Long Beach, Calif. – May 14, 2007 – Formula DRIFT entered Road Atlanta for Round 2 of their Championship Series and the first stop on the Tires.com Triple Crown Event with Chris Forsberg taking home the victory.

“Road Atlanta was our inaugural event 4 years ago and each year it gets bigger and bigger. From a drifting demonstration from Japanese legend, Nobuteru Taniguchi and the U.S debut of the HKS Toyota Altezza to the BP Amoco Power Lounge fans were in for a treat despite the hot weather,” said Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT.

HKS driver Nobuteru Taniguchi wowed the crowd with his HKS Drift Altezza performing a drift demonstration to begin the Top 16 Battle. Best known for his versatile driving ability from drift to grip racing, Taniguchi is one of the most widely recognized motor sports figures in Japan. He will be performing drifting demonstrations at the remainder of the Formula DRIFT events this season.


The gloves came off for “Fight Night” as Chris Forsberg and his Forsberg Racing / Maxxis Tires Nissan 350Z took home the victory, with his consistent and exciting driving throughout the weekend. Forsberg now leads the pack in points for the Tires.com Triple Crown competition and jumps up to second place in the overall championship standings. Newcomer to Formula DRIFT, Darren McNamara, coming all the way from Ireland, surprised the crowd with his Falken Tires / MCN Sport Toyota Corolla SR86, taking a close 2nd place finish, while Tanner Foust took home 3rd place, with his AEM / Memphis Car Audio Nissan 350Z and the overall lead for the race for the Formula DRIFT Castrol SYNTEC Power Cup.