Tony Angelo
Born: | December 24, 1978 | |
Hometown: | Doylestown, Pennsylvania | |
Series: | Formula D |
Tony Angelo (born December 24, 1978) is an American professional
Career
Tony began building and modifying his own cars as a teenager in his hometown of
In 2003, Tony personally gained national exposure in an article in Wired Magazine at the same time that drifting was gaining massive popularity.[1] At this time doors began to open for Tony to race in the pro series.
Tony began racing professionally in 2004 in
After years in FD as a serious competitor, Tony took a break from driving professionally in the U.S. in 2009 and became a judge for Formula Drift. Tony is credited with having majorly changed FD judging and scoring format for the better during this time.[2]
Tony returned to the driver’s seat in 2012 for Scion Racing in his 2009 Scion tC.[3]
In 2013, Tony purchased a salvage Scion FR-S that had been damaged during Hurricane Sandy.[4] In just ten weeks, Tony and his TAngelo Racing team transformed the car into his 750 hp racecar.[4]
Tony Angelo also does stunt work, having driven in ads for Audi, Nissan and Chevrolet.
Tony is the founder and president of Drift Alliance, based out of Englishtown, New Jersey.[5] He is also a member of the Blood Masters team. Tony often drifts his Lexus SC 300 missile car at grassroots events alongside amateur drivers at the Englishtown track where his career started.[6]
Tony was a host on the Motor Trend show Hot Rod Garage, which he left after 6 seasons. [7]
Achievements
- President of Drift Alliance
- Multiple Formula Drift top 10 and top 8 finished
- 2013 FD Palm Beach Top 16
- 2013 FD Palm Beach Top FR-S qualifier
- 2013 Drift Week Triple Crown at Pikes Peak - 3rd Place[8]
- 2012 FD Palm Beach Top Scion qualifier
- 2012 FD Palm Beach Top 4-cylinder qualifier
- 2012 Top 32 Qualifier all Formula Drift events
- 2010 FX Open Belarus - 5th Place
- 3 Formula Drift Team Drift wins
- 1st place D1 driver’s search
- Fastest qualifier record on fastest FD track, Evergreen Speedway
Sponsors
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- Scion Racing
- Hoonigan
- Hankook Tires
- Exedy Clutches
- Alpinestars
- Electric Visual
- Brian Crower
- Recaro
- FTW Fuels
- Mothers
References
- ^ "Go, Skid Racer, Go!". Wired – via www.wired.com.
- ^ "Formula DRIFT Announces Tony Angelo as Technical Manager". Mar 4, 2010.
- ^ "Tony Angelo Signs With Scion Racing For 2012". Jan 26, 2012.
- ^ a b "Toyota Scion". www.toyota.com. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
- ^ driftinghub (2018-01-11). "Drift Alliance". Drifting Hub. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
- ^ "BLOODMASTERS BLOODBATH part 1". Archived from the original on 2021-12-19 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Tony Angelo Bids Farewell to Hot Rod Garage". 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Wrecked Magazine (Facebook Page)". Facebook. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
External links
- Tony Angelo Driver Page at Scion.com
- Formula Drift Profile
- Tony Angelo on Instagram
- Tony Angelo on Facebook
- Tony Angelo on Twitter
- Tony Angelo playlist on YouTube