Following the tremendous success of the past two years, “Red Bull Car Park Drift” has become a highly anticipated yearly event, not only in Kuwait but in most of the Middle Eastern countries participating in the regional competitions. Once again this year, drifting shows and exhilarating performances take off from Kuwait, opening a whole new season of heightened and exciting challenges, to conclude with an outstanding finale in Lebanon.
The opening local championship kicks off on Friday 10th of February, with heady rounds of drifting competitions, leading up to the crowing of the “King of Drift” and the representative of Kuwait in the Beirut finals. The competition which is taking place at Parking Lot 4 of the Kuwait International Fair is sponsored by Chevrolet and in collaboration with the “Quarter Mile” club in Kuwait. It returns once again to provide motorsport lovers in addition to the thrilling show performances, a chance to experience high speed and utmost suspense.
Rally and hill climbing champion and Red Bull driver, Abdo Feghali, will be evaluating the drivers’ performances along with a panel of esteemed judges. The evaluation will mainly assess the drift shows presented by the drivers in their modified cars, through the use of hand breaks and exertion of outstanding skills to take on turns in the most dazzling and accurate ways. In addition, judges will consider the engines’ roars and the external look of the car, the smoke produced by the friction of the tyres and finally the audience’s excitement and cheers for each performance to make their final decision.
Last year’s competition led to the crowning of Salah bin Aidan in his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8, as he represented Kuwait in the final qualifications in Lebanon, after taking on 27 other drivers who fiercely competed in front of a raging crowd of three thousand spectators at the Kuwait International Fair, in Meshrif.
Besides Kuwait and Lebanon, participating countries in the Red Bull Car Park Drift 2012 include the UAE, KSA, Oman, Jordan, Egypt, Iran and Bahrain. Before gaining international fame and exposure, this sort of competition started in Japan back in the 1970’s based on the idea of competing in a parking lot.
To participate in Kuwait’s local championship, please call 66406020. Participating cars must be four-wheel or rear drive.
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