Formula DRIFT Round 7: Final Fight Results - Toyota Speedway at Irwindale
Formula DRIFT Round 7: Final Fight;
History is Made With Vaughn Gittin Taking His First Formula DRIFT Victory and Tanner Foust Repeats as First Ever Back to Back Champion
Long Beach, Calif. – October 11, 2008 – The Formula DRIFT Championship presented by Circuit City entered the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale for Round 7: “Final Fight”. Formula DRIFT history was made tonight as Vaughn Gittin, Jr. won his first Formula DRIFT event ever and Tanner Foust was announced the first Formula DRIFT back to back champion. Rhys Millen also won his second Tires.com Triple Crown bonus prize in his career.
Coming into the last event of the Pro Championship series, Round 7: Final Fight saw history take place with Vaughn Gittin, Jr. and his Falken Tires / Ford Racing Mustang battle for his first Formula DRIFT victory ever. Gittin bested Champion Tanner Foust and his Rockstar / AEM Nissan 350 in the final head-to-head battle.
“It has been a season of ups and downs for me and there isn’t a better way to put it behind! Thanks to all my fans and sponsors for supporting me,” said Vaughn Gittin, Jr., Formula DRIFT Round 7: Final Fight winner. “We are coming out swinging with a 2010 Falken Tire / Ford Mustang for the 2009 season.
”Leading the Castrol SYNTEC Power Cup points standings coming into this event, champion Tanner Foust looked to win his 2nd championship in back to back years. By finishing in second place at this event, Foust secured the championship in the Great 8 round.
“We started 2008 with a 2-year old car and with the help of Rockstar we made it strong enough to keep up with the competition,” said 2-time Formula DRIFT champion Tanner Foust. “Honestly I can hardly believe that I am part of Formula DRIFT history and it is an amazing honor.
The Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, also known as the “House of Drift”, played host to an energetic sell-out crowd that also witnessed Rhys Millen and his Red Bull Pontiac Solstice, take home a second Tires.com Triple Crown bonus prize of $10,000, a custom Fender guitar, and a hand blown glass trophy. Millen watched from the sidelines as he barely edged out Michihiro Takatori by 4 points for the victory.
With the Formula DRIFT Championship on the line and a chance to earn a limited spot in the Red Bull Drifting World Championships, the drivers let it all hang out and provided the jam-packed crowd one of the most competitive and exciting competitions ever. The top 16 drivers from Tanner Foust to Justin Pawlak have made it into the first ever event that will take place at the Port of Long Beach on November 15-16. The Formula DRIFT drivers will meet the top drivers in the world to compete for the biggest prize purse in drifting history.
2. Hubinette, Samuel, Nuformz Racing / Mopar Dodge Viper SRT10, 544 Points
3. Millen, Rhys, Red Bull Pontiac Solstice, 510 Points
4. Yoshihara, Daijiro, Bridgestone / RMR Pontiac GTO, 481 Points
5. Forsberg, Chris, NOS Energy Drink Nissan 350Z, 459 Points
6. Tuerck, Ryan, Gardella Racing / Mobil1 Pontiac Solstice, 453 Points
7. Takatori, Michihiro, Super Autobacs Nissan Skyline R34, 452 Points
8. Gittin, Jr., Vaughn, Falken / Ford Racing Mustang, 356.50 Points
9. Grunewald, Conrad, Nitto / Tanaka Racing Chevrolet Corvette, 349.25 Points
10. Nishida, Robbie, Hankook / Dynamic Autosport Nissan 350Z, 318.25 Points
10. Miki, Ryuji, Nitto / Bergenholtz Racing Mazda RX – 7, 300.50 Points
12. McNamara, Darren, Falken / Sears Auto Center Saturn Sky, 237.25 Points
13. Verdier. Stephan, Cooper / Crawford Performance Subaru STI, 224.75 Points
14. Gushi, Ken, RS*R Scion tC, 222.75 Points
15. Sherman, Bill, Retaks Nissan S13, 203.25 Points
16. Pawlak, Justin, Maxxis / National Wave Mazda RX-7, 197 Points
posted by Industry @ 4:00 PM
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At 10/16/2008 ,
Anonymous said...
Champion drifter Rhys Millen revisits the exhilaration and intensity of the 2005 Formula D Season in the action packed documentary Mad Skills. Coming off a potentially disastrous crash in Chicago, Millen and his crew have less than a week to get his GTO ready for the finals in Irwindale. Complicating matters, the RX8 Rhys built for his father, the legendary rally driver Rod Millen, may not be able to compete in the final race.
Battling mechanical difficulties, crew troubles and formidable competitors including his good friends Samuel Hubinette and Tanner Foust, Rhys must remain sharply focused to ensure his victory and win the championship.
Filled with explosive door-on-door action, tire smoke and out control spins Mad Skills offers a never-before-seen look into the art of driving sideways. Once you’ve seen it, you’ll never look at motor sports in the same way.
Buy it now on DVD!
http://www.madskillsdvd.com
Check out the extended trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y3Djx5rALw
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