Competition
Grassroots Championship Finale // Round 3 // 9.12.10
September 6, 2010 by Russell · Leave a Comment
Tis the season for Champions! In the first two rounds 40 drivers have competed in the Grassroots Championship and the final round is Sunday! Sunday Sunday!
“Miata” Mike Lukomskiy has the #1 target on his back in the overall standings with Tyler Grimsley and Nick Schnell in 2nd and 3rd. Regardless of where they finish in the points all competitors will enjoy the camaraderie and reap the benefits of improving their game facing the challenges of grassroots competition.
The Grassroots series is uniquely designed to allow drivers of all experience levels compete with an equal shot at reaching the podium. The judging criteria is based on how well a driver pushes their car to the limit putting mildly modified cars on an even footing with the high power cars.
The bracket eliminations are set up to allow both tandem and non tandem drivers compete head to head to experience the challenge of drift competition. If both drivers don’t meet the tandem safety requirements they will compete in a Pseudo Tandem battle where each driver takes solo runs with the best driver advancing to the next round.
This is a run what you brung, fight to the finish drift battle for all drivers who want to experience the thrill of competition. Trophies, fabulous prizes, and money are up for grabs on the podium.
Event Info //
- Date - 9/12/10
- Location - Evergreen Speedway at the fairgrounds in Monroe, WA
- Drifting from 11am to 5pm.
- Pit gate opens at 10am and closes at 2pm.
- Drivers meeting @ 10:40am sharp!
- Drivers - $100
- Pit pass - $20
- Grandstands - $10 (Kids under 12 free!)
- Driver and Media Registration Link
- List of Registered Drivers
Schedule subject to change.
Driver Registration //
Competitors are required to Pre-register online for judging and scoring. Payment is on site day of the event but we need all drivers to register to make the Judges jobs easier.
You can see who has registered here.
Media - Mandatory pre-registration is available at the same MotorsportReg.com link. Thank you!
Competition
Evergreen Drift NW ProAm Championship // Flash Results
September 4, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
The tire smoke has settled on the 2010 Evergreen Drift Northwest ProAm Championship.
Congratulations to the Round 5 podium finishers:
- Kyle Pollard (Top Qualifier)
- Andrew Coomes
- Mike Phillips
Full Round 5 results here.
Evergreen Drift thanks Longacre Racing and Campbell Nelson Nissan for their continued support.
With all 5 rounds in the bag we have the season results and Formula Drift license and invite results:
- Peter Funatake - Formula Drift Pro License
- Mike Phillips - ProAm Nationals Invitation
- Andrew Coomes - ProAm Nationals Invitation
- Kyle Pollard - ProAm Nationals Invitation
- Nik Jimenez - ProAm Nationals Invitation
Full 2010 Season Results here.
The Wild Card invite is still in deliberation and will be announced shortly!
Our media guys are busy posting all the photos from the event so check back for more media and hit Leon Cheung’s Flickr set from the event.
We look forward to the ProAm nationals in October and will be rooting for all the Evergreen Drift drivers to bring home even more Formula Drift Pro licenses!
Competition
9/3 - Evergreen ProAm and OPEN DRIFT Finale
August 26, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
On Friday, September 3rd the Evergreen Drift ProAm competitors will face each other for the final time in 2010 to determine who takes the championship, the Formula Drift Pro license, and the ProAm Nationals invitations. The coveted license will be awarded to the season champion and invitations to Nationals are awarded to 2nd through 5th place season finishers with one wild card invite to be awarded by Evergreen Drift officials.
The current standings for the top contenders are:
- Peter Funatake - 349 points
- Mike Phillips - 308
- Andrew Coomes - 274
- Kohei Nakamura - 192
- Kyle Pollard - 171
- Nik Jimenez - 157
- Walker Wilkerson - 150
- Trent Stromkins - 104
The points are close and drivers will be forced to go all in and leave nothing on the table to earn the prize in the unpredictable game of ProAm competition.
To top it off we are holding an Open Drift in conjunction with the ProAm event for even more drift action. It is the very last open drift of 2010 and the last chance to practice for the final round of the Grassroots Competition series which has it’s final round on 9/12.
This is also the last chance to participate in the NWN All Forum car meet. Come to the back gate, park in the pits, and show off your car. Forums are encouraged to roll in together and rep your community. Beat the fair parking and park in the pits!
Start Labor Day weekend early and enjoy drifting!
Due to the Fair there are some changes to prices, parking, and schedules so be sure to check these details!
NOTE: Traffic in Monroe is heavy during the fair so please leave early and allow extra travel time! We recommend you carpool to save on parking costs and hassles!
Schedule:
- 12pm - Back Pit Gates Open
- 1 pm - Open Drift and ProAm practice Starts
- 4 pm - Front Gates Open for Fair Combo Tickets
- 6:30 pm - ProAm Qualifying
- 8 pm - ProAm Opening Ceremonies
- 9:30 pm - ProAm Podium
Pricing:
- What: Ticket for Fair and Drifting
- Where: Tickets only available at Fair Ticket Booths on the 3rd (no advanced ticket sales). Entry through fair gates and front of Grandstands
- When: Fair hours 10am - 10pm. Carnival hours 11am - 11pm. Speedway Grandstand gates open at 4pm (No entry to Speedway Grandstands prior to 4pm).
- Parking: Park in main fair parking lots. $8 per car. No Re-entry.
- Prices:
- Adult (16 - 61): $12
- Youth (6 - 15): $8
- Seniors (62+): $8
- 5 & under: FREE
Back Gate Entry
- What: Entry for drivers, pit crew, forum car meet participants, and fans.
- Where: The back pit gate. See the Registration Page for directions.
- When: 12pm until 8pm
- Parking: 1 car included with driver entry fee, Hot Pit Pass, or Forum Meet Entry
- Prices:
- ProAm Competitor - $150
- Open Drift Driver - $80
- Hot Pit Pass (Driver Crew Only) - $20
- Spectator with Car - $15
- Spectator - $10
For additional information, directions, and special event details see the ProAm Event Info page.
Don’t miss this last chance for open drift and witness the final battles of the 2010 Evergreen ProAm Championship!
Competition
Evergreen ProAm Round #4 - Results
August 14, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Congratulations to the winners of ProAm Round #4!
Photo: Photo Finish Media
- Trent Stromkins - $300 and $25 Longacre Racing Certificate
- Peter Funatake - $200
- Walker Wilkerson - $150
- Top Qualifier - Walker Wilkerson - Longacre Racing Tire Pressure Gauge
The lineup featured ProAm drivers from Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia:
- Andrew Coomes
- Peter Funatake
- Mike Phillips
- Nik Jimenez
- Kyle Pollard
- Trent Stromkins
- Walker Wilkerson
Walker has jumped into ProAm mid-season and made the podium in his 2nd showing. He took top qualifier honors for round 4 and has proven to be a tough adversary straight out of the gate.
Trent is a 5/8ths OG and 2009 FD ProAm Nationals veteran. This is is first Evergreen event this season due to engine rebuilding woes. With is car back together he drove down from BC by himself to compete just for fun.
The final battle took 2 one more time rounds to settle as both drivers made errors due to mechanical difficulties. Peter Funatake lost power steering and Trent had a loose downpipe that caused him to lose power if he let the engine drop below 4000 rpm. Both drivers had to use all their skill to drive around these problems.
It was a tough decision but the judges chose Trent for his consistent wall riding high speed lines on the bank.
Photo: Photo Finish Media
The season standings have been updated and with one more round to go Peter Funatake’s second place finish keeps him in first place overall ahead of Mike Phillips by 41 points. With the drivers all gunning to finish in the top 5 to earn the invitations to ProAm nationals anything could happen at the final round on September 3rd. Sunset is starting earlier and it will be a showdown under the Friday night lights that drift fans won’t want to miss.
Evergreen Drift would like to thank all the dedicated fans, volunteers, sponsors, and drivers that make these events so great!
Competition
Evergreen Drift Northwest ProAm Championship // Round #
August 5, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
After Round #3 the battle is on! The top two competitors are within 15 points of each other, let’s see who will get closer to their professional FD license at the end of this round Mike Phillips or Peter Funatake.
Washington maintains it’s substantial lead over Oregon and BC in the regional points race. You can see where everyone stands on the ProAm results page.
Check out all the action and find out who will emerge victorious in this fourth round of the championship.
- Got a cool car? All forums and enthusiasts are again invited to park in the pits to show off your ride in the Northwest Nissans hosted All Forum Showoff Meet. If you are interested in being the organizer for your forum email drift@evergreendrift.com for more details and we’ll give your group a shout out over the PA!
Click through to the event details page for full event information including online pre-registration for drivers and media, schedule, prices, and car meet details.
Competition
Grassroots Championship // Round 2 // 8.1.10
July 29, 2010 by admin · 2 Comments
Round 2 of 3 for the Grassroots Championship is just around the corner. Kohei Nakuamura is the current points leader in the overall standings with Mike Lukomskiy and Chris Armstrong in 2nd and 3rd.
The Grassroots series is uniquely designed to allow drivers of all experience levels compete with an equal shot at reaching the podium. The judging criteria is based on how well a driver pushes their car to the limit putting mildly modified cars on an even footing with the high power cars.
The bracket eliminations are set up to allow both tandem and non tandem drivers compete head to head to experience the challenge of drift competition. If both drivers don’t meet the tandem safety requirements they will compete in a Pseudo Tandem battle where each driver takes solo runs with the best driver advancing to the next round.
This is a run what you brung, fight to the finish drift battle for all drivers who want to experience the thrill of competition. Trophies, fabulous prizes, and money are up for grabs on the podium. The driver that earns the most points over all 3 rounds will be crowned the 2010 Evergreen Drift Grassroots Champion!
Event Info //
- Date - 8/1/10
- Location - Evergreen Speedway at the fairgrounds in Monroe, WA
- Drifting from 11am to 5pm.
- Pit gate opens at 10am and closes at 2pm.
- Drivers meeting @ 10:40am sharp!
- Drivers - $100
- Pit pass - $20
- Grandstands - $10 (Kids under 12 free!)
Schedule subject to change.
Driver Registration //
Pre-register online to reserve your season competition number and to make the volunteers jobs easier!
Hurry and lock in your lucky number before some one else grabs it for the season! No online pre-payment is available for this event.
Media - Mandatory pre-registration is available at the same MotorsportReg.com link. Thank you!
Competition
ProAm #3 full results posted
July 12, 2010 by Russell · 2 Comments
Evergreen Drift Northwest ProAm Championship //
Round #3 - 7/10/2010
Results
| Results | |
| 1st | Kyle Pollard |
| 2nd | Nik Jimenez |
| 3rd | Kohei Nakamura |
Top Qualifier: Peter Funatake
These results put Peter Funatake in 1st place for the championship and the FD License with Mike Phillips hot on his heels only 15 points behind with only 2 rounds left to go!
Washington has jumped solidly in the lead of the Regional points race with 636.5 points and Oregon trails at 454 and BC at 374.25.
Check the ProAm Season Standings page to see how your favorite driver is doing. With 2 rounds left in August and September it’s still anyone’s game and there is a chance for a new driver to jump in and dominate Rounds #4 and #5 and still walk away with an invite to ProAm Nationals. Paging Rob Primo!
Hit the jump for more details ~
Competition
ProAm #3 flash results!
July 10, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
An epic round of Evergreen Drift ProAm is in the books.
Final results are:
- Kyle Pollard
- Nik Jimenez
- Kohei Nakamura
- Peter Funatake
Kyle had only driven in one drift event in over 2 years prior this ProAm round and had never slid the 5/8ths bank. He was driving a borrowed car that just had ITBs installed and the ECU tuned a couple days before the event (this means he was risking mechanical issues with untested upgrades for those not up on the jargon). Even with 176HP at the wheels from a Honda S2000 engine swap the Corolla was still underpowered for the mega sized FD pro course but Kyle quickly figured out how to make it work and drifted to the top of the podium! Outstanding.
Stay tuned for more media, pictures, and full results.
Watch FD live all day on the DriftStream - http://www.justin.tv/driftstream
Competition
ProAm Round #3 Qualifying Results
July 9, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
The Qualifying results are in from Round 3 Evergreen Drift ProAm.
- Peter Funatake
- Kohei Nakamura
- Kyle Pollard
- Nik Jimenez
- Andrew Coomes
- Mike Phillips
- Walker Wilkerson
Practice and qualifying was eventful with wall taps and mechanical gremlins for many drivers but everyone has pushed forward and all cars are set to take the track tomorrow.
The tandem eliminations start at 1pm this Saturday the 10th so don’t miss the action as the drivers go door to door for the champagne.
Nikolay Konstantinov was the only Northwest pro to make the FD top 32. Roland’s transmission blew just before qualifying, Ian was just edged out of the 32, and Victor missed the cut as well. Congratulations to Nikolay for being the first ever Evergreen Drift driver to qualify in an FD top 32! Full FD results here.
Check out the Photo Finish Media gallery for early pictures from Thursday and qualifying today.
Stop by the Evergreen Drift booth for free stickers and to enter the free raffle to win Longacre racing hats and mechanics gloves!
Competition
Evergreen Drift Northwest ProAm Championship // Round #3
June 29, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Drivers - It’s not too late to register to drive in this unique ProAm event.
Fans - Your Formula D Seattle tickets include admission to the Round #3 ProAm. Be sure to be in the stands to cheer on your local drivers!
Media - All media credentials are through FD. Evergreen is not able to grant any media passes for this event but you can register so we can be sure to promote your work on EvergreenDrift.com
For full event details see the official event page.
Stop by the ProAm pits, Evergreen Drift, and NWN booths to say hi!
A Premier Drifting Championship based in the Pacific Northwest, Evergreen Drift is the only series that you'll see locals and pros tackle Evergreen Speedway's 5/8ths course. 
