Category: JJR News

Event Recap from Rd 3 Orlando, FL:

It was a wild hot one! Weather played a huge part in the FD PRO event with heavy rain, high winds, torrential rain, thunder, lightning and even a tornado warning.

Jeff Jones Qualified in P16 out of 36 drivers
Top 32 Battle with Branden Sorensen: Jones WON & Advanced into the Top 16
Top 16 Battle with Fredric Aasbo: Hard Fought Battle – Aasbo slightly edged out Jones

The Jeff Jones Racing team finished Round 3 in 11th Place.
We have now secured 9th Place Overall in Championship points heading into Rd 4.

Quote from Jeff Jones:
“It felt great coming into Orlando with lots of confidence from ATL. It was a rough start with this new Z build and getting myself acclimated may have took longer than we wanted, but I’m all in now. Orlando Speedway is one of those tracks with one miss timed transition, it can take you out of the show. I had a great Top 16 battle with Aasbo, we fought really hard with wet setups keeping us on our toes. I felt it could have possibly gone OMT but all in all I love how the car and team are performing. We can’t wait to bring the fight to Englishtown”

2022 DNA Motoring x Jeff Jones Racing YouTube FD Event Vlog Series:
Our YouTube Series features all the behind the scenes, in-car footage, and more!
ATL Vlog Video Link

LGB Vlog Video Link

FD SERIES NEWS

NEXT ROUND

Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, NJ will host the Formula DRIFT PRO Championship Round 4: Type S The Gauntlet presented by AutoZone on June 9-11 as well as the Round 2 of the Formula DRIFT Link ECU PROSPEC Championship. Please visit formulad.com for the competition schedule, ticket information, driver profiles, special content, and the event livestream.

Next up for Jeff Jones Racing:
June 4th Fuel Fest (Appearance) – Irwindale, CA
June 9 -11 Formula Drift Rd 4 – Englishtown, NJ
June 18th Hot Pit Autofest Rd 2 (Judging)- San Bernardino, CA

 

Event Recap from Rd 2 Atlanta, GA:

Jeff Jones Qualified in 9th Place
Top 32 Battle with Mike Essa: OMT (One More Time)
Top 32 OMT Battle with Mike Essa: Jones WON & Advanced into the Top 16
Top 16 Battle with Travis Reeder: Jones WON & Advanced into the Great 8
Great 8 Battle with Matt Field: Hard Fought Battle, Field Won. Jones finished in 7th Place

The Jeff Jones Racing team finished Round 2 strong in 7th Place and moved up majorly in overall Championship points. We are now tied for 9th Place overall.

Quote from Jeff Jones:
“I’m super pumped at our results here in Atlanta, we took a few hits and had some amazing winning battles with our GT Radial teammates. It was close battle in the Great 8 with Matt Field, but I made a small error on my initiation which gave the win to Matt. I felt so much more confident in car after spending weeks since Long Beach get it dialed and tested. The new car is fast and I’m excited to see where this beast takes us this season.”

FD Series News:

NEXT ROUND

Orlando Speed World will host the Formula DRIFT PRO Championship Round 3: Type S Scorched presented by AutoZone on May 19-21 as well as the opening round of the Formula DRIFT Link ECU PROSPEC Championship. Please visit formulad.com for the competition schedule, ticket information, driver profiles, special content, and the event livestream.

Next up for Jeff Jones Racing:
May 20-21 Formula Drift Rd 3 Orlando, FL

Recap from Rd 1 Long Beach:

We debuted our new 370Z and Title Sponsor EVOL Auto Works here at Rd 1.
As with any new build there were many learning curves that reared its head during the weekend. We didn’t get a lot of seat time prior to competition, with only 1 testing session prior to event load in. During the official FD practice, we had to get used to the different aspects of this new lighter and more powerful beast. We unfortunately came into contact with the wall during practice which put all hands-on deck to get us out there to fight!

We got an incomplete during our 1st qualifying run after hitting the wall again and straightening out. This put us into the “Last Chance Bracket” for the first time ever. The team worked hard to get us back out there and we were able to put down a qualifying run, making into the Top 32!

This saw us paired up with the 1st place qualifier Toyota/Rain X driver Ryan Tuerck in the Top 32. The team discovered that we were down a cylinder right before our battle with Tuerck and we had to use our “5 Minute Competition Time Out”. We had 2 respectable runs but with us being down on power, Tuerck would advance to into Top 16. The Jeff Jones Racing team finished Round 1 in 32nd place.

Quote from Jeff Jones:
“This was definitely a wild event, I can’t believe we were able to even put down a qualifying lap after I put it into the wall 2 times on the driver side. I’ve never had 2 hits back to back like that. Huge thank you to the crew and my partners for getting us to Rd 1. I am getting back to work, get this car dialed and ready to rock at Rd 2 Atlanta next month.”

FD Series News: 
“After being scheduled in September last year, the Streets of Long Beach returned to its traditional position as the opening round for the 2022 Formula DRIFT PRO Championship. The teams were treated to perfect drifting weather for Round 1: AutoZone Streets of Long Beach presented by TYPE S, with a warm, sunny K&N Qualifying session on Friday and an overcast Competition Saturday.”

Formula DRIFT President, Ryan Sage: “The weekend was incredible and it’s great to kick off at Long Beach again, especially as this was the biggest event we’ve ever held. It’s a remarkable record to set at the beginning of the season and gives us a phenomenal launching pad for the 19th season. We’re all looking forward to start the national tour in Atlanta next month and can’t wait to see the fans out there.”

NEXT ROUND

Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta will host the Formula DRIFT PRO Championship Round 2: AutoZone Road to the Championship presented by TYPE S on May 6-7. Please visit formulad.com for the competition schedule, ticket information, driver profiles, special content, and the event livestream.

Next up for Jeff Jones Racing:

The Jeff Jones Racing team is excited to debut our NEW Nissan 370Z chassis and announce our NEW Title Sponsor

Evol Auto Works for the “2022 Formula Drift PRO Championship” Season.

Nissan 370Z Specs
Custom LS Powered Engine built by CPR Engines
2650 Harrop Engineering Supercharger
Wheel Horsepower 1000 / Torque 1000

Info about Evol Auto Works
“Established in 2021 Evol Auto Works was formed by longtime automotive enthusiast, Adrian Ramirez, for his fellow automotive enthusiasts. With our love and passion for motorsports and anything automotive related, it is an easy choice to turn to Evol Auto Works for any parts, installation, race prep, or fabrication you may need. Evol is sometimes popularly defined as a type of degree of love (e.g., “more than liking but less than loving” or “being completely head over heels”). With that we strive to bring you “Evol Quality • Evil Performance”. Utilizing some of the largest distribution centers in the industry, E.A.W’s web store is loaded with over 100,000 products for your shopping convenience 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Located in Redlands,CA with a facility just under 4,300 sq ft; Evol Auto Works is shaping up to be one of Southern California’s premier performance shops.”

We are PROUD to reveal our Full List of Partners for the upcoming
2022 Formula Drift PRO Championship:

Evol Auto Works
GT Radial
Top 1 Oil
NRG Innovations
The PRISMA Lab
doc
CA Auto Parts
DNA Motoring
Action Clutch
Klutch Wheels
Link ECU
Extreme Dimensions Duraflex
CPR – Custom Performance Race Engines
G-Force Transmissions
Parts Shop MAX
SCAT Crankshafts
Air Flow Research
JE Pistons
Harrop Engineering
Jackson Performance
Vinyl Labz