Event Recap Streets of Long Beach Rd 1 on April 7th – 8th:
Jeff Jones Qualified in P14 out of 32 drivers with a score of 80.33
Top 32 Battle with Simen Olsen: Jones lead first based on his higher P14 qualifying rank. Jones and Olsen had 2 great runs with equal mistakes. Ultimately 2 Judges voted for Olsen and 1 Judge voted for OMT (One More Time), awarding the win to Olsen.
Event Highlights:
Formula Drift kicked off its landmark 20th Anniversary season
Formula Drift saw fans attend in larger numbers than they expected with a sold out event
Our Big Drift Energy merch line debuted with record high sales
GT Radial Pit Party during Half-Time with GT Radial giveaways
Great Fan interaction during Half-Time with over 5 JJR sponsored prize packs raffled
“Round 1 Long Beach was overall such a blast. We got to participate in Media Day, Pike Bar Car Show and for the first time the FD Pike Parade. The amount of fans and sold out attendance for Rd 1 was so amazing and an indicator of a very fun season ahead. This my 15th season in Formula Drift and after ending the 2022 season with our 1st podium finish, we are hungry to fight for more podiums. Although this event result didn’t go as our team wanted, we are determined and taking what we learned to the next round. Big thanks to my team and partners for keeping us on track. One of goals this season is to get as much driving time possible, so we can take that and dominate the podium. So as we speak we are wrapping up the finishing touches on our previous 2018-2021 FD Comp Nissan 370z, which will now be our official Demo Car.”
– Jeff Jones
Jeff Jones Racing finished Round 1 tied for 17th Place going into Rd 2 Atlanta next month
FD SERIES NEWS
NEXT ROUND
Drift Atlanta presented by Bud Light at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta will host the Formula DRIFT PRO Championship Round 2: TYPE S Road to the Championship presented by AutoZone on May 11-13. Please visit formulad.com for the competition schedule, ticket information, driver profiles, special content, and the event livestream
Next up for Jeff Jones Racing 2023:
May 6th HOTPIT Autofest Rd 2 (Judging) San Bernardino, CA
May 11th-13th Formula Drift Rd 2 “Road to Championship” Atlanta, GA
