June 9, 2008

Formula DRIFT Singapore Announces ESPN STAR SPORTS Program Schedule

LONG BEACH, Calif. – June 9, 2008 – The Formula DRIFT Singapore broadcast schedule on STAR SPORTS has been announced. Multiple airings of the event will be broadcast to numerous countries with a distribution of over 54 million households.

Beginning on June 9th, the first of 3 international airings of the Formula DRIFT Singapore event will be shown in the following countries:

South East Asia: Philippines, Malaysia, Macau, Brunei, Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Mongolia, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Papua New Guinea, and Singapore

Asia: China and Korea Republic

India: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka

Formula DRIFT Singapore Event Broadcast Schedule on STAR SPORTS:

South East Asia:

June 9 @ 22:30

June 13 @ 19:00

June 19 @ 19:00

June 21 @ 21:00

India:

June 10 @ 01:00

June 12 @ 18:30

June 15 @ 08:00

June 15 @ 14:00

Asia:

June 9 @ 22:30

June 12 @ 18:30

June 15 @ 08:00

June 15 @ 14:00

Taiwan:

June 9 @ 21:00

June 11 @ 05:00

June 12 @ 01:30

Hong Kong:

June 9 @22:30

June 13 @ 19:00

June 17 @ 19:00

June 22 @ 18:30

Media Contact:

John Pangilinan

The ID Agency

[email protected]

World famous DJ and TV personality, Funkmaster Flex will be at Formula DRIFT Round 3:The Gauntlet at Englishtown Raceway.

Funkmaster Flex will be signing autographs at the Castrol SYNTEC booth from 1-2 PM on Saturday, June 14. Make sure to stop by!

Tickets have gone on sale for Round 4: High Stakes of the Formula DRIFT Championship at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for July 12.

This marks the first time that Formula DRIFT has held an event in Las Vegas and this one will not fail to disappoint. Tickets start at $20 and 2-day passes are also available. Save money and purchase your ticket online. Get your tickets while they last!

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS

This was another action packed exciting event. The Top 16 competition was amazing! Many hard fought battles and Rhys Millen overcame mechanical issues and having to qualify being non-seeded to gain the top spot on the podium.

Here are the unofficial results:

Top 16 Head to Head Battle

1. Foust vs. 16. Yamanaka – Winner: Foust

3. Yoshihara vs. 14. Nishida – Winner: Yoshihara

5. Takatori vs. 12. Forsberg – Winner: Takatori

7. Millen vs. 10. McNamara – Winner: Millen

8. Sumida vs. 9. Tuerck – Winner: Tuerck

6. Verdier vs. 11. Sherman – Winner: Sherman

4. Hubinette vs. 13. Grunewald – Winner: Hubinette

2. Gittin, Jr. vs. 15. Mordaunt – Winner: Gittin, Jr.

GREAT 8 Battle

Foust vs. Tuerck – Winner: Tuerck

Hubinette vs. Takatori – Winner: Takatori

Gittin, Jr. vs. Millen – Winner: Millen

Yoshihara vs. Sherman – Winner: Yoshihara

SEMI-FINALS

Tuerck vs. Takatori – Winner: Takatori

Millen vs. Yoshihara – Winner: Millen

CONSOLATION

Tuerck vs. Yoshihara – Winner: Tuerck

FINALS

Takatori vs. Millen – Winner: Millen

RESULTS

1. Rhys Millen

2. Michihiro Takatori

3. Ryan Tuerck

This was also the first Tires.com Triple Crown Event and Rhys Millen is now leading the Tires.com Triple Crown Bonus.

Castrol SYNTEC Power Cup Point Standings (unofficial) after 2 events – Top 16

1. Forsberg – 162 pts

1. Hubinette – 162 pts

3. Foust – 152 pts

4. Takatori – 148 pts

5. Tuerck – 143 pts

6. Yoshihara – 140 pts

7. Gittin – 126 pts

8. McNamara – 117 pts

9. Grunewald – 110 pts

9. Yamanaka – 110 pts

11. Millen – 103 pts

12. Mohan – 70.25 pts

13. Haruguchi – 64 pts

14. Sherman – 63.25 pts

15. Hayashida – 63 pts

16. Verdier – 58.25 pts

Rhys Millen Round 2 Winner

Continue reading RD 2: Feel the Heat Unofficial Results and Point Standings