{"id":2298,"date":"2012-04-14T23:43:52","date_gmt":"2012-04-15T03:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/?p=2298"},"modified":"2022-02-20T02:29:35","modified_gmt":"2022-02-20T06:29:35","slug":"formula-drift-round-1-streets-of-long-beach-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elusivemedia.com\/v3\/?p=2298","title":{"rendered":"Formula DRIFT Round 1: Streets of Long Beach &#8211; (Coverage)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Formula DRIFT 2012 season started off this year in wonderful Long Beach California. Perfect weather was in place to kick start this season record number of rookies (19) took part in this round of competition.<\/p>\n<p>Ken Gushi debuted his new Scion Racing FR-S, this is going to be the hottest platform to hit the import market. High amounts of aftermarket support will follow the release of this car.<\/p>\n<p>Rookie driver Daigo Saito from ASIA Formula DRIFT came out in full force. His Achilles Tire\/Bridges Racing Lexus SC430 this guy is going to bring it HARD this season!<\/p>\n<p>As always the FormulaDRIFT presented a great event for all to come and enjoy!<br \/>The stands were packed and the pits were more packed with fans!<\/p>\n<p>Make sure to check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.formulad.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.formulad.com\/<\/a> for the latest action and schedule to upcoming events!<\/p>\n<p>RD2 will take place in Atlanta May 11-12 so if you are in the area make sure to check it out you won&#8217;t be disappointed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date<\/strong>: April 6-7<br \/><strong>Location<\/strong>: Long Beach GP Street Course<br \/><strong>By<\/strong>: Robo<br \/><strong>Gallery<\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.elusivemedia.com\/2012\/FormulaDRIFTLB\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div class='photonic-smug-stream photonic-stream ' id='photonic-smug-stream-1'>\n\n\t<div id=\"photonic-smug-stream-1-container\" class=\"title-display-tooltip photonic-level-1-container sizes-present photonic-masonry-layout photonic-thumbnail-effect-none\" data-photonic-platform=\"smug\" data-photonic-gallery-columns=\"1\" data-photonic-query=\"columns=1&amp;layout=masonry&amp;display=local&amp;popup=hide&amp;filter=&amp;filter_type=include&amp;more=More&amp;panel=&amp;custom_classes=&amp;alignment=&amp;photo_layout=square&amp;caption=title-desc&amp;thumb_size=Tiny&amp;main_size=Largest&amp;tile_size=same&amp;video_size=Largest&amp;empty=false&amp;view=album&amp;nick_name=elusivemedia&amp;start=1&amp;count=25&amp;photo_count=500&amp;media=photos&amp;album_sort_order=Last Updated (Descending)&amp;type=smugmug&amp;style=default&amp;album=5wPVJD&amp;overlay_size=Tiny&amp;overlay_video_size=Largest\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"photonic-level-1 photonic-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2012\/n-5RjNc4\/FormulaDRIFTLB\/i-pTD5cRZ\/0\/NNTd3hfZNw9WJRgWRZ88vhZBqmSk77qct4L4BVwkv\/L\/FormulaD-1-L.jpg\" title=\"\" rel=\"lightbox-photonic-smug-stream-1\" class=\"photonic-lb photonic-baguettebox baguettebox\" data-photonic-media-type=\"image\" data-content-type=\"image\" data-photonic-deep=\"gallery[photonic-smug-album-1]\/pTD5cRZ\/\" data-title=\"&lt;a href=&apos;https:\/\/gallery.elusivemedia.com\/2012\/n-5RjNc4\/FormulaDRIFTLB\/i-pTD5cRZ&apos; 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