Gridlife (festival)

Music lineup for 2014 featured headliners WillyJoy, The Hood Internet and surprise set from Autobot of Flosstradamus.

The time attack portion of GRIDLIFE was renamed to TrackBattle and featured a large entry field of over 80 cars.

The arrival of the global COVID-19 pandemic in the United States stopped public gatherings at motorsports events while plans were made to continue operations.

Because of its outdoor nature, GRIDLIFE was able to continue operations with social distancing and the competition season was largely unaffected.

GRIDLIFE announced in the fall of 2022 that its 2023 season would feature large shifts to its schedule planning strategy, splitting its 10-15 annual event season into six Festival Tour events, with the remainder of the schedule transitioning to a Club Weekend format that would feature more track time for its participants in HPDE and the NOS Energy TrackBattle Championship.

The intention of the series was to create a spectator-focused racing series designed around a simple set of rules governing vehicle power, weight, and tire width, in short, single-class, sprint races run multiple times in an event weekend.

After the modifiers have been totaled, the vehicle will fall into a section of a table determining the allowed tire width for the car, based on its horsepower and competition weight.

[7] The GRIDLIFE Touring Cup schedule follows the GRIDLIFE Festival Tour, with two additional special events for 2023 - the season opener at Circuit of the Americas in conjunction with Super Lap Battle, and at Road America in support of the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

GRIDLIFE's Time Attack series, called the NOS Energy TrackBattle Championship, features eight vehicle classes, though only seven are regularly attended.

This format is designed to provide a more entertaining experience for spectators both at the track and on GRIDLIFE's live broadcasts.

Some events, like GRIDLIFE's annual Midwest Festival at GingerMan Raceway, feature drivers from Formula Drift such as Vaughn Gittin, Jr., Chelsea DeNofa, Chris Forsberg, Ryan Tuerck, Matt Field, and more.

[10] Festival Tour events feature GRIDLIFE Touring Cup (GLTC), NOS Energy TrackBattle Time Attack, Drift, HPDE, a Car Concours, and occasionally music (South Carolina, Midwest Festival, GRIDLIFE Laguna) and are designed to be spectator-focused events.

Festival Tour events are broadcast live to GRIDLIFE YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook channels.

GRIDLIFE continues to explore venues around the country to host both Festival Tour events and Club Weekends.