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Forsberg and Hubinette Tied for First after Atlanta

If you have been watching Formula D for the last two of years you just might know that the leader after Atlanta has gone on to take the entire series both years. This year things are a bit more interesting as the field is much tighter at that top. The top 10 drivers only represent a spread of 52 championship points, compared to 78 points in 2007 and 127 in 2006.

With 6 podium finishers so far this year (Millen, Taketori, Tureck, Forsberg, Hubinette, Tureck) nobody has yet to stand on the podium for more then a single event. With the next two events happening at tracks that are being introduced this year (Englishtown and Las Vegas Motor Speedway), this season could shape up to be the most competitive yet.

As the 2005 and 2004 seasons did not include the Long Beach event, I have not included them here in my list. You can find all of the scores that I have maintained over the last 4 seasons on the Formula Drift Scores Page.

Enjoy!

Vaughn Gittin Jr in Atlanta

I enjoy the sound of that engine. I was unable to identify the follow car, too much smoke.

Pontiac and Millen Dominate Podium at Formula D Atlanta

After sitting out the first race of the season due to mechanical issues, Rhys Millen (Pontiac Solstice) has returned to Formula D with a bang. To add gravy to his first win of the 2008 season, teammate Daijiro Yoshihara (Pontiac GTO) managed to grab fourth place. It also seems worth mentioning that 3 of the top 4 cars were Pontiacs. Ryan Tureck (Pontiac Solstice) and Mitsuhiro Takatori (Nissan Skyline) rounded out the top 4 with 2nd and 3rd place respectively.

1st - Rhys Millen
2nd - Mitsuhiro Takatori
3rd - Ryan Tureck
4th - Daijiro Yoshihara

Top 4:

• R. Tureck v M. Takatori
• R. Millen** v D. Yoshihara**

Top 8:

• T. Foust v R. Tureck
• S. Hubinette v M. Takatori
• V. Gittin Jr v R. Millen
• D. Yoshihara v B. Sherman

Top 16:

• T. Foust v K. Yamanaka
• D. Yoshihara v R. Nishida
• M. Takatori** v C. Forsberg**
• R. Millen v D. McNamara
• H. Sumida v R. Tuerck
• S. Verdier v B. Sherman
• S. Hubinette v C. Grunewald
• V. Gittin, Jr** v P. Mordaunt**

**Match went “One More Time.”

Qualifying:

1. Tanner Foust
2. Vaughn Gittin, Jr.
3. Dai Yoshihara
4. Samuel Hubinette
5. Mitsuhiro Takatori
6. Stephan Verdier
7. Rhys Millen
8. Hiro Sumida
9. Ryan Tuerck
10. Darren McNamara
11. Bill Sherman
12. Chris Forsberg
13. Conrad Grunewald
14. Robbie Nishida
15. Patrick Mordaunt
16. Kenji Yamanaka

[Official results from www.formulad.com/blog]

Rhys Millen, Back in Action

Looks like Rhys is not letting a few broken vertebrae keep him down, just 4 months since his stunt truck accident, he is once again a threat to be reckoned with in Formula D. I’m not in Atlanta, but Wrecked Magazine is, so thank them for these results:

Formula D Atlanta 2008 Unseeded Qualifiers:

1. Rhys Millen 95.00
2. Hiro Sumida 93.33
3. Stephan Verdier 92.33
4. Tony Brakohiapa 89.92
5. Robbie Nishida 89.92
6. Blake Fuller 89.08
7. Tyler McQuarrie 87.25
8. Seigo Yamamoto 86.67
9. Patrick Mordaunt 85.17
10. Tony Angeleo 85.00
11. Stephan Papadakis 85.00
12. Dan Willie 83.92
13. Brian Peter 81.33
14. Henry Schelley 81.33
15. Taka Aono 80.67
16. Ross Petty 80.67
17. James Bondurant - 78.33
18. Chris Kregorian - 76.00

King of Europe

More information at www.kingofeurope.net/2008/koedrift/.