Version 2.23.0 - FD LONG BEACH '23 & CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT, NEW MINAMI TRACK!
THIS IS IT DRIFTERS – Formula Drift 2023 Season has officially kicked off! Update 2.23.0 is flying you out to Long Beach for Round 1, April 7-8! We’re absolutely ecstatic to start Torque Drift’s FD 2023 Season Championship – A season-long leaderboard event that will run alongside the FD series with spectacular in-game AND real world prizes! Before we take you the sunny streets of Cali, we’re doing a quick pitstop in Japan for our long awaited Minami track! Our newest track boasts a signature jump initiation so hop over and burn all the rubber you want!
FORMULA DRIFT ROUND 1 – LONG BEACH!
California bound baby 🌴 Warm up those tires as we take you to The Streets of Long Beach next weekend! To kick off the season, Long Beach-exclusive challenges, sponsortree, titles & rewards are up for grabs for a limited time only!
*FD Long Beach challenges & sponsortrees will be active from GMT 8PM, 7 April – Midnight 12AM, 14 April
FORMULA DRIFT 2023 CHAMPIONSHIP!
We saw some serious competition in our first official in-game Formula Drift Championship last year with incredible runs, neck and neck standings, and the overall feedback for running our own series alongside the real FD season was OUTSTANDING – We’re ready to see it all over again!
We’re making some improvements to how we run our FD Season Leaderboard Event this year!
Stay tuned for what prizes we have in the works
BRAND NEW TRACK: MINAMI!
When you mention drifting, we can guarantee you those in the scene will enthusiastically rave about one of the most iconic raceways at Ebisu – Minami! Expect a brand new map built from scratch to slam doors and shred rubber on, and don’t worry drifters, it wouldn’t be Minami without the signature jump initiation! Although the beloved Drift Stadium track is no longer accessible for drifting in the real world, get ready to relive the Formula Drift Japan hype as we expand on the Ebisu map with this incredibly exciting track!
BUG FIXES & PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
Keep those engines on team, we’ve got NEW liveries and drivers in the pipeline for this season!
– Torque Drift Team
FORMULA DRIFT ROUND 1 – LONG BEACH!
California bound baby 🌴 Warm up those tires as we take you to The Streets of Long Beach next weekend! To kick off the season, Long Beach-exclusive challenges, sponsortree, titles & rewards are up for grabs for a limited time only!
*FD Long Beach challenges & sponsortrees will be active from GMT 8PM, 7 April – Midnight 12AM, 14 April
FORMULA DRIFT 2023 CHAMPIONSHIP!
We saw some serious competition in our first official in-game Formula Drift Championship last year with incredible runs, neck and neck standings, and the overall feedback for running our own series alongside the real FD season was OUTSTANDING – We’re ready to see it all over again!
We’re making some improvements to how we run our FD Season Leaderboard Event this year!
- Round 1 – Entry Cost: 50x Bullion
*(Entry cost will be reduced at the start of each round) - In-Game and IRL Prizes for the Top 8 Leaderboard Players at the end of Irwindale!
- Round standings will be automatically calculated for each round. As each round’s points accumulate, results will be displayed on a separate Overall Leaderboard system players can access and view in-game.
Stay tuned for what prizes we have in the works
BRAND NEW TRACK: MINAMI!
When you mention drifting, we can guarantee you those in the scene will enthusiastically rave about one of the most iconic raceways at Ebisu – Minami! Expect a brand new map built from scratch to slam doors and shred rubber on, and don’t worry drifters, it wouldn’t be Minami without the signature jump initiation! Although the beloved Drift Stadium track is no longer accessible for drifting in the real world, get ready to relive the Formula Drift Japan hype as we expand on the Ebisu map with this incredibly exciting track!
BUG FIXES & PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
- Memory Leak fixes occurring in Paint Shop
- Sim Rig Players this is for you! – Updated input system to fix steering wheel input
- Minor fixes for tuning and livery swapping
- Minor fixes for Youtube Carousel
- Localisation issues corrected
Keep those engines on team, we’ve got NEW liveries and drivers in the pipeline for this season!
– Torque Drift Team