Round 7: Final Fight – Non-Seeded Qualifying Results
1 B. Sherman #22
2 T. Yoshioka #21
3 P. Mordaunt #90
4 S. Yamamoto #704
5 J. Pawlak #13
6 T. McQuarrie #11
7 M. Haruguchi #326
8 M. Orido #800
9 K. Hayashida #33
10 Y. Kondo #52
11 T. Angelo #96
12 A. Pfeiffer #17
13 T. Brakohiapa #18
14 T. Aono #86
15 J. Russakoff #87
16 Q. Ly #57
Bill Sherman and his Retaks / Bridgestone Nissan S13
Dromo 1 had a great turn out with many fans coming out to take on the drifters. Amongst the Formula Drift drivers on hand was Joon Maeng, Kyle Mohan, Patrick Mordaunt, Sam Hubinette, Gary Lang and Michihiro Takatori. The winner of the event getting some respect from the drifters and winning a Ride-Along from Kyle Mohan after Friday’s practice session.
After a long battle and many runs by the drivers, Kyle Mohan and Joon Maeng earned top spots which moved them into a final race with 8 fans to see who was the best.
Results were as follows.
Position Name Fast Time Gap
01. Torsten Wilke 25.74 0
02. Patrick Britain 25.99 2.39
03. Ari Baquet 25.58 3.06
04. Robin Deans 26.11 4.81
05. Joon Maeng 25.94 6.12
06. Kyle Mohan 26.09 7.99
07. Steven Klenk 26.00 8.31
08. Mike Kai 26.06 8.31
09. Gordon Smith 25.80 10.72
10. Logan Calvin 25.88 1L
Torsten Wilke wins a ride along with Kyle Mohan at Irwindale as well as some tickets for the event. Thank you to Formula Drift for allowing a great opportunity for its fans. Thanks to Everything Drift for the report and pictures. For more visit EDRFT.com
October 8, 2008
Red Bull Drifting World Championship Tickets On-Sale Now;
Featuring an All Reserved Seating Layout
Long Beach, Calif. – October 8, 2008 – Tickets for the Red Bull Drifting World Championship are now available online for the November 15-16, 2008 event at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, CA and will feature an all reserved seating layout.
Red Bull Drifting World Championship tickets are available online at www.formuladrift.com and start at $35 for a 2-day pass. VIP tickets are also available online and will include: 2-Day reserved seating in a covered sky box, food & beverage, on-site parking, and a discount coupon for the Formula DRIFT merchandise tent. Formula DRIFT has taken care of the service charges for all online ticket purchases and there will be absolutely no service charge for online transactions.
“Online ticket purchases are very much encouraged as they provide the lowest possible price and guaranteed admission into the event,” says Ryan Sage, V.P of marketing of Formula DRIFT. “Formula DRIFT and Red Bull want to provide the fans with the best consumer experience and make purchasing tickets as easy as possible.”
Tickets will also be available on event days, November 15 & 16, at the Long Beach Convention Center, which will serve as the official event hub for the Red Bull Drifting World Championship. Fans will be able to park, purchase tickets, and take a courtesy shuttle to the secret event venue from this location.
Ueo Katsuhiro – D1
Hometown – Kumamoto, Japan
Car – Nissan Silvia S15
May 26,1972 in Kumamoto, Japan Ueo Katsuhiro was born. His parents where strict and was in the fishing business. When he was young he would go out to sea with his father helping him out during the holidays and summer vacations. While helping out at sea Ueo found interest in engine building and repair. While improving his knowledge and skill he soon started surprising adults around him. This was the start for Ueo Katsuhiro.
When he turned 18 he was helping his friend as a tuning adviser while sharpening his driving skills. Soon he started becoming famous among “hashiriya” or drivers all around Japan. Ueo then met Tsuchiya Keiichi who changed his life. Admired by Tsuchiya’s driving technique he started practicing and learning those techniques on his own which lead to his debut in the drifting scene.
The reason why he started drifting was because of Tsuchiya Keiichi and now that he became a pro-drifter his goal is to test his skills at the world level.
