Formula DRIFT Long Beach 2024 - PRO, Round 1 - Top 16

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Formula Drift Pro Long Beach 2024 Top 16 Driver Ceremony 13:45 💧☔ Rerun 41:06 Ryan Tuerck vs Conor Shanahan Top 32 Conor Shanahan interview 49:27 Ryan Tuerck interview 54:58 56:37 Aurimas Bakchis vs Branden Sorensen 58:24 1:01:48 Hiroya Minowa vs Kazuya Taguchi 1:03:42 1:23:57 James Deane vs Jonathan Hurst 5 min TO 1:19:46 Fredric Aasbo vs Trenton Beechum TO Vaughn Gittin Jr. interview 1:22:38 Resume James Deane vs Jonathan Hurst 1:28:28 Resume Fredric Aasbo vs Trenton Beechum 1:31:30 Jonathan Hurst interview 1:37:04 1:39:30 Chris Forsberg vs Rome Charpentier 1:41:41 Matt Field interview 1:44:28 1:44:56 James Deane vs Jonathan Hurst OMT 1:46:46 DNF Matt Field vs Ken Gushi 1:50:08 1:51:53 Simen Olsen vs Robert Thorne TO Rome Charpentier interview 1:54:08 2:00:40 Ryan Tuerck vs Nick Noback 2:02:20 Resume Simen Olsen vs Robert Thorne 2:09:22 💧☔ 2:14:37 James Deane vs Jonathan Hurst OMT2 2:17:00 Great 8 2:25:44 Aurimas Bakchis vs Hiroya Minowa 2:27:56 Simen Olsen interview 2:32:13 2:34:20 Rome Charpentier vs Ken Gushi 2:37:14 Odi Bakchis interview 2:39:47 2:41:50 James Deane vs Fredric Aasbø 2:44:32 Ken Gushi interview 2:48:24 2:49:40 Simen Olsen vs Nick Noback 2:51:53 2:57:14 James Deane vs Fredric Aasbø OMT 2:59:43 Final 4 3:12:48 Simen Olsen vs Ken Gushi 3:15:06 3:19:48 Aurimas Bakchis vs James Deane 3:22:07 Final Battle 3:34:50 Simen Olsen vs James Deane 3:37:27 Podium Announcement & Interviews 3:41:50

[@kermikilaloo1886]

Thank for this dude ✌️

[@antoangerginov5974]

Legend

[@jono051283]

MVP

[@mattsmith1425]

Thanks for taking the time STUD

[@fablighting7884]

😊😅😊😊😊😅😅😊😊😅

[@joealex65]

From being LITERALLY on FIRE to dominating in the WET! This is why James is called THE Machine! RTR FTW!!!

[@thunder8951]

The man the myth the legend that is James The Machine Deane woooooo wooooo

[@dgorman194]

Conor will be questioning his decision to go over after that. Daylight robbery

[@hugo-pg5tv]

Cry, they followed the rules

[@whelanvidswhelanvids1500]

Irish here. As much as it was sad to see him coming off the wall and straightening up put him in a place he shouldn’t be causing the contact.

[@GB2G]

@@whelanvidswhelanvids1500that wasn’t the problem. The problem was that the judges made a decision, then after the entire bracket is already said and done. They decide to change their decision.

[@formuladrift]

@@GB2GJudges did not decide that. The In-Competition Committee did by having the benefit of time and trying to make the correct call. Conor did debead on his own and that means he cannot change tires. We made a mistake in allowing him to. Had we not, he’s out right there. Conor actually got the benefit of the doubt but it was wrong and we had a chance to correct it and even with that correcting it would have been him eliminated, but we felt rerunning it was in the betterment of the sport. A straightforward application of debeading on run 1 without contact equals you cannot run the second lap, so he’s out and Tuerck wins.

[@GB2G]

@@formuladrift okay, but why didn’t they both get sight laps when the rain started prior to their second heat in the OMT? Is there certain restrictions pertaining that or?

[@Mousyy]

Zero suprise to me that James won, but my god, the circumstances surrounding his win couldn't be any more insane. The team literally rebuilt whole front side of the machine, car overheating on the start line, the weather becoming abysmal, yet he still stands on top of the podium. As I said on the FD instagram post, I can't wait to shake this mans hand, what a competitor.

[@Mr_jz_12]

The over heating was just the fans not turning on yeah?

[@Liam.......]

​@@Mr_jz_12 yeah but if he used his comp timeout for that he couldn't have used it when his car cut out in the lead

[@SmokeeBearDrifts]

Thats why he's know as one of the best drifters in the world. He earned that nickname The Machine. All the best drifters in the world always end up coming from over seas and they all start driving before they can walk. Haha.

[@yota8325]

Shanahan should have got the win over turked

[@theRISKYracer]

Sponsored by rainx series sponsored by rainx, it’s a show for entertainment purposes not a talent competition.. not 100% scripted by real has an agenda .. imo

[@hugo-pg5tv]

​@@theRISKYracerread the rules and u would know that it was the right decision.

[@josteincarlsen2905]

@@hugo-pg5tvdo you work for FD? I see you commenting on all the negative posts 😂😂😂

[@hugo-pg5tv]

@@josteincarlsen2905 no but crybabies are all over FD.

[@thedropshotmaster8759]

​@theRISKYracer go drive a 1k+ hp car and show us how easy you can script it🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@SgtDucky]

It must be said, The new rules and judging criteria are really appreciated Last season I found FD an extremely frustrating experience to watch due primarily to a lot of terrible calls by the judges. But so far in this event I found myself agreeing with the judges a lot more. It's a big step up and has made for a much more engaging watch 👏

[@patrick_bewerly]

Например в японском дерби оба проехали вторыми на ноль, а первыми собрали все клипы Почему не назначили омт? К судьям вопросы остались все те же А икс фактор это вообще что за критерий? Цирк

[@SaleenDrift]

I agree 100%

[@thunder8951]

Bang on

[@malachigrogan7384]

Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Fire, Smoke, Water, Tire Then, everything changed when the Fire and NOS attacked. Only the machine master of all four elements could stop them

[@rrrosengren]

All the talk about "completing a run" and then Tuerck goes on to win a battle on a flatbed

[@sub5star]

The lead driver is penalized for going too far into the wall. This time Shanahan went too far into the wall, and ricocheted back out into the front of Tuerck, and wrecking Tuercks car. I don't think a move like that should get you a win.

[@GB2G]

@@sub5starthey should have gave Connor a sight lap per usual. The rain started, but they didn’t give him a sight lap. Even the commentators said “when the rain starts they give them a sight lap” right after their battle during Connor’s post run interview. Connor got played

[@sub5star]

@@GB2G I agree that both of them should have been given a sight lap. That was a big mistake from FD.

[@J0K3R_the_Nerd]

So I had a similar thought, but after some thinking my thoughts on this is. - there was enough rain on Ryan's lead (as Ryan said) - they went by the Poor Lead Line rule on Conor's lead in favor of the damage dealt to Ryan - they aren't allowing contesting rules as I understand (I'm just coming back to the sport after missing few years) - following the ruling, listening to Conor's side and the commentators. it sounded to me like the commentators may have agreed that he deserved a sight lap but didn't argue it for the sake of continuing competition. It'll be interesting to see the following competitions to see if they remember that and are more careful with ruling situations like this.... And if they don't I might fall off from watching again. Because constantly sketchy rulings is why I stopped watching the last time 😅

[@sub5star]

@@J0K3R_the_Nerd I think FD need to be more careful when considering if a sight lap is allowed or not. To my understanding the drivers were not allowed a sight lap when they should have been (I don't have all the details though, so I might be wrong here). I understand that they don't want to give sight laps when it's not necessary, because they slow the show down, but in this case it was quite clear to me that the track conditions were unpredictable enough to allow for a sight lap at that time. And yes, protests during the event is no longer a thing. I've heard talk about some possibility for protesting stuff after the event is finished, but I haven't looked into the details around that.

[@Cronus_1]

Just starting to watch. Conor is being done dirty.

[@kamronseeram3488]

Robbed in broad daylight

[@hugo-pg5tv]

​@@kamronseeram3488not at all, read the rules or shut up

[@skate_or_dylen2176]

@@hugo-pg5tv fight me over it. I would fight for what I believe. Idgaf what it’s about. It’s MY BELIEF. Somebody needs to give Jared a reality check before he loses his job too. I’m sure the FD shareholders would love to see that you guys are doing this to the best foreign drivers in the world👏 👏 👏

[@hugo-pg5tv]

@@skate_or_dylen2176 Jared is not the one that made that decision kid. Go read teh rule book and u will see that Connor had a problem with his tire before the tap by Ryan. That is why Ryan got a run in top 16 and in the last run Connor hit the wall and destroying Ryans suspension.

[@typer1911]

@@skate_or_dylen2176 lil bro is delusional thinking jarrods a judge

[@nomeru_0]

I don’t feel that it was right to rerun Connors battle. You can’t just selectively apply hindsight because the time allows for it in this once instance. If you’re not going to deeply analyse every run with a fine tooth comb and revert every call that was an error then just don’t do it because that’s inconsistent and ultimately unfair to the drivers. Just because something feels right to do in the moment doesn’t necessarily mean it is right. I feel like that was a very short sighted decision.

[@AlmeloNoordOost1994]

He wouldve made the run even with that debeated tire🤷‍♂️

[@GB2G]

Exactly that surprised me

[@formuladrift]

I know it feels that way, but here is the thing. All the judges thought he debeaded independently, but could not conclusively prove it. Once we saw the 5k footage it was clear he did. Now that footage is the right of RT to use in a post event appeal and he wins that appeal, but the event is over and we never get to see the battle as it should have been. We have the time and the ability to make it right according to the rules and we did. That's the basic sequencing of it. It's righting a wrong and allowing it to be handled on track as painful as it was.

[@nomeru_0]

​@@formuladrift I do see your point but when you take away a "win" shortly after making your decision it leaves a sour taste in people's mouths. I completely believe everyone's intentions were good but personally I still feel like it should've been handled after the event

[@formuladrift]

@@nomeru_0 As it does for us too. No one wants that. We have a choice to clearly right a wrong or be at the event knowing we made a wrong call that would be appealed and overturned after the event. That almost feels worse knowing we could have (and did) settle it between the two competitors. Lesson learned: put sufficient air pressure in your tires and for RT, try to avoid crashing in the lead, but this is drifting, what we want almost never happens.

[@sammonks1079]

That "rerun" with Shanahan is a piss take! You dropped the ball FD 😤

[@TASTYTREATSPLS]

No protests this year.... Riiiiight.

[@OMCbuilt]

Steph picked up the phone twice at least!

[@josteincarlsen2905]

So stupid.

[@mozzarellabmx]

Jacob in the booth definitely doing an awesome job , good addition into the full time schedule

[@minxbade]

You just can't help but love James Dean. He's so humble and if he were given a golf cart to drift he would still send it.

[@leftcoastdrifter]

Thank you for streaming this and reposting it for FREE!

[@Cronus_1]

The decision was already made on the Conor/Ryan run. Going back on these things only makes these situations worse. "New go-pro footage that was just so happened to be found during the break but not shared with the audience." Clowns.

[@skate_or_dylen2176]

They are losers bro, I hope Connor leaves. He deserves so much better than coming to the worst drifting platform in the world.

[@B-skidz]

100% agreee

[@hugo-pg5tv]

@@skate_or_dylen2176 read the rules and stfu. Connor did so many mistakes in those runs and ruined Ryans run by breaking his car. He was given another set of tires only cuz they thought Ryan destroyed his tires with a tap which was wrong.

[@nomeru_0]

@@hugo-pg5tv Ryan hit the wall multiple times in multiple battles completely independently. Connor made one mistake because the track conditions drastically changed within seconds before the battle and he had no knowledge on the of the grip on entry. Ryan hit the wall when the track conditions were perfectly normal. Ryan was trying way too hard, there's a big difference between these two incidents.

[@johnenrico3510]

Ryan lost to Connor end of story

[@BrandonLentz]

So there’s no protesting but the judges can change their mind on their own over a break after a unanimous decision

[@josteincarlsen2905]

Yeah!! wtf is that??

[@formuladrift]

Not judges. Competition committee can act when something gray happens. Judges were not involved.

[@AlmeloNoordOost1994]

Sponsorships🤷‍♂️

[@lucasnatson6536]

WTF was that OMT call for Shanahan and Tureck????? Thats clearly mistake on Tureck, he was on full lock, just little too deep, hit the wall.. his done WHAT IS THAT CALL

[@kamronseeram3488]

RainX sponsor and Ryan gets to try again after clearly losing? Yeahhhhhhhhh. Conor got robbed in broad daylight

[@hugo-pg5tv]

Connor wouldn't even have gotten a run in the top 16 if they didn't missjudge the call.

[@jamessuman2151]

He de-beaded on the opposite side of the car and said it was from contact in his interview. I was rooting for him but he was done there regardless of anything Ryan did.

[@OhhRuse]

Minowa's lead run against Taguchi was sensational!!! amazing proximity well driven!

[@mikeejhordan3397]

That is the Champion Mr. James Deane... Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉

[@eaqx]

Olsen has been insane since going to the s-chassis

[@braddlesticks]

Honestly, the changes in rules, judges, and quali look to have shaken up the scene enough to make all the fans that were complaining about the judging ease up a little (as much as I love Ryan Sage and his comms, its a very good decision to remove management from the system) and it's nice to see Jacob joining Jarod too! I love watching drifting so much but this is the first time in a few years the season has started and I'm feeling extremely positive for the season!! SEND IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!!!!!!

[@formuladrift]

He agrees and has agreed for a long time. It was a long time before he felt comfortable with anyone else in there and we have that now though.

[@mattthompson5908]

Just imagine if RTR would've made the decision to not even try to rebuild james csr after the fire. What a comeback!

[@chickenmcnastyy6048]

The audio cackling is driving me crazy.

[@sirwhippamus]

"Ready To Rebuild" 😂😂😂 bro didnt have to go that hard on the commentating. The new rules are a little different but this was awesome to watch. Thanks guys!

[@nomeru_0]

Jarod didn’t come up with that. Shortly after the fire incident James put up a story on his IG with the burnt RTR badge on the hood and captioned it “ready to rebuild”

[@devjono]

Welcome To FD Conor, where Papadakis throws his weight around.

[@Aitchy_]

Why they do Conor like that? That call made no sense at all.

[@lofighost8811]

He's new to FD, he's gonna get the short end of the stick for a while

[@julianmcwey866]

Because teurck is on the commitee

[@AlmeloNoordOost1994]

Thats america all what matters is money and after the run with connor they did a commercial from tuerck🤔🤣

[@GB2G]

@@lofighost8811he’s probably not gonna stay long then. He doesn’t need FD. He’s a very big name already. We’re lucky to have him

[@formuladrift]

It actually makes perfect sense to correct a mistake. What doesn’t make sense is that we allowed Conor to change tires after he debeaded when we should not have. He got a chance that under the rules he should not have.

[@justinluczak5611]

Minowa did sooo good!!!!

[@corex72]

Mr Dean. What an epic ride rtr!

[@chrismohammed1762]

Good start to the year, there’s only one battle that’s constantly complained about. I call that a win over last year. Great improvements over the last year, I guess there will just never be enough for some folks. Excited to see the rest of the year

[@rowlpleiur]

Oh, the irony of Tuerck losing to his own mistake It's very interesting how they interpret the rules

[@whelanvidswhelanvids1500]

Absolute pilot. It’s takes a serious feel to balance on that wet rubber. Well deserved hopefully we push for a championship

[@goofyahhboys8106]

the judges decision of ryan/connor run make me upset tbh

[@cliff4695]

You cant redo a run because you got an hour to watch videos. What if it was in the top 16 and great 8 runs already ended and we are into the top 4? You going to rerun the top 16 battle, than rerack the great 8? Dont be silly, this is like the NFL calling a penalty that happened in the 1st quarter but they are currently in the 4th quarter. You made a mistake, own it and move on. This made you all look like rookies. Cant wait for DMC to start and this series to come to an end. Hell im American, a proud American, it pains me to pull for a foreign series but here i am

[@PokeysMechanical]

Exactly! Well said.

[@typer1911]

I ain't reading all that. Im happy for you tho, or sorry that happened.

[@cliff4695]

@@typer1911 huh

[@lukaschandler7840]

@@typer1911made my day lol

[@markusiltanen]

Yeah, this was little bit too dramatic..

[@joemcgill2925]

Congratulations James Deane well done bro 1st one down and many more first places to come this year this is your year lad

[@oftengone]

The rain at the end really was insane. Was a great event

[@josemiranda8834]

Round 1 let’s go! Blessings and positive vibes

[@faisaladnastelaumbanua8526]

Not surprise to see the top 1 of this competition, I'll just wanna see minowa performance.. the shinning bright young Japanese drifter, imagine when he was 18 years old, experience will take him to the top

[@anilm7919]

Hey fd we'd also love to see the podium ceremony as well.

[@adamsholar6985]

Just like in years past, the judges loooove Tuerck. Way to show us your bias

[@pieterv6984]

I am impressed with the changes made to progress the sport, already last year and definitely this year.

[@backfromthedead_gaming323]

bad things come in three's. first the RTR crash than the S14 crash and also the RTR fire. Now its over back to your amazing driving. True drift king. best of luck Deane.

[@johnenrico3510]

Congrats James

[@BuckeyLaing]

Awesome round good calls! Rain drifts ftw!!!

[@rickiwamoto8099]

It Was Great to See ( Ken Gushi ) at Long Beach Again.

[@FastPaull]

Olsen should've won that. James was going so damn slow after his correction it was impossible for Olsen to get any angle..

[@humble7736]

Haha, Was Olsen even drifting in the chase, I think he may have forgot the angle

[@hugo-pg5tv]

Slow? Bruh it's in the rain and odi didn't drive any faster in his lead. Olsen could still get angle if he wanted too.

[@josteincarlsen2905]

@@hugo-pg5tvhello Hugo

[@hugo-pg5tv]

@@josteincarlsen2905 hello

[@FastPaull]

@@humble7736 He couldn't after deane straightened up through the first turn.... Deane rode the brakes the whole way doing 7mph after that. How are you suppose to mimmick and chase a guy at walking pace? FD pandering to the big name sponsors.. See example Tuerck winning from a flat bed.

[@GodsFormula]

I love that there are new judges and new rules that are growing with this sport that which we call the sport of ‘Drifting”

[@lude-N-lopsided]

James Deane is just a monster, his drifting is on a different level than others and I don’t see anyone in FD being able to touch him.

[@georodriguez2599]

That tire clearly debeaded on shanahans car and everyone’s crying 😂

[@GeorgioSubs]

What a roller coaster for Deane. So happy for him. Can't remember a slicker slower FD event. Crazy stuff. Connor decision was sus af.

[@pyan5654]

Yeay James The Machine is back!

[@erichavenga8495]

The car part adverts are the best I've seen in a long time😅😂

[@Dingojuice101]

Ryan against Connor. Ryan was going into the wall aswell, should have been a double zero

[@hugo-pg5tv]

Yeah but his front failed which was from connor.

[@kilmin81]

James is such an amazing driver. Dude destroyed his car last year in the wall and injures shoulder, comes to kick ass and this year, vehicle on fire and destroyed and comes back to win. Lets fucking go!

[@ChosenDan]

Conor & Ryan should have got a sight lap, everyone else did.

[@elaine-29]

Conor asked for it but they didn't allow it, then the very next run they did allow a test lap for everyone else, well done judges.

[@tecnica2001]

Jonathan Hurst Caddie looks like a corvette…Awesome looking car😳👍

[@morganazzopardi2187]

Fd judges much better than last year. Huge respects fd usa getting better. Awesome new drivers

[@seanchurchman5785]

Please fix that glitching for next time! Love the new format with no qualifying!

[@sagnik8432]

The amount of people telling Jarod to stfu in live chat 💀 Podcast guy seems like a breath of fresh air

[@hugo-pg5tv]

The restarted kids u mean

[@hugo-pg5tv]

@@DRIFT.ALLIANCE thats what u do in chat 🐫🦶

[@sigma0987]

1:02:12 Minowa driving blind through the smoke line crazy af

[@robokopp217]

Yall literally robbed Coner Shanahan. Dude comes to America to drive in FD for REDBULL and yall are gonna tell him he moves on then say nope run again and then move Ryan through? Absolutely shameful and disrespectful. No words can describe the garbage ass rules in FD. Legit childs play compared to DMC.

[@SaleenDrift]

Are you saying he deserved special treatment?

[@sub5star]

Are you saying that driving too hard into the wall, making your car bounce back out and hit the other car so that it's front suspension breaks should get you the win?

[@robokopp217]

@@SaleenDrift he deserved to win. Ryans the one who the special treatment

[@kurtnixon8405]

Love to the drift games boys so hart breaking

[@lemonycricket1639]

Everyone complaining about the Connor/Ryan battle, I can see why you all are upset. However, you can honestly blame Connor. In that interview, HE is the one that stated he de-beaded before contact with Ryan, and that is when everyone was like, "Oh, I didn't know that, we better look further into it". If he hadn't told on himself in the interview, he would had moved on. Loose lips sink ships, and his sank. Is what it is. He will have some strong events in the future.

[@johnenrico3510]

Good on Novac justice for Connor

[@jasonwilcock643]

Modern Corolla’s make no sense in drifting. tuerck hitting the wall and destroying all his suspension kinda proves it. Walls and zero bumper/crumple space does not mix. Can’t imagine tuercks car was truly ready for the next round.

[@sub5star]

It was the broken front suspension that made it impossible for Tuerck to continue his run. That was not caused by Tuerck hitting the wall, that was Shanahan ricocheting off the wall right into Tuerck's front suspension.

[@micky6441]

James Dean CG, did a really great job! Champ this year

[@AndisSubaruPower]

RTR FTW! Congrats JD130 and RTR

[@DWest89]

What happened with Conor??

[@Mr_jz_12]

Papadakis/tureck happened.

[@redchristy]

Turkeys suspension was gone before he hit the wall. Conor was absolutely robbed. Strange setup is FD.

[@sub5star]

How does the front suspension get broken like that from the rear hitting the wall? You can clearly see that Tuercks car tilts forward right after Shanahan hit Tuerck.

[@redchristy]

@@sub5star what are you talking about? In the later re run the rear left drops on initiation then he hits the wall all on his own

[@sub5star]

@@redchristy As far as I can tell, Tuerck's rear doesn't drop anymore than usual at that part of the track. There were many cars that wobbled a bit through that section (my guess is from driving over the kerbs). I don't see how that can conclusively prove that Tuercks rear suspension was broken at that point. And even if it was, as far as I can tell it was Tuerck's front left suspension that prevented him from finishing the run, not the rear suspension. Another thing I disagree with you on is that Tuerck hit the wall all on his own. You can't have a close proximity chase without having some responsibility on the lead car. That opens up a whole can of bad things where the lead can get away with douchbaggery that no one wants. When the chase is expected to be inches away from the lead, and the lead drives too hard into the wall, you can't possibly expect the chase to both avoid hitting the wall and keep close proximity at the same time?

[@joelslifeofcars7221]

YEEEEEEEWWWWWW THE MACHINE JAMES DEAN

[@zulkiflizulkifli5807]

Simon olsen is the king of wet drifting

[@DeficatingBum]

No where near. 0 angle 0 line he straightened in the chase behind Robert but still go the win.

[@fackingmoron8923]

Firstly I’m cheering for James and Conor as I’m from the UK but HOW did Deane get the win🤣🫣 FD judges are broken

[@fackingmoron8923]

P.s I meant against Aasbo, should of clarified

[@22Epic]

@@fackingmoron8923 Aasbo could not have cleared turn 1 without the push from Dean, that's the mistake that cost him the win.

[@hugo-pg5tv]

​@@fackingmoron8923aasbo did som many corrections at the first turn and barely had any angle ad slowed down so much until James bumped into him giving him more angle. He then got had a bad last turn. James had a way better lead than aasbo while aasbo didn't do a good lead run. Which made it worse for James in his chase.

[@josteincarlsen2905]

Would Love to see Tanner back in FD!!

[@andrewcarrillo1392]

GG JD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@andrewcarrillo1392]

cant wait till road atlanta !!!!!!

[@Cronus_1]

100% role reversal, but of course, we already knew how you would judge this one.

[@Cronus_1]

Disappointing.

[@thunder8951]

Lads i said it before and ill say it again, Conor was at fault not that he hit the wall but BECAUSE HE TOOK OUT THE OPPONENTS CAR GODDAMMIT!! im irish btw lol tthat was the right call from the judges sadly

[@SamSmartLabs]

James Deane waterpark drift king❤❤🎉

[@griffengardner]

Great show but frustrating to see the rerun of Shanahan and Tuerck. You CAN NOT convince me that there was zero protest and/or pressure from the fact that Rockstar is both a title sponsor of Ryan and the Formula Drift series as a whole. This was a poor decision, and makes the judges and the series’s judgement look wishy washy, fake, and weak. If a wrong call is made, move on. It happens. In football bad flags change the outcome of games all the time. It’s a part of the sport. But once it’s called, it’s called, and drifting should be the same way.

[@Mr_jz_12]

and the commentators are wearing rockstar branded tops.

[@WunderNation]

At the end of the day that's why they created protests and that's where the sport is at. And it seams to continue to go in that direction of whoever has a bigger name notice how the percentage of wins of certain drivers is through the roof compared to others

[@adrianmejia4997]

The rain x race really good but he doesn't have time to use his rain x 😅😅😅

[@andrewcasey1216]

Connor tapped the wall and corrected after Ryan tapped him hello. Watch the steering work.

[@RicardoVargas-p5w]

An yass Ryan is one of my favorites drivers .

[@tavaresback2579]

JAMES IS THAT GUYYYYY WHATTTT

[@paulwalker3380]

Машина завелась наконец то 💪💪💪

[@nfsking27]

Hurst gonna have everyone roll around in XLRs after this event lol

[@skoomd4447]

I want to say the judging is better but man these guys make some very questionable decision. Being close is actually a detriment unless the lead driver is perfect. One mistake from lead and its the chase faul??? Wtf

[@eduardopolanco8617]

Great event, great drivers, poor judgement! Come on FD you can do it better

[@ethanselley7066]

This event was great, judging for the vast majority was great.But I'm still confused by the Connor/Tuerek rerun call; haven't we seen drivers finish runs with a debeed? And no matter what happened to cause it connor put the car in the perfect position behind Tuerek in outer 3, confuses me that they changed the decision because of the debeed. Great event tho cheers

[@sub5star]

The problem wasn't the debead itself. The problem was that Shanahan was allowed to change his tire after debeading, which is only allowed if the debead is the result of contact. In this case, the GoPro footage showed that the debead happened before the contact. Because of this, the rules were in fact broken when Shanahan was allowed to change his tires. Allowing Shanahan to change tires when he shouldn't have been allowed is FD's fault, not Shanahans. Within the current rules, what do you think should have happened?

[@IAMBrandon_JN]

such a deserved win.

[@filipebeat]

much love FD!! s2s2s2s2s2s2

[@radabogdan700]

Hope Shanahan wins the next round. Showing everybody how it’s done in EU. Big congrats Dean!! Sick of all this back and forth from the judges!

[@Decrapitate]

Really impressed with the new format so far. Definitely some hiccups, but I see what they’re trying to do and I appreciate it. Damn!! I was really enjoying this but then the audio progressively got worse

[@jasonpickens9839]

Seemed a bit silly that Travis Reeder was on the list. Is it because he completed the entry forms? Aren't they bound to compete? In terms of the show having bye runs for people not even at the event is not ideal. I think Reeder is still in 21st so Nick Noback in 12th gets a bye into top 16 next round unless he is removed. Vaugn Gittin Jr is also an interesting one. AFAICT he's only down to 23rd. I don't really know what the solution would be. It's not quite as simple as moving everyone else up. Well, it could be but there might have to be some timeframe for it so that drivers have enough time to know who they are going up against as that is a big point being made this year. It wouldn't eliminate cases where drivers retire due to a mechanical unless you scrap the idea of knowing who you will compete against ahead of time (personally I'd go this route so as to get the maximum number of battles). I'm sure there has been some consideration to this topic but I haven't heard it.

[@conner_friesen]

The first time I’ve cried watching FD. Atta boi Dean!!

[@phillrobinson8354]

Conner should of gone through off the first battle it shouldn't of been run again. No hate against ryan as im a fan of his he got me into watching fd want him to win a championship but that was the wrong call

[@sub5star]

No it wasn't. Allowing Shanahan to change his tires after debeading before the contact with Tuerck was the wrong call.

[@calvinjd8438]

Streams gone glitchy?

[@andrewcasey1216]

Power out for James

[@inheumann9005]

Is it just me that has audio problems at around 1 hour 20 min mark?

[@eliasbury1214]

Dean hit him knocking him out of his line it was perfect that call was bullshit FD

[@charlieward7606]

tuerk hit that wall just as hard, his rear wheel hit the wall, that's why his hatch blew open, what a terrible decision all round but they might change their mind tomorrow so who knows lol clown judges

[@hugo-pg5tv]

His front failed from connor hitting him there