r/FormulaDrift

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Formula Drift

r/FormulaDrift

**Formula Drift**

Created Sep 30, 2014

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Post anything related to Formula Drift or drifting in general

What is Formula Drift?

Formula D is the premier United States drifting series. Formula Drift, Inc. was co-founded by Jim Liaw and Ryan Sage in 2003

How is a drifting competition judged?

Judging is done via a 3 personal judging panel. There are two parts to each competition. First is the single car qualifying runs. Then it is the two car head-to-head battles.

The criteria for judging are as follows:

I. LINE

The drift line is defined as the ideal path a vehicle must take on course and is marked by inner clipping points and outer clipping zones. The exact line of each track will be dictated by the judges at each track

II. ANGLE
The maximum drift angle at which a driver can maintain and control his/her vehicle throughout the marked course.

III. STYLE

Style is probably the most subjective part of the drivers' runs. Style is just what it sounds like: The drivers' overall ability to take the specific judging criteria and display it is the most personal and individual way. That is the essence of style. Aggressive flicks, closeness to walls, extreme angle, degree of difficulty, fluidity and extreme proximity to the lead vehicle (in case of head-to-head competitions) would be examples of how personal driving style can be showcased. Judges may also use logged drivers speed as a reference or assistance in judging, but speed of drivers is typically used for entertainment purposes, such as those purposes served through TV, live and live stream.

Be sure to check out:

FormulaD.com
r/cars
r/Drifting
r/autos

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