Eastern Creek Drift Round won by CTS/CI Performance Team - 

Leighton Fine maintains lead in Championship

The fight to become the 2008 Australian Drift Champion is down to three drivers, after championship leader, and “CI Performance” sponsored driver Leighton Fine took out a hotly-contested fourth round of the Toyo Tires Drift Australia Series at Eastern Creek Raceway recently.

First, second and third in the championship entering the weekend, Fine, Luke Fink and Beau Yates claimed the same positions at the Sydney circuit, setting up a showdown for championship glory in the season finale at Oran Park in September. Final showdown for title at Oran Park!

The win is Fine's third of the season in the Commercial Truck Sales Nissan 180SX; bouncing back in style from a mechanical problem at Mallala last month which slashed his points lead.

After topping qualifying and defeating Robbie Bolger, Adam Trewhella and Khudar Elhaouli, Fine lined up in the final against Fink, whose scalps included Darren Appleton and Yates.

A series-record three re-runs were required before the judges could split Fine and Fink, with Fine eventually taking the win in-front of a strong Sydney crowd to extend his points lead to 70, with one round remaining.

"After the disappointment of Mallala we really wanted to come here and get things back on track," South Australian Fine said. Adam May (WheelWorx / CI Performance Nissan Skyline), is now fourth in the championship after strong seventh-place finish .