“Red Bull Car Park Drift” National final held on June 28, around Flag Square in Baku. 16 cars and great drifters competed in 3 stages including semi-final and final rounds.
Apart from the competition, fans enjoyed to watch spectacular shows by world renowned drift masters Abdo Feghali and Europe’s one of the best stunt bikers – Aras Gibieza. Need to mention that the track safety was kept by professional Baku City Circuit Marshals team, which take care of safety in Formula-1 Azerbaijan GP races.
After the qualification round, these two masters separately had shown their skills. Some of celebrities joined Abdo Feghali’s car and experienced adrenaline rush together with him, in the car.
At evening session there was a dance performance in the field together with both drivers showing their performances simultaneously.
By the result of the final, the winning car will be presenting Azerbaijan in Red Bull Car Drift World Final to be held later this year. Close to finals, all fans were impatient to see who is the winner. Before the results announced the host made a short live questionnaire among fans to see whom they are supporting most – it was #8 Elchin Mammadov.
Personally I considered very neat during day and great at night the car #1 of Niyaz Badiyev. With headlamps over the car, it created a nice dramatic effect during drive and drift thanks to lights popping out in the surrounding strong smoke caused from burnt rubber. By the way, he already won in national finals the last two years.
Another car catching my attention was #3 Parviz Aliyev. His car had Formula-1 resembling turbo mechanism which sometimes bursting flames under the car. They were especially recognizable during final session which was held at dusk and it made to look so powerful. While reviewing the images I found the most distinctive tire smokes coming out from his car. What comes to the winner of 2025 competition – it became him. Badiyev scored 2nd and Mammadov 3rd.
Good luck to Parviz Aliyev in the upcoming race.
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