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Formula D going back to the basics - discusssssssssssss
DIR By: tungm
Date: March 19, 2014, 9:34 pm
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New points structure: Puts more of an emphasis on winning an
event.
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The way you become a Formula Drift driver has changed largely
now that a promotion/relegation system is in place here in the
United States. We are going to break down moving forward how you
can now become a Formula Drift driver and how you get relegated
back to Pro Am. The 2014 exemption rules are ignored for the
sake of clarity in this post.
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Formula Drift Pro Am
You must win a license from one of the following series by
finishing in one of the top three places in a Pro Am series.
Here is the list of series you can attend and each series has
three licenses to gives away. These Pro 2 licenses are only
allowed to be given to the top three ranking drivers of the
series based on championship points:
Just Drift
Midwest Drift Union
Golden Gate Drift
Lone Star Drift
Vegas Pro Am
Evergreen Drift
Streetwise Drift
US Drift
D1NZ
Formula Drift Asia
PR Pro Drift
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Formula Drift Pro 2
Once you have earned a Pro Am license you will be placed into
the Formula Drift Pro 2 series. This is how you must perform in
the Pro 2 series to be promoted and avoid relegation.
Promotion: Top 8 Drivers in Pro 2 championship points will be
granted a Pro license for following season.
Relegation: To avoid relegation back to your local Pro Am series
you must score 64 points in the four round Pro 2 season based on
the same points structure as the Pro Championship. This means in
four rounds of competition you need a minimum of two Top 16
placements to retain a Pro 2 license. Pro 2 is only run as a Top
16 format and the final round at Irwindale can only be run if
you do all other rounds first keep in mind.
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Formula Drift
Now that you finished in the Top 8 of the Pro 2 series you want
to stay drifting with the big boys. No promotion is required
past this point but with a poor performance you can be relegated
back to Pro 2.
Relegation: Unlike years past that required a certain point
count to retain your place it is now based on championship rank.
You must retain a finish within the Top 32 of driver
championship standings to keep your license for the next season.
*Note that all Formula Drift drivers not ranked in the Top 16 of
driver points are allowed to enter and run Pro 2 to protect
their respective Formula Drift license
#Post#: 531--------------------------------------------------
Re: Formula D going back to the basics - discusssssssssssss
DIR By: tungm
Date: March 19, 2014, 9:36 pm
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+ Qualifying is going back to 2 runs per person instead of the
lock-in method.
+ No more third place battle. It is based off qualifying score.
Overall I think these will make it more exciting to watch. Last
year was painful, especially with the stupid technical 0's...
#Post#: 534--------------------------------------------------
Re: Formula D going back to the basics - discusssssssssssss
DIR By: bennyjet
Date: March 19, 2014, 11:03 pm
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I agree it will definitely make the show more exciting to move
straight from top 4 to top 2. And for this year I can dig the
rule changes obviously will take some fine tuning but I wouldn't
want to see it waver to far from this. I would hate for it to
turn out like monster trucks where drivers are simply paid for
showing up. I had a little confusion about 3rd and 4th not
running a battle but if they get the same amount of points
either way (+- a few based on qualifying score) it seems pretty
fair to me.
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Re: Formula D going back to the basics - discusssssssssssss
DIR By: derrty 30
Date: March 19, 2014, 11:18 pm
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I like it!
#Post#: 549--------------------------------------------------
Re: Formula D going back to the basics - discusssssssssssss
DIR By: Cavi Mike
Date: March 20, 2014, 1:56 pm
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You can petition FD for a Pro license if you don't meet any of
those requirements.
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> A driver that believes that he/she is qualified to compete in
Formula DRIFT PRO Championship on a competitive level but
chooses to not to compete in a Formula DRIFT PRO2 Championship
may submit a petition to Formula DRIFT for review. The petition
application format may be obtained by contacting the Formula
DRIFT office. After a reasonable review period, Formula DRIFT
will notify the driver on the status of their request. Driver’s
with insufficient experience or credentials will not be
considered and will be notified that they must obtain a license
through Formula DRIFT PRO2 series. Upon approval of the
petition, Formula DRIFT will grant a provisional license. The
petition will be reviewed by the Formula DRIFT licensing
committee.
>
> The Formula DRIFT licensing committee members are:
>
> Jim Liaw President, Co-Founder Ryan Sage Vice President,
Co-Founder Formula DRIFT Judges
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Re: Formula D going back to the basics - discusssssssssssss
DIR By: tungm
Date: March 20, 2014, 9:24 pm
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Aka you're willing to plop thousands of dollars in their lap
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Re: Formula D going back to the basics - discusssssssssssss
DIR By: Cavi Mike
Date: March 20, 2014, 10:05 pm
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Capitalist America!
#Post#: 563--------------------------------------------------
Re: Formula D going back to the basics - discusssssssssssss
DIR By: Blake216
Date: March 20, 2014, 10:08 pm
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Are there that many pro am drivers out there that have the money
to run pro 2?
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Re: Formula D going back to the basics - discusssssssssssss
DIR By: oni_jake
Date: March 21, 2014, 10:24 am
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Pro 2 will be a Top 16 bracket. Each of the 11 series gives out
about 3 invites, so 33 drivers in the Pro 2 series, then added
drivers in 2015 from FD Pro 1 and Pro-AMs. I would say yes, they
will have enough drivers to fill the competition, but who knows
how the series will actually develop over the next few years. If
FD keeps down the same path, they will be the next NOPI before
we know it.
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Re: Formula D going back to the basics - discusssssssssssss
DIR By: Cavi Mike
Date: March 21, 2014, 1:31 pm
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--- Quote from: oni_jake link ---
>
> If FD keeps down the same path, they will be the next NOPI
before we know it.
>
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Is that a good thing or a bad thing? I haven't been to a Nopi
event since 2002 so I wouldn't know.
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