMIX | Sunlife Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL
August 7, 2010 | XDC/REMIX | Englishtown Raceway, Englishtown, NJ
September 25, 2010 | XDC/REMIX | Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
October 16, 2010 | XDC/REMIX | Firebird Raceway, Chandler, AZ
December 11, 2010 | REMIX | Blaisdell Expo Center, Honolulu, HI
XDC is sponsored by Scion Racing, Del Taco, Cooper Tire, Killer Glass, Enkei, Mishimoto, Buddy Club, UTI, Greddy, Rays Engineering, ACT, Keep It On The Track, Drift Speed, Belle-1, Performance Auto & Sound Magazine, Import Tuner, Super Street, Wrecked Magazine, Drifting.com, and US Drift.
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