Nick "DriftKid" Coulson has won the first round of the Australian Drifting Grand Prix at Barbagallo Raceway in Perth.
The new format at the PowerCruise event worked very well for the drivers as well as the crowds with full track demonstrations at lunch time each day to showcase the Top Australian Drifters.
What a great way to start the season.
What a great way to start the season.
The weekend started with Nick setting himself up in a great position for the battles qualifying in 3rd.
check out the slo-mo on the clipping points
The top 4 was going to be a all Queensland affair with Rob Whyte v Mick Rosenblatt & Nick v Levi Clark.
The battle with Levi went to a re-run as the judges couldn't split them. Nick fought hard taking the win & advancing onto the finals to battle Achilles Team mate Rob Whyte.
Nick & Rob have battles so many times its hard to keep the tally count correct (last 5 to Nick I think). Nick being the higher qualifier lead first with a great run & putting it all on the line with a huge entry into the first turn & then started to pull a gap on Rob after the hairpin handing the advantage Nick's way.
Second part of the run Nick entered the first turn & quickly put the Achilles Radial/Xforce Performance VE Ute on Robs door pushing hard all the way to the finish line securing Nick the Win.
Don't forget to watch the hour long FREE to air TV show on 7mate in 3 weeks time.
It was a clean sweep for all that travelled on the truck from Queensland.
Over all Team Qld managed to get the top 5 spots at the first round.
1st. Nick Coulson
1st. Nick Coulson
2nd. Rob Whyte
3rd. Mick Rosenblatt
4th. Levi Clark
5th. Josh Boettcher
We now head off to Sydney for Formula Drift Asia & Round 5 of the Figure 8 Drift Series, can Nick make it a hat trick? We certainly hope so.
