Formula D 2007: Triple Crown Standings
Chris Forsberg has opened up a gigantic lead in the race for the Triple Crown with a win at both Atlanta and Sonoma. He currently leads Tanner Foust by a whopping 59 points. In the scenario where Chris Qualifies 16th and is eliminated in the Top 16 with Tanner qualifying first and taking the event win, we get Chris (+ 55 points) at 269 and Tanner (+ 108) at 263. With only the Irwindale event remaining, Chris would need to fail to make an appearance in the Top 16 in order for Tanner to take away the Triple Crown.
Triple Crown Points Standings after Atlanta and Sonoma:
- Chris Forsberg - 214
- Tanner Foust - 155
- Ken Gushi - 147
- Darren MacNamara - 145
- Rhys Millen - 139
- Bill Sherman - 123
- Daijiro Yoshihara - 122
- Tony Angelo - 120
- Kenji Yamanaka - 112
- Tommy Suell - 110
- Vaughn Gitten Jr - 90
- Conrad Grunewald - 73
- Sam Hubinette - 66
- Ross Petty - 64
- Ryan Tuerck - 58
- Ryuji Miki - 57
- Taka Aono - 57
- Casper Canul - 55
- Kazu Hayashida - 55
- Stephan Papadakis - 55
- Seigo Yamamoto - 55
- Stephan Verdier - 55
USDrift Series All-Star Challenge: Results
Final Results:
1. Dan Willie (GA)
2. James Evans (MD)
3. Nathan Brasz (VA)
4. Robert Fallowes (NC)
5. Chris Orsini (NC)
6. Jonathan Martin (GA)
7. Mike LaPenna (NC)
8. Dennis Mertzanis (GA)
9. John Wagner (PA)
10. Greg Blair (NC)
11. Matt Waldin (PA)
12. Sammy Sritonskham (GA)
13. Kiely Mackey (SC)
14. Loi Cao (NC)
15. Andy Sapp (GA)
16. Cody Wellons (GA)
In the instance of a tie, the dropped run score was tallied as a tie breaker.
Tandem Ladder:
Finals:
Dan Willie v. James Evans
Consolation:
Nathan Brasz v. Robert Fallowes
Top 4:
James Evans v. Robert Fallowes
Dan Willie v. Nathan Brasz
Top 8
Chris Orsini v. Robert Fallowes
Jonathan Martin v. James Evans
Mike LaPenna v. Nathan Brasz
Dan Willie v. Dennis Mertzanis
Top 16
Chris Orsini v. Cody Wellons
Robert Fallowes v. Greg Blair
James Evans v. Sammy Sritonskham
Jonathan Martin v. Kiely Mackey
Nathan Brasz v. Matt Waldin
Mike LaPenna (bye*)
Dennis Mertzanis v. John Wagner
Dan Willie v. Andy Sapp
*other competitor did not have proper safety equipment to continue in tandem rounds
Qualifying: (maximum score: 30)
1. Chris Orsini (25.5)
2. Dan Willie (24.0)
3. Mike LaPenna (24.0)
4. Jonathan Martin (21.5
5. James Evans (21.5)
6. Nathan Brasz (21.0)
7. Dennis Mertzanis (20.5)
8. Robert Fallowes (20.0)
9. Greg Blair (20.0)
10. John Wagner (18.5)
11. Matt Waldin (18.5)
12. Sammy Sritonskham (18.0)
13. Kiely Mackey (17.5)
14. Loi Cao (17.5)
15. Andy Sapp (16.0)
16. Cody Wellons (15.5)
17. Eugene Kretschmer (15.5)
18. Chris Shumate (15.0)
19. Ron Ewerth (15.0)
20. Amy So (14.5)
21. Tracy Shayhorn (14.0)
22. Erin Sanford (13.5)
23. Max Hellstern (12.5)
24. Dustin Prater (11.5)
25. Peter Harmon (7.0)
26. Eric Davis (5.0)
27. Mike Swartz (DNF)
28-T. Jeffrey Guillotte (0.0)
28-T. Hayden Horton (0.0)
28-T. Kevin Trinh (0.0)
28-T. Brian Phillips (0.0)
28-T. Wes Atkins (0.0)
28-T. Matt Nietupski (0.0)
Midwest Cup Round 5: Results
Date: August 18, 2007
Location: Briggs and Stratton Motorplex/Road America - Elkhart Lake, WI.
Judges
- David Hruska
- Phill Lee
MWC Rd. 5 Results
1. Rob Riter
2. Lee Rohmsdahl
3. Brian Peter
Tandem Elimination
Final:
Rob Riter vs. Lee Rohmsdahl
Top 4:
Rob Riter vs. Juan Marquez
Lee Rohmsdahl vs. Brian Peter
Top 8:
Brian Peter vs. Clinton Florczyk*
Lee Rohmsdahl vs. Keith Schoeler
Juan Marquez vs. Mike Pollard
Rob Riter vs. Doug Artus
Final Points
Rank Points Driver - Vehicle - Modifications
- 16 Rob Riter - NB8CT - GT28R
- 13 Lee Rohmsdahl - Silvia (S13)
- 10 Brian Peter - Silvia (S13) - GT2871R
- 7 Juan Marquez - Silvia (S14) - T3/T4 KA24
- 5 Keith Schoeler - Silvia (S13) - GT28R
- 5 Mike Pollard - Sileighty - RB25
- 5 Doug Artus - 240sx
- 5 Clinton Florczyk - Roadster Turbo
- 3 Max Power - Silvia RB25
- 3 Derek King - FC3S
- 3 Darin Orth - Silvia (S13)
- 3 Jacob Cook - 240sx
- 1 Jason Bletzinger - 240sx
- 1 Scotty II Hotty - 240sx
Qualifying
- 94 Brian Peter - Silvia (S13) - GT2871R
- 93 Rob Riter - NB8CT - GT28R
- 90 Mike Pollard - Sileighty - RB25
- 88 Lee Rohmsdahl - Silvia (S13)
- 87 Keith Schoeler - Silvia (S13) - GT28R
- 86 Juan Marquez - Silvia (S14) - T3/T4 KA24
- 85 Doug Artus - 240sx
- 82 Clinton Florczyk - Roadster Turbo
- 80 Max Power - Silvia RB25
- 75 Derek King - FC3S
- 60 Darin Orth - Silvia (S13)
- 60 Jacob Cook - 240sx
- 0 Jason Bletzinger - 240sx
- -100 Scotty II Hotty - 240sx
Midwest Cup Point Standings (Through Round 5)
Rank Points Driver - Vehicle - Modifications
- 62 Rob Riter - NB8CT - GT28R
- 59 Brian Peter - Silvia (S13) - GT2871R
- 41 Keith Schoeler - Silvia (S13) - GT28R
- 34 Lee Rohmsdahl - Silvia (S13)
- 30 Juan Marquez - Silvia (S14) - T3/T4 KA24
- 22 David Lee - 180sx - GT2540
- 20 Simba Nyemba - 180sx - GT2871R
- 18 Mike Pollard - Sileighty - RB25
- 10 Darin Orth - Silvia (S13)
- 8 Max Power - Silvia RB25
- 8 Bryce Workman - 180sx
- 6 Damian Dabrowski - 180SX
- 6 Jon Bunne - 180sx
- 5 Jesse Trevino - 180sx - T25
- 5 Alex Roto - S13
- 5 Bryon Wong - Levin - 4AGZE
- 5 Cody
- 5 Jerry Bowman - RX8
- 5 Doug Artus - 240sx
- 5 Clinton Florczyk - Roadster Turbo
- 4 Fred Kaneko - FC3S
- 4 Jason Bletzinger - 240sx
- 3 Henry Khais - AE86
- 3 Adam Krawczuk - NA6 Turbo
- 3 Brian Kolar - Z31
- 3 Mike Lee - OneVia
- 3 Jordan Connor - 240sx
- 3 Chase Marsden - 180sx
- 3 Derek King - FC3S
- 3 Jacob Cook - 240sx
- 2 Paul Rogowski - 180sx
- 2 Alex White - 180sx
- 2 Johnn Heard - 180sx
- 2 Ben Mich - Silva (S13)
- 1 Eric Wortman - 180sx
- 1 Scotty II Hotty - 240sx
* Ties are ranked by highest position if possible.
European Drift Championship Final: Results
EDC of 2007 has come to a close. The final event of the season was a good one with some awesome driving in very inconsistent conditions. Phil Morrison took home 3rd with teammate Ben Broke-Smith in second and Brett Castle
on the top step of the podium and taking 1st place in the championship.
Final Round:
1st - Brett Castle (Abby Motorsports S14)
2nd - Ben Broke-Smith (Driftworks Chaser)
3rd - Phil Morrison (Driftworks R32)
The top 3 in the Championship were:
1st - Brett Castle (Abby Motorsports S14)
2nd - Mark Luney (SVA Imports 350Zed)
3rd - Mark Johnson (Weston Performance S13)
Formula D Pro-Am Southwest Final: Results
Finals:
1. Aaron Losey 77.67
2. Ameen Rizvi 60
3. Sino Khlot 58.33
4. Ben Green DNS
Qualifying Round 1:
Rank - Name - Score
18. Johnny Hwang 0
17. Sam Guidry 8.67
16. Brad Burnett 10
15. Russell Walker 20
14. Joshua Steele 23.33
12. John Carraro 25
12. Ray Moreau 25
11. Tao Techacanon 28.33
10. Alex Berrios 35
9. Will Parson 36.67
8. Orlando Holmes 38.33
6. Ben Green 46.67
6. Casey Quillen 46.67
5. Ronald Chan 50
4. Ryan Rohrbach 56.67
3. Sina Khlot 70
2. Aaron Losey 76.67
1. Ameen Rizvi 91.67
Qualifying Round 2:
8. Orlando Holmes DNS
7. Casey Quillen 0
6. Ronald Chan 45
5. Ryan Rohrbach 55
4. Sino Khlot 61.67
3. Ben Green 66.67
2. Ameen Rizvi 76.67
1. Aaron Losey 88.33
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Final Championship Standings:
1. Casey Quillen 234
2. William Parsons 228
3. Brad Burnett 217
4. Aaron Losey 202
5. Chanon Techakanon 193
6. Sina Khlot 139
7. Russell Walker 131
8. Ben Green 128
Alt. 1 Ronald Chan 123
Alt. 2 Ryan Rohrbach 122
Alt. 3 Sam Guidry 111
Alt. 4 Alex Berrios 112
Alt. 5 Ameen Rizvi 96
Alt. 6 John Borque 86
Tyler Cox 84
Lance 65
William Depass 65
Ignacio Mendoza 64
Orlando Holmes 64
Jacob Reinartz 63
Ricky Garcia 56
Jaime Gutierrez 56
John Carraro 56
Ray Moreau 56
Alex Grochev 55
Joshua Steele 55
Prodrift Irish Series Round 4
Dublin’s Eric O’Sullivan further stamped his authority on the 2007 Prodrift Irish Series with his third victory from four events at the fourth round of the championship in Rosegreen, Co. Tipperary. This event had been scheduled to take place at the purpose-built Punchestown track, but the combined effect of weeks of rain and the Oxegen music festival meant the car parks at the Co. Kildare venue were unusable. The championship organisers thus made the decision to move the round to Tipperary.
One of the big draws of this round was the return of 2006 champion Darren McNamara to Irish competition. Unfortunately, the Corkman failed to qualify for the top 16 as the standard 20v engine in his car did not offer the same power levels as the SR20 he’s accustomed to. Dean Kearney, Declan Munnelly and David Quigley were other familiar faces absent from the twin battle stages after one of the closest qualifying sessions yet seen.
Making a very welcome first appearance in the Top 16 was Ulster driver Fergal McGovern in his awesome BMW-engined Opel Manta. After the winning the semi-pro event on Saturday, he now faced an on-form Martin Ffrench. The latter pulled out a decent gap in their first run, giving himself a comfortable 7-3 advantage going into the second battle. But after harrying McGovern all the way around the track, Ffrench came perilously close to throwing it all away at the transition to the inner circuit. In what must rank as the save of the season so far, he pulled his 180SX back from an impossible angle and finished the run, doing just enough to force a rematch. However, McGovern was then cruelly robbed of the chance to proceed any further as his car developed engine trouble, dumping oil on the track. Ffrench sportingly came to the assistance of his competitor, but there was nothing could be done and McGovern’s day was over.
Semi-pro competitor Seamus Sweeney was another new face in the top 16 but he faced the stiffest of competition in young James Deane, who looked to be on fire in qualifying. Sweeney did well to run Deane close during their first run, but it all went wrong for him when he spun at the final corner. His confidence knocked, he ran quite wide through the corners next time around and Deane had an easy passage to the top eight. The last of the top 16 debutantes was Christy Carpenter in his Skyline-engined S14A. He too faced tough opposition in the form of Nutts Corner podium finisher Johnny Power. In the end, Carpenter was totally outclassed by the Wexford man, spinning in their first run and falling well behind in the second.
The next battle was an all-Team Hankook affair between Shane Healy and Alan Lenihan. Healy’s S15 was making loads of smoke, but still looked slightly the worse for wear after an encounter with the wall at the previous round. Lenihan pulled out a good gap in the first run and was practically glued to his teammates’ car in the second, making the judges’ decision an easy one. 2006 runner-up Damien Mulvey was back after missing the previous two rounds with engine problems. Driving a very smart borrowed 180SX, he beat Conor Lenihan to finally secure his first top eight appearance of the year.
The other top 16 victors were Eric O’Sullivan, who passed out Stephen Shine in their second run, Jonathan Murphy, who saw off the challenge of Mike Deane, and Dennis Healy who overcame Glen Maher after a rematch.
In the first top eight battle, Alan Lenihan showed he had lost none of the form shown in Nutts Corner with a strong victory over Jonathan Murphy. Eric O’Sullivan had a tough encounter with Rosegreen specialist James Deane in the next battle – the first time these two drivers had gone head-to-head. They were level on five points apiece after the first run and only Eric’s slightly greater angle second time around saw him advance by the narrowest of margins – half a point. Damien Mulvey also had a close battle with Dennis Healy, who handed victory to his opponent when he straightened dramatically at the transition point.
Martin Ffrench and Johnny Power then repeated their epic Nutts Corner encounter. Ffrench followed Power very aggressively in the first run before the transition point that had so nearly cost him his earlier battle against Fergal McGovern finally got the better of him. The spin handed Johnny Power a 10-0 advantage, but he still pushed hard in the second battle, coming close to passing Ffrench in the last corner. Ffrench made his exit in a massive cloud of tyre smoke and Power proceeded to the final four.
Both semi-finals were decided by spins. Alan Lenihan’s promising run came to an end when he binned it at the now-infamous transition point while chasing Eric O’Sullivan. He salvaged some honour with a solid run second time around but O’Sullivan was not about to make a similar mistake and once more found himself in a Prodrift final. Better angle from Johnny Power through turn one of the oval saw him carry a 6-4 advantage into the second run against Damien Mulvey. Things were looking good in the second run as he kept close to Mulvey all the way around, but disaster struck at the final corner and he spun out – it would be Mulvey vs. O’Sullivan in the final.
After two incredibly close runs, they seemed inseperable, but the eagle-eyed judges reckoned O’Sullivan had done just enough to take the win. There would be no rematch. Afterwards, Mulvey was nonetheless happy to have gotten a good result at last and very grateful to Robbie Thompson for lending him the car. His own Skyline-engined S13 should be out at the next round in Mondello. A delighted O’Sullivan stopped short of saying the title was in the bag: “I’d never say that – it’s motorsport,� he said. But there was a warning for his competitors: “I am full of confidence though - I know the car inside-out now.� With only two rounds to go, it looks like the chances of anyone stopping the Dubliner are very slim indeed.
RESULTS:
1st Eric O’Sullivan / Toyota Corolla AE86
2nd Damien Mulvey / Nissan 180SX
3rd Johnny Power / Nissan 180SX
Full photo album here.
