Gridlife (festival)

Gridlife is a series of annual Music and Motorsports festivals held at Gingerman Raceway, Pikes Peak International Raceway, and formerly Road Atlanta. Non-festival events are held at Autobahn Country Club, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Road America, Blackhawk Farms Raceway, & more. GRIDLIFE events feature daytime events such as road racing, Time attack, drifting, car shows and concerts with contemporary EDM, Hip Hop and Alternative music in the evenings.

The festival began with more of a focus on HPDE but has in recent years featured more Time Attack and Drifting as a part of its on track activities. GRIDLIFE regularly features pro Formula Drift drivers.[1]

Andy Smedegard driving his GridLife 365 Racing RS Motors Time Attack Mitsubishi Evo IX at Gingerman Raceway, South Haven, Michigan 2017.
Lingenfelter Corvette Drifting at Gridlife Festival 2017, Gingerman Raceway, South Haven, Michigan.
Flying Pigs Racing Driver Ben Marouski participating in the 2017 Gridlife Series. This Mini Cooper S participates in the Street Modified FWD class. The image was taken at Gingerman Raceway, South Haven, MI.

History

Gridlife was founded in 2013 with its first event taking place in May 2014 at Gingerman Raceway. The 2014 edition saw an attendance of over 1500 spectators with 220 drivers in HPDE and Time Attack and a field of 30 drift drivers throughout the weekend. Music lineup for 2014 featured headliners WillyJoy, The Hood Internet and surprise set from Autobot of Flosstradamus

Gridlife saw significant growth in 2015 with nearly 4000 attendees and over 300 Drivers on Track for HPDE. The time attack portion of GRIDLIFE was renamed to TrackBattle and featured a large entry field of over 80 cars. Music lineup featured an increased production and headliners RJD2, Keys N Krates, Party Favor, and Pretty Lights Music artist Paul Basic.

References
  1. "#GRIDLIFE Festival Hits Scene Hard w/Drift, Track & Partying". SuperStreetOnline. 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2016-02-01.

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