Formula DRIFT Skills Battle Presented By Turn 14 Distribution: Trenton Beechum

The organizers recruited nine (9) drivers from its premier PRO Championship to join them for the second annual Skills Battle presented by . This year's Skills Battle took place at The House of Drift 鈥 Irwindale Speedway near Los Angeles 鈥 and challenged the teams, drivers and fans to prepare for the start of the new season, which returned to its traditional eight-round national series format.

香蕉视频直播 Features Editor, Ricky Chu was on-site and had a chat with .

2021 COMPETITORS

  • Aurimas Bakchis (Lithuania) 鈥 Falken Tire / Feal Suspension Nissan S15
  • Trenton Beechum (USA) 鈥 Clonex Racing / Nexen Tire Ford Mustang
  • Dan Burkett (USA) 鈥 RAD Industries / GearWrench / GT Radial Toyota Supra
  • Rome Charpentier (USA) 鈥 Garagistic / Federal Tire BMW E36
  • Michael Essa (USA) 鈥 FCP Euro / Liqui Moly / GT Radial BMW M3
  • Dylan Hughes (USA) 鈥 Royal Purple / GT Radial BMW E46
  • Jeff Jones (USA) 鈥 Jeff Jones Racing / GT Radial Nissan 370Z
  • Kyle Mohan (USA) 鈥 KMR / Renewable Lubricants / Mazdatrix Mazda RX-8
  • Daijiro Yoshihara (Japan) 鈥 Turn 14 Distribution / Falken Tire / ENEOS Oil Subaru BRZ

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Features Editor: Ricky Chu () / Videographer: Mikey Dang ()

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