Aurimas Bakchis

Yes, my name is difficult to pronounce. Just call me Odi.

Aurimas has been intrigued by motorsports for as long as he can remember. Moving to the US when he was 8 years old, Aurimas was already familiar with the racing lifestyle since he had watched his father professionally race hydroplane boats in the European championship. Aurimas raced motocross in California, experimented with his own motorcycle suspension, and then opened a motorcycle suspension company. Using his engineering and technical skills, he then started to explore various automotive hobbies from building custom four-link suspension systems to fabricating air-ride body-dropped sleds. After college he raced rally cars and expanded Feal Suspension to offer automotive suspension solutions. After a friend brought him to a local drift track in 2009, Aurimas purchased a Nissan S13. He decided to try drifting since he found it challenging and was intrigued by the ability to express driving style. In his first season of competitive drifting in 2010, Aurimas earned his professional license by winning the Vegas Drift Pro-Am series and placing second in the Top Drift Pro-Am series. Aurimas was awarded honors as the 2011 Formula Drift "Rookie of the Year" in his second season of competitive drifting. He finished the 2011 and 2012 seasons as a Top 16 driver in the Formula Drift series. Aurimas is eager to continue to grow as a successful driver in the sport and consistently rise to new challenges.

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Quick Info

• Name - Aurimas "Odi" Bakchis
  Age - 29
  Height - 5' 10"
  Weight - 145
  Eye Color - Blue
  Hair Color - Brown
  Nationality - Lithuanian
  
  Nickname - "Odi"
  Car Number -723
  Hometown - Kaunas, Lithuania
  Current Residence - Wrightwood, CA
  Languages - English and Lithuanian
  Occupation - CEO, Feal Suspension, Inc.
  
  Team - Bakchis Motorsports
  Crew Members - Amy Bakchis, Brennan Lang, Andrew Arispe, Mike Myers and Jon Diaz
  Car - 1998 Nexen Tire Nissan 240SX
  
  Tires - Nexen N6000 and Nexen N9000
  Engine - CBM LS3 race engine, Clutch Masters twin disc clutch
  Horsepower - 475hp / 475tq
  Suspension - Feal 441 Coilovers and Battle Version arms
  Brakes - Z32 EBC rotors and Yellow Stuff pads
  Wheels - XXR, 18x8.75, 18x9.75
  Exterior - 702 Graphics wrap
  Sponsors - Nexen Tire USA, United States Air Force, Torco, Feal Suspension, 702 Graphics, Clutch Masters, Dstroyr, Battle Version, Sikky Manufacturing, CBM, EBC Brakes, Top Line Industrial Products, Mishimoto, XXR and Nitrous Express
  
  Website - bakchismotorsports.com
  Facebook - facebook.com/odidrift
  Twitter - twitter.com/odidrift YouTube -youtube.com/fealsuspension
  Instagram - instagram.com/odidrift

Career Results

• 2013
  Points: 379.00
  
  2012
  Ranking: 16
  Points: 292.00
  
  2011
  Ranking: 16
  Points: 255.00 

Personality Questions

• Favorite Music - Indie rock, classic rock
  Favorite Music Artists - Silversun Pickups, MGMT, Muse
  Favorite Video Game - Don't play
  Favorite Track - Road Atlanta
  Hobbies - Travel, other motorsports
  Role Models - James Bond