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Tanner Foust is the first driver to win the Formula Drift Championship two years in a row (2007-2008). Both years Tanner drove the Rockstar/AEM sponsored 2005 twin turbo Nissan 350Z. Tanner is making a name for himself in drifting and rally motorsports and in television by hosting Redline TV, Super Cars Exposed, and Top Gear USA. Foust is a classy racer always pushing his car to its limits, so in my estimation, there couldn’t be a better Formula Drift Champion – congratulations!

“Honestly I can hardly believe that I am part of Formula Drift history and it is an amazing honor,” - Tanner Foust.

Vaughn Gittin Jr. drifts his Ford Mustang to a win at Round 7 of Formula Drift at Irwindale Speedway. Although Vaughn Gittin took first place, he ends the 2008 Formula D points chase in eighth. Tanner Foust finished second acquiring enough points to secure the 2008 Formula Drift Championship for a second year in a row.

2008 Formula Drift Round 7 Results:

1. Vaughn Gittin Jr. - Ford Mustang
2. Tanner Foust - Nissan 350Z
3. Justin Pawlak – Mazda RX-7 FC

Overall Point Standings:

1. Tanner Foust - Nissan 350Z (599 points)
2. Sam Hubinette - Dodge Viper (544 points)
3. Rhys Millen - Pontiac Solstice GXP (510 points)
4. Daijiro Yoshihara - Pontiac GTO (481 points)
5. Chris Forsberg - Nissan 350Z (459 points)
6. Ryan Tuerck - Pontiac Solstice (453 points)
7. Michihiro Takatori - R34 Nissan Skyline (452 points)
8. Vaughn Gittin Jr. - Ford Mustang (356.5 points)
9. Conrad Grunewald - Chevrolet Corvette (349.25 points)
10. Robbie Nishida - Nissan 350Z (318.25 points)

Initial D is celebrating the ten year anniversary of the anime series this December 2008 with the release of Initial D: Extra Stage 2: Tabi-Dachi no Green. The new Initial D OAV focuses on the lives of Mako Sato and Sayuki – two girl racers that form the racing team Impact Blue with their blue Nissan Sil80 (sileighty) drift car. The girl racers are known to dominate the Usui Mountain touge and have already been featured in the Initial D Extra Stage OAV released in 2000. Reports say that Extra Stage 2: Tabi-Dachi no Green is not a direct sequel, even though Shuichi Shigeno wrote the script back in 2001. The new DVD is available December 5th in Japan and has already aired once on SkyPerfectTV.