Long Beach, Calif. – June 5, 2007 – Formula DRIFT took over Summit Point Raceway for Round 3 of the Formula DRIFT Championship presented by Circuit City with the 2004 & 2006 champion Samuel Hubinette taking top honors with his first victory of the season.
“Summit Point Raceway was a great venue with an amazing course that challenged the drivers. With entry speeds in the upper 80 mph range into a blind turn and tight fast turns, the drivers had to be aggressive and technical at the same time,� said Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT.
The crowds lined up despite the extremely hot weather to watch the first professional drifting competition to come to the area. This event saw the debut of Daijiro Yoshihara’s Rockstar/Nitto Tires Nissan Silvia S15 built by HKS and an exciting drift exhibition by Nobuteru “NOB� Taniguchi in his HKS Altezza.
The competition heated up for the “Takeover� as Samuel Hubinette and his NuFormz / Mopar Dodge Charger SRT8 took home the victory, with his high horsepower car helping him edge out the competition on the fast and technical track. The other “Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift� stunt drivers came out on top with Tanner Foust and his AEM / Memphis Car Audio Nissan 350Z taking his third podium stand in a row and remains the Castrol SYNTEC Power Cup leader with his second place finish. After only having 1 qualifying run due to mechanical problems, Rhys Millen and his Redbull / RMR Pontiac Solstice GXP held on to third place for his first podium of the season.
HONKYS UNITE!
Comment by HEATHER — June 6, 2007 #
ha, yes, rhys “metal fingers” millen. glad to see the solstice is working out for him. still wish there wouldve been a little Drift Alliance action on the podium. more season to come tho.
Comment by RobbyStyle — June 6, 2007 #
Oh Millen, your a robot. I wish he would drive with a little more flair.
Comment by c.b.leslie — June 7, 2007 #
I AGREE…RHYS DRIFTS WITH A STICK UP HIS ARSE…NEEDS TO LOOSEN HIS BOOTS AND TAKE A CHANCE. . NO STYLE
Comment by heather — June 7, 2007 #