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May 10, 2021
Joey Redmond
The Formula Drift season is finally returning back to its normal ways and schedule for the 2021 season with 8 individual rounds spread across the United States of America. The 2021 Formula Drift season kicked off just north of Atlanta, Georgia in Braselton at the famous Road Atlanta racetrack. This venue holds a special place in Formula Drift history as it was the first ever location of a Formula Drift event back in 2004. In fact, Vaughn Gittin Jr. was competing back then and has won at this venue twice in the past in 2014 and 2016.
Qualifying Changes
Formula Drift has kept the qualifying format of the series relatively unchanged since the inaugural season in 2004. However, this year they have changed the series into a two-stage last chance qualifying format. All 32 drivers in Atlanta will made a first qualifying pass and only the top 24 scores were locked into the main event.