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The U.S. National Anthem was just sang and opening intros have just begun.  Right off the bat, you can notice Ken Gushi and M. Takatori are not in their vehicles from the US/Japan side, as well as Luke Fink from Australia. 

We are aware that Ken’s car was needing a motor to get runing again.  Takatori hit the wall on practice and we don’t know if his car is being repaired as we type this.  Luke Fink had an incident yesterday and as well are unsure of his car’s condition.

Mike Whiddet went over to NuFromz racing late last night to get him running again today.  Justin Pawlak was changing a ransmission earlier today and is on track.  Eric O’Sullivan had bent a tie rod and was repairing that and is on track as well. 

Intros are finishing and we are headed into racing. 

RBDWC 32 Qualifying has begun and well give you the scores as we get them. 

1 Ken Gushi (FD / Japan): Run1|Run2 Broken
2 Mike Whiddett ( FD Singapore / NZ): Run1| Run 2, saves the spin but corrects, broken electronic water pump caused him to miss Run 1
3 Robbie Nishida (FD / Japan): Run1 | Run 2 solid/safe run, score UNK
4 Marcos Santos (DMCC / Canada): Run1|Run 2 score 77.25
5 Tanner Foust (FD / US): Run 1 Hits the sweeper and super close on the wall. Score 93.5 | Run 2 great run and speed thru course with angle, score 93.25
6 Gittin Jr (FD / US): Run1 JR kissing the clipping point. Score 92.33 | Run 2 score 94.5
7 Carl Ruitterman (D1NZ / NZ): Run 1 Riding the wall through the sweeper.  Great run. Score 90.33 | Run 2 offline through course, score UNK
8 Tim Marshall (EDC / UK): Run1 solid run, on the throttle through course. Score 79.83 | Run 2 score 83.67
9 Paul Vlasblom (Netherlands): Run1 great run, rode the sweeper from initiation through the exit.  Score 92.83 | Run 2 great entry and on the wall through the sweeper. 89mph entry,  Score 96.83
10 Darren McNamara (FD / Ireland): Run1 102mph entry, Score 90.33 | Run 2 great angle and speed through the sweeper, and on the wall.  Entry speed of 103mph, score 95.75
11 Michihiro Takatori (FD / Japan):  Run 1 101.7mph entry, Score 92.25 | Run 2 102mph entry, scores 0 for going off course
12 Leighton Fine (Drift Aus / Aus): Run 1 Normal safe run, score 78 | Run 2 score 80.58
13 Kazuhiro Ueo (D1 / Japan): Run1 Super early imagination and angle through the sweeper, score 96.08 | Run 2 Pass UNK Reason
14 Luke Fink (Drift Aus / Aus): Run 1 nice and tight on the big sweeper, score 83.42 | Run 2 sputters past judges stand and drives off the course. -0-
15 Ryuji Miki (FD / Japan): Run 1 came in and shuts it down on sweeper, score 0 | Run 2 Avoids the spin, scores -0-
16 Bill Sherman (FD / US): Run 1 came in fast, lil shallow through the coruse. score 82.5 | Run 2 kisses wall on rear clip and straightens, score -0-
17 Tengku Djan (FD Singapore / Malaysia): Run 1 spins on entry, score 0 | Run 2 solid run, score   UNK, not shown
18 Sam Hubinette (FD / Sweden): Run 1 102mph entry,  score 94.25 | Run 2 great run,  rides the wall, score 97
19 James Deane (ProDrift / Ireland): Run 1 17yr old, came in nice and and tight on the wall, score 86.67 | Run 2 score 78.83
20 Ben Broke-Smith (EDC / UK): Run 1, spins on entry, score 0 | Run 2 *Reminder that he got the care today, so little to no practice time on this course* safe solid run, score 72.42
21 Kyle Mohan (FD / US): Run 1 entry on the wall, rides out the sweeper at 99mph score 93.08 | Run 2 solid run, safe, score 84.67
22 Justin Pawlak (FD / US):  Run 1 Goes into the tire wall ass end first, carnage ensues, 99mph entry. Score 0 | Run 2 bypassed, still putting car together from the tire wall.
23 Steph Verdier (FD / France): Run 1 solid run, score 83.92 | Run 2 Big correction at end causes a -0-
24 Freddie Aasbo (Norway): Run 1, good run, on the wall on the sweeper, score 87.17 | Run 2 score 90.33
25 Conrad Grunewald (FD / US): Run 1 great run, on the wall through first clip, off on 2nd.  Score 93.83 | Run 2 102mph entry
26 Rhys Millen (FD / NZ):  Run 1, showing who hes driving for 103mph entry and on the wall through the course, score 98.17 | Run 2 takes out the plastic barrier entry and saves the car, 105mph entry!  Scores a -0-
27 Robbie Bolger (Drift Aus / Aus / Ire): Run 1, safe/solid run,  score 72.67 | Run 2 Modest run through the center of the track, very safe though the course, Score 76.5 88mph entry
28 Dai Yoshihara (FD / Japan): Run 1 score 94.67 | Run 2 Send the car sideways on the initiation, great antry, but loses sped, score 93.33
29 Gaz Whiter (D1NZ / NZ): Run 1 98mph enty, score 82.92 | Run 2 solid/safe fast run, score 77.08
30 Remo Niezen (Netherlands): Run 1  solid/safe run, hits all the clips, score 79.58 | Run 2 little stutter on the entry, good run over all.  Score 78.08
31 Eric O’Sullivan (ProDrift / Ire): Run 1 solid/safe run, score 82.92 | Run 2 great run, nice and tight on wall on intitation and through the sweeper.  Score 87.33
32 Chris Forsberg (FD / US): Run 1 score 92.08 | Run 2 solid fast run from CF, score 91.17

Stay tuned for your 32 Qualifying order.  32 Match-Ups will be processed once we get all information on proper ordering.