Pat Mordaunt Formula Drift – Wall, NJ

Pat Mordaunt Formula Drift – Wall, NJ

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Although Pat Mordaunt did not get the result everyone was hoping for, he did get some notice for a “chase run for the ages”, as noted by Wrecked magazine ( you can check that out here in the article “10 Things I learned from Formula Drift New Jersey Round 4” by Joey Redmond of Wrecked Magazine.  You can also view that run here (its awesome!): Fredric Aasbo vs Pat Mordaunt

Formula Drift – Wall Speedway, N.J. Recap:

Mordaunt came into Round 4 of Formula Drift at Wall Speedway with high hopes for the weekend.  The steep bank and challenging layout at Wall has been know to wreak havoc on even the best drivers.  During Friday qualifying, Patrick and the team were struggling to find the right setup for the big bank and challenging infield course at Wall. Patrick did get down two solid runs and qualified 28th, with a first round match against reigning champion and points leader Fredrik Aasbo.  On his chase run, Patrick put down an amazing run, staying right on Aasbo’s door from the initiation on the bank all the way through the infield to the final clip and finish line.  This run was called “one for the ages” by Wrecked magazine (details above ^).  On his lead run, Mordaunt came off the line and into the initiation aggressively with the goal to knock off the top driver in the series.  Unfortunately, he came in too strong and scraped the wall on initiation, ending his competition for the weekend.

It’s a tough break but sometimes you have to go big or go home.  Still a great job by Mordaunt and his team.  Man, when everything clicks you’re going to see some serious results from Pat.  Keep an eye for him!

 

For more pictures make sure to check out Wrecked Magazine’s Main Event Gallery from Formula Drift, Round 4, Wall, NJ!

Formula Drift Round 4 [Mertzanis Recap]

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Round 4 of Formula Drift could not have come at a better time for the Mertzanis Racing team. The Fuel Culture S13 rolled off the trailer and started ripping in practice. An Aeromotive fuel cell was loaded with VP Racing 110 octane fuel and Dennis proceeded to put down quality runs at high speeds around the Wall Speedway course.

This is the first banked track of the season we venture to in the Formula Drift series and it results in serious adjustments to the suspension overall and some minor tire pressure adjustments. The result allows Dennis to enter into the bank aggressively and stay flat out for the bottom figure 8 part of the course.

Things became super tricky as qualifying kicked off and the weather changed to rain pouring down. Dennis’ first qualifying run was the key to locking him into the show which ranked him 21st overall.

The draw for Top 32 was a battle against the Go Pro x Mobil 1 Chevrolet Camaro driven by Tyler McQuarrie in a tough first round battle. With Tyler qualifying higher, Dennis’ first duty was to put down a follow run which he performed flawlessly. Dennis then held a tight line against the very fast Camaro going through the complete course.

When Dennis was leading, he took such a high and aggressive line into the bank that he was pushed out into the wall coming off the bank and crashed into the barrier at the last second in an attempt to pull out a giant lead on Tyler McQuarrie. The car came out of it with very minimal damage, luckily, but it did allow Tyler to continue into the Top 16.

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Images courtesy of Fuel Culture and Wrecked Magazine.