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<\/p>\nLong Beach, Calif. – April 12, 2015 – Formula DRIFT presented by GoPro kicked-off the first event of the 2015 World Championship season with Round 1: Streets of Long Beach to a sold out crowd. Fredric Aasbo in the Rockstar Energy Drink \/ Hankook Tire Scion tC takes the victory and the lead in the chase for the championship.<\/p>\n
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Round 1: Streets of Long Beach started off the twelfth season of Formula DRIFT to a sell out crowd. Over 20,000 fans experienced the action and excitement at the Streets of Long Beach Grand Prix Street Course through the weekend. The Dailymotion Livestream partnership saw over 300,000 unique viewers watch the Driftstream over the event weekend.<\/p>\n
“The season kicked off in fantastic fashion,\u201d says Jim Liaw, President of Formula DRIFT. \u201cEach year I\u2019m amazed at the diversity and growth of the Series in more intense competition. We had seven different tire manufacturers competing, nine vehicle manufacturers, various corporate brands, and eight past champions including the return of the only back-to-back champion Tanner Foust in the competition.\u201d<\/p>\n
After coming a few points short of his first title last season, Fredric Aasbo, kept the momentum that he gained through the second half of the 2014 season going and took the top spot on the podium after a few close battles. Ryan Tuerck in the Ryan Tuerck Racing \/ Retaks \/ Maxxis Tires Scion FR-S was unable to make the necessary mechanical change within the five minute allotment which forced him out of the competition to land in third place. The final battle saw Aasbo and Aurimas Bakchis in the Feal Suspension \/ ARK Performance \/ Nitto Tire Hyundai Genesis Coupe. Aasbo edged out Bakchis to take the event victory.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is exactly how we want to start the season,\u201d said Fredric Aasbo, winner of Round 1: Streets of Long Beach. \u201cWith a win here in Long Beach we are leading the World Championship and the Formula DRIFT Pro Championship. This being the hometown of Rockstar Energy, Scion, and Hankook it couldn\u2019t have been any better.\u201d<\/p>\n
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