RBWDC // PREVIEW PART.3

The ColdTrackDays crew (Russell O’Connell and Linhbergh Nguyen) will be reporting live from next weekends Red Bull World Drift Championship. The festivities begin this Thursday, with a parade of cars through the downtown area followed by a draw party at ‘Smooth’s Sports Grill.’ The cars will be on display Thursday from 5:45pm until 9:30pm on Pine Ave. A driver autograph session is also scheduled for 6pm at the draw party, where the official qualifying order will be announced for Sunday’s main event.


A purpose built race course is being built at the Port of Long Beach to host the top 32 drifters from around the world. The course will feature six turns and a high-speed right hand entry, with speeds expected in excess of 100mph. The RBWDC course will be the first of its kind, pushing drivers to the limit with a technical layout and high speed entry. Sunday’s main event will see the top 32 drifters from around the world go head-to-head in a tandem battle format, with the winner from each bracket advancing to the next round. Saturday will see the Formula D Pro/Am competition and a special opening ceremony by the Red Bull Air Force skydive team.

Be sure and stay with ColdTrackDays as we will be providing live coverage from Long Beach, to include NW native Victor Moore’s attempt at a Formula D license in the Pro/Am competition // 11.12.2008