Rattla Motorsport's Curt Whittaker took a commanding win at the Link ECU backed penultimate round of the Demon Energy Drinks D1NZ National Drifting Championship Series, held at Mike Pero Motorsport Park in Christchurch over the Easter holiday weekend.
At the helm of the Autosure Insurance R34 Skyline, Whittaker was setting consistently strong laps all weekend; securing fifth place in qualifying and earning himself a bye-run in the Top-32 main event.
The former New Zealand champion then progressed through the competition defeating Dave Steedman in the Mimico Nissan S14, Shane Giles in the WR Twigg / A1 Holmes Nissan S14, and Bruce Tannock in the Achilles Radial S13. This saw a final showdown between Whittaker and the young Nico Reid Drift in the Genuine Vehicle Imports Nissan S15.