![]() The winner of the round was SA driver Jay Duca. Jay was also the winner of the 60min to win it jam session where the winner got a $500 bar tab at the after party. this was funny as Jay doesn’t drink so plenty of beers were shared around. Sadly i missed the after party, and if you have been to a DCA party, you know they get pretty wild. The winner of The championship was Stewy Bryant from SA. On the third day of the event was round one of the 2015 season. Qualifying was done the previous day so the morning started off with another small practice session before the final battles started. Half way through battles there was a lunch break. there were some very nice cars at this round such as Blake Patersons s14. I have become a big s-chassis fan since I bought my s14 Silvia. ![]() This was also a good time to catch up with mates and talk about the event and general car topics. This seemed to be where all the cool kids were hanging out during lunch.Īfter lunch we headed back into the top 4 battles. The final battle came down to Stewy Bryant vs Masashi Yakoi. The speed of it is incredible and on pace but every new car comes with some teething.Both drivers drove on the very edge of perfection and had to do multiple re-runs. With a nod to the car’s name, Razetil, he says, “We all love this new car. He had damaged his front bash bar and needed repair before Sunday’s battles and is currently in the lead for Rookie of the Year.įaruk’s thrilled with his return to competition after a season off to compete on the Netflix show, Hyperdrive, and rebuild the team. Tuerck effectively prevented Faruk from entering Top 16 competition, while besting many others as well and ultimately he landed a 2nd place trophy.įurthering his motto, “Work hard, drive harder,” Faruk jumped in with the team’s CIC Powerbox welder and helped their paddock neighbor, Alec Robbins. Going forth with all the confidence he needed in his repaired car, Faruk battled Toyota factory-backed Ryan Tuerck in Top 32 competition. Thinking out of the box, they confirmed its health by enlisting engineers from Link ECU and a local company where they were able to do a final dyno test.Īs part of the scheduling changes qualifying rounds were eliminated, with drivers drawing numbers to indicate who they would battle in the following rounds. It came down to a variety of faults in key systems, and the crew worked around the clock to successfully fix the car. Faruk, along with his mechanics and engineers, ran through every possible scenario. Louis, they had a bevy of parts arriving from around the country to tackle any problem. It developed a misfire just as the team prepared to leave their home at Sonoma Raceway. Round 1 was on Saturday at World Wide Technology Raceway and Round 2 will take place on Sunday.įaruk built this year’s car by hand, a Nissan S14 with a Toyota 2JZ engine. ![]() This season now consists of four weekends in a double header format. With the COVID-19 pandemic causing unpredictability in organizations’ abilities to conduct events, Formula Drift revised its original schedule two times before settling on one that maximized the chances of running all eight rounds this year. Faruk Kugay Finishes Round 1 as Formula Drift Returns to Competition Privateer-run Team Faruk overcomes technical difficulties as the season kicks off.
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