MotoIQ Radio: FORMULA DRIFT RADIO: Voice of Formula Drift Jarod DeAnda, 2012 Formula Drift Championship Team Owner Bryan Bridges of Bridges Racing, and Joey Redmond of Wrecked Magazine

By Justin Banner & Kerryann De La Cruz

Oh, man, what a season! The 2012 Formula Drift Championship is in the books and we'll have the guy who built the car, the guy who called it, and one of the guys who wrote about it besides J-Bann. That's right, we'll start with the Voice of Formula Drift, Jarod DeAnda, but if you ask the guy who made his plack, it's Jerod DeAnda. Then we'll have Bryan Bridges of Bridges Racing on, he's the man behind the build of Robbie Nishida's and Daigo Saito's 2012 Formula Drift rides. Oh, yeah, that also means he's the 2012 Championship Team Owner! Finally, we'll have Joey Redmond of Wrecked Magazine on with us to discuss 2012, judging, and what we have in store for 2013. He's the man with an ear to the ground in Formula Drift, let's see what he's heard!

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(Another) Dai Does It! Formula Drift Round 7 - Irwindale

By Justin Banner

The books have been closed and the records are sealed. 2012 has been a spectacular season, enough to possibly rival 2011! With the ups, downs, and just plain craziness, this season of Formula Drift will be hard to forget for some time. However, how did it all close? Who could come out of the smoke and raise the trophy for the 2012 Formula Drift Championship?

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Formula Drift Championship 2012: Who Will Take It All?

By Justin Banner

It's been discussed to death now. Who's going to take the Formula Drift 2012 Championship. Well, I have taken a different route as it comes down to who has the better chance to win Irwindale as that will pretty much ensure a championship for the Top 6. So, basing all my information on Irwindale performances, who can take it? Who will be the 2012 Formula Drift Champion?

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Xtreme Drift Circuit - Texas

By Sarah Forst

The Xtreme Drift Circuit finished up its third season at the 2012 finals this past weekend at Texas Motor Speedway.  The West Coast drivers competed for a chance at the Top 16 competition on Friday and the East Coast and West Coast drivers went head to head at Saturday's finals.  There were already five rounds in the books going into the weekend's events with 3 East Coast competitions and 2 on the West Coast, a double round in Phoenix at the start of the season.  The West Coast drivers had an opportunity to learn the track Friday while competing in their third round, balancing out the point structure.

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MotoIQ Radio: Shea Holbrook, Fredric Aasbo, Jarod Deanda & Jim Liaw

By Justin Banner & Kerryann De La Cruz

On This Week's Show we'll have World Challenge Touring Car driver Shea Holbrook and detail her career.  Followed by our Formula Drift Las Vegas recap with Fredric Aasbo and then Jarod Deanda will take us into the second hour.  Finally, we'll have FD co-owner Jim Liaw end the show with some information on Irwindale, the season thus far, and where we will see Formula Drift in 2013!

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Formula Drift Round 6 - Las Vegas Motor Speedway

By Justin Banner

This season has been full of surprises, but Las Vegas is always a game changer. The heat, the speed, and sometimes the unexpected have always had some sort of influence by the end of Round 6 of the Formula Drift Pro Championship. What do we have in store? You'll have to read on to find out!

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Formula Drift Round 2 – Road Atlanta

By Justin Banner

High-speeds and natural terrain make for entertaining drifting! With Road Atlanta, the first permanent road course the cars and drivers encounter, who would drive away from the “Road to the Championship” with a win? Could Daijiro Yoshihara make a repeat win? Would a course change throw a wrench into the system? You’ll have to keep reading if you want to find out.

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Formula Drift 2012 Round 1 at Long Beach: Finals!

By Justin Banner

Allright, enough with this off-season crap! It's time to get rockin' and rollin' as Formula Drift opens up for Round 1 at the Long Beach Grand Prix Street Circuit! Can Daijiro Yoshihara keep up his championship win to push him into a Round 1 win? Could Justin T. Pawlak make it two-for-two and build momentum for him to win the championship in 2012? Will the debuts of Daigo Saito or Ken Gushi's FR-S put them on top? Find out now!

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