LONG BEACH, Calif. – July 2, 2008 – Formula DRIFT Judge Alex Pfeiffer will officially be stepping down as judge and make his return to driving. Pfeiffer’s return to competition will begin at Formula DRIFT Round 4: High Stakes on July 11-12 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
After 2 years of contributing to develop the current standard in judging, Alex Pfeiffer will be returning to his roots behind the wheel of a drift car. His official return to Formula DRIFT competition will begin in Round 4: High Stakes on July 11-12 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Pfeiffer will be working on developing a full time team for the 2009 Formula DRIFT Championship Series.
“Formula DRIFT would like to thank Alex for his sacrifices and contribution to the Series and the sport of drifting,” said Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. “We are excited to see him come back as a competitor in the Series.”
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We will add to this official FormulaD press release that during DMCC round 1 in Montmagny, judge Alex Pfeiffer testdrove DMCC driver Kevin Grenier's car into the wall destroying 75% of the the left side suspension, body and frame.
Kevin had a hard time rebuilding the car for the competition that day. Pfeiffer was not present for judging DMCC during round 2 event...and now he wants to return to driving...better practice with your own car buddy !
