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Nitto Tires sponsors 4 cars/drivers for 2011 in the Formula DRIFT series

Check out the following cars in the Formula DRIFT series, each car is running Nitto NT05 for 2011 starting this weekend at Long Beach, CA.

Ryan Tuerck/Gardella  Racing

Tuerck is the  primary driver for New Jersey-based Gardella, the first East Coast team Nitto  has sponsored.  He finished second in the overall standings in 2009 and  third in 2010.   This year, he will be behind the wheel of a  state-of-the-art Chevy Camaro SS, built by Gardera.

Eric O'Sullivan/Gardella  Racing

Formula D's  Rookie of the Year for 2009, O’Sullivan joins Gardella this year.  He  will drive a 2008 Pontiac Solstice, previously used by Tuerck and powered by a  Gardella-built Chevy LS3 V8.

Matt Powers

In 2010 Powers was the youngest  driver to place in Formula D's Top 16.  His Nissan s14 features an LS7  engine out of a Corvette Z06 mounted by GTI.  Powers' title sponsor is Electronic Arts’ Need for Speed series of video  games.

Charles Ng Racing

Ng was Formula D's Rookie of  the Year runner up in 2010. “Kaki” will again drive a Mazda FC RX7 with an LS7  engine, which has seen several upgrades during the off-season.

From Long Beach, the circuit continues its nationwide tour:
 
Round 2: Road to the Championship - Road Atlanta (Braselton, Georgia) - May 6-7

Round 3: Invasion - Palm Beach International Raceway (Palm Beach, Florida) - June 3-4

Round 4: The Gauntlet - Wall Speedway (Wall, New Jersey) - June 17-18

Round 5: Throwdown - Evergreen Speedway (Monroe, Washington) - July 22-23

Round 6: After Dark - Las Vegas Motor Speedway (Las Vegas, Nevada) - August 26-27

Round 7: Title Fight - Toyota Speedway (Irwindale, Calif.) - October 7-8

Photo complements of www.gardellaracing.com