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Formula DRIFT Round 5: True North results
Fredric Aasbo takes the victory and the most wins in the history of the series.
Edited: Jul 16, 2017, 8:43 PM
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Long Beach, Calif. – July 15, 2017 – Formula DRIFT Black Magic Pro Championship presented by BlackVue Dash Cameras returned to Autodrome St-Eustache in Canada. Fredric Aasbo in the Rockstar Energy / Nexen Tire Toyota Corolla iM took the victory for his tenth event win - the most in Formula DRIFT history.
In one of the most action packed and chaotic rounds of competition, Round 5: True North brought the top drifting talent in the world into Canada to a capacity crowd. The Livestream drew over 1 millionviews over the course of the weekend.
“What an event! In what I can only describe as a historic and carnage filled, the event showcased true sportsmanship amongst the drivers and crew members often seeing them help each other in the pits,” said Jim Liaw, President of Formula DRIFT. “Congratulations to Fredric Aasbo for overtaking Samuel Hubinette to become the driver to hold the most event victories in the history of our Series. Today it was also about the crew members, many who are unsung heroes of the sport, as we saw how hard-working and talented these guys are.
What a crazy weekend! I love this place and the fans here and we had some luck here in the past.
Fredric Aasbo
In the Top 4, number one qualifier and current points leader, James Deane in the Worthouse Drift Team / Falken Tire Nissan 240 faced off against Fredric Aasbo. In the second battle, Deane had an error on the latter part of the course to give Aasbo the edge and win. On the other side of the Top 4 bracket, Kristaps Bluss in the HGK / Mast / Motul / Wisefab BMW E46 had a bye run to advance into the Finals. His opponent Vaughn Gittin in the Monster Energy / Nitto Tire Ford Mustang RTR had a mechanical failure during his Great 8 bye run forcing him out of the competition. The Finals saw its share of mechanical issues as Bluss while in the lead on the 1st run, straightened out and decreased speed forcing Aasbo to adjust and make slight contact.
With the advantage in the second battle, Aasbo in the lead was then forced off the course as Bluss made door-to-door contact, which the judges deemed him at fault, giving Aasbo the event win. This marks Aasbo’s second consecutive win in Canada as he won in 2016, moving him into second place in the standings. Bluss moves up to third place in the standings, while Deane retains his lead with only two events remaining in the season.
“What a crazy weekend! I love this place and the fans here and we had some luck here in the past,” said Fredric Aasbo, winner of Round 5: True North. “My highlight of the day was battling James Deane, who I haven’t battled since 2012. That battle took everything out of me. Now with Kristaps in the Finals he blew his transmission in his lead run. We took the win and now we are the first team to get to 10 wins. This one is for the team, Papadakis Racing for believing in me.”
The action continues to Round 6: Throwdown at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, WA on August 4-5.
Round 5: True North Results
Pos,/Driver
Team/Car
1. Aasbo, Fredric
Rockstar Energy / Nexen Tire Toyota Corolla iM
2. Bluss, Kristaps
HGK / Mast / Motul / Wisefab BMW E46
3. Deane, James
Worthouse Drift Team / Falken Tire Nissan 240
4. Gittin, Vaughn
Monster Energy / Nitto Tire Ford Mustang RTR
5. Field, Matt
Falken Tire / Vapetasia / ARK Nissan 240
6. Gushi, Ken
GReddy Racing Nexen Tire Toyota Racing 86
7. Landreville, Marc
Marc Landreville Racing Nissan 240
8. Nishida, Robbie
Jerry Yang Racing Nissan GT-R
9. Pawlak, Justin
Roush Performance Ford Mustang
10. Denofa, Chelsea
BC Racing / Nitto Tire Ford Mustang RTR
11. Tuerck, Ryan
Gumout / Nameless Performance / Hankook Toyota 86
12. Wiecek, Piotr
Worthouse Drift Team / Falken Tire Nissan 240
13. Kearney, Dean
Oracle Lighting Dodge Viper
14. Hamilton, Nate
Team Enjuku / BC Racing / Hankook Tire Nissan 240
15. Coffman, Matt
Nexen Tire / Coffman Racing Nissan 240
16. Yoshihara, Dai
Falken Tire / Turn 14 Distribution Subaru BRZ
2017 Formula DRIFT Black Magic Championship
Pos./Driver
Team/Car
Points
1. Deane, James
Worthouse Drift Team / Falken Tire Nissan 240
368.00 Points
2. Aasbo, Fredric
Rockstar Energy / Nexen Tire Toyota Corolla iM
334.00 Points
3. Bluss, Kristaps
HGK / Mast / Motul / Wisefab BMW E46
293.00 Points
2017 Manufacturer Championship Standings
Manufacturer
Points
1. Toyota
596.00 Points
2. Ford
429.00 Points
3. BMW
259.00 Points
4. Dodge
239.00 Points
5. Nissan
173.00 Points
6. Infiniti
120.00 Points
2017 Tire Championship
Tire
Points
1. Falken
713.00 Points
2. Achilles
663.00 Points
3. Nexen
638.00 Points
4. Nitto
475.00 Points
5. Hankook
469.00 Points
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