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On behalf of everyone at Slipstream we thank all the drivers and teams who competed in this invite only event. We are proud to be part of the largest ever purse event and we look forward to the upcoming Formula D rounds was well as next years shoot out. Congratulations to Ken Gushi who amongst other drivers in the series have put their level of drifting up major notches. 
GUSHI WINS $10,000 WINNER-TAKE-ALL
INTERNATONAL DRIFTING SHOOT-OUT
MONTEREY, Calif. (May 3, 2004) – Team Rotora’s Ken Gushi defeated Team RMR’s Rhys Millen in the finals of the $10,000 winner-take-all International Drifting Shoot-Out, part of the Road & Track magazine-sponsored U.S. Sports Car Invitational at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
Gushi, driving a Nissan 240SX, defeated Japan’s Kazu Hayashida (Team R-SR Nissan Silvia S-14) and Samuell Hubinette (Lateral G Racing Dodge Viper) en route to the finals against Rhys Millen’s Pontiac GTO.
Millen defeated Daijiro Yoshihara (Pacific Rim Drift Nissan Silvia PS 13) and Tanner Foust (Jasper Performance Toyota Supra Turbo) to earn his entry into the finals.
It was an all California final when Gushi, a 17-year-old high school student from San Gabriel, won the $10,000 purse – the richest in U.S. drifting history – with a series of strong runs against Huntingdon Beach’s Rhys Millen.
Foust out-pointed Hubinette to take third place and the final spot on the podium.
ROUND-BY-ROUND RESULTS
Best 16
- Rhys Millen advances on a bye
- Daijiro Yoshihara defeated Tony Angelo (DG Trials Mazda RX-7)
- Ernie Fixmer (Team Rotora Nissan 180SX) advances when Rich Rutherford (Team Kengai – IGN Nissan 240SX) was unable to start due to a mechanical failure in practice
- Tanner Foust (second chance) defeats Chris Forsberg (MotoRex Nissan 350Z)
- Ken Gushi advances on when Ryan Hampton (Team JIC Mazdaspeed MX-5 Miata) was unable to start
- Hayashida defeats Todd Ho (NorCal Drift Academy Mazda RX-7)
- Alex Pheiffer (Team R-SR Honda S2000) vs. Bryan Norris (Team JIC Nissan 350Z) … Car-to-car incident during the round eliminated both drivers and neither advanced to the next round
- Hubinette advances on a bye
Best 8
- Millen defeats Yoshihara
- Foust defeats Fixmer
- Gushi defeats Hayashida
- Hubinette defeats Ho (second chance for Ho, when both Pheiffer or Norris were eliminated)
Semi Finals
- Millen defeats Tanner
- Gushi defeats Hubinette
Finals
- Gushi defeats Millen
(Note: Second chance drivers are determined by the driver with the most points who did not advance to the next round, as was the case with Foust in Best 16 round and Ho in Best 8 round.)
GUSHI WINS $10,000 WINNER-TAKE-ALL
INTERNATONAL DRIFTING SHOOT-OUT
MONTEREY, Calif. (May 3, 2004) – Team Rotora’s Ken Gushi defeated Team RMR’s Rhys Millen in the finals of the $10,000 winner-take-all International Drifting Shoot-Out, part of the Road & Track magazine-sponsored U.S. Sports Car Invitational at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
Gushi, driving a Nissan 240SX, defeated Japan’s Kazu Hayashida (Team R-SR Nissan Silvia S-14) and Samuell Hubinette (Lateral G Racing Dodge Viper) en route to the finals against Rhys Millen’s Pontiac GTO.
Millen defeated Daijiro Yoshihara (Pacific Rim Drift Nissan Silvia PS 13) and Tanner Foust (Jasper Performance Toyota Supra Turbo) to earn his entry into the finals.
It was an all California final when Gushi, a 17-year-old high school student from San Gabriel, won the $10,000 purse – the richest in U.S. drifting history – with a series of strong runs against Huntingdon Beach’s Rhys Millen.
Foust out-pointed Hubinette to take third place and the final spot on the podium.
ROUND-BY-ROUND RESULTS
Best 16
- Rhys Millen advances on a bye
- Daijiro Yoshihara defeated Tony Angelo (DG Trials Mazda RX-7)
- Ernie Fixmer (Team Rotora Nissan 180SX) advances when Rich Rutherford (Team Kengai – IGN Nissan 240SX) was unable to start due to a mechanical failure in practice
- Tanner Foust (second chance) defeats Chris Forsberg (MotoRex Nissan 350Z)
- Ken Gushi advances on when Ryan Hampton (Team JIC Mazdaspeed MX-5 Miata) was unable to start
- Hayashida defeats Todd Ho (NorCal Drift Academy Mazda RX-7)
- Alex Pheiffer (Team R-SR Honda S2000) vs. Bryan Norris (Team JIC Nissan 350Z) … Car-to-car incident during the round eliminated both drivers and neither advanced to the next round
- Hubinette advances on a bye
Best 8
- Millen defeats Yoshihara
- Foust defeats Fixmer
- Gushi defeats Hayashida
- Hubinette defeats Ho (second chance for Ho, when both Pheiffer or Norris were eliminated)
Semi Finals
- Millen defeats Tanner
- Gushi defeats Hubinette
Finals
- Gushi defeats Millen
(Note: Second chance drivers are determined by the driver with the most points who did not advance to the next round, as was the case with Foust in Best 16 round and Ho in Best 8 round.)
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