Team Falken Burns It Up At Formula D Las Vegas
27 Aug, 2010
LAS VEGAS, NV - It was an all-Team Falken night at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as its Formula Drift team put on a show and once again took the top three spots. Tyler McQuarrie earned his first podium this season and secured his career-first podium topping Formula D finish, winning the Vegas "After Dark" event, followed by Daijiro Yoshihara in 2nd and Vaughn Gittin, Jr., in 3rd. Currently, Gittin, Jr., continues to lead the championship standings with his Monster Energy/Falken Tire 2011 Ford Mustang, followed by "Dai" in second place with Darren McNamara in 5th. All five Team Falken factory drivers are in the top 10 (McQuarrie in 9th and Justin Pawlak in 10th.)
It was the second time in Falken's Formula Drift program that the team swept the podium. Falken previously performed the feat at New Jersey in 2009. Thus far in 2010, Team Falken has earned nine podiums in just five events.
"This is why we are here!" exclaimed Jonathon Bradford, Falken's Drift Team Supervisor. "We had everything in place; the cars running great and the drivers excited to take on Vegas. It was a good night, though it's always tough to see our drivers have to compete against each other for the championship."
"The Falken Tire Nissan 350Z ran perfect all weekend and crew at ASD nailed the proper set-up for this Vegas course," noted a very happy McQuarrie. "Man, it feels good to be on top."
The action continues just three weeks away, as the teams return to California for Round 6 and rev up Infineon Raceway in Sonoma on September 10-11.
Coverage and Photos Courtesy of Falken Tire
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