Dissecting Drift - Formula Drift Long Beach, My First Event Missed In 12 Years!

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Dissecting Drift is a series where we take a deep dive into what happened at a particular event. Filling you in on the angle, lines, mistakes, and the high caliber driving that verifies a win. Myself, as a champion FD driver with 20 years of drifting experience and insight will break down the winner of each battle. Even if we don't agree with the judges.
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[@LohrrrOCE]

You’ll have an absolute FIELD day dissecting Round 2 😅

[@InsaneGeraldo]

Was an absolute joke. Embarrassing for FD really.

[@CrispyHands]

Field pay the event so he can win /jk

[@TerraFilmTV]

Field sucks all the formula d

[@edgarfilipe23]

i dont think he will watch the LZ and Field battle since its in top 32

[@CrispyHands]

@@edgarfilipe23 probably he recently watch the adam lz videos

[@LoganSpeed]

Would love to watch Chelsea LIVESTREAM during the FD rounds to see live reactions to things

[@theundeadgamer7481]

Would love to see Chelsea go hangout with Travis for a Livestream event. Listening to them both dissect and explain things from a drivers POV would be amazing

[@g.j.2857]

Yes, please :D

[@bryanlam8656]

Petition for Denofa to be a FD Judge. Be the change inside that the program needs!

[@Austin_Scarbrough]

I don't know that he would accept it, but I definitely think it would be amazing to have him on the panel.

[@dikkodikko6262]

would be easier to convince him to go back to driving an rx8 in fd

[@moonfake8524]

It’s almost like he was a pro or sumthin

[@SuperSpiderbite]

Almost like he won a championship or somethin

[@YOUSUCK11247]

Pro is not something that should just be THROWN around.

[@a_seanboi1318]

@@SuperSpiderbitealmost like he won back to back to back rounds at Seattle

[@laned1042]

This guy knows so much about drifting he could probably go pro

[@Paulitorocks]

Fr huh?

[@vipecrx]

can't wait for atlanta review

[@Cricketbuilds]

The who’s line is it anyway reference lol “everything is made up and the points don’t matter” 😂

[@TeMoananuiaKiwa88]

No offence to the FD judges and commentators but imo I'd rather hear what Chelsea, an actual FD champion thinks of each run. Also, it's awesome hearing exactly what each lead and chase is being judged on and what the drivers could've done differently

[@scottex.]

have you seen the last event? robbie, someone who actually drove a lot and is an amazing driver actually went the other direction with many votes and was much better

[@TheAce78]

I would be better if Chelsea judges alongside Robbie don't you think?

[@pascha4527]

Just a tip for the productiom of these videos. You can use the comma and period keys on your keyboard when the video is paused to go frame by frame.

[@tristan7122]

DUDE, what the actual frick, how didn't I know about this years ago, THANK YOU!!! 😂❤

[@foodonfilm5935]

I would've described it using the arrows because that makes more sense to me pointing the direction of the frame hahah but at least you're not gatekeeping. It also shocks me how few people know you can press S to skip an intro on netflix

[@pascha4527]

@@foodonfilm5935 I just wanted to not make it ambiguous. The arrows could also means the 4 up down left right arrows. And I'm also french canadian so I have a weird keyboard layout. Also : F for fullscreen, C for captions, M to mute

[@roadratt]

While the video is paused the keys go frame by frame. I learned recently If you hold the shift key while pressing either key, you can adjust the playback speed. Glad to see dissecting drifting making a comeback!

[@KJVAshton]

We miss you Denofa! Bring that Cayman to FD soon!

[@Mustardmartin]

Or just have as much fun as possible with it!! Will be better to see!

[@Charlie-Charlot]

I love FD but there’s a lot more to drifting than competition. I love it but it kinda kills any sort of creativity and experimentation

[@rickard5747]

This is GOLD. For one learning drifting IRL and on sim thank you and please continue :D

[@tristan7122]

true, you can apply basically everything Chelsea shares to assetto and get at least very similar results to how it should work in real live, I love it :D

[@g.j.2857]

Who needs Netflix when you have this dude explaining FD while throwing in casual jokes 😆

[@lawrencejohnson1471]

I definitely miss these breakdowns glad to see them back

[@02bluehawk]

As someone who does sim drifting judging, videos like this are incredible. Thank you for all you do for the community bud

[@3eyesopen877]

You being a judge would be awesome

[@driftosaure4815]

Impossible, he is not biased!

[@mikeypickett1981]

Love the breakdowns of the runs! It makes the understanding of the techniques and tactics so much clearer to me

[@billybarrow426]

It's just not the same not seeing that yellow mustang out there shredding! 🤙😝🤙

[@PaulsensGarage]

Great Job Chelsea cant wait to see the review of Atlanta.

[@ShotOnGoal]

You know a lot about drifting have you ever thought about going pro

[@chelseadenofa]

😂😂😂

[@graysonboyer7541]

Love the overload of information in these videos really impressive👍🏼

[@dudemynameisdebo]

So glad to see you do this again. Always my favorite videos

[@phoenixsui]

Gona miss you at Atlanta. Thanks for still making content.

[@hotstreetracingrod2]

The Atlanta review is gonna be a heater!

[@transient442]

so sick that you're bringing this series back bro!

[@stellar.st2]

So glad this series is back! Always love seeing the analytical side of drifting from one of the best! 🤘

[@TheQuestionableGarage]

The Atlanta breakdown is going to be fire..

[@elidagr8234]

Please do more of these💯 this information hits differently when i know its coming from someone i used to watch do the same thing💪🏾🔥

[@kennethgamble5498]

I always love these breakdowns. I wish fd would do a small podcast going over judge calls just to clarify some calls.

[@WhosJohn]

missed these so much

[@cliff4695]

I'm sure you know by now but they had a gremlin with James car. Something electrical was giving the car fits, after that fire

[@josephm8698]

I seriously like this content. its so well done and shows your personality

[@laned1042]

Hell yeah this series is so awesome

[@pool_noodle420]

Petition for Chelsea to be a judge!!

[@trevormckeehen2010]

Love your breakdowns! This got me more hyped for the season

[@katalystva]

Thanks for the perspective dude. This is great content! Much love

[@Charlie-Charlot]

Tomorrow will be my first time ever drifting and I already feel like I’ve learned so much by watching your videos (and a lot more deep dive let’s be honest). I’ve only experienced this sport as a spectator, trying to be as knowledgeable as possible as far as the theory goes but I can’t wait to finally experience it IRL. I’ll just try to have fun and let it flow. I can’t wait for all of it to just click and get it.

[@loganleveaux6858]

Great job! Thank you for this breakdown

[@nickisslamin]

It would be sick if you did a track analysis before the current event always love your breakdown of the track

[@Dav963]

As others said...Can't wait for the 2nd event.

[@tsar2057]

If you aint driving for FD or any series, just be a judge at FD! That be better than this current judges

[@Wickit96]

Atlanta is going to be great, would love to see Chelsea as a judge for next year, especially since some of the judges do have experience with actual drifting, a lot of them have been out of it for years with different changes in cars and such

[@cmamsler]

These are the best type of videos

[@philmarsden9594]

love this bro, you see so much more than i do and explain it so its easy to understand! you and bobby should get co coms for fd.

[@chadg6874]

You made it fun watching rain drifts lol. Thank you for these videos though for real. I used your old ones as criteria to help me judge RC drifting and am so excited to see new ones up!

[@jaytandel3620]

Thankkk you Chelsea! We love you and We love these, very knowledgeable.

[@nofearcbr]

The intro 😂and music 🫡🤣

[@Nick-eq3id]

i’m gonna need this for every pro event!!

[@afaulkingham4130]

before even watching this i am liking it, love this concept.

[@Greg_Richardson]

This was good to watch and hear the opinion of someone who knows all about it other than us common folk smashing that keyboard, in saying that the passion fd fans have is pretty good, gets them fired up for sure, looking forward to more of these

[@g.j.2857]

We need to see DeNofa as a judge at Drift Master. Period.

[@JLuster91]

Ayyyeee The 2023 Drift Kinggg brought back the Dissecting Drift!!! 🔥🔥Lovee these Chelsea plus I wanted to see your perspective on the rain as far as grip and rain setups. I still remember the "Ford V Ferrari" moment you had with Fedrico too lol #PackYourShiiUp

[@PaulsensGarage]

Chelshe Yelling MOM I WANT PIZZA ROLLSSSS!!!!!! 🤣

[@maurolemus57]

Hell yeah I like this!!! True pro analysis!!!

[@matthewstearns7771]

I loved these videos so pumped to see them again!

[@michaeltan5346]

loved this! do it every round :)

[@criticalevent]

I can't wait to hear your take on the incident.

[@rjrgates]

I can't wait for You to go over the Atlanta series. OMG, the drama!

[@Cronus_1]

Would I love to hear your thoughts on Vaughn's recent seeding battle in ATL.

[@Austin_Scarbrough]

I would absolutely love to see you do one of these videos for the Atlanta event. There were a few controversial calls made in there and I would love to get your thoughts on a few of them.

[@nofearcbr]

28:57 where’s Waldo is all my mind was thinking lmao 😂

[@omtdrift]

Really enjoy these videos & you always explain the technical aspects great. More content like this. Maybe even other series too.

[@extremecheddarswityomom]

Mr. Cool. Jonathan hurst is a damn good driver and his car is sweet

[@KING-md4zl]

YESSSSSSSSS IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THESE 😁🤩

[@glenjamindle]

Drifting in the rain looks so goofy with how slow it is

[@the_danknight]

sweet breakdown, love the video. There's a chrome extension called 'Video Speed Controller' that has remappable buttons that you can customize the speed up/ slow down amount and skip forward and backward times, I think it could make your analysis easier being able to skip back a custom amount and go into slow mo at a press of a button. Can't wait to see the Road Atlanta breakdown!

[@Tahio76]

Yess!! More dissecting drift please! Thanks to this kind of videos, I started watching the FD

[@michaelboulos8734]

Would love to see this series for Atlanta!

[@BudgetBoggers1776]

KEEP THIS GOING LOVE THESE!

[@Therd23]

Waiting to see that Field vs LZ dissection lmao

[@mckeonsilver9140]

Great video, man. Super helpful to see and hear you and see your breakdown those runs. Love it. Please do one for Atlanta lol. Also, really miss seeing you drive that RTR mustang in FD. So much fun to watch and cheer for.

[@EthanSmith-ik8cv]

i’m excited for the dissecting of atlanta some wild calls

[@miketech2]

Can’t wait for you to be a judge next year!!!

[@maxbacon5337]

Missed you doing this. Excited for the Atlanta one you do and I think we all know why

[@JorgeRodriguez-qs1wz]

Dannngit's been a cool minute! Would you ever consider coming to New Mexico for No Coast Drift Party? I'm new to actually driving but it gets Sick!

[@JorgeRodriguez-qs1wz]

Luke Fink and Wout were at last year's No Coast and I'd like to say they both had a great time. But Luke did have a hard time getting there so his experience was probably pretty exhausting. Adam also went some years ago but officer Dan has Seriously improved the track since then and the event has gotten MUCH bigger

[@devonfarmer3438]

its like James discovered American Torque and long travel and decided to be a hooligan with his expanded tool box

[@lizaamesau8066]

bra, if the judges could do half of what chelsea is doing here, they would get 110% of their calls correct, whats wrong with just having a side by side, and pausing at the key points on the course to see which driver did better, yes it might take 2-3 minutes to do this, but fans would appreciate this more, and drivers wouldnt feel like they being fucked over, FD needs to realize that they would be nowhere without the fans and drivers, i can only imagine how boring FD would be if the heavyweight drivers start pulling out, and with that, the fans stop supporting, then its bye bye Formula Drift!

[@TheYotaLife]

Keep posting each round!

[@JorgeRodriguez-qs1wz]

Video on setting up sidebite?plz?😅

[@mustang87gtracer]

Hate how short the courses are

[@chelseadenofa]

Agreed

[@toddbrown4185]

I can’t wait to see your commentary of Atlanta… 😳

[@kuza808]

Please do this for Atlanta :)

[@cobraman897]

Can't wait to see a vid for Atlanta

[@DRIFT_CORE]

Cant wait to see your reaction to the lz fielding incident the other day

[@nicoking_]

Please do this for every round! Your thoughts on these videos are great!

[@Harderer]

If you want to move frame by frame on youtube Pause the video and use "," (period) to move backwards and "." (comma) to move forward by frame. 35:26

[@Tavian.]

*please don’t stop making these especially after the disaster that atlanta was*

[@Coledini]

I love these videos thanks!

[@JCaviness_Drift]

Gonna have to analyze Atlanta, there was some interesting calls made

[@nickisslamin]

7:08 Brandon looks like he slowed up on oz3 maybe got a little nervous

[@HotDogRacing]

Do this week, should be a great episode lol

[@Sparepartsracing334]

Can’t wait to see a recap like this from Atlanta 😅😂

[@Knock5orElse]

I think if FD wants to save face after Atlanta... they need to rethink the rules changes this year and get new judges. Judges that have actually drifted before. Can you imagine how respected the calls would be if Chelsea was a judge? Edit: the judges all drift, I'm actually blown away. They all just decided to make terrible calls at Atlanta? Or does the new betting have something to do with the calls. Seems kinda scummy.

[@02bluehawk]

there are new judges this year, and one of them, Reese, was chelsea's spotter last year and runs a drifting school.

[@Knock5orElse]

@@02bluehawk then how was the terrible call that Adam AND Rome got allowed to be official? That dude should have deliberated with the other judges and made it make sense.

[@02bluehawk]

@ifruend90 I agree that I don't agree with Romes' call. I get their reasoning "the contact wasn't enough to cause him to be in the gravel", ok but the car is already broken so it isn't going to react the same way it would have at the beginning of the event so yes the contact was bad enough to cause Rome to end up in the gravel. However, Adams call was called correctly based on how the rules are written. Matt's contact with Adam was enough to upset the transition, but not enough to cause the car to completely stop drifting, Adam made the decision to stop drifting. With how the rules are if Adam had caught his over rotation as he did and fired back off, he 100% would have won. As the judge said in the live stream, "Adam shut it down on his own," and Adam has even said he shut it down to "show the contact effected him." No one disagrees that the contact affected him, but it isn't what stopped him from drifting. Adam CHOOSE to stop drifting, and that is why he lost. Adam's battle is not the fault of the judges. Adam's battle is the fault of the current rules that limit what is considered a zero, and Adam choosing to shut it down instead of trying to finish.

[@Knock5orElse]

@@02bluehawk youre right. I saw FD comment on something and explained it. They had mentioned INTIMATELY at the drivers meeting that if contact is made and it disrupts a drift... to just stick to either over rotating or going off course to basically prove to the judges that the contact is what caused it. Which means Adam terminating his drift because of the contact was a violation to the rules that were brought up at the drivers meeting. I strongly disagree with that, but a rule is a rule. Crappy and doesnt make for a good competitive environment, but it is what it is. Romes call was still BS lmao.

[@timmy2271]

Chelsea please do this for Atlanta!

[@gitrekt-gudson]

I will always love drifting.

[@jessemunroe1672]

Better judging then any competitive round this year

[@chickenjonte_]

this is great, would be fun to see one on atlanta ;)

[@westernwhitetailofficial7453]

Definitely do this again for Atlanta 🙏

[@skatelifeche]

We need more of these ❤

[@b_baker]

Imagine if you did FD judging in this format explaining reasoning and such as you went.

[@claudedottin1312]

“You know I’m something of a drifter myself head ahhh.” Jokes aside great do more!