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Donati Looks to Close Out FD ProSpec Season, Reflects on Round 3

Donati Looks to Close Out FD ProSpec Season, Reflects on Round 3

Photo Courtesy of Andrew Donaldson | @valera.ajd Geoff Donati again advanced to the round of 16 at Formula Drift ProSpec Round 3 in St. Louis befo...

Driver Spotlight: Cash Staub

Driver Spotlight: Cash Staub

Four seasons ago, a 15-year-old and his dad showed up at one of our clinics with a cool, V8-swapped BMW E28. We weren’t even sure if he was going to be allowed to drive, but they got it figured out and he set off to learn the basics. Today, that same kid is first in this season’s Drift Indy Street League rankings and has been proving his mettle with pro drivers on the Drift Appalachia touges. 

Cash Staub, now 18 and a high school graduate, lives and breathes drifting.

DISL Round 2 Recap: Staub and Cornewell Earn Second Straight Podium

DISL Round 2 Recap: Staub and Cornewell Earn Second Straight Podium

If anyone doubted that we’ve entered a new era for Drift Indy Street League talent, back-to-back podiums from Cash Staub and Sam Cornewell ought to be enough evidence that we truly have. Cash took the gold, Sam the silver and DISL newcomer Steven Fishel snagged the bronze at the end of two days of shredding from some of the best in the midwest.

Donati Advances to Round of 16 in E-Town, Looking Forward to St. Louis

Donati Advances to Round of 16 in E-Town, Looking Forward to St. Louis

Geoff Donati had a good showing in the heat at Formula Drift ProSpec Round 2 up in New Jersey. After qualifying and advancing through the round of 32, he was knocked out by Kelsey Rowlings in the round of 16.

He and the team are headed to St. Louis this weekend for Round 3 in a better spot than they were in at this point last season.

Girls Gone Drifting! Event Recap: the Ladies Level Up

Girls Gone Drifting! Event Recap: the Ladies Level Up

On June 14th, 22 ladies of all skill levels came out to Kil-kare Raceway to join us for the Inaugural Girls Gone Drifting event! Drift Indy partnered with Girls Gone Drifting to host an all-ladies drift event at their home track in Xenia, OH.

Geoff Donati Looks Toward Round 2 After Early Exit in Atlanta

Geoff Donati Looks Toward Round 2 After Early Exit in Atlanta

After tricky weather made most of practice a waste, a tough draw in the top 32 and a super competitive battle that saw him lose to eventual event winner Tommy Lemaire, Geoff Donati is pleased overall with his and his team’s performance at FD Prospec round 1 in Atlanta.

DISL Round 1 Recap

DISL Round 1 Recap

There’s no shortage of analogies to describe what went down at Drift Indy Street League Round 1 this weekend. We shook the etch-a-sketch. We poked the reset button with a mechanical pencil. We deleted our My Player. We prestiged.

Whatever. The point is, it’s a new era for DISL, and the new look is rad as hell. 

DISL Showoff Recap

DISL Showoff Recap

Sexy cars and cold hands were the name of the game at last weekend’s Drift Indy Street League Showoff. 

No Star Bash XII: Event Recap

No Star Bash XII: Event Recap

The 12th iteration of Drift Indy’s No Star Bash provided the promised seat time, homie hangs and party atmosphere that everyone has come to expect from the biggest bash on our yearly calendar. 

Drift Indy x Drift Appalachia Touge Recap

Drift Indy x Drift Appalachia Touge Recap

Standing halfway up a mountain road in Jackson County, KY and hearing 12 different exhaust notes echoing through the hills as 10 drift cars, a lead car and a chase car start to gun it toward the uphill section of the US’ first legal touge on a public road gave me chills then and remembering it still does now. 

DISL Volume 9 Recap

DISL Volume 9 Recap

After a weekend of crazy weather swings, tricky track conditions and a different-looking top 32, three of DISL’s most consistent rippers climbed the podium steps.

DISL Volume 8: Event Recap

DISL Volume 8: Event Recap

I think part of what makes DISL such a great event for both spectators and drivers is that it's a distillation of what drifting has long been about. There's fewer distractions than in pro drifting or big money comps. The barrier to entry is lower, but still high enough to make sure everyone is held to a high standard of skill and style.