James Deane wins Long Beach as Irish trio tops championship

His season-finale vlog follows the recovery from Las Vegas engine trouble to a win over Jack Shanahan, while Conor takes the championship.

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Making History With The Boys | FD Long Beach

James Deane gets the event win. Conor Shanahan gets the championship. And Jack Shanahan joins them at the top of the season standings: three drivers from the same Irish county filling Formula Drift's championship podium.

That is the finish behind "Making History With The Boys | FD Long Beach", which has drawn roughly 17,000 views in its first fourteen hours. Deane's behind-the-scenes film brings a bruising season to a close without the sixth championship he wanted, but with plenty to celebrate alongside the people he grew up drifting around.

Las Vegas explains why this weekend matters. Engine problems there ended his competition early and damaged his title chances. In Long Beach, the work starts with less glamorous details: adjusting gear ratios to manage tyre wear, finding the track's clipping zones and dealing with smoke getting into the cockpit.

Then comes a qualifying run worth celebrating. Deane clears the ninety-point mark and shares the moment with RTR teammate Vaughn Gittin Jr. and Jack Shanahan. The footage gives the weekend room to breathe between the tyre smoke, with practice conversations and crew preparations alongside the tandem runs.

By competition day, Deane is already acknowledging what Conor is close to achieving. The camera follows Conor's opening-round run and the confirmation of his first Formula Drift championship.

Deane's own route ends with victory over Jack in the Long Beach final. The season standings put Conor first, Deane second and Jack third. As Deane's description points out, they are not simply three Irish drivers: they are neighbours from the same drifting community.

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The numbers

The new Long Beach vlog has drawn this audience in its opening hours, rather than across a full day.

subscribers

231,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

26,196,214

views per day

4,150

typical day: 15,533

the video

views

13,184

likes

470

comments

28

days online

1

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