Formula Drift Makes A Series Of Announcements At SEMA
November 2, 2017 by Formula DRIFTFormula DRIFT Makes a Series of Announcements at SEMA; Black Magic® Signs 2-Year Extension as Series Title Sponsor, PRO 2 Exclusive Tires and 2018 Provisional Schedule Long Beach, Calif. – November 1, 2017 – Formula DRIFT has announced that ITW Global Brands has extended their support of the Series with Title Sponsor Black Magic and Official Sponsor Gumout for 2018 and 2019 season. Formula DRIFT also announced the addition of ITW Global Brands, Permatex and Fast Orange as Official Sponsors for the 2018 Pro Championship. Additionally, Formula DRIFT announced that it has entered into an exclusive relationship with two tire manufacturers, Achilles Radial and Nexen Tire, who will serve as the Official Tire Suppliers of Formula DRIFT PRO 2 Championship. The partnership will help with team cost containment, company inventory management and competition parity. These steps will help continue to serve the development of the next generation of PRO drivers. Formula DRIFT has announced the provisional schedule for the 2018 Championship Season. Notable changes include moving the final round of the season, which was previously Irwindale Speedway (now closed), to Las Vegas. Additionally, St. Louis and Montreal are in contention for venue prospects for the July event. The Black Magic Formula DRIFT Championship presented by BlackVue Dash Cameras will begin in April at Round 1: Streets of Long Beach for the 2018 season. 2018 provisional schedule below: 2018 Black Magic Formula DRIFT Championship presented by BlackVue Dash Cameras Provisional Schedule* Round 1: Streets of Long Beach
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April 6 - 7 – Long Beach, CA Invitational: Super Drift Challenge at the Grand Prix of Long Beach** April 13 - 14 – Long Beach, CA Round 2: Invasion April 27 – 28 – Orlando, FL Round 3: Road to the Championship May 11 - 12 – Atlanta, GA with PRO 2 Round 4: The Gauntlet June – Wall, NJ Round 5: Throwdown July – Monroe, WA Round 6: TBD August – St. Louis, MO with PRO 2 or Montreal, CANADA Round 7: Showdown September 14 - 15 – Dallas, TX with PRO 2 Round 8: Title Fight October 12 - 13 – Las Vegas, NV with PRO 2 *Subject to Change **Non-Championship Points Competition
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