noone from tampa got the invite to qualify for D1 Cali

however Mattback and DG Eric made it to the final 7 and were cut after that

You can honestly see who had the potential to make it and win..to be even considered to qualify for D1 you almost have to be able to drive at the Pro Level and these Pros were many fold at a higher level than most of the tampa/ east coast people.

until you see Yamamoto enter the first sweep at 162kmph and combo the entire course in under 5 seconds...you cant really judge on who is "good" at drift.

being "good" is just not good enough sometimes