#formuladrift Pro Winner Circle

Braselton Georgia – 12th of May 2018:

The maiden victory for Blušs didn’t come easy
With the field separated by the smallest margin, the competition was among the toughest of any Formula DRIFT event.

In fact, there was a record number of “One More Time” runs with 11 called throughout the competition. For those who don’t know, “One More Time” is requested when the judges call for the drivers to repeat their runs because it was impossible to pick a winner from the first runs.

The climb to the top for Blušs began in the Top 32 against Kevin Lawrence (USA) driving his Enjuku Racing / BC Racing Nissan S14.3.

Following that victory, his path was blocked by Forrest Wang in his Vapetasia / Achilles Radial / NRG Innovations Nissan S15. Wang is back from a one-year sabbatical and finished second at the opening round before standing on the podium twice at the 2018 Motegi Super DRIFT Challenge. The on-form Wang didn’t make things easy for Blušs. In fact, the judges called for “One More Time” an unprecedented two times

When Blušs met Aasbo it was a meteoric contest. Both drivers committed everything to the struggle and the judges once again requested “One More Time.” It would take one tiny mistake to separate them and eventually the decision went to Blušs.

For Kristaps Blušs it was an emotional moment to finally claim a Formula DRIFT Pro category win. “It feels really great to have achieved this.

I had two One More Times against Wang before battling both Worthouse guys, who are crazy good. Fortunately, my Achilles tires performed well and I got to the Final with Fredric Aasbo. I’d battled with him five times before and always lost but finally I beat him.

It feels crazy to be standing here and I’m going to try to maintain the momentum for the rest of the season.”

2018 FORMULA DRIFT CHAMPIONSHIP

Top 16 finishing places from FD Atlanta

Place	Qual	Driver	Qual Pts	Comp Pts	Total
1	5	Blušs #80	4	100	104
2	3	Aasbo #151	5	80	85
3	7	Forsberg #64	4	64	68
4	8	Wiecek #215	4	64	68
5	2	Yoshihara #9	6	48	54
6	4	Deane #130	4	48	52
7	6	Denofa #88	4	48	52
8	17	Gushi #21	2	48	50
9	1	Pawlak #13	7	32	39
10	9	Bakchis #723	3	32	35
11	10	Essa #101	3	32	35
12	11	Hohnadell #118	3	32	32
13	12	Wang #808	3	32	35
14	15	Field #777	3	32	35
15	19	Burkett #134	2	32	34
16	20	Tuerck #411	2	32	34

To view the Top 32 finishers, click here:
formulad.com/results/2018/road-atlanta/pro

Top FivePro Championship standings after three rounds

Position	Driver	Points	Tires	Car
1	Frederic Aasbo	260	Nexen	Toyota
2	Chris Forsberg	223	Nexen	Nissan
3	James Deane	208	Falken	Nissan
4	Piotr Wiecek	191	Falken	Nissan
5	Kristaps Blušs	174	Achilles	BMW