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Formula Drift on Tour

In the sports world, the first week of April is commonly associated with the return of Major League Baseball. But car-racing enthusiasts have that timeframe marked on their calendars for a very different reason: the start of Formula Drift season. 

Formula Drift is the leading international showcase of the auto-racing phenomenon known as drifting, where drivers intentionally oversteer their vehicles to make them slip and slide across the track in a thrilling display of controlled chaos. (Ever done donuts in your car in an empty parking lot? Now imagine trying to do that continually along a predetermined route without crashing into anything.) 

Drifting originated in Japan in the 1970s before gaining traction in the U.S. in the '90s, culminating in the inaugural Formula Drift competition in 2004. Since its launch in Atlanta as a four-round, 16-car competition, Formula Drift has expanded into an eight-round, 32-car championship series, with racing sites spanning California to New Jersey. 

In most car races, the winner is determined by one simple factor: who crosses the finish line first. Drifting, however, is actually closer in spirit to figure-skating than traditional racing, with competitors awarded leaderboard points according to three criteria: line, angle, and style. "Line" refers to the drivers' ability to follow a demarcated drift line established by the judges. "Angle" analyzes the drivers' control over their wheel alignment while mid-drift. "Style" essentially is a measure of drivers' fluidity and their willingness to careen as close as possible to the track wall without scraping it. 

Formula Drift competitions are traditionally two-day events, beginning with the qualifying round, where drivers perform solo trial runs to accumulate points for a Top 32 placement on the leaderboard. On the second day, the qualifying drivers square off round-robin style in a pair of races where drivers take turns shadowing each other and are scored on their abilities to lead and follow. But even if you're not the sort to obsess over the nitty-gritty of scoring, Formula Drift can be enjoyed on a purely aesthetic level as the most artful and graceful form of professional auto racing.

Reviews

Rating: 4.3 out of 5 based on 283 reviews
  • Long Beach Drift

    by Lisa on 4/8/25Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 5 out of 5

    First Formula Drift experience and it was a blast! Pit row was very cool, lots of vendors with awesome products, tasty eats with good variation on the food trucks. Very easy to see all the action with the jumbo size monitor broadcasting the drone feed following the cars when they were not in front of our seats. Parking was easy. Crowds were orderly, police presence seen, no obnoxious drunks being rowdy, a full bar that moved drinks quickly. Only needed improvement would be shaded bleacher seating which was not an option when purchasing even premium tickets. After sitting in the sun for 7 hours some of the people in my party had pretty solid sunburn with lots of sunscreen use. Even those that were better prepared with long sleeved shirts, pants and hats were in need of shade. Overall a great experience.

  • Amazing Time but…

    by NWW96 on 4/8/25Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 4 out of 5

    Incredible time once in the venue. The sounds, the cars, driver skill, most everything was top notch except it was a nightmare to find the entrance to the event at Long Beach. We had probably 10 other people coming up to us asking if we knew where we were going. We didn’t we had to ask a bunch of different police officers that had roads blocked. There were no road signs nothing pointing in the right direction. Just had to ask cops and listen for where the sound of the cars were coming from. Sounds dumb but it was surprising difficult to find our way in. This is the only improvement I think needs to be made to this event.

  • Great event!

    by Sure on 4/8/25Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 5 out of 5

    Great event! I’m there for the RTR team and loved it. Just enough subjective judging to keep you guessing!

  • Awesome

    by Yady on 4/8/25Rating: 5 out of 5

    It was my first time going & let me tell you seeing the first cars drift was so cool. Can’t wait for October

  • Amazing!

    by Toppu on 4/7/25Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 5 out of 5

    I have been working in the food industry for 10 years, but this racing made me want to change my career to become a car mechanic.

  • Fun event, Crazy Moto-Sport

    by Scooby on 4/7/25Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 5 out of 5

    First time seeing Formula Drift and it was a lot of fun. It’s neat to be able to go up to the cars and even talk with the drivers. Everyone is friendly. I’ll definitely attend again!

  • The drivers and their teams make this event special

    by More than an enthusaist on 4/7/25Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 5 out of 5

    🔥 The action on the track was insane and the energy from the crowd was top-notch! We had an awesome time. One suggestion for next time—adding a few more signs for traffic flow during the event would make getting around smoother. Can’t wait for the next round!

  • Great experience recommending to everyone!

    by YUNGTOMBSTONE on 4/21/24Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 4 out of 5

    I had an amazing time going to formula drift Long Beach the fan experience with getting to go to the signature line with all the drivers was awesome getting to talk to all of the drivers for a little was really cool I've been watching these guys on YouTube for like 4 or 5 years getting to finally meet them in person and talk to them was an amazing experience getting to watch them battle in person was awesome too I love the track layout of this round and that's why I choose to go to Long Beach the only hiccup I had was the bad rain and wind towards the end of the last day which is nothing the event could control it still was not ideal the drifting was a lot better to watch when it was not raining but that is not on formula drift at all obviously they can't control the weather but everything other than the weather was exactly what I expected it to be and more!

  • Every year

    by 2James on 4/18/24Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 5 out of 5

    5 years in a row I have truly enjoyed my time at the events. The atmosphere in the whole area around the event is amazing. Hearing loud exhaust and the smell of tire smoke in your hotel room is something you need to experience period

  • Fun, but could have been better

    by Ktnk on 4/18/24Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 3 out of 5

    No instructions on where to park on website. No signs on where to park or where entrance for venue was. Long line to get in. View of track is limited, at Irwindale you can see whole track. The stands are benches, hassle to get to your seat, stands not covered. Hard to see seating numbers. As always food and beverages are way over priced.

  • Fd long beach

    by Jabba josh on 4/17/24Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 5 out of 5

    It was amazing I’ve been booking tickets with ticket master for a while now and I love them it’s always safe and secure so nobody can access your tickets

  • Worst FDLB I have ever been to.

    by Drifter Dave on 4/16/24Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 2 out of 5

    Friday was OK except for the extraordinarily long line to get in. Just a preview of Saturday. The new qualifying format is OK but limits the exposure to the top drivers. Saturday was a total disaster. Waited in line to get into the venue the entire Top 32. Finally got in for the 3 hour break before the Top 16. Then came the rain to completely ruin the day. Went home after the 2nd battle.

  • Great experience

    by Lobo 🐺 on 4/16/24Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 5 out of 5

    Best and fun show , too much to see and do!! All day experience

  • Awesome!!!!!!!

    by Sue on 4/16/24Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 5 out of 5

    What an event!!!! From a few sprinkles in Top 16 to pouring rain and gusting winds for the final it was so exciting! Such skill! And the cherry on top was my favourite driver taking the win! Yay James Deane! Yay RTR!!

  • Not enjoyable

    by Ana on 4/16/24Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 1 out of 5

    The event needs to focus on having a more organize and pleasant experience for the audience. We did not fit on the bench sits, there was no room for our legs and there was no way of knowing where your sits were we had to stand up each time someone needed to enter or get out. Restroom were portable potties, not clean. Overall not a great experience for the price.

  • Fun but needs improvement (just like the past years)

    by Matt C on 4/16/24Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 2 out of 5

    You should never have to wait in line for over an hour to get into a venue even 3 hours after gates open. Their security and entry system is horrible. 2 check lines for the entire event. The new seating area at the end of the run up was great, but you can’t hear anything. The speakers are way too low. The ford mustang activation behind us was loud and annoying the whole time, taking away from the event. Multiple times, the Jumbotron went out, which was your only way to see the remainder of the track. There was less food than usual, no car show, and the whole event seemed pieced together

  • Exhilarating, but..

    by Money Penny on 4/16/24Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 4 out of 5

    Entrance was slow, check in station did not accommodate the volume very well. Porta-potty’s were out of toilet paper, wash stations were out of water and paper towels by the halftime break, making things quite unsanitary. The event was laid out well, with many interesting vendors, and ability to interact with contestants.

  • Amazing

    by Gabe on 4/16/24Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 4 out of 5

    Great service,great seats everywhere and awesome weather!Affordable :)

  • Parking

    by Tae on 4/16/24Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 3 out of 5

    Need better info on parking. Couldn't park at the convention center. Pike lot was full.

  • Great show bad seats

    by Buddy on 4/12/23Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 3 out of 5

    I love FD, have been going and watching for years now. I used to live in Washington and go the Evergreen Speedway- it was amazing. This time, in long beach, my seat was basically useless. I was surprised when the ticket people told me there was assigned seating, they sat me in bleacher 26. You couldn't see anything from bleacher 26 but the end of the final turn, then the drivers crossed the finish. I wouldn’t be as mad if I could just see everything on the announcement screen, but there were nome by my spot so I resorted to watching the livestream on my phone which I could've just done at home.