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Samuel Hübinette

Formula Drift Champion 2006

About Me


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 http://blog.samuelhubinette.com
The Myspace Area of the 2006 Formula Drift Champion
My name is Samuel Hubinette , aka The Crazy Swede, and I am living my dream as a Professional Race Driver. This is my page on MySpace and I am happy you've stopped by.
I was born and raised in Jokkmokk close to the Artic Circle in the Sweden . Controlling a car while sliding on ice and snow is something my father taught me at a young age. When I was eight years old I started to slide cars around on the Artic frozen lakes. Since the country was covered in snow eight months of the year, drifting became second nature.
By the time I was 16 I had my first competition in Rally Cross in Sweden. By age 23 I was working as a Test Driver at Volvo Cars. During that period I became their stunt driver for all new Volvo commercials and I also begun competing in Touring Car Racing for Team TDR. I worked at Volvo for nine years until I set my sights on America. I came to Newport Beach, California in 1998 to hang out for a year. While here, I went to a driving event for BMW where I was able to compete in 330s and ended up winning over some of the instructors.
However, without a green card, I returned to Sweden and hoped to make it back to Newport Beach one day. Some would call it luck, others would call it Gods blessing, but I won the Green Card lottery! I jumped on the next flight.
After a couple years working as a driving instructor with Skip Barber and many driving/racing gigs, including starting my own racing school, I landed the best deal I could imagine - Drifting for Mopar in the Dodge Viper. It just so happens that I signed this deal on April 1st. But, April Fools Day or not, I went on to win the first Drifting competition at Road Atlanta and also the Championship 2004. The season 2005 was also a great year finishing 2nd overall.
The 2006 Season was great
I had a great season this year and you can see all the championship stops and results below. The season was not only great because I finished as number one, but also because everybody involved was doing a great job - including the car that is just a great ride. Also, it's not easy beating the rest of the guys in the Formula D.
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Besides racing I also work as a stuntdriver in movies and commercials. Here's the car I drove in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift .

Thanks for all the messages
I want to say thank you to everyone that send messages, comments or want to add me as a friend! I really had no idea that there was so many people interesed in both me and drifting out there. Thank you! Every message is read and appreciated, but I unfortunately don't have the time to answer all. If you visit my homepage you will find a lot of answers there.

F.A.Q.
I get a lot of the same questions, and most of them are already answered on my home page or here in the text. So if you want to know how I got started, where I am from and such - most answers are found at the home page, Myspace or the blog.

Comments
I never answer comments, but I do read them all. So, if you have a question, please send it as a message (even though I have realized that I have very little time to answer them too) or to my blog. And same here, a lot of questions are answered on my home page.

Comments including pictures or films
Regarding comments including pictures. If they break the - standard design - width, then they are deleted. This as it messes up the page. Just so you know.

Interviews or other matters
If you want to conduct an interview, please contact me via my home page. I get a lot of messages and might miss your request. Therefore, please go through SamuelHubinette.com .

Books:


DRIFTING. by Antonio Alvendia of Cipher Garage. The First Official Book of Drifting in America!

My Blog

Hübinette Runner-up Finish at Formula Drift Long Beach

Team Mopar® driver Samuel Hübinette kicked off the 2008 Formula Drift season in superb fashion at the Round One: Streets of Long Beach event on Saturday, April 12. The two-time Formula Drift champion...
Posted by Samuel Hübinette on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:24:00 PST

Hübinette Hunts for Second Straight Win, Cook Ready to Roll at Seattle

..> . Following his first victory in the Mopar Dodge Charger SRT8, Samuel Hübinette looks to move up Formula Drift points ladder . After a wild ride, Chris Cook is firing on all cylin...
Posted by Samuel Hübinette on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 03:58:00 PST

Hübinette Hunts for Second Straight Win, Cook Ready to Roll at Seattle

. Following his first victory in the Mopar Dodge Charger SRT8, Samuel Hübinette looks to move up Formula Drift points ladder . After a wild ride, Chris Cook is firing on all cylinders entering Seatt...
Posted by Samuel Hübinette on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 03:56:00 PST

Hübinette Hunts for Second Straight Win, Cook Ready to Roll at Seattle

. Following his first victory in the Mopar Dodge Charger SRT8, Samuel Hübinette looks to move up Formula Drift points ladder . After a wild ride, Chris Cook is firing on all cylinders entering Seatt...
Posted by Samuel Hübinette on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 03:56:00 PST

Hübinette Hunts for Second Straight Win, Cook Ready to Roll at Seattle

. Following his first victory in the Mopar Dodge Charger SRT8, Samuel Hübinette looks to move up Formula Drift points ladder . After a wild ride, Chris Cook is firing on all cylinders entering Seatt...
Posted by Samuel Hübinette on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 03:57:00 PST

Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights

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Posted by Samuel Hübinette on Sun, 27 May 2007 06:36:00 PST

Hübinette of Team Mopar Begins Formula Drift Title Defense Piloting Mopar Dodge Charger SRT8

" Formula Drift 2007 pro championship series kicks off in Long Beach, Calif. on April 7" Hübinette remarks on the new season ahead and his Mopar Dodge Charger SRT8" Hübinette fast facts" Event d...
Posted by Samuel Hübinette on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 07:19:00 PST

Formula D Champ Hubinette Revs Up for D1GP Events

Another press release...Formula D Champ Hubinette Revs Up for D1GP Events Team Mopar drifter Samuel Hubinette will revisit the site where he clinched his second Formula D championship, as the "Crazy...
Posted by Samuel Hübinette on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 04:44:00 PST

Podium Finish at 'Final Fight' Seals the Deal on Hubinette's Second Championship

From the Mopar News LetterTeam Mopar's Samuel Hubinette, the inaugural 2004 Formula D champ, set forth on a mission in 2006 to reclaim his title, after finishing second in the '05 points battle. The...
Posted by Samuel Hübinette on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 05:34:00 PST

Formula D Championship in Sight as Hubinette Heads Into Final Fight

Formula D Championship in Sight as Hubinette Heads Into 'Final Fight' Hubinette's 2006 Season Event Info About DaimlerChrysler's Mopar® Brand Center Line, Mich.  Entering the final Formula D ...
Posted by Samuel Hübinette on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 06:35:00 PST