'Story is only getting started' - Spike Island thrills to Drift drama

World Drift stars "The Shanahans" Jack (left) and Conor slide their Toyota GT86's with great precision as they perform during their demonstration runs at the Red Bull Pursuit event at Spike Island on Saturday evening. Picture: Martin Walsh.

Some of the top Irish drift drivers thrilled the capacity crowd on Spike Island on Saturday evening as Buttevant's Alan Hynes beat 15 other drivers to win the Red Bull Drift Pursuit. He held off the challenges of second-placed Stephen Halferty (Derry) with Jakub Krzyszczak (Waterford) winning the battle for third from Jake Davey (Galway).

For almost two hours the head-to-head competition kept the attendance on their toes before local hero Hynes took the title in front of a majority Cork crowd.