Pat Mordaunt 5th Overall FD Round 3

Pat Mordaunt 5th Overall FD Round 3

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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. pat-5th-fd3

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.

Pat Mordaunt takes “Great 8” finish at Orlando Speedworld

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pat-field-orlando3Formula 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.

 

 

FD Round 3 Results

Watch Formula D Episode 1 on CBS Sports

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With the 2015 season of Formula Drift underway, and Round 2 just around the corner, the time for burning rubber and sideways sailing is now! It has been good to see the amount of exposure and recognition Formula D has been receiving both nationally as well as internationally.  Incase you missed Round 1’s action from the streets of Long Beach, CA. last month, or want to see in exclusive depth coverage of the event tune in for Formula DRIFT Episode 1 – Long Beach tonight on CBS Sports at 8:30PM EST. FD Episode 1 Be sure to check out Episode 2 on Saturday, May 9th, 2015 at 11:20AM on CBS Sports Network, as the drivers hit Road Atlanta for Round 2 of the Formula Drift series.

Formula D Round 2

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Don’t miss out on the next round of Formula Drift this Friday & Saturday, May 8th & 9th.!

Formula D Road Atlanta

Konig sponsored Pat Mordaunt #90 who drives the DriftPaddock.com Nissan 350Z on Konig Milligram wheels had a “GREAT 8” finish at Round 1 in Long Beach, CA. and will be looking to continue his run at Road Atlanta in Braselton, GA.  Be sure to check out the round 2 sneak peak below.


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Formula Drift Round One: Streets of Long Beach

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April 5th, 2014 – Formula Drift: Round 1 – “Streets of Long Beach”

Dennis Mertzanis made his re-entry back into the professional drift series, Formula Drift – with his revamped Hyundai Genesis Coupe.

1,000 horsepower is generated from a built CBM engine, with a Vortech Supercharger. This beast sits on Konig Milligrams, wrapped in Kenda Tires, and they spin furiously in every gear.

Mertzanis totes that the practice round was good. Having a solid car, ehem, beast of a racecar for Formula Drift will prove some adjusting, but as the session continued his runs improved.

During the event, the Genesis Coupe made a transition into a wall, which sent the bumper flying off of the car, but this wasn’t a show-stopper.

Dennis qualified 24th in 2 runs with an equal scoring of 70. In the Top 32, Dennis was alluded by Chelsea DeNofa after an engine stall / restart episode.

Shortly after, DeNofa broke an axle and called it quits. Mertzanis had some repairs of his own to make, which with some quick help – got him back on to the blacktop.

Dennis Mertzanis ended up making it into the Top 16, and will move on to Round 2 Atlanta.

You can follow news about Dennis Mertzanis’ 2014 season right here on the Konig Blog as well as visiting Dennis’ Blog over at Wrecked Magazine.

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Wrecked Gallery: Formula Drift (Round 5)

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KÖNIG Wheels sponsors the Wrecked Magazine Formula Drift Main Event Gallery. After every round, some great event coverage is collected into a gallery on Wrecked Magazine. Check out all the scenes from Formula Drift Round 5 Right Here and check out some of the clips after the break of Dennis Mertzanis after, who made the Top 16 in Round 5 at Evergreen Speedway.

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Wrecked Magazine #27

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If you are an Automotive Enthusiast or Formula Drift Fan, then you may already be familiar with Wrecked Magazine. If not, you just might want to check it out!

Wrecked Magazine just released their newest issue; #27, and it covers some great Drifting Gear, in-depth Formula Drift coverage; including drivers, their cars, and Project RTR Part 3. Another cool feature to check out is the Gallery. Konig Wheels sponsors the Main Event galleries from each round of the Formula Drift season.

We won’t spoil the rest of it for you though, so be sure to head over to Wrecked Magazine and click on the “Current Issue” tab.

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Mertzanis’ Genesis Spotted at 2013 Formula Drift (Tech Day)

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Dennis Mertzanis and his brand new Hyundai Genesis Coupe have made their debut at the 2013 Formula Drift tech day this last weekend.  He has been testing rigoriously at Buttonwillow raceway to dial in the car in time  for the season opener.  The streets of long beach is about to turn in record ticket sales for the 2013 season starting in Long Beach April 12-13.  The new setup has gobs of power with an already potent 3.8L v6 under the hood; that was just not enough to break the tires at 80mph.  A Brian Crower 4.0L stroker kit was exactly what the car needed, oh and the addition of a large turbocharger the car will easily blow the tires off at well over 100mph. The car is now putting out a wopping 600hp and 540ft/tq

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