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The final stage of Russian Drift Series 2015 (RDS) took place on August 28-29 in Nizhny Novgorod city. Evgeny Ruzheynikov became champion for the second time and the Team “Toyo Tires x Gorilla Energy x GT-Shop” sponsored by TOYO TIRES took first place in the team competition.

The weekend of August 17, drifters from Moscow, Saint-Petersburg and Novokuznetsk gathered at NRing circuit in Nizhny Novgorod to battle for a podium place in the final 6th round of the 2015 RDS. The contest for the 2015 champion’s cup was close coming into the final with four drivers in contention: Evgeny Ruzheynikov, Evgeny Satykov, Andrey Bogdanov & Andrey Pesegov. 2500 fans came to support their favorites and to watch a great show.

Evgeny Satyukov on BMW E36 qualified best with 98.17 points while his teammate Pavel Busygin performed Furidashi (Big drift angle) at the highest speed of 142 km/h.

Evgeny Satyukov	Pavel Busygin

The race day brought rainy and with a wet track, every mistake could cost the title. Nerves jangling, the drivers put on a display of their best drifting skills. Bogdanov and Ruzeynikov were very closely matched leading to having to two repeat runs before a decision copuld be made. In the end, the judges decided in favour of Ruzeynikov. In the next round Ruzeynikov met his teammate Satyukov. Both pilots showed first-class performance, but Ruzeynikov scored better to become the Champion of RDS 2015. However, the winner of the 6th stage was still to be determined. Pesegov battled in the final run with the newly crowned champion Ruzheynikov, and took victory in the final over the 2015 champion.
 

Ruzheynikov and Pesegov before the run	Ruzheynikov and Pesegov

Evgeny Ruzheynikov, Russian Drift Series 2015 Champion: “Champion’s title is a great result. But all I had to go through on my way to the championship – that’s a true happiness for me. Recalling the past 2015 season, I can say it was experimental. All the stages were difficult. The cars became more powerful, all pilots used high-quality tires, and the competitors’ skills improved a lot. Even a little mistake could cost everything in this season”.
 

The prize fund this year is 1 million rubles. The award ceremony will be held soon in Ryazan at the ATRON International Circuit.
 

Summarizing the results of RDS 2015, “Toyo Tires x Gorilla Energy x GT-Shop” is the winner in team scoring. Evgeny Ruzheynikov on Toyo Proxes R1R became a first two-time champion in the history of RDS. Two other pilots from the team “Toyo Tires x Gorilla Energy x GT-Shop” got the 4th and the 5th places, which is also a great result!

The Russian Drift Series competition was founded in 2010, and since that time the level of drifting in Russia has notably increased, as well as the number of participants - in season 2015 total 43 pilots contested the victory.
The public interest in drift events is also constantly growing in Russia. Drift fans eagerly await every next race. RDS races usually attract thousands of spectators and a lot of attention from the mass media. Professional team of organizers having a wide experience in this field makes every race an outstanding and fascinating show, which none of the spectators cannot stay untouched by.
That’s why RDS is rightfully considered to be the most attended tournament in Russian auto sport.

TOYO TIRE RUS has been an official partner of Russian Drift Series since the season 2015. There is a subdivision within RDS according to Russian regions: RDS-WEST, RDS-SIBERIA, RDS-URAL, RDS-EAST. This partnership is done mainly for Western region and covers races at the best modern tracks in Moscow, Smolensk, Nizhny Novgorod, Ryazan, which allow pilots to show very high speed, dynamics and their highest skills under good safety conditions for the drivers and the visitors. This partnership with one the most popular motorsport championship allows to increase brand awareness among young population and to strengthen sport and safety image of tires in Russia.

Among drivers in Russian Drift Series TOYO TIRE RUS is a sponsor of one of the most popular and successful drift teams in Russia – “TOYO Tires x Gorilla Energy x GT-Shop”, which took the second place overall in the last RDS season 2014, and in 2015 the team took the absolute leadership from the first race and became a winner in team scoring.
TOYO TIRE RUS also support Gocha Chivchyan, one of the most successful pilots in RDS-Siberia and first Russian pilot in international drift championship D1 GP.

Moreover, Evgeny Ruzheynikov has recently announced that he is opening a drift-school, where he will share his skills and experience with young drifters.


Additional information:

TOYO Tires x Gorilla Energy x GT-Shop – one of the most successful and professional team in Russian Drift Series, consist of 3 drivers:
•    Evgeniy Ruzheynikov – Nissan, S15 (champion RDS 2013)
•    Pavel Busygin – Toyota Supra (professional driver of circuit racing, 3rd season in drift)
•    Evgeniy Satyukov – BMW E35 (champion of RDS 2010)


Official video-report of stage no.3 of Russian Drift Series on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/avPwOJTAJH4

Official YouTube channel of Team TOYO ( Total views of channel 185 911)
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq13dH4fZXYIbnFV-fUgLxw 

Moments and Emotions, 2 stage (short video report – 11 127 views on YouTube)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36D1wGo2uuw

The TEAM ( long-story video about life of drivers at the race track – 21 075 views of YouTube) 
https://youtu.be/BYqJbcSPt4M

Video made by GT-Shop dedicated to sponsorship by TOYO TIRES in 2014
https://youtu.be/jBD4v6zuQvA