For the Grassroots Magazine-Ultimate Track Car Challenge event I was awarded “Competitors’ Choice Award: Competitors vote for their favorite car in the field.” Overall results will be in an upcoming issue.
For Saturday and Sunday’s races Jeff Seldomridge were awarded 1st place
Tom Tharp of Tom’s Turbo Garage took his 2004 Mazda Miata MX5 for a drive in the final segment of his “Project Thunderbolt” series featuring a GM LS3 engine swap. From disassembly, fabrication and installation this Miata is certainly one of a kind! Sitting on Konig Roller wheels, the now 525hp roadster looks as fun as it is to drive.
With some help from Summit Racing and V8Roadsters.com and some months of dedication and hard work, Tom was able to complete his LS3 Miata and take it for a drive. Be sure to check out Tom’s Turbo Garage “Project Thunderbolt” video series and subscribe for further updates on this magnificent work of art!
June 26 – 27 Wall Speedway, N.J. housed some entertainment and excitement for both fans and drivers. With a World Championship segment headed to Fuji, Japan it will be nice to reflect on last months activities of Round 4. Featuring Konig sponsored driver Pat Mordaunt tearing up the track be sure to check out Wrecked Magazines highlights!
Pat’s confidence has been evolving over these past 3 rounds and his ability to maneuver his Drift Paddock/Falken Tire Nisaan 350z has taken him to an impressive finish this past weekend giving him 5th place overall at Orlando Speedworld in Round 3 and 8th overall in the entire Formula Drift seasons point standings. 
As rain started to make it way in over Orlando Speedworld just as the Top 16 started to hash it out, Patrick and the rest of the team adjusted well as they prepared for the changing conditions on the track. Even with the slick tarmac, Pat’s competitiveness drove him to a spectacular finish. See play by play of Pat’s runs a long with the rest of the event here.
Formula Drift’s Round 3 this past weekend at Orlando Speedworld was a big success for Drift Paddock’s / Falken Tire’s Nissan 350Z driver Pat Mordaunt resulting in a great 8 finish. After an impressive qualifying run,
Pat continued to shred through the match-ups making it as far as the semi finals against Drift Cave Motorsports‘ CX Racing Yokohama Tire Nissan S14 with #777 Mat Field behind the wheel. After Orlando Pat heads to New Jersey June 26 – 27 at Wall Speedway.
Today’s the big day for Driftpadock/Falken Tire driver Pat Mordaunt as he battles for qualifying for Round 3 at Orlando Speedworld. With Pat’s LS1 powered Nissan 350Z back in action, he looks to pull off another “Great 8” or better finish come the Top 32 Main Competition tomorrow, Saturday June 6th!
Be sure to check out the live stream of Round 3 – Orlando here.
All of us here at Konig Wheels wishes Pat the best of luck for Round 3!
Junes’s Calendar and Wallpaper is now available on Monthly Calendars page for download via Performance Auto & Sound Magazine! Featuring the Konig Oversteer shown in a Opal, also available in Gloss Black and Gloss White.
After Formula D Round 2 at Road Atlanta Pat seeks another go after his catastrophic engine failure in Georgia earlier this month. After leaving Round 1 with a “Great 8” finish we are sure Pat is anxious but yet confident for a big run in Orlando for Round 3 at Orlando Speed World Dragway. Pat has been driving his Drift Paddock Nissan 350z this season on Konig Milligrams manufactured using Flow Forming Technology
Formula D Round 3 starts Wednesday, June 3rd through Saturday, June 6th. Want to watch it live, you can view the live stream here -> formulad.com/live
Loudon, NH – Hew Hampshire Motor Speedway was a sight to see this past weekend with the New England Region’s SCCA sanctioned event dubbed The Big Adventure Race Weekend. The IT7 class, limited to 1979 – 1985 Mazda RX7’s only running on Nitto NBT01 tires ran the 1.6 mile road course over the weekend resulting in FutoFab, LLC drivers Dave Patten #79 and Mike Buccella #29 reaching the winners circe for an overall amazing weekend. One of the most popular wheels that are run in this series is the Konig Rewind, offered in 15×7 ET20 (shown on #29 car) along with 15×7 ET0 Rewind’s on the Skunkwork prepped #79 RX7. Congratulations to both Dave and Mike for an great finish!
Available in both 15×7 and 16×7 (4Lug) with low offsets, the Konig Rewind is a classic style wheel with a machined lip. It comes i graphite and silver, and has front and rear wheel drive applications.
Braselton, GA – The road to the championship can be paved with gold or a pothole-riddled pavement ready to take you out at any time. The high-throttle, big speed and open environment of Road Atlanta encourages both bravery and foolery that can result in an amazing run or disaster. That is why it is such a crowd favorite. Patrick Mordaunt came in eighth in points and was looking to take his Great Eight finish from Round One as momentum into the Top 10, but his car would have other plans.
“The day started out great,” says Pat, “everything on the car felt good and I pushed it in qualifying after going off a couple of times in practice.” Pat took it too wide going into the horseshoe of the Road Atlanta course on his first run, causing him to straighten out and net a zero on his first run. He knew that a conservative run would not look great but it was his only chance to make Top 32. “I knew that zero was going to require me to play it safe if I wanted to compete on Saturday,” says Pat on his second qualifying run. “I hate running like that, but I have to think overall about the championship.”
About Pat Mordaunt
Pat Mordaunt will be celebrating his 10 years in drifting competition in the 2015 Formula Drift Professional Series season with title sponsor DriftPaddock.com and continued partnerships from Konig, Falken Tire, Sparco Safety Equipment, Brian Crower, Parts Shop Max, and Newport Pacific. This will all ensure that Pat Mordaunt and Tyler McQuarrie Racing can look forward to new roads in drifting for several decades to come.
