Istanbul to host int’l drifting final in Sept. 2019

ISTANBUL

Final stage of a global drifting motorsport race will be held in Istanbul, Turkey next month, the race organizer announced Thursday.

The metropolis will host the Red Bull Car Park Drift World Final on Sept. 1 in the Maltepe City Park.

The event will be held in collaboration with the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, the race organizer Red Bull said in a statement.

Turkey's Fahimreza Keykhosravi, Ali Inal and Ibrahim Yucebas will compete in the event.

Some 20 pilots across the world will pit against each other to be the world's best drift pilot of the year.