A dramatic qualifying session for the opening round of the Formula DRIFT PRO Championship on the streets of Long Beach featured 33 drivers attempting to qualify for the Top 32 Competition places. One would be eliminated, and the axe fell on Rome Charpentier in the Garagistic/Pedal Commander/Coco Love/Kumho Tire/E36 BMW....

WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca has staged some of the most memorable moments in motorsport history, but only twice before has its legendary Corkscrew seen full-course drifting. On Sept. 26–28, GRIDLIFE Laguna Festival brings it back for the third time with a stacked drift lineup, exclusive car debuts and an expanded...

Formula Drift crowned a new champion this weekend in front of a sell-out crowd at Irwindale Event Center, with points leader Michael Essa winning his first series title even as he sat on the sidelines with a blown engine."I always thought this was possible," said an enthusiastic Essa (LEFT) soon...

You don't have to be a fan of conventional motorsport to enjoy the smoky, sideways action of Formula Drift. It probably even helps if you aren't."The fastest racing driver just looks boring to watch he's so smooth and so calculated it's just unreal," says Fredric Aasbo (RIGHT), who is third...