Punish Um Drift Event In Hawaii

[BlakeFuller]

We were planning on joining the NOPI invitational down at the Punish Um series event in Hawaii. I was looking forward to traveling to a new state to go drifting! However, we could not get the new "stuff" ready in time.

Does anyone know whom won the event? Or results or pics.

[Slapshotnerd]

Verena posted a bulletin on Myspace saying she got second, but I haven't heard anything other than that. I'm curious too

[borodori]

The bracketing was kinda weird (they didn't have 13 local guys/3 pros bracket like originally planned). I think because some of the guys didn't have rollcage/firesuits.

Top 8 hawaii drivers duked it out tandem the first round. Then the 4 winners were paired with 4 pros (sammy, steveo, verena, barry wong). Milano didn't compete in the competition.

the round with the 4 hawaii vs 4 pro:
*verena vs. mike e. (corolla gt-s)
steveo vs.* keoni
*sammy vs. ron freites
barry wong(car trouble) vs. *shige

verena* vs. shige
sammy vs. keoni*

battle for first verna vs. keoni*
battle for third sammy vs. shige.

Someone posted videos:

Jan. 26, 2008
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OoSSOKYEVCs

Jan. 27, 2008 YOU HAVE TO FAST FOWARD ON ONE OF THE VIDS TOO SEE FULL MOTION VIDEO, THE BEGINNING HAS STILL PICTURES
Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixe3g2qEUFc
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbzedCid4Bg
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[borodori]

i sampled my brother m30 for one lap, i never drifted in 2 years. I think I did alright for an open diff car. This is also my first time "cone" drifting. Sure feels weird.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df_OdKP6BxM

[MILANO AUTO]

i sampled my brother m30 for one lap, i never drifted in 2 years. I think I did alright for an open diff car. This is also my first time "cone" drifting. Sure feels weird.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df_OdKP6BxM

it was good event good judging and good drivers evryone was perfect no coplain see you hawaii again

[180.5]

NOPI Hawaii winners

1st place: Keoni Rodrigues[IMG][/IMG]
2nd place: Verena Mei (driving Steve O's Niztech car)[IMG][/IMG]
3rd place: Shige Hirabayashi