Adam LZ vs Conor Shanahan | Long Beach 2024

[@LastRoseStudios]

That was an amazing run. One of Adam's best. Wish he was running a full season

[@LastRoseStudios]

Also, new format was really good. Some really great battles

[@ethanlollie]

adam in his own car is a force to be reckoned with

[@london6580]

Watching this back it is clear that this battle would’ve been an easy OMT call if it were the actual comp. But that said, Connor’s weird transition to OZ 3 was a bigger mistake than Adam’s wall tap

[@itranscendencei7964]

I'm honestly not so sure about that. Connor's late transition didn't kill the run, just made it weird. Where as, I'm not sure if the run would have died or not from Adam's wall tap if Connor wasn't there to save him. The only reason that Adam was able to get right back to angle like he did is because Connor was close enough in the chase to stop him from counter rotating any further and literally hit him back into shape. If Connor hadn't been so close, it's possible that Adam could have straightened out. That was a pretty hard hit. I definitely agree 100% that this would have been an easy OMT in comp though. Definitely not an easy call to make.

[@stevoss04]

1.10 Adams little tap to conors quarter made him hesitate and straighten 1:09

[@cldlls]

Ok, after watching adam's video where he says he had contact at zone 3, I'm changing my mind and it should have been Connor's win.

[@itranscendencei7964]

Agreed. The reason Connor's transition was late in his lead was because of the contact from Adam around zone 3, I believe. So in the end, both mistakes in the separate runs were Adam's fault.

[@GSMMW]

Adam needs to run a whole season.

[@robokopp217]

is he really not running the whole season?

[@G_Ozare]

Adam in his E36 is an absolute weapon. 🔥

[@freestyledrtbk]

That battle was very entertaining

[@tshaffs]

Finally Adam is competing fd in the e36

[@michaelharper4014]

Conor straitened before his last inner clip!!! Is everyone blind!!!

[@Peter-42021]

no are you just dump?Didnt you hear the new rules?You are allowed to straighten out but not for more then 2 seconds basicly.

[@progressivox]

You don't understand the actual rules buddy, everyone was seeing it. But the actual rules allow you to do that if it's under 2 sec. of straitening. You really should read the rulebook bro.

[@bobjones8853]

And Adam the wall at the second zone so hard if Conor wasn’t there to bump him back on line he would’ve straightened or spun. Conor is hands down a better driver.

[@michaelharper4014]

Bro and he tapped the wall. And brother that was more a 1 sec straighten

[@michaelharper4014]

@@progressivox I don’t deny Conor is a more superior driver. But his mistakes out weighed Adam’s I thought yall were right at first but really looking at it. Conor lost man..

[@EricvZ1967]

Dave said it already, but cool to see 2 E36's .

[@freestyledrtbk]

Can someone fix lzs card info graphic.

[@ChuckThree]

Yes, it should be… Manufacturer: BMW Horsepower: NOT ENOUGH

[@Hanif_Ca]

and on the FD website driver profile Adam uses Nitto Tires

[@Mustangguy9702]

He not running RTR anymore?

[@RideLikeHull]

Adam has that ford e36😂😂

[@nathanbarta4707]

I saw that too, haha

[@Cars.andclaws]

That was a crazy battle!

[@PKvalentine11]

did connor straighten out on the last flick??????

[@ValioN77]

it is now allowed no longer than 2 sec

[@IAMBrandon_JN]

no like dude above said BUT the look at the overall run and that last portion definitely affected their decision and is why adam won, other then adam straight killing it this round. sucks he had a clutch failure.

[@starfox_wr-45e93]

Damn. Good thing Johan is a walking body-jig 🤣 Great runs lads 👍🏾

[@fearfulwastaken1765]

potentual battle of the year candidate

[@NC750X]

Who won?

[@NorwayVFX]

Adam won this battle

[@Noobish588]

Man these guys can drive

[@marshelindra1714]

new format is a banger! but why no OMT on the seeding braket?

[@Intothemassacre11]

time reasons. they are trying to keep broadcast times down. one reason you don't see FD on the "big" networks

[@joealex65]

Time, it is all about time, but i think that MIGHT be revisited in the future, at least for battles that are WAY to close to tell who wins, only ONE OMT.

[@thiswillprobhrt]

"Turty six bits everywhere" ~Shanahan You know you love to see it.

[@miketech2]

I lust for that carbon roof but this battle shows me how sweet roof graphics would look.

[@AlterntiveCo]

This was such a beautiful battle ✨let's go Adam, that chase and lead was insane. This has been so inspirational ✊🏾.Also 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@driftinparadise143]

On 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Mokeri21]

way too much time correcting that last outside zone gave adam the edge with no omt on seeding bracket

[@justinelliott293]

Yeah I think that is what swayed it in Adam's favor. It was a great battle either way!

[@kevinyech984]

Sucks that these guys have such a big following and it started such a debate over a seeding run because for general drift fans this battle was so dope to have in Long Beach, literally the first day!

[@Vert344]

For those fans confused... Conor's straightened wasn't deemed a "0" by the judges as per the new rules. But it was a HEAVY and I mean "Big" points deduction against him. Especially since his line, and positioning was way off in his lead coming into the last zone. Even compared to his previous runs and all of practice as well as comparing it to others leads in the same area, that mistake was massive. Adam's wall tap was major but even if Conor didn't hit him he still would have been on that same arc going into OZ3. Honestly Conor hitting him after made his hit seem even WORSE considering it was contact due to the wall tap. I think if it was top 32 this would have been a OMT battle probably... but with the rules and weighing the mistakes of the two... Adam had the slight edge in the end. Regardless... both drivers were absolutely on point.

[@saitama_007]

Adammmm finna win it one day☝🏽 !

[@Amethyst1677]

E Town

[@WunderNation]

If adam was competeing in fd they would have sent him through but knowing this is his only rounf they dont send him through for points reasons i understand that but if adam competed in this car i think he wouldnbe a force to reckon with and deff would be in the hunt for a championship he was just never really all that comfortable in the rtr mustang camp with the car. This car he has dialed in and as light as it is vs the lower hp he for sure is a top contendor

[@Varuct3394]

But who won?

[@NC750X]

I wanted to know that also

[@NorwayVFX]

Adam won this battle

[@rcosom3738]

-1 / -2 1st run 2nd was pretty 36ven😮

[@vmisiukas]

you know how it would have gone if it was irish judges lolol

[@andrewbrinton1531]

Thats a weird looking Ford Adams driving lol

[@Jackm117]

Weird looking ford FD

[@Tippis.]

Nissan Dodge pärjäisi tuollakin 😊

[@Clubloosedriftguy]

Connor definitely should’ve moved on, after watching the battle again Adam didn’t deserve to move on

[@wthomasw2]

Came in too hot, was straight in a zone, what did you not see from this battle?

[@clam_baked]

Conor literally straightened. Compared to his other runs that was clearly a mistake

[@Clubloosedriftguy]

Straightening for a second isn’t a zero

[@KingDeadMan]

"In my *HUMBLE* opinion..." 😂

[@DolphinDivingChamp]

Since this was a seeding bracket theres no omt, the judges said it would be an obvious omt if it was the actual comp

[@slimgnome2659]

Shanahan was robbed man, as far as chase vs chase goes.

[@london6580]

Yeah but usually they weigh the lead v lead heavier than chase v chase (or it seems that way historically)

[@fifthgear93]

@@london6580 Yes because you need to have a good lead to allow the chase driver to have a good chase. Lead drivers are penalized more for doing bad leads.

[@joealex65]

Nobody was "robbed", there were no losers in this battle, that was just for a position on the top 32 bracket, it was a really close battle on both sides.