I think they just couldnt find anyone with the free time he has no business judging anyone since every time he take s his over built 350z out he crash s it or blow s it up
If u think he judged it all by himself thas just funny, thas why andy is there to give an unbias score and tell the two othet judges what they should be looking for
People Complaining about Tj judging, but alot of competitions usually have a celeb judging,(in this case youtube Celeb) and the fact that tj has drifted, maybe not professionally, but still has some knowledge. Give the man some credit.
I agree. I feel like TJ knows enough about the sport. I haven't watched the whole video yet to be honest, but from the first couple of backie judgings he seems to be judging well.
I dunno, I love james, but him and saito leaving for russia reminds me of kristofferson leaving rallycross last year, gives other folks a chance to win! Deans proved whatever he wanted to i think lol wouldn't be surprised if jack/connor shanahan come over next year though
The skills battle is awesome but felt like to many interviews, too much slow motion during the drift cross, and too many jump cuts. I still have no idea how that track was laid out. Anyway, thanx FD for being awesome in 2020 and can’t wait to see more exciting content in this 2021 season!
This was great, only downside? TJ Hunt, absolutely anyone else could've been a judge, i can name a bunch of RUclipsrs that could've been a MUCH better judge, but, whatever floats your boat 😁
Can people stop complaining and just enjoy? Jeez lets just appreciate that fd put this together for us, I'm sure it was much harder to do behind the scenes than we even know.
"This year FD as bought in heavy hitters as judges.." TJ is not a bad guy but he has no business judging a drift competition.. That's like if they made Yoko Ono a judge on the voice
Just wanna say u can’t down rad dan cause he went off course but then give essa a almost perfect score even tho he went out you’s only cared that his was that little more aggressive you should have judged essa on goin out to
Are we not gonna talk about how Dai Yoshihara actually lost to Jeff Jones at 54:30??? They even show the times of both lanes, and it shows that Dai lost clearly.
Reaction time + ET = win. If you have a far better reaction time, you can win with a slower ET. They only show the ET on the board, but that time started when the front tire leaves the beams. If Dai left soon enough, he can win with a slower time. Drag racing is weird like that
@@WhipsawWillys I mean they left at the same time and I've never in my life heard that reaction times are factored into drag racing. I can understand funny cars but just a friendly drag race between drift cars? It should be who reaches the finish line first, no matter reaction time.
@@daniellage3805 LMFAO reaction time is factored into every drag race. The winner is the first one to the finish line after the green light come on which, as the other guy said is reaction time to the light coming on plus the time it takes to get down the track. It's tough to see who actually won because of camera position but you can see Dai's win light come on so he gets the W.
Exactly my thoughts. If it's called DRIFT Cross then they should have to drift every portion, otherwise it's just regular autocross. Mandatory drifting in driftcross vote here.
Definitely. Currently, it's a no-brainer to try and grip the whole thing as well as the car allows, for the best time. It would be a lot more exciting if they were judged on drifting as well, or penalized for not doing it.
I have to stop this vid at 5 min & say tj in this position big NO , what were u thinking to put him on this seat , i like him i watch his content but for sure i dont wanna see him as judge
This is a drift comp with fd drivers. The second event should be a mondo drift time attack deal like jones said. IMO what's the point of auto crossing drift cars. Hopefully next year y'all go to that rule
This was really well put together for broadcast. Looks like it would be a hell of a party to be there. ❤️❤️ ps. Try not to change to much if you do it again. ❤️
this is exactly the sport needs. maybe a little bit more exposure. i swear to ^^ if you get big youtubers to promote fomula drift. i know sounds cliché but it will work.
So glad to see our boy Essa out there again, we cant get enough of hearing that S54 sing its sweet songs... We are hyped for 2021 FD Season!
Lol Tj Hunt as a judge. Must have been hard getting people.
That’s not nice
How dare they do backward entries and not have Chelsea in the house
Dude you know why.... Chelsea is a monster at backies
I recon vaughn told him not to so he didnt end up breaking the car right before the season started
He should have used his demo car
@@comaster9942 thats true
I was thinking bout that too 😃
I think Mr. Hunt should show us the perfect line he wants to see.
I think they just couldnt find anyone with the free time he has no business judging anyone since every time he take s his over built 350z out he crash s it or blow s it up
He’s not even in fd
If u think he judged it all by himself thas just funny, thas why andy is there to give an unbias score and tell the two othet judges what they should be looking for
People Complaining about Tj judging, but alot of competitions usually have a celeb judging,(in this case youtube Celeb) and the fact that tj has drifted, maybe not professionally, but still has some knowledge. Give the man some credit.
I agree. I feel like TJ knows enough about the sport. I haven't watched the whole video yet to be honest, but from the first couple of backie judgings he seems to be judging well.
Ikr, I don’t think any regular FD judge is better than him at drifting
When she said “M K Eye V” like that 😭
I’m glad I’m not the only one who heard that
yea I was like wuuutttttt
I died inside
that's the first thing I noticed lol
Saying tj hunt is a “drift driver” is the same as calling a McDonald’s employee a chef
Hey now. He’s better than most.
Who is tj hunt
Tj caught cheating in 4k off of ken's homework at 21:43 . On the real i would've done the same
Hey that's fucked up! McDonald's employees have to do some fairly difficult things consistently : p
This!!!
I am so hyped for this year. This is going to be amazing
Its so sad James deane is not in fd .. 😁 he will be show you what is backwards entry 😂
Damn right my guy!!!!
u can watch James Deane live today in Russian drif series. Think they stream on their youtube
James deane is in a higher level at drifting, he would easily get on the leaderboard.
The best bro , he’s killing In Europe tho 💯🤙
I dunno, I love james, but him and saito leaving for russia reminds me of kristofferson leaving rallycross last year, gives other folks a chance to win! Deans proved whatever he wanted to i think lol wouldn't be surprised if jack/connor shanahan come over next year though
2:02 Emkay Ivey Toyota Supra lmao
mk 4 would be easier to pronounce 🤣
She knows nothing about the sport
The skills battle is awesome but felt like to many interviews, too much slow motion during the drift cross, and too many jump cuts. I still have no idea how that track was laid out. Anyway, thanx FD for being awesome in 2020 and can’t wait to see more exciting content in this 2021 season!
This was great, only downside? TJ Hunt, absolutely anyone else could've been a judge, i can name a bunch of RUclipsrs that could've been a MUCH better judge, but, whatever floats your boat 😁
Adam lz
You want the gig next year?
Pretty sure I’d like him better than tj
Can people stop complaining and just enjoy? Jeez lets just appreciate that fd put this together for us, I'm sure it was much harder to do behind the scenes than we even know.
No they can’t. Cuz complaining is free. Actually doing the work and trying to help the industry takes effort.
Essa is a G
y'all trippin bro. odi murdered that backwards entry. man was reversing
I've been looking for this comment. Odi won easily. These guys are clowns. It literally makes no sense
He spit fuckin smoke out too. I wonder how the sponsors entry managed to win that with a substandard backie.
The production on this was much better than last year hopefully the actual events livestream will be much better than last year
for me dylan is future best drifter out there
"This year FD as bought in heavy hitters as judges.." TJ is not a bad guy but he has no business judging a drift competition.. That's like if they made Yoko Ono a judge on the voice
Odi is a goat, hope he win the championship this season
FD production value going up! Lets hope it stays during the season streams.
Lol “emm Kay eye vee”
The drag racing was straight up hilarious.
Just wanna say u can’t down rad dan cause he went off course but then give essa a almost perfect score even tho he went out you’s only cared that his was that little more aggressive you should have judged essa on goin out to
They only care about the really good drivers. They make them the most money
Of course Dais going to kill a grip race with his experience and Mike Kojima as his crew chief Haha
She said “KRM” then said “Kyle Moham” lol
“Garagtasitic” 😂
ive seen soooooooooooo many fast cars go down that drag strip. legend.
I think next year you should have side by side races like they do in monster jam!
Are we not gonna talk about how Dai Yoshihara actually lost to Jeff Jones at 54:30??? They even show the times of both lanes, and it shows that Dai lost clearly.
Reaction time + ET = win. If you have a far better reaction time, you can win with a slower ET. They only show the ET on the board, but that time started when the front tire leaves the beams. If Dai left soon enough, he can win with a slower time. Drag racing is weird like that
@@WhipsawWillys I mean they left at the same time and I've never in my life heard that reaction times are factored into drag racing. I can understand funny cars but just a friendly drag race between drift cars? It should be who reaches the finish line first, no matter reaction time.
they both seemed really confused about it too
@@daniellage3805 LMFAO reaction time is factored into every drag race. The winner is the first one to the finish line after the green light come on which, as the other guy said is reaction time to the light coming on plus the time it takes to get down the track.
It's tough to see who actually won because of camera position but you can see Dai's win light come on so he gets the W.
Loving Dan’s new livery
Should definitely be mandatory to drift the Drift Cross portion. I mean it's DRIFT cross right?
Exactly my thoughts. If it's called DRIFT Cross then they should have to drift every portion, otherwise it's just regular autocross. Mandatory drifting in driftcross vote here.
the editing and filming on this has leveled up greatly. lot of fun to watch
Loved all the challenges but the “drift cross” was boring to watch, I think next year drifting should be mandatory
Definitely. Currently, it's a no-brainer to try and grip the whole thing as well as the car allows, for the best time. It would be a lot more exciting if they were judged on drifting as well, or penalized for not doing it.
Had the same thought. These cars are super fast in a drift. Why not have driftcross be drifting auto cross rather than slippery autocross.
Saying Dan is personally responsible for the mullet coming back like cleetus doesn't exist 🤣
Dan had his mullet way before cleetus
so, Supra em kay i vee. Are you gonna tell us that it's powered by 2 Jay Z beyoncee?
I have to stop this vid at 5 min & say tj in this position big NO , what were u thinking to put him on this seat , i like him i watch his content but for sure i dont wanna see him as judge
should've got Alexi to do judging
He busy in Japan 🇯🇵
of all the people for judges y'all picked lame ass TJ Hunt? LOOOOL
Didn’t know that tj hunt was still doing RUclips, good for him.
Excellent work as usual Nicol. You are a PRO
but its good to see the drivers have fun
Bruh why they got TJ doing judging lol
Really fun watching this!
has kyle mohan ever made it past the top 32? serious question
hahahhahahah
Jeff Jones destroyed Dai in the drag race, scoreboard shows by 2 seconds, idk how anyone could have given Dai the win
Dai's win light came on and they both ran in the 7s
We need more of this
Its nice to see that Tj is here, didn’t knew he was into drifting like this.
Only comment I've seen that's positive about Hunt
Come on, "M-Kay-eye-vee Supra"?!?!
Next year bring the RTR team in the game !
Such a smart event. Good job everyone
The amount of times KG looked at TJ ... like... the f? 😂
FD trying to get that RUclips clout.
They need Chelsea Denofa to show you guys what a backie is.
Ma boy Dan
This is a drift comp with fd drivers. The second event should be a mondo drift time attack deal like jones said. IMO what's the point of auto crossing drift cars. Hopefully next year y'all go to that rule
This was really well put together for broadcast. Looks like it would be a hell of a party to be there. ❤️❤️ ps. Try not to change to much if you do it again. ❤️
this was awful and the girl was very annoying
Why is the kings of backies JTP & Denofa not in dis
Not sure about jtp but Chelsea was on driftweek during this I believe
Even tho its new I still hope yo see more 🙏
Yeye lets go! I love the skills challenge! Ayyy!
That was great! Nice editing.
Forrest Wang would have killed this!!
Look at all those ads. So glad I have Adblock.
Is hunt goanna be a judge for the actual battles?
Pick a better layout for them.. you can't kick the ass end out, like you should with a turn like that.
oh the veteran time attack driver won the timed race? what a surprise lol jk tho gotta love Dai
No way Dai's entry was even near M Essas.
Jeff Jones has some fancy interior.
a backward entries without @jamesdeane the mad man hh
That announcer lady was kinda annoying.
Kens playing favorites a little
i guess quarantine really hit hard casue the got TJ as a judge...
Im kinda new to this channel..so i wanna ask if there will be any vids about RDS?(Russian Drift Series)?
Not likely, though they are our friends.
FD Drivers... some of em dont know how to do backward entrie or they scared, bring here DENOFA !
Odi holding it down for lithuania 🤙🏼
Homie out here saing its a bent rim its fine its fun. I flipped out when my sister mounted a curb with my adv1's
Remember that these are professional teams earning at least 6 figures, and most of their wheels are from sponsors who know how difficult the sport is
So y’all just letting anyone judge nowadays?
Girl walking in the back had a wagon omfg 🥵😂
15:44
Wow nice run odi bakchis
Kyle Mohan!!!
That supra is beautiful
Goooo Odi!!!
Great show! Love it! But Breh...
Kyle is such a cool guy
Why is everybody on here hating on Tj Hunt? I suppose you would have made a better judge huh?
Bummed Kazuya Taguchi wasn’t on the roster
I was hoping to see Masuyama also
in my home. i live 2 min away. arcadia baby
See ya in Atl
So many excellent & experienced drone pilots near Irwindale would have done an amazing job capturing this, would have made it more exciting to watch.
As soon as i saw tjhunt i was like ight im leaving
They must have not had many people wanting to judge if tj hunt is one of them
Bruh Odi just trolled the judges in round one
Im just glad Taylor Hull isnt there, he'd figure out a way to crash into someone
@51:16 - Those tubes that Dan is tucking back into his uniform are for. . . ?
Cool suit.
@@joshc9846 Nice! Thanks for the reply.
this is exactly the sport needs. maybe a little bit more exposure. i swear to ^^ if you get big youtubers to promote fomula drift. i know sounds cliché but it will work.
Jeff has too much fun 😂
Never realized how petty FD fans are over judge selection - TJ might not be who you wanted to judge but you ever hear of guest judges?
But where's The backing G Mr. Denofa?
ideas for Torque Drift hehehe
Wtf would have Tj Hunt as judge...smh smh
Urm pretty sure cleatus is responsible for the mullet come back
Well Dan had his mullet way before Cleetus.
Odis should have gotten the lead for sure