HIGHLIGHTS - Formula DRIFT Irwindale 2023

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Welcome to Formula DRIFT, the Official home of Formula Drift on Youtube. Judged on execution and style, rather than who finishes the course in the fastest time, Drifting is where Action Sports meet Motorsports, and is often compared to the freestyle nature of skateboarding and motocross.

[FormulaDuck]

Irwindale was just quackers! Lets go!🦆🦆

[ahmedomran]

So happy for Chelsea, leaving with the title of the season is insane, hope he comes back soon

[jacobpurvis]

If this is not the greatest mix between a sport and art I don't know what is. The talent required for this and to get that close to barriers is wild.

[sikendpothead]

Why is Sage disrespecting Essa at the awards ceremony? Would love to hear both side.

[glennkreisel]

“I’d regret it for the next 6 months until Long Beach if I didn’t push myself” JAMES THE MACHINE DEANE IS BACK!

[chillyman]

Kristaps I always love watching he's drift runs

[waysfly]

Omg these people are on fire!!! So many epic cars 🔥🔥

[Shadows_]

🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 Diego is a newcomer to the fd and has already bothered everyone, one of Brazil's pride... he hopes that 2024 will be a year of great evolution and that he will be able to reach the top

[losercruiser]

im sorry but im new to this. what do the light colored lights on their windshield mean?

[cs_]

James’s next upload:
Getting a podium with one hand in my RTR Mustang

[johnaguilar]

So glad noback got a win this season hes been driving his heart out. Congrats

[foxxstain]

james Deane will be in god mode next year with the rtr

[gd]

Notice at 2:53+ 400z turns right then swings left.

This is similar inertia like drifting

[johnbehneman]

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL FORMULA DRIFT DRIVERS AND TEAMS.

[Raphael_Alves]

Eu achava o GR corolla roubado pra drift, mas esses Silvia S15 do Olsen e do Bacheks sao absurdos demais, q carro bem montado

[Raphael_Alves]

Nick Noback fez todas voltas perfeitas, bixo mitou

[jday_media]

To all of you here for the Essa Vs Sage comments. Sage released an audio file, and WORD FOR WORD this is disproving Essa’s claims:

Here is the exact script from the banquet:
Lots of familiar faces were back in the mix, but by the time we get to Irwindale, it's basically Forsberg and Michael Essa.
- Bother drivers had put together strong seasons and the championship would be settled, probably by a battle between the two of them, but that would never happen.
Now in FD, rules are always changing as new situations occur and this particular situation was one of them.
Now, I'm not going say what happened that day.
- If you want to know what happened on that day, I suggest you go back and talk to Michael or Chris or watch the broadcast
- All I can say, is that Michael Essa was a deserving champion, he was the first to win in a European make, probably widely responsible (along with Chelsea) for the popularity of those chassis we see today.

[playstuff]

So did Chelsea actually throw away his run at 2:20? He pretty much turns out of drift to the inside of the track for no reason.

[Bobbysbeans]

Unsuspecting crash for Matt field😂 When doesn't he crash where there is a layout with walls? If there is a wall he is in it the dude is not a good driver amateur at best and should not be in FD

[ron]

Ice engines are not made for this too many delays nonlinrarities for some readon nuch morr controllable withbmethsne fsr