2008 European Drift Championship season
# 2008 European Drift Championship season

The 2008 European Drift Championship season is the second season of the European Drift Championship. The championship was won by Ben Broke-Smith.

## 2008 entry list

| 2008 Japanese Used Cars European Drift Championship Driver | Car | Number | Team/ Major Sponsor |
| - | - | - | - |
| Brett Castle | Nissan 200sx S14a | 1 | Abbey Motorsport/ Autoglym |
| Mark Luney | Nissan 350z | 2 | SVA Imports |
| Mark Johnston | Nissan Silvia S13 (TBA) | 3 | Weston Performance |
| Ben Broke-Smith | Toyota Chaser JZX81 | 4 | Driftworks |
| Maciej Polody | Nissan 200sx S14a | 5 | Polody Performance |
| Tony Green | TBA (AE86?) | 6 | TBA |
| James Grimsey | Nissan 180sx/ Nissan Laurel/ TBA | 7 | GBH Motorsport |
| Phil Morrison | Nissan Silvia S15 (2JZ Powers) | 8 | Driftworks |
| Chris Parry | Toyota Sprinter Trueno | 9 | (Major Sponsors = Driftworks, Angelworks, VEMS, Run Free, Japanese Used Cars.com) |
| Tim Marshall | TBA Nissan Skyline R33 GTS with Chevy V8 | 10 | TBA |
| Peter Barber | Mazda RX7 FD3S with N/A RX7 engine with RX8 internals | 14 | Swinton car insurance |
| Ian Harrison | Nissan Skyline R32 | 15 | Harrison Motorsport |
| Alan McCord | TBA (Nissan Silvia S15; possibly 2JZ engine) | 16 | Hi-Octane Imports |
| Paul Smith | Nissan Silvia S15 | 17 | TBA |
| Nobushige Kumakubo | Subaru Impreza GDB (RWD converted, ex D1GP) | TBA | Team Orange |
| Mark Coyne | Nissan 200sx S14 | TBA | TBA |
| Ian Coyne | Nissan 200sx S13 | TBA | TBA |
| Scott Armstrong | Nissan Onevia S15.3 (S13 front, S15 chassis, supercharged RB30 engine) | TBA | Performance Parts & Services Ltd |
| Kazuhiro Tanaka | Subaru Impreza GDB | TBA | Team Orange |

* Entrants 1-17
* Kumakubo
* Coyne Brothers
* Armstrong
* Tanaka

More entrants will be added throughout the season including British Drift Championship Wildcard Entries. Round 2 wildcard - Mike Gaynor

## 2008 Rounds

* Round 1 - April 5/6th - Donington Park
* Round 2 - May 17/18th Knockhill Circuit
* Round 3 - June 1 Silverstone Circuit
* Round 4 - July 11/12th - Santa Pod Raceway
* Round 5 - September 6/7th Silverstone Circuit
* Round 6 - September 26/27th - Poznan Circuit, Poland
* ↑ "Japanese used cars EDC Drift Drivers & Teams". Archived from the original on 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
* ↑ "Japanese Drifter Kumakubo to enter EDC2008!". Archived from the original on 2009-10-14. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
* ↑ "Crazy Coynes R back!". Archived from the original on 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
* ↑ "Armstrong flexing his muscles??". Archived from the original on 2010-02-06. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
* ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2009-10-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
* ↑ "Need for Speed European Drift Championship". www.europeandriftchampionship.eu. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
