pro am

A few of my buddies just got done with Formula Drift Pro Am. Brian, commonly known on the forums as Nackers, is a cool dude from the Rockford area that has a 350z. He has been sliding it on the track for a little over two years now and has improved his skills tremendously in a very short period of time. It’s cool to watch somebody like that get pretty damn good in such a quick manner. The car is a fairly basic drift setup, a 350z with a Stillen supercharger and a lot of suspension and chassis work. A nice car for sure, but nothing wild and crazy in terms of professional drifting.

He made a name for himself in the Midwest Cup around here, and qualified to head out to California for the Formula D Pro Am. Although he didn’t quite get a professional license, he did take a cool ass trip and got the opportunity to drive an amazing track and experience a taste of professional drifting. I know he was pretty bummed out not to qualify for a license, but I have no doubt that he will come out swinging harder than ever next year. I just wanted to take this time out to give him a little shout out, and recognize his accomplishments.

Dude is cool, on a super limited budget (especially to make it out to Cali and back), and has a pretty gnarly car that definitely deserves some attention. I hope he can take this as another step in the endless pursuit of simply getting better.

Heres a cool little video of his trip.

California 2010 Honeymoon and sweet drifting from Brian Vrchoticky on Vimeo.