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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
  • by Anonymous on 4/5/17Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 4 out of 5

    This was my first Formula Drift and I would definitely go again.

  • always sideways!

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

    The best event all year! Always waiting for this event every year.

  • Never got to it

    by Bobas on 4/4/17Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 1 out of 5

    I never got to the event to traffic, got there at 5pm so basically everything was over thanks

  • #FDLB

    by zayres95 on 4/4/17Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 5 out of 5

    This is my FOURTH year going to Formula Drift Long Beach. It has become a wonderful tradition!

  • by Piniux on 4/4/17Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 5 out of 5

    Awesome event! Well organized and exciting for the kids!

  • Formula Drift is the ticket

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

    Had a blast at the races. This is a must see for anyone who hasn't been to a Formula Drift event. Lots of fun, food and sideways action!

  • Great Day Awesome Drifting

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

    I recommend for anyone to go to any Formula Drift event. It was so fun and entertaining and the one i went to was autocon as well so i got to see even more cool cars. Take sunblock though.

  • FD

    by Chava626 on 4/4/17Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 5 out of 5

    Loved the whole event! See you next year FD!Long Beach is best spot for the event!Great weather great experience

  • Formula drift was great

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

    We had a really good time. Weather was perfect, races were intense and the racers were friendly and accessible.

  • Had enough

    by cleenfourteen on 4/4/17Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 1 out of 5

    First off I've been going to formula drift twice a year for 6 years. Irwindale and Long Beach. The seats are always ridiculously packed there's always some jerk in your assigned seat, it's astronomically expensive for anything and to be honest FD has gone so main stream they took it away from what drifting really is. If it's your first time and have never seen highly competitive drifting. Go. Try it out. If your like me, you probably won't go again. I'd rather BBQ at home and watch the live stream.

  • Formula D is a riot!

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

    Long Beach 2017 was a city engulfed in burnt rubber as the drift titans went head and head to start off the year.

  • Formula Drift

    by Jakelyn95 on 4/4/17Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 5 out of 5

    This event was my first drifting event. It was so awesome and fun.

  • formula drift LB is awesome

    by driftermom on 4/20/16Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 5 out of 5

    this was the first time at this type of event. I loved it and I was actually really surprised to see so many families there since I was not expecting that. we loved our seats and even though it was raining it was still a great event. Definitely planning for next year.

  • always have a great time!!!

    by ccfam86 on 4/13/16Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 5 out of 5

    have never had any issues!!! cant wait to attend again next year.

  • Formula D Amazing Again

    by BenjaminR on 4/13/16Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 5 out of 5

    Every year it gets better and better. Love this auto sport and will be returning next year when Formula D comes to Long Beach.

  • Drifting for life!!!

    by ChasetiteandAaron on 4/12/16Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 5 out of 5

    Formula D is AMAZING!!!! This is the third time I have been to this event. This location is ok, my favorite place to go to Drift is ATL. Orlando was not very good, but LBC was better than that. I would totally recommend going to see at least one drift race event of the season, its fun, exciting and its totally addictive. I CANNOT get enough of it.

  • Formula Drift delivers after the rain

    by Thumper5311 on 4/12/16Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 4 out of 5

    The first 11:00AM-1:30PM was light to moderate rain - causing the cars to slide/spin uncontrollably at times resulting in some moderate damage. Some cars were taken out of contention due to damage. The water caused zero tire smoke to be emitted - a big part of Formula D. To the drivers' credit, they were revving in neutral alot to keep the excitement up. Fortunately, the final round begining at 3PM was cloudly but dry - and the trademark drifting with the tire smoke, loud engines, and tire squeal were back in fine form. We saw rain in forecast 10 days earlier; if it had rained the entire race, it would have been considerably less fun. We got lucky on this one.

  • Formula Drift, Long Beach 2016

    by Dryhumor909 on 4/12/16Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 5 out of 5

    Long Beach formula never gets old! Its still my favorite even out of the whole year in California. If you have a love of cars, you got to check out this event. Its different from your standard race. My first experience was at long beach last year 2015, now i go every year..first in long beach then the last round in Irwindale. Experience this event at least one time, im sure youll love it!!

  • Excitement

    by ChrisTheHoonigan on 4/12/16Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 5 out of 5

    If you're an enthusiast with drifting this show is a must go/ attend show of all time in my personal opinion!

  • Epic even worth getting rained on

    by AlliSD on 4/12/16Long Beach Arena- Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center - Long BeachRating: 5 out of 5

    Awesome venue- loved every minute! Choose stand 18 - it's the one judges view from and certainl worth it. Lots of technical driving needed and it was fun to see how all the drivers handled the rain.