For the second time this season Kenny Moen / Lutz Performance has made it to the top 8.
This passed weekend at Formula Drift Round 3: West Palm Beach, Florida, Moen and the entire Lutz performance team came out firing.
Showing up to an FD event is hard enough but Moen continuously proves he is able to attack and conquer. On Friday, during Round 3 at West Palm Beach, an abundance of bad weather including heavy rain came down on the event. The on and off rain really fluctuated and adjusted the temperature. But cooling down the track did not prevent Moen from doing well in the first qualifying round. Moen and the Lutz Peformance / KÖNIG Wheels sponsored 350Z had a very aggressive practice and smooth transition going into the Top 32.
The weather did not seem to let up in the second run either. This caused the car to have major traction issues. With such a high rate of speed, Kenny ended up receiving a 0 due the fact that the track was wet. Over coming his scored 0, Moen ended up defeating his first competitor in the top 32 , Matt Powers, which progressed him into the Top 16.
The top 16 put Moen against Ken Gushi. Gushi provided an entertaining match up but Moen was able to defeat him and move into the Top 8. Drawing a former FD Champion, Chris Forsberg, in the top 8 is always going to present an extremely tough battle. Moen was mentally focused and had an amazing first run against Chris Forsberg giving him the lead. While the matchup between Moen and Forsberg was heating up, the Lutz performance car seemed to have its own major opponent which it would not be able to overcome. Clutch difficulties and the attributed loss of power in the 350z, allowed Forsberg to catch up. Ultimately this would be the day ender for the Moen / Lutz / Konig team. All in all it was a fantastic event. While the Lutz 350z sustained body and mechanical damage during RD 3, but this won’t hold the team back as they are now in the repair process to prepare for RD 4 in Wall, New Jersey on June, 22nd and 23rd.
KÖNIG would like to congratulate Kenny Moen and Lutz Performance on their fantastic effort and top 8 finish. We look forward to the next event. Stay tuned for more pictures and videos from Round 3 as well as upcoming coverage from RD 4!
