this is on the Pro-Am site (for up to date info, I suggest you visit the Pro-Am site).
Championship Event
November 10-12, 2006
Laughlin, NV
The Pro-Am Series Championship Event will be the biggest amateur drifting competition ever to take place in North America. This event, held in conjunction with the city of Laughlin's Motorsports Festival and the American Rally Sport Group's International Rally, will take place over the course of three days providing top amateurs a newly designed course on which to compete.
Driver's from all over North American will compete against one another in tandem elimination runs for a chance at the 2006 National Title. As an added bonus, top drivers may also compete against current professional drivers for a chance to earn a Formula Drift license for the 2007 season.
EVENT DETAILS:
To help offset the high costs of travel and assist drivers competing in this event, the Pro-Am will award drivers $0.15/mile round trip. This amount will be determined based on the driver's zip code used for their place of residence (as found on their state issued driver's license). Driver's will receive this amount upon arrival of the event. A valid state issued drivers license is required to be present at the event in order to receive reimbursement. Any attempt by a driver to fraudulently convey an address other than what is legally their place of residence will result in zero payment and possible loss of event entry. For example, it is 2331 miles from my house to Laughlin, NV one way. Doubling that makes the roundtrip 4662 miles. Therefore, at $0.15/mile, I would receive a travel award of $699.30 (4662 x $0.15 = $699.30).
Friday will be driver registrations, technical inspections, and practice sessions. On Saturday, the top 12 drivers from each of the 4 regions (North, South, East, and West) will have a brief practice session and then qualify against each other in single judged runs. From there, the top 16 drivers in qualifying will advance on to compete in tandem elimination runs. At the conclusion of the competition, drivers will be nationally ranked amongst each other and the top 3 drivers will be awarded 2007 Formula Drift licenses. On Sunday, both non-point scoring 2006 Formula Drift drivers and top the 16 Pro-Am drivers will have a brief practice session and then qualify in single judged runs. The top 16 drivers will then compete against each other in tandem eliminations, with the top drivers earning 2007 Formula Drift licenses.
REGISTRATION:
Qualified drivers are now eligible to register for this 3 day Championship Event at DLBRacing. Each paid driver entry will include 2 pit passes for their crew members. Should a driver require additional pit passes, please contact john@promadrift.com for additional information. Drivers can register until 11:59PM on Friday, October 27th, afterwards a $50 penalty will be assessed to all late entries. So be sure to register early and avoid this penalty.
In the event that a refund is needed, the registration refund schedule is set as follows:
All requests received by October 20th, 2006 will receive a full refund.
All requests received between October 21st and October 27th will result in a $50 penalty.
All requests received between October 28th and November 3rd will result in a $100 penalty.
No refunds will be issued after November 3rd.
Any questions regarding registration should be directed to john@proamdrift.com.
ADMISSION:
Spectators: $20 (Pro-Am only, all weekend)
Children: 12 & under Free (Pro-Am only, with paid adult)
JUDGING:
The Pro-Am Championship Event's judging panel will consist of 5 judges. These judges will come from all areas of the Pro-Am Series, including one 2006 Formula Drift Official judge, and the remaining 4 judges each coming from one of the 4 Pro-Am regions. When judging, the highest and lowest scores of each run will be dropped, so that the middle 3 scores are the only ones recorded. Additional information regarding the juding of this event will be made available during driver's meetings.
TENATIVE* SCHEDULE: (as of 10/5/2006)
Friday, November 10th, 2006
8:00AM - 5:00PM: Driver Registrations and Technical Inspections
10:00AM - 10:30AM: Mandatory** Driver's Meeting
10:30AM - 5:00PM: Practice (all drivers)
Saturday, November 11th, 2006
8:00AM - 10:00AM: Practice (all drivers)
10:00AM - 10:15AM: Mandatory Driver's Meeting (all drivers)
10:15AM - 1:15AM: Formula D Driver Ranking Competition
1:15AM - 5:00PM: Pro-Am Competition
5:00PM - 5:30PM: Awards Ceremony
Sunday, November 12th, 2006
9:00AM - 12:00PM: Practice (Top 16 Pro-Am and Top 16 FD only)
12:00PM - 1:00PM Lunch
1:00PM - 1:15PM Mandatory Driver's Meeting
1:15PM - 5:00PM Licensing Competition
5:00PM - 5:30PM Awards Ceremony
*This schedule is subject to change at any time.
**Drivers who fail to attend the driver's meeting will not be allowed on course until they have spoken to a USDA Official.
MEDIA:
All media requests should be directed to naoki@proamdrift.com at least 2 weeks prior to the event. Please allow sufficient time for processing.
All media related individuals must be at least 18 years of age, wear closed toed shoes, and have signed all necessary waivers prior to gaining access on track. They must follow all rules set forth by the venue and USDA; in addition to obeying all event officials, course workers, and venue personnel. USDA reserves the right to deny or revoke media passes at any given time. All persons receiving a media pass must follow all officials, venue, and event rules regarding safety and procedures.
LODGING:
The Official Hotel (and Casino) of the Pro-Am is the:
Edgewater Hotel and Casino
2020 S. Casino Drive
Laughlin, NV 89029
For reservations, please call 1-800-677-4837 and use discount code "MRALLY".
The room cost is $25 a night Sunday-Thursday and $45 a night Friday-Saturday.
MISCELLANEOUS:
Any person or persons engaging in an unsafe or inappropriate behavior on or off the track as deemed by the event organizers, track officials, and/or venue, will not be tolerated. Failure to follow any of the aforementioned rules will result in such individuals being removed from the premises without refund and depending on the severity of the incident, possible banishment from any other USDA and their affiliates events.
USDA/PRO-AM:
In an effort to further promote the rapidly growing sport of drifting, the United States Drift Assocation (USDA) was created to provide an effective and highly recognizable Pro-Am drifting series to North America. The USDA consists of some of the top grassroots drifting organizations throughout North America, thus allowing it the ability to concentrate in these key markets regionally, while still maintaining a nationwide presence need to operate as a true National Amateur Series. The main goal of the USDA and our Pro-Am Series is to provide drivers with an event to compete in nationally, without experiencing major financial burden, thus allowing drivers the ability to be ranked. At the same time, it also provides drivers with the option to maintain involvement in the grassroots atmosphere they FOERST encountered or prepare them for a professional approach to the sport.
DISCLAIMER:
USDA reserves the right to change any information regarding the website, event details, rules, schedule, and/or any other related information at any time with or without notice. In addition, USDA may revise these terms of use at any time by updating the website. We do not review sites linked to or from our site and disclaim all responsibility for their content. We disclaim all responsibility for the accuracy of any map or direction presented on our website.
Driver and sponsor inquiries may be directed info@proamdrift.com.
