I’m kind of a Formula Drift fan-boy. I try to catch every event and I have followed the series grow from what many thought was a flash in the pan into the fastest growing Motorsport in this century. Part of what makes FD so great is that everyone has their own hero – someone in FD that they love to follow. Think about it – there is everything from Ford to Chevy, Nissan, Scion, Turbo, V8, Rednecks, Surfers, American’s, Japanese, and Australian’s and don’t forget about all the drivers from Europe. Everyone can find someone that they share some kind of motorsport bond with.

All of this makes Formula Drift so great. As I reflect on the fact that FD is about to start it’s tenth season, it got me thinking about what the next 10 years are going to look like for FD fans. I couldn’t help but think, man… this is going to make an awesome movie one day!

Long story short, I don’t know why it took me so long to do this! Since each driver has their own distinct and unique character, I couldn’t help but think which actor would play what driver or member of the FD community if they were to make a movie.

So here’s what I came up with so far:



Jarod DeAnda

The Voice of Formula Drift



Updated : Vince Vaughn replaces Jack Black





Jim Liaw

President and Co-Founder of FD



Russell Wong





Ryan Sage

Co-Founder of FD



Jason Statham





Fredric Aasbo

2010 Rookie Of the Year



Dolph Lundgren





Rhys Millen

2005 Formula Drift Champion



Matthew McConaughey





Dai Yoshihara

2011 Formula Drift Champion



John Cho





Matt Powers

Team Need for Speed



Mark-Paul Harry Gosselaar





Darren McNamara

Irish Pro Drift Champ



Rhys Ifans





Ryan Tuerck

Drift Alliance Member



Shia Labeouf





Tony Angelo

Drift Alliance Founder



AJ McLean





Chris Forsberg

2009 Formula Drift Champ



Damian Lewis





Vaughn Gittin Jr.

2010 Formula Drift Champ



Randy Quaid





Daigo Saito Jr.

2012 Formula Drift Champ



Yuji Okumoto aka (Chozen)





Walker Wilkerson

2011 Rookie Of the Year

Runner Up



Jimmy Fallon







Updated with reader suggestions



Danny George

Formula Drift Rookie



Jack Black





Joey Redmond

Wrecked Magazine



Phillip Seymour Hoffman





Jacob Leveton

Driftstream Host



Edward Norton





Mike Kojima

MotoIQ Editor & Chief



Masi Oka







This list is by no means comprehensive, but I wanted to leave some of the fun for the rest of you. Who would you cast as your favorite Formula Drift driver or figure? Add your own casting suggestions in the comments below, or tweet them to @Redline360, and we’ll incorporate some of our favorite recommendations back into the article.