For Immediate Release:
Formula D Round 4
Las Vegas, NV
July 11th, 2009

Las Vegas, Nevada was center ring for Round 4 of the Formula Drift 2009 Championship series. Located at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the tricky high speed entry, hot track conditions and the night lights made this an exciting event.

With Robbie Nishida standing in 6th place, Team Dynamic Autosports bringing the driver in one week early allowed driver to tune out any bugs and really get to work to bring a podium back for everyone. Included in the week of practice was some valuable time to videotape a viral YouTube commercial that would feature car/driver and sweeten the sponsorship for 2009. The backdrop for the video was the El Toro airbase. It was shot and produced by one of the industry’s finest production team.

Robbie Nishida qualified 1st overall, earning an extra 8 bonus points, and was set for a podium run. Robbie’s qualifying runs showed the excellence of the Hankook Tire/ Dynamic Autosports 350Z by stunning the judges with one of the fastest entry speeds and most dangerous entry lines this weekend. Robbie was on fire and the team was expecting a podium finish. Robbie made quick work of Casper Canul and moved on to the Top 16 round where he would meet Tyler McQuarrie. With Robbie leading Tyler on the first run, he quickly created an advantage. On the chase run however, Robbie was pressuring Tyler and became overly aggressive and attacked him into the smoke and had to stop suddenly to prevent a crash. Subsequently, Robbie ended up spinning out, allowing Tyler to move on. Robbie is still in the point’s chase for the championship and has his eyes’ on placing in the top 3 for the year. Fortunately, our next stop is Seattle, Washington, Robbie’s favorite track that produced a podium finish for him last year.