DriftCon 2019 Cageless Team Tandem Competition & Registration

On June 1, 2019 DriftCon returns to Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, WA. This event is held in conjunction with round 2 of the Evergreen Drift Pro Am series. This is a sixth year event and follows the continued success of DriftCon and DriftCon Afterdark.

TEAM TANDEM REGISTRATION SOLD OUT

Team Tandem is one of the fastest-growing drifting competitions nationwide and as we continue to develop this type of competition structure, we look forward to seeing more teams competing and developing their skills. We are extremely excited for the return of Team Tandem Competition at DriftCon this year! Teams of three will battle for a large cash prize.

The introduction of the CAGELESS tandem layouts at Evergreen Speedway have given us a big opportunity to bring more cars into the field. So now is the time to TEAM UP and prepare for battle!

Prize money will be determined by the number of teams competing.

Prize Payout: 1st: $1600 2nd: $800 3rd: $400

In addition, the top team will be crowned the 2018 DriftCon Team Tandem Champions. Their team name will also be etched onto the DriftCon Team Tandem Cup on display at Evergreen Speedway. Coming up with a unique team name is encouraged. Team members are expected to visually coordinate with each other in some way.

All cars must meet the following cageless safety equipment requirements outlined by Evergreen Drift. EVERGREEN DRIFT RULES

The $300 team entry fee includes entry to morning/afternoon team tandem practice before DriftCon. Drivers competing in ProAm and Team Tandem will get a $15 discount on their ProAm entry fee.

TENTATIVE TEAM TANDEM SCHEDULE

Saturday – June 1, 2019:

8:30 – Back Gate Open / Tech Inspection
10:00 – MANDATORY ProAm Driver’s Meeting
10:30 – MEDIA Meeting
10:30 to 12:00 – ProAm Practice
12:15 – Team Tandem Meeting (Must arrive at track before 1:00 but 1 member must be present)
12:30 to 1:00 – Team Tandem Practice (Optional)
1:00 to 2:30 – ProAm Qualifying (Back Gate Closed)
2:30 to 2:45 – ProAm Scoring Break
2:45 to 3:00 – ProAm Qualifying Meeting
2:30 to 3:00 – Team Tandem Practice (Optional)
3:00 to 5:00 – ProAm Top 16 Competition to Finish (Back Gate Closed)
5:00 to 5:30 – Intermission / Open Drift / Hot Lap
5:30 to 5:45 – Hoon-Off Burnout Competition
5:45 to 6:30 – Team Tandem Practice/Qualifying
6:30 to 8:00 – Team Tandem Competition
8:00 to 8:15 – Drifting & Car Show Awards Ceremony
8:30 to 10:00 – Open Drift (After Event Winds Down)

COMPETITION FORMAT

This season we are going back to the more classic competition structure. We feel that keeping one layout will reduce changeover / downtime and having the bracket elimination style adds a bit of fun pressure to the show. Team Tandem will take place immediately AFTER the ProAm main competition.

Qualifying and bracket placement will be determined but overall performance and impressions during practice. It’s essentially a judged practice session that will be used to determine qualifying ranking.

Qualifying results and brackets will then be posted for easy viewing to create the structure for the rest of the competition. We will then create a Top 16 competition bracket.

COMPETITION TRACK LAYOUT

JUDGING / SCORING

Team Tandem is NOT judged like normal drifting competition. Judges will be focusing on Proximity and overall Teams Awesomeness. Teams should be trying to drive within arm’s reach of one another. Drivers should be on the same line, with matching style and form. While line, style, angle and excitement will all continue to be judged factors, what we really want to see is synchronized style and performance. The lead driver is responsible for laying down the best line and the follow cars are to follow the lead driver and keep in as close proximity and uniformly as possible.

*Passing is discouraged. Teams should stay in order from start to finish.
Drivers should not straighten up or make severe corrections.
If a team member loses control or spins out/stops drifting and starts over this is considered a severe correction.
Other points can be taken away / or added depending on a judge’s discretion.
There will be no “restart” or “do-overs” for teams.
No disputes. All judges’ decisions are final.

*Specifics regarding passing and other judging criteria will be clarified during the mandatory team tandem drivers meeting.

JUDGES

Nikolay Konstantinov aka “Angry Speed”
“Angry” Earl Smith (aka Torreto)
Jeff Woodruff
Lucas Perez (Data Entry)

The Team Tandem competition judges will be judging the teams based on how well each team drifts together. A minimum of 3 cars will be required on each team. The goal is for all of the team members to be synchronized with one another so that the team looks uniform – as opposed to one driver trying to outrun the other. Judges will be focusing on proximity and overall style.

To do well in team drift competition, it is best if all the cars within the team have similar drifting characteristics (hp level, grip level, etc). Each driver must know how others drift so he can better anticipate what they are going to do and drift comfortably with each other.