RACE REPORT: Rad Dan Burkett 2021 (Rd. 3)

Round 3 was Formula Drift’s big debut at Englishtown, New Jersey. The new track layout was specifically designed for drifting and did not disappoint! Although it is smaller and slower than the majority of Formula Drift tracks, it definitely presented its challenges when running a high horsepower drift car on it. This made for a lot of fun to tandem with other drifters and really push the limits of proximity on the tight track. As we entered Top 32 battles, the track was wet and it continued to rain into the competition. Dan had great, aggressive entries and managed to fill the zones but he had some trouble keeping the car from over-rotating out of the slick, first outer zone. He saved it, but the correction resulted in an “unchaseable lead” giving his opponent the win. Team RAD was reaching for much better results in New Jersey but we are taking that and bringing it to our next round in Pennsylvania NEXT WEEK!