# Redbull World Drift Championships **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [November 9, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redbull-world-drift-championships/119765 "2008-11-09T21:55:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![duckJAI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/duckjai/32/5553_2.png) [@duckJAI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/duckJAI)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 11:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redbull-world-drift-championships/119765/61 "2008-11-15T11:08:53Z")
damnnnnnnn that looks INSANELY BALLER ---
**Author:** ![Sky14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@Sky14](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sky14)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redbull-world-drift-championships/119765/62 "2008-11-15T13:01:45Z")
look up the blong on [speedhunters.com](http://speedhunters.com) ---
**Author:** ![duckJAI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/duckjai/32/5553_2.png) [@duckJAI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/duckJAI)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redbull-world-drift-championships/119765/63 "2008-11-15T13:13:39Z")
Quote from Speedhunters: “Canadian Marcos Santos. He mashed up his car pretty badly today. His team had to spend most of the day repairing it” Just keeping everyone up to date. Post pics or videos if anyone finds anything. This seems like the friggin drift olympics…wait, it is!!! Here’s the entire Friday report: [http://speedhunters.com/archive/2008/11/15/red-bull-friday-report.aspx](http://speedhunters.com/archive/2008/11/15/red-bull-friday-report.aspx) ---
**Author:** ![Sky14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@Sky14](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sky14)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redbull-world-drift-championships/119765/64 "2008-11-15T13:28:03Z")
^^^ good job samson im too lazy lol ---
**Author:** ![Special\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Special\_K](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Special_K)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redbull-world-drift-championships/119765/65 "2008-11-15T17:09:49Z")
Results are in, Marco Santos qualifies 26th place. Tomorrow will be running agaist Vaughn GittenM good luck marco! ---
**Author:** ![duckJAI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/duckjai/32/5553_2.png) [@duckJAI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/duckJAI)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redbull-world-drift-championships/119765/66 "2008-11-15T18:30:21Z")
Here is the official Standings! Qualifying Drivers - Red Bull Top 32 Driver Name / Car # Country Score 1. ``` R. Millen #6 New Zeland/USA 98.17 ``` 2. ``` S. Hubinette #77 Sweden/USA 97.00 ``` 3. ``` P. Vlasblom #32 Netherlands 96.83 ``` 4. ``` K. Ueo #86 Japan 96.08 ``` 5. ``` D. McNamara #8 Ireland 95.75 ``` 6. ``` D. Yoshihara #9 Japan 94.67 ``` 7. ``` V. Gittin #25 USA 94.50 ``` 8. ``` C. Grunewald #79 USA 93.83 ``` 9. ``` T. Foust #34 USA 93.50 ``` 10. ``` K. Mohan #99 USA 93.08 ``` 11. ``` M. Takatori #23 Japan 92.25 ``` 12. ``` C. Forsberg #64 USA 92.08 ``` 13. ``` C. Ruiterman #16 New Zeland 90.33 ``` 14. ``` F. Aasabo #51 Norway 90.33 ``` 15. ``` E. O’Sullivan #7 Ireland 87.33 ``` 16. ``` J. Deane #17 Ireland 86.67 ``` 17. ``` T. Djan #48 Malaysia 86.50 ``` 18. ``` S. Verdier #12 France/USA 83.92 ``` 19. ``` T. Marshall #118 UK 83.67 ``` 20. ``` L. Fink #69 Australia 83.42 ``` 21. ``` G. Whiter #11 New Zeland 82.92 ``` 22. ``` B. Sherman #22 USA 82.50 ``` 23. ``` L Fine #14 Australia 80.58 ``` 24. ``` R. Niezen #20 Netherlands 79.58 ``` 25. ``` R. Nishida #31 Japan/USA 77.83 ``` 26. ``` M. Santos #19 Canada 77.25 ``` 27. ``` R. Bolger #911 Australia 76.50 ``` 28. ``` B. Broke-Smith #24 UK 72.42 ``` 29. ``` K. Gushi #5 USA 0.00 ``` 30. ``` M. Widdet 15 New Zeland 0.00 ``` 31. ``` R. Miki #26 Japan 0.00 ``` 32. ``` J. Pawlak #13 Japan/USA 0.00 ``` [http://www.everythingdrift.com/blog/?p=292](http://www.everythingdrift.com/blog/?p=292) ---
**Author:** ![reconJDM](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reconjdm/32/5510_2.png) [@reconJDM](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/reconJDM)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redbull-world-drift-championships/119765/67 "2008-11-15T18:40:30Z")
congrats to Marco, all the best to him and hope he conquer his challenge against Vaughan Gittin Jr. Woah, this is quite a surprise to me, Chris Rado is Drifting now? first it was Stephan Papadakis, now Rado. I guess Drag Racing is getting boring. ---
**Author:** ![Special\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Special\_K](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Special_K)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redbull-world-drift-championships/119765/68 "2008-11-15T21:44:32Z")
[http://speedhunters.com/archive/2008/11/15/event-gt-gt-official-red-bull-elimination-table.aspx](http://speedhunters.com/archive/2008/11/15/event-gt-gt-official-red-bull-elimination-table.aspx) ---
**Author:** ![Special\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Special\_K](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Special_K)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 9:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redbull-world-drift-championships/119765/69 "2008-11-15T21:45:07Z")
[http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/gallery/index.php?cat=6](http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/gallery/index.php?cat=6) ---
**Author:** ![duckJAI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/duckjai/32/5553_2.png) [@duckJAI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/duckJAI)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 6:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redbull-world-drift-championships/119765/70 "2008-11-16T06:00:58Z")
VIDEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! This is the shiet. Key drivers in this 5min clip. I love Takatori’s initiation with the Auto bachs blue skyline. If he didn’t clip the barriers it would have been 100 imo. He was named Rookie for the Year in the FD series. I can see why… edit: Paul Vlasbom does it amazingly as well!!! [http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Red-Bull-Drifting-World\_199467.htm?ref=87ac848f-616b-4632-898b-9ac200e59f2d](http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Red-Bull-Drifting-World_199467.htm?ref=87ac848f-616b-4632-898b-9ac200e59f2d) Here’s Takatori in Rd.7 if you don’t know him… ---
**Author:** ![Theo23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Theo23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Theo23)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redbull-world-drift-championships/119765/71 "2008-11-16T11:13:49Z")
With some digging, I found some pics of Marco’s crash… Other pics have shown him driving it since with no front bumper or left fender, a bit of the hood on the left side and the drivers door mangled a bit. (site won’t let me hotlink) [![](http://speedsyndicate.net/gallery_auto/Red_Bull_Drifting_World_Championship_Sat/images/IMG_0825.JPG) ](http://speedsyndicate.net/gallery_auto/Red_Bull_Drifting_World_Championship_Sat/images/IMG_0825.JPG) [![](http://speedsyndicate.net/gallery_auto/Red_Bull_Drifting_World_Championship_Sat/images/IMG_0826.JPG) ](http://speedsyndicate.net/gallery_auto/Red_Bull_Drifting_World_Championship_Sat/images/IMG_0826.JPG) [![](http://speedsyndicate.net/gallery_auto/Red_Bull_Drifting_World_Championship_Sat/images/IMG_0830.JPG) ](http://speedsyndicate.net/gallery_auto/Red_Bull_Drifting_World_Championship_Sat/images/IMG_0830.JPG) [![](http://speedsyndicate.net/gallery_auto/Red_Bull_Drifting_World_Championship_Sat/images/IMG_0836.JPG) ](http://speedsyndicate.net/gallery_auto/Red_Bull_Drifting_World_Championship_Sat/images/IMG_0836.JPG) Pics found at [speedsyndicate.net](http://speedsyndicate.net) Here are some nice action shots after the hit. He’s rippin it up pretty hard! [![](http://speedsyndicate.net/gallery_auto/Red_Bull_Drifting_World_Championship_Sat/images/IMG_1142.JPG) ](http://speedsyndicate.net/gallery_auto/Red_Bull_Drifting_World_Championship_Sat/images/IMG_1142.JPG) [![](http://speedsyndicate.net/gallery_auto/Red_Bull_Drifting_World_Championship_Sat/images/IMG_1144.JPG) ](http://speedsyndicate.net/gallery_auto/Red_Bull_Drifting_World_Championship_Sat/images/IMG_1144.JPG) [![](http://speedsyndicate.net/gallery_auto/Red_Bull_Drifting_World_Championship_Sat/images/IMG_1147.JPG) ](http://speedsyndicate.net/gallery_auto/Red_Bull_Drifting_World_Championship_Sat/images/IMG_1147.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![em\_5ive](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/em_5ive/32/5707_2.png) [@em\_5ive](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/em_5ive)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redbull-world-drift-championships/119765/72 "2008-11-16T11:45:31Z")
THat VID is sick!! Hey I see there is formula drift series or summin on speed today at 4pm. Is this part of it? ---
**Author:** ![Theo23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Theo23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Theo23)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redbull-world-drift-championships/119765/73 "2008-11-16T14:18:24Z")
[http://www.formulad.com/redbull/drifting-world-championship/red\_bull\_results\_2008.php](http://www.formulad.com/redbull/drifting-world-championship/red_bull_results_2008.php) Looks like Marco was beaten by Gittin. Vlasblom is out too. That guy has got some serious skill. ---
**Author:** ![duckJAI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/duckjai/32/5553_2.png) [@duckJAI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/duckJAI)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redbull-world-drift-championships/119765/74 "2008-11-16T14:21:13Z")
^^ wow that’s some big BS Most of the guys I was rooting for are already out ☹ At least UEO is still in! ---
**Author:** ![duckJAI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/duckjai/32/5553_2.png) [@duckJAI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/duckJAI)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redbull-world-drift-championships/119765/75 "2008-11-16T14:28:22Z")
Here is a full report: [http://www.everythingdrift.com/blog/?p=297](http://www.everythingdrift.com/blog/?p=297) ---
**Author:** ![Theo23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Theo23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Theo23)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redbull-world-drift-championships/119765/76 "2008-11-16T14:29:06Z")
Yeah I can’t wait to see the full reports, footage and points for each round… I know it’s not an exact science, but watching some of the points the FD judges give for some of the (regular season) runs, makes you wonder… although they do have to make their decisions pretty quick. ---
**Author:** ![duckJAI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/duckjai/32/5553_2.png) [@duckJAI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/duckJAI)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redbull-world-drift-championships/119765/77 "2008-11-16T14:32:59Z")
^^ ya tell me about it. IMO, this isn’t a world drift event. If it was, it should be held in Japan…imo. No D1 drivers here… I’d like to see ppl compete in Jland instead of USA. I’d like to see the grassroot JDM guys give US drivers a run for their money. If I could only see Team Burst go against Drift Alliance that would be ULTIMATE! ---
**Author:** ![s13Junkyard](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s13junkyard/32/5502_2.png) [@s13Junkyard](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/s13Junkyard)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 2:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redbull-world-drift-championships/119765/78 "2008-11-16T14:46:52Z")
yea all the amateur jdm drivers would own the rest of the world that’s why it doesn’t happen ---
**Author:** ![duckJAI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/duckjai/32/5553_2.png) [@duckJAI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/duckJAI)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 2:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redbull-world-drift-championships/119765/79 "2008-11-16T14:47:22Z")
MSC FTW! ---
**Author:** ![Theo23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Theo23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Theo23)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redbull-world-drift-championships/119765/80 "2008-11-16T15:11:00Z")
Well I haven’t seen the results and how they unfolded yet, but yeah, they should have judges from around the world too… D1 was extended an invite… but they were retards about it, even tried to encourage Ueo and the other D1 guy to not drive (they actaully held back the announcement of their participation untill D1 season finale). Can’t wait to get the whole story, hopefully there is some good video coverage that will show up soon. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redbull-world-drift-championships/119765.md?page=3) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/redbull-world-drift-championships/119765.md?page=5)