Formula Drift - Red Bull Drifting World Championship - Long Beach - Nov 15 & 16

[adrianfromthecastle]

http://www.formulad.com/redbul...nship/



It's gonna be BAD ASSSSSSSSS

32 of the best drifters from all around the WORLD, competing in one event.

1. Sam Hubinette Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5) Sweden / USA 2. Tanner Foust Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5) USA 3. Dai Yoshihara Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5) Japan 4. Rhy Millen Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5) USA 5. Chris Forsberg Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5) USA / New Zealand 6. Michihiro Takatori Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5) Japan 7. Ryan Tuerck Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5) USA 8. Darren McNamara Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5) Ireland 9. Conrad Grunewald Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5) USA 10. Robbie Nishida Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5) Japan / USA 11. Ryuji Miki Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5) Japan 12. Vaughn Gittin, Jr. Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5) USA 13. Steph Verdier Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5) France / USA 14. Ken Gushi Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5) Japan / USA 15. Kyle Mohan Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5) USA 16. Kazu Hayashida Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5) Japan 17. D1 New Zealand 2008 Champion D1 New Zealand New Zealand 18. Drift Mania Canadian 2008 Champion DMCC Canada 19. Drift Australia 2008 Champion Drift Australia Australia 20. Drift Australia 2008 Runner-up Drift Australia Australia 21. EDC 2008 Champion European Drifting Championship UK 22. Tengku Djan 2008 Podium Formula DRIFT Singapore Malaysia 23. Mike Whiddet 2008 Podium Formula DRIFT Singapore New Zealand 24. Pro Drift Winner 2008 Champion Pro Drift Ireland 25. Pro Drift Runner-up 2008 Runner-up Pro Drift Ireland 26. Fredric Aasbo Nordic Drifting Championship Norway 27. D1GP Past Champion D1GP Japan 28. D1GP Past Champion D1GP Japan 29. D1GP Past Champion D1GP Japan 30. D1GP Past Champion D1GP Japan 31. D1GP Past Champion D1GP Japan 32. D1GP 2008 Champion D1GP Japan

[adrianfromthecastle]

I Red Bull Vodkas! hehe

[S133P3R]

I Red Bull Vodkas! hehe

seriously, when are we gonna see the "Grey Goose And RedBull Drifting Championships"? wouldnt mind a handful of free mini bar sized bottles of "The Goose" to go along with all of the free energy drinks!

[ArticDragon192]

I'm hoping NOB makes this event.

[S133P3R]

I'm hoping NOB makes this event.

im seeing on drifting.com(http://www.drifting.com/forums/general- ... guchi.html) that he may have retired from drifting, but i do wonder if he'd do the invite only event seeing as how they are inviting past champions.... I just saw Max Oridos Aristo @irwindale a few weeks ago and that sh*t was awesome looking, I dont think he made the cut for the event tho.

[ArticDragon192]

im seeing on drifting.com(http://www.drifting.com/forums/general- ... guchi.html) that he may have retired from drifting, but i do wonder if he'd do the invite only event seeing as how they are inviting past champions.... I just saw Max Oridos Aristo @irwindale a few weeks ago and that sh*t was awesome looking, I dont think he made the cut for the event tho.

He doesn't look retired here. And this was last month at Okinawa.

[S133P3R]

very nice! lesson learned: cant trust these damn forums... how can i even trust you?!

[S133P3R]

I'm hoping NOB makes this event.

sorry NOB fans! here is the final list....

1. Tanner Foust , Formula DRIFT , USA , 2007 & 2008 Formula DRIFT Champion 2. Samuel Hubinette , Formula DRIFT , Sweden / USA , #2 in 2008 FD, 2004 & 2006 FD Champion3. Chris Forsberg , Formula DRIFT , New Zealand / USA , #3 in 2008 FD, 2005 FD Champion4. Rhys Millen , Formula DRIFT , Japan , #4 in 2008 FD5. Daijiro Yoshihara , Formula DRIFT , USA , #5 in 2008 FD6. Michihiro Takatori , Formula DRIFT , Japan , #6 in 2008 FD7. Vaughn Gittin, Jr. , Formula DRIFT , USA , #8 in 2008 FD8. Conrad Grunewald , Formula DRIFT , USA , #9 in 2008 FD9. Robbie Nishida , Formula DRIFT , Japan / USA , #10 in 2008 FD10. Ryuji Miki , Formula DRIFT , Japan , #11 in 2008 FD, 2004 D1GP Champion11. Darren McNamara , Formula DRIFT , Ireland , #12 in 2008 FD, 2006 Pro Drift Champion12. Stephan Verdier , Formula DRIFT , France / USA , #13 in 2008 FD13. Ken Gushi , Formula DRIFT , Japan / USA , #14 in 2008 FD14. Bill Sherman , Formula DRIFT , USA , #15 in 2008 FD15. Justin Pawlak , Formula DRIFT , USA , #16 in 2008 FD16. Kyle Mohan , Formula DRIFT , USA , #17 in 2008 FD17. Katsuhiro Ueo , D1GP , Japan , 2002 D1GP Champion18. Daigo Saito , D1GP , Japan , 2008 D1GP Champion19. Garry Whitter , D1NZ , New Zealand , 2008 D1NZ Champion20. Fredrick Girard , DMCC , Canada , 2008 DMCC Champion21. Luke Fink , Drift Australia , Australia , 2008 Drift Australia 2nd Place22. Leighton Fine , Drift Australia , Australia , 2008 Drift Australia Champion23. Tim Marshall , EDC , UK , 2008 EDC 2nd Place24. Ben Broke-Smith , EDC , UK , 2008 EDC Champion25. Tengku Djan Ley , FD SG , Malaysia , 2008 FD SG 2nd Place26. Mike Whiddet , FD SG , New Zealand , 2008 FD SG 3rd Place27. Paul Vlasblom , IDS , Netherlands , 2008 IDS Champ or Runner-Up28. Remmo Niezen , IDS , Netherlands , 2008 IDS Champ or Runner-Up29. Fredric Aasbo , Nordic Drift , Norway , 2008 Nordic Drifting Series Champion30. Carl Ruiterman , NZ Drift , New Zealand , 2008 NZ Drift Champion31. Eric O'Sullivan , Pro Drift , Ireland , 2008 Pro Drift 3rd Place, 2007 Pro Drift Champion32. James Deane , Pro Drift , Ireland , 2008 Pro Drift Champion

[ArticDragon192]

Blah, only driver I'd go to see is Daigo Saito, and that's only because he did this in 06 and caught my attention with his driving back then.I'm glad he got D1 champ this year.

[S133P3R]

ya, hes been in it for awhile now, love watching those sedans sliding around.... love the tire SMOKE! loved the driving Daigos driving that day, its too bad he ended up out of competition due to a collision on the bank. Nomuken was on it too, heres one of my favorite shots...

Im kinda curious to see what the euros are going to be running also, would be nice to see some BMWs battling it out with the Japanese models.


Modified by S133P3R at 1:44 PM 10/29/2008

[ArticDragon192]

Most likely Bimmers and wagons.

[S133P3R]

Anyone going to this? is going to be a killer event!

[21nemesis]

I'm going to the FINAL event on Sunday. Just out of curiosity; IS THERE GOING TO BE A CARAVAN heading out to the event? I'm in the SFV.

[S133P3R]

cant say ill be in that caravan, Im coming from OC. Anyone for a caravan?

[S133P3R]

for anyone whom missed the event.... (it was epic BTW!) Im getting SPEED added to my cable just to DVR this......

Long Beach, Calif. – December 17, 2008 – The highly anticipated Red Bull Drifting World Championship program will air this Sunday, December 21 on SPEED at 1 PM (PST). The 1 hour episode will feature all of the highlights of the largest drifting event in history that took place on November 15-16 at the Port of Long Beach. Relive the competition as 17 past and present drifting champions from the top drifting organizations in the world were brought together by Formula DRIFT for the inaugural Red Bull Drifting World Championship. Watch as the competitors slide sideways at speeds over 100 mph and within inches of the wall to battle for the largest prize purse in drifting history and the title of Drifting World Champion.State of the art technology was used to capture each intense round of competition to take drift programming to the next level. The Red Bull Drifting World Championship program was shot in HiDef and is the first drifting show to incorporate the use of 16 mm video to vividly capture each dramatic moment of the event. The use of an “Ultimate Arm,” often used in Hollywood for specialized vehicle photography, was utilized for a dramatic opening sequence while aerial helicopter footage will showcase the unique venue and spectacular head-to-head action.“With this level of technology and resources used for this event we were able to capture, cut, edit and deliver the single greatest drifting program ever,” said Ryan Sage, vice president of marketing and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. “This is one episode of drift programming that fans will not want to miss.”