Carl Ruiterman

Carl Ruiterman is a drifting driver from Pukekohe, New Zealand. Carl was crowned the 2007 D1NZ champion driving a Nissan Silvia S14. He made his D1NZ debut during the 2005 season, driving a Nissan Skyline R32.

Carl Ruiterman
NationalityNew Zealand
D1NZ, NZ Drift Series, Drift Revolution career
Debut season2005
Current teamE&H Motors
Best finish1st in 2007
Championship titles
2007D1NZ 'Drift King', NZ Drift Series winner, Drift Revolution winner

Carl raced motocross for three years. He broke his elbow while racing, so he decided to modify and tune a Nissan Skyline specifically for drag racing. While drag racing he won the C2 class during the 2005/2006 Night Speed Dragwars.[1] After this he decided to try drifting in his Skyline. He enjoyed drifting, so he teamed up with E&H Motors to build a serious drift car for racing competitively. Once the car was complete and Carl more experienced he began to achieve better results, culminating in his first round win at round 1 2007. He went on to win one further round and with his consistency throughout the season was crowned 'Drift King' 2007.[2]

Carl also races in two other New Zealand drift series, Drift Revolution and NZ Drift Series. Carl's consistency in both of these championships has earned him both titles in 2007.

Carl is a manager at a workshop in Pukekohe when he is not drifting.

2007 Results

Carl completed the 'grand slam' of New Zealand drifting by winning all three major New Zealand drifting competitions.

Round D1NZ NZ Drift Series Drift Revolution
1 1st 2nd 1st
2 8th 1st Cancelled
3 3rd DNF 1st
4 1st 2nd 1st
5 4th 1st --
6 3rd -- --
Overall 1st 1st 1st

[1][3]

References
  1. Official website Archived 3 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 15 November 2007
  2. Biography at D1NZ.com, Retrieved 15 November 2007
  3. Main page Archived 15 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine at drift revolution.co.nz, Retrieved 30 November 2007


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