Driver Profile

Matthew James Martin

Height: 5 Feet 11 inches

Weight: 155 lbs.

Birthday: October 23, 1984

Home Town: Annapolis, Maryland

Attending University of Maryland Baltimore County

Majoring in Mechanical Engineering

Achievements:
(2006) Top 8 USdrift Nationals Round 2
(2006) Top 3 USdrift Nationals Round 1
(2005) 2nd Place finisher US Drift Nationals final points standings
(2005) Top 5 Round 3 USdrift Nationals ODS, VA
(2005) Top 5, #1 qualifier Round 2 USdrift Summit Point, WV
(2005) Top 4 Falken Tires’ Drift Showoff  Washington, DC
(2005) Top 32 Round 3 FormulaD, Houston, TX
(2005) 2nd Place Round 1 USdrift Nationals ODS, VA
(2004) Top 10 Falken Tires’ Drift Showoff  Washington, DC
(2004) Winner of US Drift Nationals, held at Summit Point Raceway
(2004) Top 10 at the DGtrials Beaverun Drift Riot
(2003) Winner of US Drift Nationals presented by Falken Tires. Held at Summit Point Raceway
(2000) Finished 5th in Stateline Speedway Jr. Stock championship points
(2000) Finished 2nd three of four races in Jr. Piston Port Can Lite in the Woodbridge Kart Club National race held at Summit Point Raceway
(2000) Finished 2nd in Jr. Piston Port Can Lite in the WKA Dunlop Enduro Series


Events Attended:


Summer 2006
Redline Time Attack, Summit Point Raceway, WV
USdrift Nationals Round Two, Summit Point Raceway, WV
USdrift/105.7 WHFS Free FM Hyperfest Demo, Camden Yards, Baltimore
Spring 2006
USdrift/ Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift demo and promotion of on-track drifting
USdrift Nationals Round One, ODS, Manassas, VA
USdrift "VIRtigo" practice, Virigina International Raceway
Winter 2006
USdrift "VIRus" practice, Virgina International Raceway
Summer 2005
USdrift Nationals Round Three Old Dominion Speedway, VA
Formula D Round Six Irwindale Speedway, Irwindale, CA
Formula D Round Five Soldier Field, Chicago, IL
USdrift Nationals Round Two Summit Point, WV
98 Rock Drift Demonstration
Formula D Round Three Reliant Park, Houston, TX
USdrift Nationals Round One Old Dominion Speedway, VA


Spring 2005
Lookout Drift April at the Leaf Richmond, VA
Formula D Round One Wall Speedway, NJ

Winter 2005
Lookout Drift First Slide of '05


Fall 2004
DGtrials North Vs. South Civil War, Aberdeen, MD
RIR Import Tuner Show, Richmond, VA


Summer 2004
University of MD car show, College Park, MD
USdrift Nationals, Old Dominion Speedway, Manassas, VA
DGtrials Drift Out Friday, Englishtown, NJ
USdrift Nationals, Summit Point, WV shown in Mischief IV
Falken Tires Drift Showoff FedEx Field, DC

Spring 2004
Lookout Drift Richmond Slide, VA
DGtrials Drift Riot BeaveRun, PA

Fall 2003
Drift out Wednesday #4 DGtrials Englishtown, NJ
Lookout Drift Richmond Slide, VA

Summer 2003
Drift out Wednesday #2 DGtrials Englishtown, NJ
USdrift Hyperfest Beaverun, PA
USdrift Hyperfest Summit Point, WV shown in Mischief Invasion
USdrift Hyperfest Charlotte, NC


Summer 2002
USdrift Nationals Hyperfest 1 Summit Point, WV shown in Mischief 3000
USdrift Nationals Hyperfest 2 Charlotte, NC

 

 

Experience: Automotive experience
(2001-2003) Worked as crew for 2002 Grand Am Cup champions Team Lexus

     - Maintained race cars
     - Car chief, delegated crew tasks

Racing experience
(2001-Current) Drift at many national and local events through the season
(2001-Current) Autocross with many local clubs
(2001-Current) Drag racing
(2000-2001) Raced go-karts with the WKA backed Woodbridge Kart Club at Summit Point Raceway
(2000-2001) Raced go-karts in the WKA Dunlop national enduro series at Summit  Point Raceway in Summit Point, WV
(1998-2000) Raced go-karts in the WKA VA state paved oval series at Stateline Speedway in King George, VA

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