May 18th: CoastDrift 2009 Round 1 @Western Speedway
 

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CoastDrift's (http://coastdrift.com) 2009 Drift Series Round 1 at Western Speedway is happening Monday, May 18th (Victoria Day).

This event will kick off CoastDrift's 2009 season in a big way, with an ENTIRE DAY of track time. Open practice will be begin by 11am, and the event will run through till around 7:30-8pm.

This event is conveniently hosted on a statutory holiday, Victoria Day.

----Driver Entry Information----

Driver entrance is $60 with pre-registration.

Drop-ins are $70.

Please pre-register. It helps me out a lot from an organizational standpoint. Pre-registered drivers receive the added advantage of free car number decals and guaranteed convenient pit location, among other perks.

Pre Registration: http://coastdrift.com/index.php?page=drivers
Instructions:
1) Click "register", and register an account
2) Log into your new account
3) Navigate to the page for event registration, and follow the on-screen instructions

Schedule
Tech: 10am
Track opens for practice: 11am
Spectator gates open: 3pm
Qualifying: 4pm
Competition: Whenever qualifying is over.

Pit Pass: $15. Pit passes are reserved for pit crew and media members ONLY.


----Spectator Information----

Gates open to the public at 3PM

Adult: $12
Child under 12: Free


----Prizes----

--Event--

1st: [TBA]
2nd: $300 Courtesay of $$$$$$$$ Tuning
3rd: $100

---Series (Points Champion at end of round 4)---

TBA

----Tech Information----

Please Download the 2009 RuleBook: http://coastdrift.com/files/coastdri...ebook_rev1.pdf

----Volunteers----

CoastDrift is looking for volunteers. Please shoot me a pm if you are available to volunteer.


For track information and directions: http://www.westernspeedway.net/

Western Speedway is on Vancouver Island, in Victoria. It is accessible via ferry from the mainland via ferries departing Tsawassen, and Port Angeles: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source...z=9&iwloc=A

Driver Pre-Registration and profile creation is now available here: http://coastdrift.com/index.php?page=drivers

Please create a driver profile even if you are unable to pre-pay. It saves both you and us a lot of at hassle and paperwork.

RuleBook is now available here: http://coastdrift.com/files/coastdri...ebook_rev1.pdf

Rulebook includes competition format information and example tech inspection sheet.


If your on facebook, please join our facebook group:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=70977619156

If your in the Victoria Region (or duncan or nanaimo), please invite all your facebook contacts to our event. Bigger crowds means we can do more for you, the driver. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=113444620832

Thank you for everyone who came out and made the event a success despite the crappy weather. Congratulations to Kohei, Chris, and Matt on their respective 1st, 2nd, and 3rd placings. Also, thank you to our sponsors for making this event a possibility:

- HeddWyn Essentials
- $$$$$$$$ Tuning
- SHC Autographx
- Big O Tires Victoria
- Vector Automotive
- The Zone 91.3


Top 12 Qualifying:

1st: Kohei Nakamura
2nd: Matt Tregear
3rd: Chris Scremin
4th: Marc-Andre Tatto
5th: Josh Rothenburger
6th: Stu Simpson
7th: Clay Anderson
8th: Pete Schroeder
9th: Scott Kelly
10th Joey
11th: Phil Gauthier
12th: Brody Goble


Competition Results:

1st: Kohei Nakamura
2nd: Chris Scremin
3rd: Matt Tregear
4th: Josh Rothenburger

Top 6 Eliminated:
Joey
Stu Simpson
Kohei Nakamura (seeded to top 4 as crowd favorite)

Top 12 Eliminated:
Clay Anderson
Pete Schroeder
Scott Kelly
Phil Gauthier
Brody Goble (Unable to compete)
Marc-Andre Tatto (Unable to compete)

A Big thank you to our guest judges: Colin Reeves from DMCC/Spec-D and Kenji Miki from DriftWest.ca