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Ryan Tuerck drove his Gumout / Nitto Tire / Mobil 1 Toyota Corolla to second place in a wild Seattle event this weekend that saw sold-out grandstands and hard charging on-track action. “We found a great rhythm here in Seattle,” said Tuerck. “The feeling of riding the bank in full drift on this track is amazing and the fan excitement kept us pumped all day long.”

ENGLISHTOWN, NJ (June 20, 2021) – Fredric Aasbo drove the Rockstar Energy Toyota GR Supra to third place on Saturday in wet weather conditions at Englishtown’s Old Bridge Township Raceway. On the strength of back-to-back podiums, Aasbo is now third in the points standings with five rounds to go in the 2021 Formula Drift Championship. Aasbo narrowly edged out his Papadakis Racing teammate Ryan Tuerck in the Gumout/Nitto Tire Toyota Corolla Hatchback for third place. Both advanced through the competition ladder into the Final 4, but Aasbo’s higher qualifying score secured the podium. Tuerck finished fourth.

Toyota video “The Pitch” featuring team drivers and the Rockstar Energy Toyota GR Supra debuted on Friday. The online piece delivers high-action stunt work in a tongue-in-cheek look at an advertising pitch meeting. Fredric Aasbo and Ryan Tuerck both performed stunts for the short film where Toyota GR Supras make a 100-foot jump and race through a downtown LA drift sequence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvedr1AeQt8&t=57s.