Xtreme Drift Circuit is No Longer Formula Drift Pro Am Series

[Reese]

"Xtreme Drift Circuit is No Longer Formula Drift Pro Am Series

2011 XDC Schedule
March 11/12th – Irwindale Speedway
April 22/23rd- Firebird International Raceway (Phoenix, AZ)
May 14/15th- Central Florida Racing Complex (Orlando, FL)
June 17/18th- Summit Point with Hyperfest (West Virginia)
July 2/3rd – Charlotte Motor Speedway
August 13/14th – Pacific Grand Prix (Seattle, WA)
September 4/5th- St. Eustache Autodrome (Montreal, QB)
September 23/24th – Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth, TX)



source: http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/blog/...-pro-am-series

For the 2011 season the XDC series will no longer be an official Formula Drift Pro-Am affiliate. The Formula Drift Am series is already too weak of a support program for upcoming professional drivers. Not sure where the fall out between these two organizations came from but I think Formula Drift should actively look at reacquiring the property to strengthen the Am series here in the United States. Hopefully we can provide some updates on this before the 2011 Xtreme Drift Circuit (XDC) schedule kicks off in early March."


Yeahhhh this really sucks for all my XDC brohams......

[itwillboost]

It's sad how it seems the professional drifting world is starting to fall apart due to greedy management.

[Reese]

Originally Posted by itwillboost

It's sad how it seems the professional drifting world is starting to fall apart due to greedy management.

I got a bunch of phone calls about this from my buddies but to be honest i really dont know what to think of it. Some really dont even care anymore (including me) and some think it will hurt the scene. This opens the door for my focus on the local events i guess. The NY scene is gonna get a boost this year with the D-up events and Clubloose will always have the media coverage that it normally gets. I plan on maybe going to watch some events but for the most part its all the same stuff and same drivers......

[Reese]

Good News

Xtreme Drift Circuit Adds Huge Payouts to 2011 Season

Xtreme Drift Circuit didn’t seem to nervous about our post that they no longer are part of the Formula Drift Am Series. Maybe it is because they are giving away a total of $92,400 in prize money this year to drivers! Payouts for 1st-8th during normal events, 1st-3rd for qualifying, bonus money for the International event in Montreal and series payouts! The whole payout structure is broken down below as XDC gears up for the new year in March! The second season of XDC just got way more interesting and probably way more crowded with interested drivers!

Individual Event Payout
Total Individual Event Payout: $9,000
Tandem Competition-
Total Purse: $8,000
1st – $3,000
2nd – $2,000
3rd – $1,000
4th – $600
5th – $500
6th – $400
7th – $300
8th – $200
Qualifying -
Total Purse: $1,000
1st – $500
2nd – $300
3rd – $200

XDC CANADA Payout
Total Individual Event Payout: $13,400
Tandem Competition

1st – $5,000
2nd – $3,000
3rd – $2,000
4th – $1,000
5th – $300
6th – $300
7th – $300
8th – $300
9th – 16th $150

XDC East and XDC West Championship Payouts
Total Purse: $6,000

East Division: $3,000
1st – $1,500
2nd – $1,000
3rd – $500
West Division: $3,000
1st – $1,500
2nd – $1,000
3rd – $500

XDC National Championship Payouts
Total Purse: $10,000
1st – $7,000
2nd –$2,000
3rd – $1,000

2011 XDC Events Schedule As It Relates to Payout (Full XDC Schedule Information Here)
Irwindale Speedway, Irwindale, CA (West)
Firebird Raceway, Chandler, AZ (West)
Central Florida Racing Complex, Orlando, FL (East)
Summit Point Raceway, Summit Point, WV (East)
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC (East)
Pacific Grand Prix, Seattle, WA (West)
Montreal, Quebec (International – Non Points)
Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX (Final)

[bmatyeah]

Yeah the payout's are what is gonna keep drivers in this. It seems like drivers actually have a shot in this series if they are not fully sponsored.

[evomike]

Xdc payouts are rediculous this year I have no idea how they are doing it.

[Reese]

Originally Posted by evomike

Xdc payouts are rediculous this year I have no idea how they are doing it.

I agree! Its pretty sweet. Lets hope that this continues or if anything rekindles the interest for more drivers to compete.

[Reese]

Originally Posted by bmatyeah

Yeah the payout's are what is gonna keep drivers in this. It seems like drivers actually have a shot in this series if they are not fully sponsored.

Yup, not to mention that they have an EAST and WEST division....This brings down the cost of traveling a lot. Hopefully this will bring more drivers to these events.

And the sweet EAST vs WEST hype will make for some fun times too

[evomike]

It's probably all or nothing this year the series relies on how it does this year.

[Reese]

Originally Posted by evomike

It's probably all or nothing this year the series relies on how it does this year.

Sad but true. This will be a big year for XDC.

I kinda want to think of XDC like the D1 Street Legal, MSC to our Formula D. Ofcourse that depends on the Drivers but we"ll see how this pans out.

[evomike]

All those rich Texas dudes will probably win everything.

[Reese]

Originally Posted by evomike

All those rich Texas dudes will probably win everything.

LOL