Sythentic expert Royal Purple announces an extended commitment in their third year of partnership with popular motorsports series Formula DRIFT.
“Formula DRIFT is a perfect series to highlight our state-of-the-art lubricants,” said Rusty Waples, Director of Brand and Product Management at Calumet Branded Products, LLC. “Formula DRIFT drivers push their engines and drivetrains to extremes, and count on Royal Purple to give them the extra performance edge.”
“We’re very excited to have Royal Purple return as the Official Oil of Formula DRIFT,” said Ryan Sage, President of Formula DRIFT. “Since beginning the partnership in 2020, Royal Purple has brought new momentum to the competition and to our fans around the world.”
The 2022 Royal Purple partnership is similar to the current program. It features a $6,000 contingency sponsorship for the Formula DRIFT PROSPEC Championship. As part of the program, Royal Purple will award prize money of $500, $300 and $200, respectively, to the first three PROSPEC contingency participants at each round. This will be available regardless of whether they reach the podium, provided the competition car displays the new Royal Purple and Formula DRIFT decal. The top 2022 Royal Purple contingency driver will receive an additional $2,000 at the end of the season.
In addition, Formula DRIFT PRO Championship driver Dylan Hughes remains in the seat of the Royal Purple BMW. For the third consecutive year, Royal Purple will sponsor Hughes as he navigates the Formula DRIFT PRO rankings.
“Whenever I cut myself in the workshop, I strangely bleed purple!” laughed Hughes. “My drift cars are no different. We’ve had zero issues running Royal Purple synthetic oils at over 1000hp, and the support from their R&D team has been incredible, too.”
“It’s been so much fun,” added Hughes. “We’ve had such a good time with Royal Purple the last two years, so to continue into 2022 and beyond is amazing. From Formula DRIFT to doing some really cool builds like the diesel drift wagon, Royal Purple has fully embraced what we do in the drifting world, and we love it!”
