Matt Powers

Powers to the people

Powers started doing burn outs on the way home from school in his 1984 533 BMW. One day at Pacific Drive, the surf shop where Powers grew up, a friend showed him drifting in a magazine. Although his BMW was the fastest car out of all his friends, he sold it for an S13. He attended his first drift event in 2004 without bringing a helmet, tools, or spare wheels/parts. After borrowing a helmet he had a ton of fun and continued to drift as a hobby through 2008 while supporting his passion working at Discount Tire. Powers got his Formula D pro license while getting 2nd place at Red Bull World Championship/Pro Am Nationals in 2008. His goal was to street drive his car to long beach, qualify, then forever retire from "Pro Drifting." Powers and gang ended up doing just that but had a ton of fun in the process and kept at it in 2009. His year culminated in a 4th place finish at Irwindale while unsponsored. In 2010 Need for Speed and Nitto tires picked him up allowing him to compete in the full season finishing 16th overall. Since 2010, Powers has been the youngest driver to finish in the top 16 every year (6th in 2011 and 10th in 2012), with multiple podiums and a first place qualification. He has also won awards in FD for hardest charging driver, most improved, and best style. For 2013 Powers brings his drifting program back to where it all started out of San Diego, CA, based out of Big Toms Speed Shop with Tom Roberts and with the help of Parts Shop Max/Martin Muench. Look for big things in 2013. #stayinit

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Quick Info

• Name - Matt Powers 
  Age - 25 
  Height - 6' 0" 
  Weight - 160 
  Eye Color - Hazel 
  Hair Color - Blondish Brown 
  Nationality - American 
  
  Nickname - "Mattycakes" or "Frothdog"
  Car Number - 665
  Hometown - Pacific Beach, CA 
  Current Residence - Pacific Beach, CA 
  Languages - English 
  Occupation - Driver 
  
  Team - Drift Party 
  Crew Members - Tom Roberts, Martin Muench, Tommy Roberts, Dave Westfall and Poseidon 
  Car - 1995 Nitto Tire Fatlace Nissan S14 
  
  Tires - Nitto NT05 
  Engine - Katech Track Attack 463 
  Horsepower - 700hp / 700tq 
  Suspension - Part Shop MAX arms and knuckles, KW coilovers 
  Brakes - Wilwood 
  Wheels - Motegi Trak Lite 18x9 +5 
  Exterior - Seibon Carbon doors, hood, trunk 
  Interior - STACK data logger and cluster, AEM ECU, GTI roll cage, Sparco seats/wheel 
  
  Sponsors - Nitto Tire, Fatlace, Motegi, ACT, Katech, Alpinestars, Big Toms Speed Shop, Parts Shop MAX, AEM, KW suspension, STACK, Seibon Carbon, Sikky, Wilwood, Driveshaft Shop, Just Drift, Spyder lights, RHS, Comp Cams, FAST, Aeromotive and Royal Purple 
  
  Website - driftparty.com
  Facebook - facebook.com/mattpowersisananimal
  YouTube - youtube.com/driftparty
  Instagram - instagram.com/powers_sucks

Career Results

• 2013
  Points: 282.00
  
  2012
  Ranking: 10
  Points: 358.50
  
  2011
  Ranking: 6
  Points: 444.50
  

Personality Questions

• Favorite Music - Rock, or country if I am in a truck
  Favorite Video Game - dislike video games
  Favorite Track - Long Beach, Vegas 2009-2011
  Hobbies - drifting, surfing, travel, leisure, cooking, coffee, biking and living
  Role Models - Dane Reynolds, John John Florence, wild animals, Namotu, friends, Nietzsche