FD IRWINDALE, Fun, Motivating, But A STRUGGLE.

What an interesting weekend. We had a couple small car troubles with the setup in the beginning, but after the practice day we had figured it out. Then we had a plan for qualifying so that we could get our championship contenders early in the round to take a risk and try to knock them out early... Everyone scored so poorly that my 69 score qualified me like 13th or something! Never has this ever happened. We battled our way up to top 8 where I got hung up on the wide line leaving the bank and couldn't drive down soon enough, putting me on the inside of IC1. Matt didn't do it on purpose, it happens, just sucks to go out that way. There went the championship. This year was awesome tho and I had a ton of fun driving. I feel like I really have my style and aggression balanced pretty well, But had some bullshit calls and situations through out the year that isn't really in my control. Ill win one someday, it just wasn't our time for things to line up.

[@shawnczapla1864]

Fd really needs to get their judging together, pretty disappointing seeing some of the calls they make

[@ralmslb]

Like, Formula Drift is lucky to have the teams and drivers they have, since the organization and judges are really poor, 0 consistency, they don't even follow their own rules. In a way, I hope that Clutch Kickers gains enough traction to put FD on their back foot, where maybe will FD will start taking things a bit more seriously.

[@bvp794]

how that second run with Essa was voted a OMT blows my mind. Essa literally straightened out on the last zone...

[@laiback4eva22]

Denofa an lz finna be the year of the flex all over again

[@jamessadler1984]

Hell yeah

[@fnaauto7282]

If Adam doesn’t choke

[@Sauerbrew777]

I'm all fired up for the 2022 season! I'll be cheering you on from the stands in Atlanta!!

[@KING-md4zl]

More dissecting drift videos this season?👀

[@jetsetdnb]

ah yes, i forgot just how bad that OMT call with Essa was.

[@nickgoodall7243]

Dayyyum Boyyyy!!!! Your like glue when you drive!!!! Absolutely elite driving my friend 👌. LZ couldn't be in a better place to learn and progress 👍

[@Brother2Jis_27s4]

Hands down one of the the top 5 drivers out right now. Not just fd but all 4 wheeled motorsports. The way you can command the the car to act right now and the ability to make these rapid fire decisions in the moment is some major skill. Im hoping I can get a chance to drive with you or get an up close point of view at some point this year during one of the events Im sure youll be at. Can't wait for the opportunity, and keep on keeping on sir🤙

[@jayveethreefive5214]

Better late than never... Hopefully this is a sign we'll be getting more content from Mr Denofa

[@ChubzMcGaver]

This was my first FD event and I gotta say you guys put on a great show!

[@bamnyblod3027]

My mental health thanks you for waiting until now to post this video, had a little PTSD once I remembered how bad the judging has been. Good Luck this weekend/year!

[@charlestorruella8591]

ya I'm worried myself there where to many shit calls last year Adam got robbed at long beach odie got robbed once there where a few others that had very bad calls that I can't remember thank God cause I want to forget last year

[@christophermcguire9921]

Love the content tho man… so pure and real and good footage of the drift scene! Adams content doesn’t even compare to yours drift content wise….. you are killing it man! I hope you get more active

[@TheRowdyRudy]

just realized this was last year lol, dont know how i didnt notice the wrap AND vaughn driving lmao

[@833graham]

got me all excited then 2min in find out this is old footage

[@crystaldudding9550]

Old footage is the best! It means more because he waited so long to let us in to see these series of very unfortunate judging events.

[@JorgeRodriguez-qs1wz]

Really love these types of videos!! Wish you the best of luck this year hopefully we can get a video like this after each event???🤔🍕🍕🍕

[@killamike72759]

This is a RTR big year brother!! Can’t wait

[@christophermcguire9921]

Best drift content in the scene man!

[@SavouryLobster]

Love the vid but the flickering at ~ 6:30 is really hurting my eyes. Edit: It happens in most of the slow-mo shots. Would be a good idea to watch out for it in future vids when editing. Thanks!

[@jamesobrain509]

Those cars are so damn gripped up!! Chelsea is so planted all over the track

[@dukedub]

good luck and have fun this season!

[@YungAntoine]

I thought FD started cause this video came out. Then I realized Vaughn was driving.

[@hanoyaschi2240]

That split second of decision making can change any outcome.You did a great job the judging on essa vs you is f but great season.

[@christiankavikatoma7051]

Love this man hopefully 2022 is the year leshgo Chelsea

[@SmilinBastard]

I can usually see the judges perspective when people call bs on them but there were some inconsistent calls that round

[@jarrd]

I thought my GPU was dying with the screen flickering haha

[@DyingCr0w]

Sick stuff, mad control of men over machine.

[@MusicFromTheOm]

Omg, what a sick video!!! I loved every second of it! Insane cool camera and editing!!

[@kazihossain1370]

Crazy how being a .15 second too early can make that much of a difference. No time to blink at all. Good luck this season Chelsea!

[@RogerKnowsTech]

Great content!

[@shesuckinonmywood]

happy i was here to see this in person

[@CloudJordon_]

that face at the start is goated

[@christophergran8313]

Bring back dissecting rounds of FD

[@xolciy1432]

RTR on 🔝

[@tbacklun3403]

The editing was next level on this video dude!! Wow

[@looneyhoonzinc]

That’s shitty man, it happens and I’m glad you were kickin ass every run. Hopefully next year, with better cameras for calls from our good friends in the judging booth. Well done man, and can’t wait to see more 🤟

[@SlevinCCX]

Why wait a year when you can just wait until tomorrow?

[@looneyhoonzinc]

@@SlevinCCX I thought big guy was out of the top 4 with that last lost round???

[@SlevinCCX]

@@looneyhoonzinc That's from the 2021 season. 2022 season starts tomorrow.

[@MrIke303]

Didn’t we already see some of this? Lol Excited for you and LZ! Really bummed you guys won’t be in Texas.

[@kevinortizvanegas9921]

Yeah I think Vaughn or somebody at RTR posted something extremely similar to this. Expect now we see Chelsea’s opinions on the car

[@despizedicon]

My favorite driver hands down. Drives It Hard Ery time.

[@MMORPG87]

idk if i missed something in this Essa match but that felt like run them till our guy(essa) wins. glad you wasnt gonna give it and just kept pushing harder and harder.

[@brandonlawson7868]

You didn’t miss anything that’s exactly what happened

[@NotoriouslyRed]

that second lead run to essa is unmatchable.. speechless

[@kurzjames]

“Oh well” as you park the car after the battle with Matt. I hate hate HATE that feeling, in any competition. Knowing exactly what you did wrong

[@dylantmarlowe]

Still gets me chapped with the Essa battle. I mean how many times did you have to win… to win… Still not happy with the Field battle and the zone calls especially. Let alone the failed starts on Field. It is what it is but I certainly did not like the calls at Irwindale at all. So many fans feel the judging was all sorts of fucked this past season. That big ass Toyota trailer rolling with FD didn’t make the fans feel to peachy either. It’s crazy how the Toyota teams had some controversial favorable calls all season too. On top of it all I think it’d be cool to see FD incorporate a fan vote. color cards in the stand red vs blue type deal. Hold up the card to see what the fans think. could do it with promo calendars or whatever.

[@shanemayers777]

Unfortunately fan vote would be a popularity contest, I understand judging is hard but this is professional drifting and I would there would be more consistency.

[@dylantmarlowe]

@@shanemayers777 fair argument

[@jahraizer250]

PHILLY!!

[@Martin911]

I wish you brought back the Say Howdy Get Rowdy chronicles

[@thatcandont]

Probably watch this next week

[@BostonBeata]

You are still the peoples champ Chelsea!

[@pablovq]

🔥🔥

[@ProJektCarModz]

I know I’m late but your wheel felt dead because the track width like you said. In combination with too little Ackerman & A little Caster ( I doubt too much you’d just feel limited) i think too much scrub radius for the amount of lock. I saw you fighting this at Long Beach.. Your inner tire is “shrinking” into the chassis towards max lock & your outter tire is raising. You’re doing another form of jackknifing you know when you run around a corner too fast & you put your outer leg out to make the corner well you have your inner leg out also 🤦🏾‍♂️. Imagine if you slipped with your outer leg in the process then you’d have to squat further down & bend your inner knee or bust a split before falling forward or backwards. Literally saw it happen. It’s perfect for a bank track like you said… might aswell run negative Ackerman is the point of no return. It would work 😉 you’re at the point of no return @Chelsea Denofa If you want front grip dial back the ackerman & dial your “soft lock” back 5degress it’s for safety & backwards entries only go for big angle mid run if you start the run on a perfect line turd I wanna see ya take this year 🥵😵‍💫

[@ProJektCarModz]

Only other way to fix it with your unlimited budget is to make the Caster adjustment that’s on a Mantis angle kit, by relocating the lower caster angle pickup point… (Where the knuckle connects to the lower control arm) if desperate.

[@MrIke303]

Lol… Chelsea Denofa is a wizard when it comes to suspension and setting up a car. I think he knows what to do.

[@Dante_S550_Turbo]

That top judge had it out for you

[@ambrosepearce413]

That second omt with Essa was uncalled for. Gapping him riding the wall hella smoke show more angle speed and style. You should've won that one.

[@sirdavidr6064]

Judging has been bad for years and they still haven’t fixed it.

[@chief8825]

The judging at this event was actually sad

[@michaelalden9427]

My frustrations on the judging all came back watching this video, there never should have been the first omt with essa

[@Renaud19]

Graceful in defeat , cant wait for long Beach

[@Averysimons2012]

Great ride along view against Matt field

[@fnaauto7282]

Omt on a 25ft gap

[@Dragonfabb]

75

[@fnaauto7282]

@@Dragonfabb poor judging for sure

[@myflsc1]

Peoples champ

[@twissracing530]

That run at 20:30 was absolutely nuts!!!!

[@nikhilwadekar565]

Finally!!

[@degree393]

Why is this out so late

[@FetamWoW]

I know had me out checking the FD dates lmao.

[@degree393]

@@FetamWoW me too 😂😂

[@charlestorruella8591]

because the dude is a little slow or he has had a shit ton to do before next season

[@Mighty_Marty]

Friggin Irwindale never gets boring with this team! No boredom ever anyways. 🙃

[@maxbakken8521]

Missing the dissecting drift videos.

[@MaryJane-qc6pb]

Those sponsor tapes just don't pop up vs. last year

[@lukebratek6425]

Say howdy get rowdy making a comeback??

[@kermikilaloo1886]

Need more upload for 2022 FD

[@chaderburton3576]

Dope editing

[@yaboidaryl1]

Where can I purchase that sticker my e36 needs one

[@ownologer]

fun watching, but like others have said.. the flashing is a horrible editing idea and makes watching actually hurt.

[@dev_vg]

I think its an issue caused by slow motion. Looks like they did the best fx they could with what hardware they used.

[@zacharycaron4834]

Am I the only person who got a constant flash on the screen when the camera followed the car from the outside?

[@_DatBoi499]

Thought I was the only one icl

[@zacharycaron4834]

@@_DatBoi499 I wanted to believe it was just me 😂

[@tienie101]

No shot they didn’t vote For One more time and advanced matfield you were on his asss and you still saved yourself even if it was short then was on his ass again way more angle . Am I blind

[@ernestobambeno3137]

Y’all gotta fix the screen flickering but other than a great video

[@dobledekersoulwrekr]

Most awkward hug 31:21

[@bamzilla.]

Wait....so Vaughn IS racing? Is this from last year?

[@bamzilla.]

Yeah....old livery

[@rickrussell579]

Your issues at the start of this video are all fixed this year!!

[@s1bulka]

Irwindale rounds have always had some really awful judging for some reason.

[@protomor]

I'm just here to see how cute Owen is.

[@qm9845]

the judges have a mangina, can't wait for all the drama they pull out of their ass this year. let's hope they pick on someone else but

[@nielssen21]

WHY THE FUCK WAS IT OMT X2?? ESSA CANT DRIVE LIKE DENOFA, AND THE JUGDES SAYS OMT?? HATE TO THE JUDGES FOR NOT TAKING THERE TIME HERE.... JUDGES NEED JUDGES....

[@hollow.3798]

Like he should’ve won bro, they one more time like 3 times

[@silaslai5913]

While go twice race track see which fast ???

[@407_ryan8]

no seazire warnin, seizure had

[@407_ryan8]

couldnt watch vid anymore :(

[@407_ryan8]

i take my risks with the backfires in fd but i love drifting

[@F11Figgy]

that intro clip is maddd old wtf

[@14_yote5_oh5]

RTR 1 2 CHAMPS

[@JorgeRodriguez-qs1wz]

That'd be sick but if LZ was to take 1st over Chelsea I'd be hurt. Chelsea has been doing this for about a decade or more, This is definitely his year!!

[@phxenixs3801]

Enter epileptic seizure at 6:30 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@okitsadam]

Legitimate. You were too fast for Issa the WHOLE time. You shredded every run. Those calls made no sense at all.

[@ZHPBrent]

WTF is wrong with the judges

[@tjpearce8463]

Was this last season?

[@TyRex93]

yes sir

[@tjpearce8463]

@SirTizz thought so thanks bro

[@noncoolguy7]

omg

[@Uzahr22840]

Isent this from last year xD

[@andrewsmith4429]

Yep. It confused me at first too bc he just posted it. This was at FD Irwindale at the end of last season. First event is FD Long Beach today 4/1 and tomorrow 4/2

[@CasualWooks]

Is the video really flickery for anyone else??

[@stephenfarquhar3745]

Yes lol

[@Crowd_Killer210]

Those are still shots being taken live from the cameras so everyone will see this.

[@MrDBTG]

This is the issue Adam fixed?

[@gradycooper7416]

They should not of listened to guy who literally wrecked or crashed every round last year lmao

[@FixxeyH.O.R]

@@gradycooper7416 ????? This isnt the 2022 season

[@gradycooper7416]

@@FixxeyH.O.R dam just reliesed that but still my comment still relivent lol

[@FixxeyH.O.R]

@@gradycooper7416 just sound jealous but ok , ur opinion is ur opinion everyone has one

[@gradycooper7416]

@@FixxeyH.O.R its not jealousy did you not watch last season of fd he did terrible its facts dude

[@josl1720]

Personally I'm watching this video after this yr and they need to get rid of Ryan lontiane I'm sick of hearing him talk shit Chelsea put a gangster run in twice got screwed and this yr Irwindale was a frigging joke

[@jonthoma6439]

I think chelsey is one to always make excuses, it was his obvious mistake, dude drives hard but I can tell the judges dont like that type of driving style

[@davidconnolly7427]

imagine if James Deane had have gotten that seat? lz more KZbin, James Deane more trophys

[@Trevland]

Ooo I would like to see James in the RTR😳 Image him and Denofa in a battle. God damn

[@stryktron]

He had an offer from Vaughn for 2020 but he couldnt give up his Falken sponsorship...

[@bvp794]

James was in RDS when that seat was open... derp

[@davidconnolly7427]

@@bvp794 and James being in RDS really showed the quality over in Russia. Some great cars and drivers on and tracks!!!

[@stryktron]

@@bvp794 Not he was not, get your facts straight... It was year before RDS when he had offer, maybe u should watch his documentary to get informed.

[@cobratuner]

Whats up with all these seizure inducing clips?

[@jesussavescars807]

Why did your mom give you a girls name lol

[@motorbikesnbeers]

He’d smack your head on either way fool

[@INeedAboutTreeFiddy350]

Why'd your mom leave in such a hurry this morning, she didn't lock my door? Edit: She gave me the clap

[@byronlaughnersr]

This is what makes dreams come true! Where is "LZ"? Oh yea he is at home playing dress up Barbie.

[@permanentmeanstreak9054]

You sound bitter. Nerd.

[@hollow.3798]

The hell up

[@RowlandPeters]

🤡

[@Leo.B.Photos]

It’s last season 🤡

[@s1bulka]

The fuck is wrong with you

[@christophermcguire9921]

Why the hell are there flashes like what? Terrible editing makes me wanna pass out… do better man god damn