JEDDAH: The Red Bull Car Park Drift 2021/2022 series concluded in dramatic style with Egypt’s Hisham Al-Khatib crowned King of Drift in the World Final in Jeddah.
Grandstands packed with thousands of excited fans cheered on 24 drifters from 18 different countries at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, the largest entry list in the event’s 14-year history.
The title competition could not have been fiercer in a sport where the smallest mistake can mean the difference between winning and losing, with drifters from Mauritius to Jamaica, South Africa to Azerbaijan, and all the Gulf countries participating.
After posting the top score in the first round, Al-Khatib set the standard early before saving his best performance for the Final 4 round where he took out the top spot over Haitham Al-Hadidi of Oman and Iraq’s Ahmad Daham.