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For immediate release

January 8, 2008

The Formula DRIFT 2008 Focuses on Safety

Long Beach, Calif. – January 8, 2008 – The Formula DRIFT Championship Series has updated their rulebook for 2008 with a focus on safety.

“Drifting is a very exciting sport, but it is inherently dangerous and as the level of the involvement and competition increases, we need to ensure we keep safety as our top priority and we work very hard to ensure the safety of our drivers, crews, staff, spectator, and sponsors,” said Randy Hembrey, Chief Steward of Formula DRIFT.

The major updates and changes in the rulebook pertain to safety in an effort to refine and strengthen the already rigorous safety standards. Some of the highlighted changes include: updated driver’s suit and helmet minimum standards, updated roll cage specifications and eliminated bolt-in cages, and revised fire suppression system standards.

“Formula DRIFT continues to be the pre-eminent drifting series, establishing competitive and safety standards that far exceed our peers. We continue to use real-life operational experience, and the experience of the other sanctioning bodies, as well as SFI to develop our safety standards,” said Hembrey.

Formula DRIFT is an SFI (www.sfifoundation.com) Affiliate Sanctioning Body. SFI is a non-profit organization established to issue and administer standards for specialty/performance automotive and racing equipment. The benefits include: provision of and authorization for use of Copyrighted SFI Quality Assurance Specifications, assistance in rule book development regarding SFI Specifications, and answering of inquiries from participants.

“We’re very pleased and proud that Formula Drift is included on the extensive list of worldwide SFI motorsport sanctioning body members and affiliates. It strongly confirms their commitment to the highest possible level of safety at Formula DRIFT sanctioned events,” said Carl Olson, Motorsports Manager of SFI.


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