The Red Bull Drifting World Championships Announces Preliminary International Invitees
Long Beach, Calif. – September 8, 2008 – The Red Bull Drifting World Championships has invited the top drivers in the world to compete for the largest prize purse in drifting history. 32 drivers from 12 nations will battle to become the first ever World Champion on November 15-16.
Invitations have been sent to the top drifting organizations in the world including Pro Drift European Series, Drift Australia, European Drift Championship, Drift Mania Canadian Championship, Nordic Drifting Championship, Formula DRIFT Singapore, and D1 Grand Prix. The top 16 in Formula DRIFT Championship points at the end of the season will also receive an invitation to participate.
“We have invited the best drifters in the world to compete at the Red Bull Drifting World Championships,” says Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. “Current and past champions from the top series in the world will have the chance to show who is the world’s best drifter.
The list of invited drivers as of September 8, 2008. The list may change as confirmations and standings will change leading up to the event. A list of alternates have also been created.
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1. Hubinette
2. Foust
3. Yoshihara
4. Millen
5. Forsberg
6. Takatori
7. Tuerck
8. McNamara
9. Grunewald
10. Nishida
11. Miki
12. Gittin, Jr.
13. Verdier
14. Gushi
15. Mohan
16. Hayashida
17. D1 New Zealand 2008 Champion
18. Drift Mania Canadian Championship 2008 Champion
19. Drift Australia 2008 Champion
20. Drift Australia 2008 Runner-up
21. European Drifting Championship 2008 Champion
22. Tengku Djan 2008 Podium
23. Mike Whiddet 2008 Podium
24. Pro Drift Winner 2008 Champion
25. Pro Drift Runner-up 2008 Runner-up
26. Fredric Aasbo
27. D1GP Past Champion
28. D1GP Past Champion
29. D1GP Past Champion
30. D1GP Past Champion
31. D1GP Past Champion
32. D1GP 2008 Champion
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Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5)
Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5)
Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5)
Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5)
Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5)
Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5)
Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5)
Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5)
Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5)
Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5)
Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5)
Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5)
Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5)
Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5)
Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5)
Formula DRIFT (as of RD 5)
D1 New Zealand
DMCC
Drift Australia
Drift Australia
European Drifting Championship
Formula DRIFT Singapore
Formula DRIFT Singapore
Pro Drift
Pro Drift
Nordic Drifting Championship
D1GP
D1GP
D1GP
D1GP
D1GP
D1GP
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Sweden / USA
USA
Japan
USA
USA / New Zealand
Japan
USA
Ireland
USA
Japan / USA
Japan
USA
France / USA
Japan / USA
USA
Japan
New Zealand
Canada
Australia
Australia
UK
Malaysia
New Zealand
Ireland
Ireland
Norway
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
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