2008 RED BULL
Subscribe to Nexen News RSS feed NEXENs Drift Driver James Deane competes at the 2008 Red Bull
Drifting World Championship. Check out one of his previous races.
James comes from a strong Motorsports background with both his father
and uncle being rallying legends in Ireland in the 80’s. His brother
Mike
was one of the first to win a drifting competition in Ireland back in
2003
when James was only 12 years old. From this day on James was
obsessed
with being a drifter.
In 2006 his brothers Mike and Kenneth
entered him into
Junior drifting in a Ford Sierra. He finished 3rd.
Then James and his family
went on and bought his current Silvia,
which was fairly standard at the time.
In Prodift Round 2-2007 at
Rosegreen in Tipperary, Ireland, James managed
to see off all the more
experienced drivers and won the event at 15 years old.
As far as we
are aware, he is the youngest driver in the world to win a drift
competition.
He was later placed 9th overall for the 2007 season and
was awarded the
title of rookie of the year 2007. James has the potential
to hit it big in 2009.
