(TODAY) RED BULL Drifting World Championship LONG BEACH Nov 15-16

09-12-2008, 02:15 PM

From d1gp's website we have: http://www.d1gp.co.jp/pointranking_2008.html

順位ドライバー..第1戦第2戦第3戦第4戦第5戦第6戦第7戦年間P
1 斉藤太吾........14位...2位....4位....4位....1位....7位...... ......97
......................3......22.....17.....17..... .26....12
2 今村陽一.........7位...14位...5位....1位....4位....2位...... ......91
......................11.....3......13.....26..... .17....21
3 野村謙..........2位....8位....6位....6位....2位...15位....... ....80
......................22.....10.....13.....12..... 21.....2

I have a cheap little PC translator program which fortunately has a proper name dictionary list. So, if I read it right:
斉藤 = Saitou (remember they list family name first) 太吾 = Daigo
今村 = Imamura 陽一 = Youichi
野村 = Nomura 謙 = either Ken or Kenji. Either way this is Nomuken.

I take the top #'s to be the event #, the 2nd number to be the place of the driver in the event, and the third # to be the # of points earned, and the far right column the total points.

If I read it correctly, with only one event to go if Daigo gets a #1 no one can stop him, and even with a #2 show he wins, since the difference in 1st and 2nd places is only 4 or 5 points. Pending a total engine blow or something in that order, Daigo only loses if he places 3rd or lower and Imamura gets 1st.

Last round is October 25/26, 2008.

I'm willing to be corrected by anyone with more knowledge.

09-20-2008, 05:36 PM

Looks like we have a new announcement:

http://www.formulad.com/blog/?p=609

Fredric Aasbo from the Nordic Drifting Series was already announced for spot 26.
Frederic “Steady Freddy” Girard representing Drift Mania Canadian Championship for spot 18.

Bebop · 09-20-2008, 05:42 PM

Best in the world???

Yea, I know the circumstances were not in his favor... cold track, not a whole lot of practice

But that's why I say if we want to see the best of the best, we need to have a bit of qualifying.

akuma S14 · 09-20-2008, 08:49 PM

best grip driver in the world.. maybe.....

eomund240 · 09-23-2008, 10:47 AM

Is there any kind of schedule up anywhere? Trying to find out if there are tickets to both days, and what's happening each day.

Thanks

Bebop · 09-25-2008, 02:49 PM

Yea, I'm craving some more info....

There's a lot of other good international drivers that are being left out due to FD bringing in 16 drivers....

3SGE Ausy Fail Powerd

Slapshotnerd · 09-25-2008, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by INFO

1. Hubinette
2. Foust
3. Yoshihara
4. Millen
5. Forsberg
6. Takatori
7. Tuerck
8. McNamara
9. Grunewald
10. Nishida
11. Miki
12. Gittin, Jr.
13. Verdier
14. Gushi
15. Mohan
16. Hayashida
17. D1 New Zealand 2008 Champion
18. Drift Mania Canadian Championship 2008 Champion
19. Drift Australia 2008 Champion
20. Drift Australia 2008 Runner-up
21. European Drifting Championship 2008 Champion
22. Tengku Djan 2008 Podium
23. Mike Whiddet 2008 Podium
24. Pro Drift Winner 2008 Champion
25. Pro Drift Runner-up 2008 Runner-up
26. Fredric Aasbo
27. D1GP Past Champion
28. D1GP Past Champion
29. D1GP Past Champion
30. D1GP Past Champion
31. D1GP Past Champion
32. D1GP 2008 Champion

http://www.everythingdrift.com/blog/?p=190

The list as of now:
1 Tanner Foust 504
2 Sam Hubinette 478
3 Rhys Millen 448
4 Dai Yoshihara 423
5 Chris Forsberg 403
6 Ryan Tuerck 389
7 Michihiro Takatori 381
8 Conrad Grunewald 294.25
9 Robbie Nishida 255.25
10 Vaugn Gittin 238.5
10 Ryuji Miki 238.5
12 Darren McNamara 237
13 Steph Verdier 224.5
14 Ken Gushi 222.5

The last 2 positions, as they stand now (can get bumped if they miss top 16)
**15 Kyle Mohan 181.5
**16 Kenji Yamanaka 166.5

Drivers with a chance to make it if they make top 16:
17 Bill Sherman 147.25
18 Kazu Hayashida 123
19 Tony Angelo 113
19 Justin Pawlak 113
21 Toshiki Yoshioka 104.5

International Drivers who are invited:
17. Gary “Gaz” Whiter Toyo S14.5 D1NZ
18. Freddy Girrard Hankook Skyline R32 DMCC
19. Leighton Fine Nissan 180SX Drift Aus Champ
20. Luke Fink Nissan S14 Drift Aus RU
21. Ben “Bon-Bon” Broke-Smith Driftworks Chaser EDC
22. Tengku Djan Nissan S13.5 FD Singapore
23. Mike Whiddet Red Bull FD RX7 4Rotor FD Singapore
24. James Deane Nexen S14.5 RB26 Pro Drift Champ
25. Eric O’Sullivan Rockstar F20 AE86 Pro Drift RU
26. Fredric Aasbo Japan Auto Supra Nordic
27. D1GP Past Champion TBD D1GP
28. D1GP Past Champion TBD D1GP
29. D1GP Past Champion TBD D1GP
30. D1GP Past Champion TBD D1GP
31. D1GP Past Champion TBD D1GP
32. D1GP 2008 Champion TBD D1GP

P.Haire · 09-25-2008, 07:14 PM

instead of d1gp tbd it needs to be team burst and team a bo mun.

RxDrift · 09-30-2008, 12:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blaze1

Yea, I'm craving some more info....

There's a lot of other good international drivers that are being left out due to FD bringing in 16 drivers....

3SGE Ausy Fail Powerd

Beau placed 3rd in the championship. The two that have been invited to the world series are here ........

Leighton in the Blue, Luke in the Green.

deadpirate · 09-30-2008, 01:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by P.Haire

instead of d1gp tbd it needs to be team burst and team a bo mun.

i completely agree with this statement

FORMULA D...LISTEN UP!!!!!!!!!!!

markyd0s · 09-30-2008, 11:00 AM

I cant wait to see this event go down!!!

Bebop · 09-30-2008, 02:19 PM

Game Over

FD does listen.... time for some action.

J.Herron · 10-01-2008, 01:41 AM

No way I'm going to miss this!

See you guys there! And at Irwindale!

techtrix · 10-01-2008, 05:47 PM

Yeah, Pro Am is running at this event. Its awesome. I got my invite in AZ, so ill be there driving my LS6 FC.

Michael Essa

Jim @ FD · 10-01-2008, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deadpirate

i completely agree with this statement

FORMULA D...LISTEN UP!!!!!!!!!!!

GUYS!

"Invited" does not mean confirmed or RSVPed. We have also reached out to a bunch more international drivers. Those released were just the first batch. Please consider that it costs a lot to bring a team and a car here and the drifting world is not made up of millions like F1 or NASCAR. US fans, please be thankful these international teams are busting their asses to get here and Red Bull is making all this possible. Come out and show your appreciation. This our first attempt to bring all the true champions and top ranked drivers from around the world here and not just our "friends", hope you support us.

BTW... D1 TBA = tell D1 to RSVP our invitation; no name means, no RSVP. You guys want to see Imamura or Kumakubo or Saito or Kawabata... call the D1 office.

We'll have the official entry list soon. Stay tuned.

eomund240 · 10-02-2008, 12:43 PM

Main thing I'm looking for is a schedule. Are we looking at day 1 practices and day 2 main event?

Slapshotnerd · 10-02-2008, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eomund240

Main thing I'm looking for is a schedule. Are we looking at day 1 practices and day 2 main event?

Friday / Saturday will probably top 32 / top 16 + tandem for Pro Am
Saturday / Sunday will probably be top 32 / top 16 for FD.

Bebop · 10-02-2008, 05:41 PM

Do the damn thing FD, props for making a cool event.

J-Rod · 10-02-2008, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blaze1

Do the damn thing FD, props for making a cool event.

That's the attitude that congraulates and doesn't hate there Blaze1, atta boy!!!
See you in Long Beach or even earlier in Irwindale!

Buttsy · 10-07-2008, 06:50 AM

Congrats FD for such a cool event! Hope your ready for a load of crazy Irish over though hehe

See some of you guys at SEMA and FD the week after, Party on!

Buttsy

Slapshotnerd · 10-07-2008, 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buttsy

Congrats FD for such a cool event! Hope your ready for a load of crazy Irish over though hehe

See some of you guys at SEMA and FD the week after, Party on!

Buttsy

uh oh, there goes the neighborhood! Buttsy's coming to town!

deadpirate · 10-07-2008, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim @ FD

GUYS!

"Invited" does not mean confirmed or RSVPed. We have also reached out to a bunch more international drivers. Those released were just the first batch. Please consider that it costs a lot to bring a team and a car here and the drifting world is not made up of millions like F1 or NASCAR. US fans, please be thankful these international teams are busting their asses to get here and Red Bull is making all this possible. Come out and show your appreciation. This our first attempt to bring all the true champions and top ranked drivers from around the world here and not just our "friends", hope you support us.

BTW... D1 TBA = tell D1 to RSVP our invitation; no name means, no RSVP. You guys want to see Imamura or Kumakubo or Saito or Kawabata... call the D1 office.

We'll have the official entry list soon. Stay tuned.

im simply saying..get ahold of team burst...and invite them

Bebop · 10-13-2008, 11:14 PM

Seriously

Lets get down to business

35 bucks for each day.... 70 bucks for a weekend???!!???!!!

D1 never hosed us like that, it will be the biggest rip off since nopi LA.

I already know a lot of the pro am dudes are disappointed with the cost of there event and all. So we might not have many proams for the 15th event.

45 bucks for 2 days please????? thank you!!!

Or just have the first day all out free or like 10 bucks or something, its a amateur event!!!

AndyFD · 10-13-2008, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blaze1

Seriously

Lets get down to business

35 bucks for each day.... 70 bucks for a weekend???!!???!!!

D1 never hosed us like that, it will be the biggest rip off since nopi LA.

I already know a lot of the pro am dudes are disappointed with the cost of there event and all. So we might not have many proams for the 15th event.

45 bucks for 2 days please????? thank you!!!

Or just have the first day all out free or like 10 bucks or something, its a amateur event!!!

Blaze, if you look, it says 2 day passes for $35.00.

2 Day Pass - Red Bull Drifting World Championship
Nov 15-16th 10a-4p Each Day
Track Location: Pier S, Port of Long Beach

Bebop · 10-13-2008, 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndyFD

Blaze, if you look, it says 2 day passes for $35.00.

2 Day Pass - Red Bull Drifting World Championship
Nov 15-16th 10a-4p Each Day
Track Location: Pier S, Port of Long Beach

*eats humble pie*

was that always there???

I could have sworn I went on there the day of the release and nothing about it being 2 days for 35 bucks

But Like I said before, thumbs up FD...

09-12-2008, 02:15 PM	#26
Father_V Guest Posts: n/a	Doing a little translating From d1gp's website we have: http://www.d1gp.co.jp/pointranking_2008.html 順位ドライバー..第1戦第2戦第3戦第4戦第5戦第6戦第7戦年間P 1 斉藤太吾........14位...2位....4位....4位....1位....7位...... ......97 ......................3......22.....17.....17..... .26....12 2 今村陽一.........7位...14位...5位....1位....4位....2位...... ......91 ......................11.....3......13.....26..... .17....21 3 野村謙..........2位....8位....6位....6位....2位...15位....... ....80 ......................22.....10.....13.....12..... 21.....2 I have a cheap little PC translator program which fortunately has a proper name dictionary list. So, if I read it right: 斉藤 = Saitou (remember they list family name first) 太吾 = Daigo 今村 = Imamura 陽一 = Youichi 野村 = Nomura 謙 = either Ken or Kenji. Either way this is Nomuken. I take the top #'s to be the event #, the 2nd number to be the place of the driver in the event, and the third # to be the # of points earned, and the far right column the total points. If I read it correctly, with only one event to go if Daigo gets a #1 no one can stop him, and even with a #2 show he wins, since the difference in 1st and 2nd places is only 4 or 5 points. Pending a total engine blow or something in that order, Daigo only loses if he places 3rd or lower and Imamura gets 1st. Last round is October 25/26, 2008. I'm willing to be corrected by anyone with more knowledge. Last edited by Father_V; 09-12-2008 at 02:21 PM.

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09-20-2008, 05:36 PM	#27
Father_V Guest Posts: n/a	Looks like we have a new announcement: http://www.formulad.com/blog/?p=609 Fredric Aasbo from the Nordic Drifting Series was already announced for spot 26. Frederic “Steady Freddy” Girard representing Drift Mania Canadian Championship for spot 18.

09-20-2008, 05:42 PM	#28
Bebop Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: 951 Posts: 2,420	Best in the world??? Yea, I know the circumstances were not in his favor... cold track, not a whole lot of practice But that's why I say if we want to see the best of the best, we need to have a bit of qualifying.

09-23-2008, 10:47 AM	#30
eomund240 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: So. Cal Posts: 304	Is there any kind of schedule up anywhere? Trying to find out if there are tickets to both days, and what's happening each day. Thanks

09-25-2008, 02:49 PM	#31
Bebop Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: 951 Posts: 2,420	Yea, I'm craving some more info.... There's a lot of other good international drivers that are being left out due to FD bringing in 16 drivers.... 3SGE Ausy Fail Powerd

09-25-2008, 07:14 PM	#33
P.Haire Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: gnashville TN Posts: 101	instead of d1gp tbd it needs to be team burst and team a bo mun.

09-30-2008, 11:00 AM	#36
markyd0s Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Orange County Posts: 114	I cant wait to see this event go down!!!

09-30-2008, 02:19 PM	#37
Bebop Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: 951 Posts: 2,420	Game Over FD does listen.... time for some action.

10-01-2008, 01:41 AM	#38
J.Herron Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 74	No way I'm going to miss this! See you guys there! And at Irwindale!

10-01-2008, 05:47 PM	#39
techtrix Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 62	Yeah, Pro Am is running at this event. Its awesome. I got my invite in AZ, so ill be there driving my LS6 FC. Michael Essa

10-02-2008, 12:43 PM	#41
eomund240 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: So. Cal Posts: 304	Main thing I'm looking for is a schedule. Are we looking at day 1 practices and day 2 main event?

10-02-2008, 05:41 PM	#43
Bebop Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: 951 Posts: 2,420	Do the damn thing FD, props for making a cool event.

10-07-2008, 06:50 AM	#45
Buttsy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 38	Congrats FD for such a cool event! Hope your ready for a load of crazy Irish over though hehe See some of you guys at SEMA and FD the week after, Party on! Buttsy

10-13-2008, 11:14 PM	#48
Bebop Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: 951 Posts: 2,420	Seriously Lets get down to business 35 bucks for each day.... 70 bucks for a weekend???!!???!!! D1 never hosed us like that, it will be the biggest rip off since nopi LA. I already know a lot of the pro am dudes are disappointed with the cost of there event and all. So we might not have many proams for the 15th event. 45 bucks for 2 days please????? thank you!!! Or just have the first day all out free or like 10 bucks or something, its a amateur event!!!