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Adam LZ explains why a Formula Drift title can wait

His decision to sit out next season puts long-term goals and persistent back pain ahead of another championship campaign.

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Why I Quit Formula Drift

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2:37Adam confirms he will step back from Formula Drift and will not compete next season.
7:33Chasing a championship no longer aligns with the life goals he wants to prioritize.
9:29He clarifies that no child is on the way, while saying he wants to become a father eventually.
10:23Persistent back pain makes treatment, fitness and returning to extreme sports personal priorities.
15:02Formula Drift's organizational and communication changes played only a minor role in his decision.
17:30He says he wants to return to Formula Drift and pursue a championship.

Wanting a championship and wanting the life required to chase it are no longer the same thing for Adam LZ. In "Why I Quit Formula Drift," he explains that competing next season would pull him away from the priorities he wants to pursue over the next several years.

The podium farewell at Long Beach, as we reported here, supplied the sporting send-off. This video supplies the explanation: he still wants the title, but that ambition no longer fits comfortably with his plans outside competition.

Health is a substantial part of that decision. Adam describes severe ongoing back pain involving fused and herniated discs, and says he needs to stop putting treatment behind everything else. He wants to pursue fitness and extreme sports again, rather than keep postponing his own physical needs.

He also separates a future wish from an immediate announcement: "I do not have a kid on the way, but with that being said, I would like to be a father at some point." Parenthood belongs to the life he is thinking about, not the news he is announcing.

Changes within Formula Drift are not his main explanation. He says organizational and communication issues played only a very minor role in his departure, keeping the emphasis on his own priorities rather than a dispute with the series.

Among the comments are requests for BMX vlogs, Japan travel and more guitar content, reminders that viewers knew him before competition became such a large part of the channel. Adam, meanwhile, leaves a return to Formula Drift among his own ambitions: stepping away next season does not mean he has stopped wanting that championship.

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A car collection update, a bmx video, or some more guitar content would be sick to see. Love to see whats in store for this next chapter in your life!
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Back around 2015 I was a student in college and spent quite a bit of time watching your vlogs, content of the 335i + the cream 240, and your collabs with TJ later. You and other YouTubers of that era got me into the cars and motorsports. It has been a profound journey of learning, growth, and appreciation for a variety of platforms and the culture/people that are passionate about cars. Thank you for sharing your passion and dedication to our hobby and I am so excited to see what's in the next chapter.
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