There are also other drivers scattered throughout the series (including the lower division, PRO 2) who complete with Ford Performance engines and vehicles, such as the current PRO2 series leader, Trenton Beechum. (Beechum drives a 2014 ROUSH-supercharged Mustang with a Ford Performance Aluminator engine.)



We sat down with PRO driver Pawlak in St. Louis to get his insight on where he thinks the series is headed.



“It’s getting bigger and bigger each year, worldwide,” said Pawlak. “Only the future can tell where it's going, but I'm excited to see where it is in 10, or even just five years from now.”

We then asked Pawlak how and where he thinks the sport of Formula Drift has evolved the most over the past few years.

“The car builds have come a long way in a sort time,” he said, “with 1,000 horsepower being pretty much standard now. When I started, 600 horsepower was big power. Another advancement is in wheel angle. Angle is crazy now; we're making around 74 degrees of angle, and the standard was around 45-50 degrees back when I started competing.”