Wrecked Magazine
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*The following post was guest written by someone close to the SWD series that we verified with references. They requested to be anonymous for the following blog post. The post doesn’t reflect the views of our staff just the guest author.*
With Streetwise Drifting concluding Round 3 of their Pro-Am series at Autopalooza, Many questions are being raised about the over all future of the Pro-Am Series. We have been following a handful of great prospect driver within Streetwise Drifting, but with that said; Not a whole lot has come out of SWD that has caught our attention more so then the drama that has ensue within. With such issues as Improper Technical inspection and Irate judging. Streetwise Drifting has given itself a black eye.
During Round 2 in Florida we saw multiple protest of the Impact Judge and the ejection by the Impact Judge of Kevin Phillips from the judges booth for protesting a call. The event ended in a complete wash and no driver was awarded competition points. That they still used an Impact Judging System is beyond our comprehension. If you are an Formula Drift Pro-Am Series, You need to go but FD Standards and rulings. Their was much talk about the use of a entry speed bubble and other judging criteria.
Shortly after round3 Twitter and Facebook blew up about more protests and irate Judgment calls. The biggest protest was of the BRE Motorsports BMW using an illegal outdated version WiseFab kit. Looking into the issue we quickly discovered that the Streetwise Drifting Head of Technical Inspection is a 22 year old female with no drifting experience nor automotive background. That explains a lot right there. Its seems like we are only half way through the season and already Streetwise Drifting is competing with Formula Drift for most drama in a series.
Our thoughts on this situation are simple. Every series has their ups and down. Defecting from Formula Drift as a piggy packing series to gain driver seat time has diminished their fan base and over stretched their capabilities. We can only wait and see if any changes will be made. Streetwise Drifting is slowing gaining a bad reputation.
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