Xtreme Drift Circuit, XDC Florida This Weekend
May 10, 2011 (Tustin, Calif.) – In the most anticipated event yet for the Xtreme Drift Circuit, the series is bringing a national level drifting competition back to the Sunshine State with this Sunday’s event at the Central Florida Racing Complex.
The XDC Orlando event, the third stop on the XDC National Tour, will also serve as the first event of the XDC Eastern Division championship – allowing drivers on the east coast to compete for their share of the over $90,000 that the XDC will award to its drivers in 2011.
The first two XDC events saw two different winners as Chelsea DeNofa, the 2010 season champion, captured the win at XDC Irwindale while George Marstanovic took the victory at XDC Phoenix. While Marstanovic is focusing on the XDC Western Division championship, DeNofa is taking part in the entire XDC National Tour and will be competing at XDC Orlando in his unique four-door BMW M3. Also competing with him on the XDC National Tour is Dave Briggs from Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. Briggs and DeNofa currently lead the XDC National Tour points standings.
Focusing on the Eastern Division this year is Doug Van Den Brink, winner of two XDC events in 2010 (XDC Hyperfest and XDC Texas). Van Den Brink, in his Ford Mustang, is no doubt a serious contender for victory in Florida, as is the winner of the XDC Englishtown event in 2010, Matt Waldin, in his Nissan 350Z. Other notables on the entry list include winner of the 2010 XDC Phoenix event, Miro Ovcharik, Texas’ Nate Hamilton, and New Jersey based driver Steve Angerman. Fresh off of competing at the Formula Drift event at Road Atlanta, Dennis Mertzanis, from Atlanta, Georgia, Kenneth Moen from Oslo, Norway, and Jeff Jones from Sunland, CA could act as spoilers for the XDC Eastern Division drivers.
Eight drivers entered in the event call the state of Florida home, including Formula Drift Pro-Am competitor Jason Jiovani.
NOS Energy Drinks is also joining the XDC this weekend as the presenting sponsor of the event, while Scion will take part as the presenting sponsor of the REMIX Car Show. REMIX hosted a wildly successful car show in Miami in 2010, and early indications are that the REMIX show at the Central Florida Racing Complex will feature several hundred of the best show cars in Florida. And as always, the event will also feature the popular XDC Model Competition at the Cooper Tires Stage.
Gates for XDC Orlando open to the public at 11:00 AM ET, with qualifying beginning at 11:20 AM ET. The top-16 tandem competition will begin at 4:00 PM ET.
XDC Orlando Entry List
Lee Alexander | Knoxville, MD | Nissan 240SX Raffaello Ambivero | Oviedo, FL | BMW 325i Steve Angerman | Howell, NJ | Nissan 240SX Nathan Brasz | Warrenton, VA | Nissan 240SX Dave Briggs | Richmond Hill, Ontario | Nissan 240SX Brett Collins | Sarasota, FL | Nissan 240SX Eric Conkling | Gainsville, FL | Nissan 240SX Nick D’Alessio | Philadelphia, PA | Nissan 240SX Chelsea DeNofa | Seabrook, TX | BMW M3 James Evans | Baltimore, MD | Nissan 350Z Patrick Goodin | Minneola, FL | Nissan 240SX Chris Haskell | Bradenton, FL | Nissan 240SX Nate Hamilton | Rowlett, TX | Nissan 240SX
Brad Hettinger | Coatesville, PA | Nissan 240SX Chris Jackson | FL | Nissan 240SX Jason Jiovani | Largo, FL | Nissan 240SX Jeff Jones | Sunland, CA | Nissan 240SX Jeremy Lowe | Sarasota, FL | Mazda RX-7 Dennis Mertzanis | Atlanta, GA | Nissan 240SX Kenneth Moen | Oslo, Norway | Nissan 350Z Tanner Munson | Hinesburg, VT | Nissan 240SX Timothy Nelson | Moorseville, NC | Nissan 240SX Miro Ovcharik | Leonia, NJ | Nissan 240SX Brian Peter | Milwaukee, WI | Mazda RX-7 Claude Poirier | Ontario, Canada | Nissan 350Z Maxime Poirier | Ontario, Canada | Nissan 240SX Matt Predmore | Danbury, CT | Nissan 240SX Devon Robinson | Brandon, FL | Nissan 240SX Daniel Savage | Herndon, VA | Nissan 240SX Mike Skudlarek | Plymouth, MI | Nissan 240SX Geoff Stonebeck | Allentown, PA | Nissan 240SX Charles Thompson | Brandon, FL | Nissan 240SX Doug Van Den Brink | Cornelius, NC | Ford Mustang Matt Waldin | Downingtown, PA | Nissan 350Z
2011 XDC Events Schedule
March 11-12 | XDC West | Irwindale Speedway, Irwindale, CA April 22-23 | XDC West | Firebird Raceway, Chandler, AZ May 14-15 | XDC East | Central Florida Racing Complex, Orlando, FL June 17-18 | XDC East | Summit Point Raceway, Summit Point, WV July 2-3 | XDC East | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC August 13-14 | XDC West | Pacific Grand Prix, Seattle, WA September 4-5 | XDC International | St. Eustache, Montreal, Quebec September 23-24 | XDC Finale | Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
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