Daham captures the beauty of Baluchistan through his drifting skills

International drifter & Red Bull Athlete ‘Ahmad Daham’ showcases some of his best drifting skills using Baluchistan as the cultural backdrop in a 60 seconds clip

Karachi; January 14, 2016: Recently renowned international drifter and Red Bull Athlete ‘Ahmad Daham’ paid his first visit to Pakistan with the aim to support local drifting and motorsports community.

During his first Pakistan tour Ahmad Daham wanted to do something special for his fans in Pakistan and what better way to show his admiration towards our country than the drifting icon himself showcasing some of his best skills in Pakistan for the Pakistani audience! On December 26th Ahmad Daham along with a production team travelled to Kund Malir in the province of Baluchistan to shoot a 60 seconds drifting clip. In the clip titled ‘Finding Hope’ the beautiful landscape of Baluchistan is used as a cultural backdrop while Red Bull Athlete Ahmad Daham with his outstanding drifting skills travels across this beautiful area in search of the iconic landmark ‘Princess of Hope’. From burn-outs to donuts Ahmad Daham drifts on the roads of this beautiful location in a quest to find the ‘Princess of Hope’ and in the end Daham finally meets the iconic landmark that puts a smile on his face. Never has the beauty nor the significance of the iconic landmark ‘Princess of Hope’ been projected like this before; the concept and story is the first, one-of-a-kind production in Pakistan by Red Bull Media House.

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Directed by Bilal Khan from Moving Images production house, the video showcases some of the best, state-of-the-art production techniques, camera angles and direction skills. It is also imperative to mention here that Red Bull is the first brand in Pakistan to come up with such a concept that is designed to thrill the Pakistani audience like never before.

Committed to support Pakistan’s motorsports scene, Ahmad Daham also conducted the first-ever Red Bull Car Park Drift Workshop in Lahore on December 28, 2016; a one of a kind drifting workshop where Daham interacted with local drifters and gave them an overview in detail about the drifting skills and techniques trending in the global drifting community.

Ahmad Daham is no stranger to the global drifting community. His name has become synonymous with world class drifting that has won him fans across the globe. Twice Red Bull Car Park Drift Regional Champion (2014 & 2015 Middle East) and Guinness World Record holder for longest twin drift, Daham in a short span of time and young age has achieved what takes others ages to achieve. Daham believes in sharing his drifting experiences, skills and techniques with the global drifting community.

It is important to mention here that after Red Bull Athlete Abdo Feghali this is the second high profile visit paid to Pakistan by any drifter. Ahmad Daham’s Pakistan Tour 2016 is a testament to Red Bull’s commitment to support both local drifting scene and motorsports community of Pakistan by large.

Credits

Finding Hope : A Red Bull Media House Production in collaboration with Moving Images

Director: Bilal Khan (Moving Images, production house)

Chief Photographer: Jaffer Hasan

Concept, story, visualization: Maria Mahesar and Bilal Khan

Partners: DJUICE (Event Partner), Ten Sports (TV Partner), CityFM89 (Radio), GoPro

Creative agency: Bates & Interflow

Digital agency: Connect (Group M)

About Ahmad Daham

Ahmad Daham is a racing driver and tuner that car enthusiasts across the globe are well familiar with. In 2011 at the age of 24 he took on drifting. He joined the Red Bull Car Park Drift Event and impressively won all three of his first-ever drifting events. His name has been featured numerous times in local newspapers and magazines such as Al Raai and Torque magazine.

Interesting facts about Ahmad Daham

Guinness World Record Holder for Longest Twin Drift
2014 & 2015 Red Bull Car Park Drift Regional Champion
2016 King of Desert Champion
Over 60+ podiums throughout his career
Only drifter in the region to have won two consecutive Red Bull Car Park Drift Regional Finals

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