Taking place on November 15/16th at a purpose built course in the Port of Long Beach, California, USA, the Red Bull World Drifting Championship will gather the worlds best 32 drifters in a unique drifting competition. Formula Drift USA will act as hosts and governing body to the event and the Top 16 competitors from the 2008 Formula Drift Championship will receive automatic invitations to compete.  Current and past champions from the world’s top professional drifting series will also receive an exclusive invitation to showcase their skills and compete for the largest drifting prize purse ever offered.

Representing Prodrift, & Europe, will be a team of previous and current Champions. Formula Drift resident Darren MCNamara (IRL) will be present driving his Falken Tyres/Sears Auto Saturn Sky. McNamara will be joined by 2008 European Champion James Deane (IRL,Nexen Silvia S14) and the Rockstar Energy Corolla of Eric O’Sullivan (Irl). Also joining the Irish team will be Nordic drift superstar Fredric Asbo (Nor) in his Japan Auto Toyota Supra.

The Red Bull  World Championships is being hailed as the most important drifting competition in the history of this sport and for such a strong European team to be in attendance in its debut year underlines the significance of the Prodrift European Series as a genuine batlle ground for serious sideways talent.

For more information on the red Bull Drifting World Championship see http://www.prodriftseries.com/ , http://www.formulad.com/ .

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