FARUK KUGAY

Faruk Kugay has been a longtime member of Team ENEOS, using ENEOS motor and gear oils in several competition drift cars and a stable of high-level project cars he built for the Japanese company’s SEMA Show booth.

Born in Poland, Faruk started drifting in 2002, organizing his own drift events in Europe from 2007 where he also announced, judged and even taught drifting to fellow enthusiasts. Returning to the California Bay Area in 2012, Faruk dedicated himself to professional competition, earning his Formula DRIFT PRO2 (PROSPEC) license in 2015 and unlocking his PRO license the following year. After completing the 2020 PRO season, Faruk took a sabbatical but returned to the PROSPEC Championship in 2023 with ENEOS Motor Oil and the “de-tuned” PROSPEC ENEOS / Pedal Commander Nissan S14. 

This year, Faruk will continue to host the “ENEOS On The Road” video series for ENEOS, visiting shops around the country who utilize ENEOS OE technology lubricants for customer cars. At the track, Faruk will compete in various grassroots drift events in the ENEOS / DEVSPEED Nissan S14, powered by a 900hp Toyota Supra 2JZ engine.

Outside FD, Faruk has hosted Sonoma Drift events on Wednesday nights at Sonoma Raceway since 2014 and organizes the annual Winter Jam drift event at the same venue. And when he’s not traveling for competitions, you’ll find Faruk at his DEVSPEED workshop based at Sonoma Raceway. This is where he created SEMA show cars for ENEOS, including an E30 BMW with Honda F20C S2000 engine swap in 2021, a Porsche 911 GT3 with Subaru STI engine swap in 2022, and a 750hp 2JZ-powered Jaguar E-type in 2023.