NEWS: 2011 Formula Drift Long Beach Drivers List

With Round One of the 2011 Formula Drift season approaching fast this tentative driver list has appeared over at Wrecked Magazine –

Aasbo, Fredric
Abbott, Jeff
Aono, Taka
Bachis, Odi
Brakohiapa, Tony
Essa, Michael
Feiock, Mike
Field, Matt
Forsberg, Chris
Gallagher, Roland
George, Danny
Gittin, Vaughn Jr.
Graven, Otto
Grunewald, Conrad
Guild, Josh
Gushi, Ken
Guthrie, Jim
Hettinger, Brad
Hubinette, Samuel
Jones, Jeff
Kado, Ryan
Kearney, Dean
Lee, Alex
Licup, Chris
Lonberger, Luke
Maeng, Joon
Martinez, Cyrus
McNamara, Darren
McQuarrie, Tyler
Mertzanis, Dennis
Millen, Rhys
Moen, Kenneth
Mohan, Kyle
Mordaunt, Patrick
Ng, Charles
Nishida, Robbie
Pawlak, Justin
Petty, Ross
Pfeiffer, Alex
Powers, Matt
Russakoff, John
Skudlarek, Mike
Tuerck, Ryan
Waldin, Matt
Wang, Forrest
Wilkerson, Walker
Yoshihara, Daijiro
Yoshioka, Toshiki

Some interesting inclusions and omissions for Long Beach that we’ve spotted. No Eric O’Sullivan on the line up, he has a new team after joining Ryan Tuerck at Gardella Racing this season, so maybe they are looking to give Eric some more shakedown time with the car before putting him up against Long Beach’s walls? Drifted favourites Dean ‘Karnage’ Kearney and Fredric Aasbo are planning to run a full 2011 season, Aasbo in his new Speedhunters/Need For Speed guise is a strong contender this year. Hawaii native Forrest Wang is on the list, but with Drift Emporium disbanding this year, what car is he running? Finally, notice a new addition at the bottom of the list? D1 star Toshiki Yoshioka could shake things up in the US this year.

What are your predictions for Formula Drift in 2011?