{"id":8982,"date":"2015-05-10T10:39:24","date_gmt":"2015-05-10T14:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver4\/?p=8982"},"modified":"2015-05-10T12:02:25","modified_gmt":"2015-05-10T16:02:25","slug":"formula-drift-round-2-road-to-the-championship-results-aurimas-odi-bakchis-takes-his-first-victory-moves-into-first-place-in-the-standings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/formula-drift-round-2-road-to-the-championship-results-aurimas-odi-bakchis-takes-his-first-victory-moves-into-first-place-in-the-standings\/","title":{"rendered":"Formula DRIFT Round 2: Road to the Championship Results; Aurimas \u201cOdi\u201d Bakchis Takes His First Victory Moves into First Place in the Standings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Long Beach, Calif. \u2013 May 9, 2015 \u2013 Formula DRIFT presented by GoPro returned to Road Atlanta for Round 2: Road to the Championship. Aurimas \u201cOdi\u201d Bakchis in the Feal Suspension \/ ARK Performance \/ Nitto Tire Nissan 240 SX takes the victory for his first Formula DRIFT win of his career and rises to the top of the standings.<\/p>\n

Round 2: Road to the Championship was a night of upsets as the top qualifiers failed to move past the early rounds of the competition. The action packed event provided the fans with a competitive atmosphere that kept them on their feet throughout the night. 240,000 fans tuned in to watch the competition unfold on the Livestream broadcast during the event weekend.
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\n\u201cThis season thus far has been very competitive,\u201d says Jim Liaw, President of Formula DRIFT. \u201cThe competition is as tough as ever as can be proven by all the upsets tonight. It will be exciting to watch how the season unfolds especially as we head into a brand new venue at Orlando Speedworld for the next round.\u201d
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\nThe semi-finals were a challenge for both defending champion, Chris Forsberg in the NOS Energy Drink \/ Hankook Tire Nissan 370Z and Ken Gushi in the GReddy Racing \/ Hankook Tire Scion Racing FR-S as their battles were too close to determine a definitive winner by the judges, leading to multiple one more time battles. During their third battle, Gushi edged out Forsberg with his close proximity on his chase run giving him the win, while Forsberg inches his way up the rankings to third place. The Finals pitted Gushi and Bakchis. Bakchis\u2019 speed was too much for Gushi as he took an early lead in his lead run, which lead to his first Formula DRIFT victory and moves him into first place in the standings. Gushi found the podium for the first time since the 2009 season and moves into fifth place overall. \u201cIt feels great to get my first win,\u201d said Aurimas Bakchis, winner of Round 2: Road to the Championship. \u201cRoad Atlanta is my favorite venue and I\u2019m super stoked to continue the momentum I set in Long Beach. Currently sitting in first for the Championship and it feels amazing!\u201d<\/p>\n

The 2015 Formula DRIFT season will continue to Round 3: Uncharted Territory on June 5-6 and for the first time be held at Orlando Speedworld. For more information visit: www.formuladrift.com<\/a> and find Formula DRIFT on Instagram<\/a>, Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>. Tune into Formula DRIFT on CBS Sports and check your local listings for airtimes.
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Round 2: Road to the Championship Event Results<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1. Bakchis, Aurimas<\/td>\nFeal Suspension \/ ARK Performance \/ Nitto Nissan 240SX<\/td>\nWinner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2. Gushi, Ken<\/td>\nGReddy Racing \/ Hankook Tire Scion Racing FR-S<\/td>\n2nd Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3. Forsberg, Chris<\/td>\nNOS Energy Drink \/ Hankook Tire Nissan 370Z<\/td>\n3rd Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4. Wang, Forrest<\/td>\nGet Nuts Lab Nissan S15<\/td>\n4th Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5. Moen, Kenny<\/td>\nBridges Racing \/ Achilles \/ Gatebil Nissan S14<\/td>\n5th Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6. Ng, Charles<\/td>\nMaxxis \/ Sparkplugs.com Infiniti G37<\/td>\n6th Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7. Goodin, Pat<\/td>\nEnjuku Racing \/ Falken Tire Nissan S13<\/td>\n7th Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8. Stoneback, Geoff<\/td>\nGeoff Stoneback Racing Nissan S14<\/td>\n8th Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9. Pawlak, Justin<\/td>\nRoush Performance Car Crafters Ford Mustang<\/td>\n9th Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10. Aasbo, Fredric<\/td>\nRockstar Energy Drink \/ Hankook Tire Scion tC<\/td>\n10th Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11. Grunewald, Conrad<\/td>\nAlways Evolving \/ Replay \/ GT Radial Chevy Camaro<\/td>\n11th Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12. Gittin, Vaughn<\/td>\nMonster Energy \/ Nitto Tire Ford Mustang RTR<\/td>\n12th Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13. Whiddett, Mike<\/td>\nRed Bull Mazda MX-5<\/td>\n13th Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14. Tuerck, Ryan<\/td>\nRyan Tuerck Racing \/ Retaks \/ Maxxis Scion FR-S<\/td>\n14th Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15. Hohnadell, Alec<\/td>\n11 Racing Nissan S14<\/td>\n15th Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16. Yokoi, Masashi<\/td>\nD-Max Nissan S15<\/td>\n16th Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015 Formula DRIFT Championship Presented by GoPro Top 3 Standings After Two Events<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1. Bakchis, Aurimas<\/td>\nFeal Suspension \/ ARK Performance \/ Nitto Nissan 240SX<\/td>\n187.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2. Aasbo, Fredric<\/td>\nRockstar Energy Drink \/ Hankook Tire Scion tC<\/td>\n143.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3. Forsberg, Chris<\/td>\nNOS Energy Drink \/ Hankook Tire Nissan 370Z<\/td>\n106.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manufacturers Championship Standings After Two Rounds<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1. Scion<\/td>\n295.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2. Ford<\/td>\n163.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3. Nissan<\/td>\n143.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4. Chevrolet<\/td>\n125.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5. Toyota<\/td>\n87.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6. Infiniti<\/td>\n85.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7. Mazda<\/td>\n72.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8. Dodge<\/td>\n36.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9. BMW<\/td>\n34.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tire Championship Standings After Two Rounds<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1. Hankook<\/td>\n295.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2. Nitto<\/td>\n275.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3. Falken<\/td>\n190.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4. Maxxis<\/td>\n188.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5. Achilles<\/td>\n187.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6. Yokohama<\/td>\n139.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7. GT Radial<\/td>\n107.00 Points<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Long Beach, Calif. \u2013 May 9, 2015 \u2013 Formula DRIFT presented by GoPro returned to Road Atlanta for Round 2: Road to the Championship. Aurimas \u201cOdi\u201d Bakchis in the Feal Suspension \/ ARK Performance \/ Nitto Tire Nissan 240 SX takes the victory for his first Formula DRIFT win of his career and rises to the top of the standings. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8982"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8982\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8987,"href":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8982\/revisions\/8987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}