Drifting World Championships in LBC

[Aaron Goldsmith]

Formula DRIFT Announces Red Bull Drifting World Championship

LONG BEACH, Calif. - July 14, 2008 - Formula DRIFT, North America's premier drifting Sanctioning Body, has partnered with Red Bull Energy Drink, the world's leading energy drink, to create one of the world's most anticipated drifting events ever - the Red Bull Drifting World Championship. The event, which will feature 32 of the world's best drifters, will be held on the docks at the Port of Long Beach, Calif., on Saturday, November 15, 2008.

The Red Bull Drifting World Championship will bring the best drifting drivers in the world together to compete in a single historic event. Drivers from the United States, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Europe and Canada will participate, but only one will claim the title of Red Bull Drifting World Champion. Current and past champions from the world's top professional drifting series will receive an exclusive invitation to showcase their skills and compete for the largest drifting prize purse ever offered.

"Formula DRIFT has worked over the last five years to bring the drifting world closer together via our partnered events in Singapore and Mexico as well as our open door/open dialogue with the top professional drifting leagues from each corner of the world. We are excited to be able to team up with Red Bull to bring the world together and stage the toughest competition with the best drivers," stated Jim Liaw, President/Co-Founder of Formula DRIFT.

The purpose-built course will include unprecedented features that will test the limits of the drivers and their cars such as a long straight to ensure triple-digit entry speeds, a big, sweeping first turn for high-speed drifting and multiple, technically challenging turns. Trackside viewing areas will allow spectators to get up close and personal with the competition.

"It is an exciting time for the sport of drifting. Red Bull is the leader for innovative sporting events worldwide and now drivers will be challenged like never before in a completely different environment than we're used to," said Rhys Millen, 2005 Formula DRIFT champion. "I'm proud to be flying the Red Bull colors heading into the Red Bull Drifting World Championship."

Formula DRIFT, North America's professional drifting championship series, will play the role of organizer, co-promoter, and sanctioning body for the World Championship event. Judging will be based on current Formula DRIFT rules and regulations with the possible addition of two international judges.

More information will be disclosed at a later date including brand and media partners and participating drivers.

[Source: Formula DRIFT]

[Jeff Shyu]

sounds fun. I live close by, and work right at Ocean & Pine. If people want to park at my house, and carpool over, you can avoid parking fees.

[Sebastian Rios]

Can we autocross at the Long Beach docks?

[Jeff Shyu]

the convention center has a parking field that's usually the paddock area for the LBGP that's closed off most of the time (google map - you can see where the LBGP cuts through the field).

It seems like a decent size i don't know how much they like, or mind having cars track on it though.

[Michael Palero]

And I thought the politics in D1GP and Formula 1 were bad....

Want to do something not allowed in Formula D rules like put a Viper motor into a Honda Fit with a 350Z drivetrain? Sure, just make sure you petition it and wine and dine the right people!
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[Jeff Shyu]

put a Viper motor into a Honda Fit with a 350Z drivetrain?

i'd pay a few bucks to see that.

[Bob Beamesderfer]

the convention center has a parking field that's usually the paddock area for the LBGP that's closed off most of the time (google map - you can see where the LBGP cuts through the field).

It seems like a decent size i don't know how much they like, or mind having cars track on it though.

Would help if some of the residents of the apartment/condo buildings on Seaside Way were motorsports enthusiasts.

[Jeff Shyu]

if there's real interest, i can go to the convention center during lunch to talk to their event organizers to see if it's allowed, and if so, the specifics.

it's literally across the street for me.

[Ashley Armstrong]

I want to gooooo!

[Ashley Armstrong]

Wait. November's not even CLOSE to now.

Calm down, Ash.

[Bob Beamesderfer]

if there's real interest, i can go to the convention center during lunch to talk to their event organizers to see if it's allowed, and if so, the specifics.

it's literally across the street for me.

There are a couple of people who deal with lot inquiries because the approach needs to be done carefully.

[David Avard]

the convention center has a parking field that's usually the paddock area for the LBGP that's closed off most of the time (google map - you can see where the LBGP cuts through the field).

It seems like a decent size i don't know how much they like, or mind having cars track on it though.

I don't think that parking lot is near big enough for a Cal club solo (I'd kill to have a lot that big in Topeka.... that wasn't $3k/day). I'd be looking at the 800' x 3800' lot just north of Ocean Blvd and East of the Terminal Island Fwy. I don't know if they have gotten around to putting anything there, but every mapping program I can find shows it as empty (which probably means that it's covered by One Million Dollars, er, containers ).

[Jeff Shyu]

I'd be looking at the 800' x 3800' lot just north of Ocean Blvd and East of the Terminal Island Fwy. I don't know if they have gotten around to putting anything there, but every mapping program I can find shows it as empty (which probably means that it's covered by One Million Dollars, er, containers ).

hmm.. i was just down there this past weekend taking pictures. didn't venture onto the inland side though. never even knew a field that big existed there.

from the overhead view, it looks like it might have once been a container yard, that went out of commission as they expanded outwards? the pictures kinda suggest it hasn't been stripped for container storage for a while.