2016 Formula Drift Season Kicks Off

2016 Formula Drift Season Kicks Off

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With the start of the 2016 Formula Drift Season among us, the action kicks off this weekend in Long Beach, California on the renowned Grand Prix Street Circuit where drivers will be hitting turns 9, 10, and 11 of the course. Konig sponsored Pro Driver Pat Mordaunt will be unleashing fury in his Nissan 350z running Konig Hypergram wheels and the freshly wrapped Falken Tire livery.
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Konig Wheels is definitely excited for the start of the FD season with sponsored drivers in both Pro and Pro2 classes and wishing all drivers the best of luck!  Check out Formula Drift for the full 2016 event schedule.

Formula D Final Fight – Irwindale Speedway Oct. 9 -10

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October – 9th – 10th Irwindale Speedway, CA
The FINAL Battle of Formula Drift 2015 will go down this weekend, bringing the 2015 season to a close and crowning the Formula Drift Champion of course! After about 6 rounds of coast to coast sideways tire slaying, the drivers will battle it out one last time at Irwindale Speedway in California while Falken Tire/ Drift Paddock 350Z (and Konig sponsored) driver Pat Mordaunt hopes to finish strong as he currently sits in the top 18. Be sure to check out live coverage on Formula D this weekend!


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Pat Mordaunt 5th Overall FD Round 3

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Pat’s confidence has been evolving over these past 3 rounds and his ability to maneuver his Drift Paddock/Falken Tire Nisaan 350z has taken him to an impressive finish this past weekend giving him 5th place overall at Orlando Speedworld in Round 3 and 8th overall in the entire Formula Drift seasons point standings. pat-5th-fd3

As rain started to make it way in over Orlando Speedworld just as the Top 16 started to hash it out, Patrick and the rest of the team adjusted well as they prepared for the changing conditions on the track.  Even with the slick tarmac, Pat’s competitiveness drove him to a spectacular finish.  See play by play of Pat’s runs a long with the rest of the event here.

Pat Mordaunt takes “Great 8” finish at Orlando Speedworld

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pat-field-orlando3Formula Drift’s Round 3 this past weekend at Orlando Speedworld was a big success for Drift Paddock’s / Falken Tire’s Nissan 350Z driver Pat Mordaunt resulting in a great 8 finish.  After an impressive qualifying run,

Pat continued to shred through the match-ups making it as far as the semi finals against Drift Cave Motorsports‘ CX Racing Yokohama Tire Nissan S14 with #777 Mat Field behind the wheel.  After Orlando Pat heads to New Jersey June 26 – 27 at Wall Speedway.

 

 

FD Round 3 Results

Pro Qualifying Today – Formula D Round 3

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pat-fd3-qualToday’s the big day for Driftpadock/Falken Tire driver Pat Mordaunt as he battles for qualifying for Round 3 at Orlando Speedworld.  With Pat’s LS1 powered Nissan 350Z back in action, he looks to pull off another “Great 8” or better finish come the Top 32 Main Competition tomorrow, Saturday June 6th!

Be sure to check out the live stream of Round 3 – Orlando here.

 

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All of us here at Konig Wheels wishes Pat the best of luck for Round 3!