Another fantastic season of the Red Bull Car Park Drift has come to an end as Jordan’s Ahmad Daham snatched the 2014 King of Drift title during the Grand Finals in Dubai this evening.
Daham, driving a Nissan Silvia S15, put on a scintillating performance in front thousands of spectators, earning the most points in the process and beating fifteen of the best drifters in the Middle East and Africa region.
The new champ scored 257 points, just one point ahead of Ali Al Bloushi who was flying the Omani flag in another Silvia. Egypt’s Haytham Samir grabbed the final podium spot with 236 points, after his BMW E46 lost power in the ‘Box’. Lebanese drifter Bassam Zahlan, who crashed out his BMW M3 on the final run, placed fourth overall.
During the competition, the drifters were according to a set of six criteria. 40 per cent of the mark is allocated to drifting skills, while proximity to the clipping point, and car look and design will each give the driver 15 percent of the mark. Tire smoke, car sound, and performance in the ‘Box’, a tight enclosure the drifters need to do a ‘donut’ in, each contribute 10 percent towards the total score.
It is worth mentioning that last year’s title went to Lebanese drifter Jad Himo who passed away almost two months ago and whose brilliant performances will remain etched upon our memories.
Final Ranking:
From Jordan, Ahmad Daham – First
From Oman, Ali Al Bloushi – Second
From Egypt, Haytham Samir – Third
From Lebanon, Bassam Zahalan – Fourth
From KSA, Abdulhadi Al Qahtani – Fifth