Willing to go all out in the name of a world championship, Rhys Millen nearly sacrifices his back bumper at the Red Bull Drifting World Championship at the port of Long Beach Saturday afternoon.
Red Bull Drifting World Championship Top 32 Bracket
The first day of the Red Bull Drifting World Championship has been one of the most exciting events yet! The level of talent is extraordinary with the top drivers in the world competing at this inaugural event. The drivers faced a very fast track and a couple of drivers were forced to wiRed Bull driver Rhys Millen clocking in over 100 mph entry speeds set the bar high and took the 1st qualifying position, even after tapping the wall and straightening out on his 2nd qualifying run.
| 98.17 | R. Millen #6 | |
| 97.00 | S. Hubinette #77 | |
| 96.83 | P. Vlasblom #32 | |
| 96.08 | K. Ueo #86 | |
| 95.75 | D. McNamara #8 | |
| 94.67 | D. Yoshihara #9 | |
| 94.50 | V. Gittin #25 | |
| 93.83 | C. Grunewald #79 | |
| 93.50 | T. Foust #34 | |
| 93.08 | K. Mohan #99 | |
| 92.25 | M. Takatori #23 | |
| 92.08 | C. Forsberg #64 | |
| 90.33 | C. Ruiterman #16 | |
| 90.33 | F. Aasabo #51 | |
| 86.67 | J. Deane #17 | |
| 86.50 | T. Djan #48 | |
| 83.92 | S. Verdier #12 | |
| 83.67 | T. Marshall #118 | |
| 83.42 | L. Fink #69 | |
| 82.92 | G. Whiter #11 | |
| 82.92 | E. O’Sullivan #7 | |
| 82.50 | B. Sherman #22 | |
| 80.58 | L Fine #14 | |
| 79.58 | R. Niezen #20 | |
| 77.83 | R. Nishida #31 | |
| 77.25 | M. Santos #19 | |
| 72.67 | R. Bolger #911 | |
| 72.42 | B. Broke-Smith #24 | |
| 0.00 | K. Gushi #5 | |
| 0.00 | M. Widdet 15 | |
| 0.00 | R. Miki #26 | |
| 0.00 | J. Pawlak #13 |
Red Bull is Red Hot
Don’t forget to walk around the venue and check out all the booths showing! Who knows what wonderful goodies you might pick up?
Formula Drift Red Bull World Championship
The weather hasn’t been the only thing scorching HOT in Long Beach this weekend. Formula Drift Red Bull World Championships are in town at the Port of Long Beach and the competition is as heated as ever. The final round of Formula Drift this season will continue through Sunday so be sure to get tickets here!**
** NOTE: Tickets must be purchased by MIDNIGHT on Saturday to qualify for Sunday’s event. Otherwise, they can be found on site Sunday morning.
Red Bull DWC – [Sneak Peak]
Mike “Mad Mike” Whiddet laying down some rubber!
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