Drift Racer Champion Shot Dead in Pattaya

PATTAYA-May 5, 2014 [PDN];- at 01.00 am. Pol.Lt.Col.Chaloemkiet Sirimark- investigation inspector of Pattaya police station- was notified that there had been a shooting in the beginning of the road to Jomtien beach condominium about 200 metres from Dongtarn police station. He was accompanied with Pol.Col.Suppachai Puikaewkhum-Superintendent-, Pol.Lt.Col.Chinnawat Srisawat- Deputy Superintendent-, Pol.Lt.Col.Poomsit Singha-theun-Deputy superintendent-,Sawangboriboon rescue team and investigator team who rushed to the scene.

At the scene they found the body of the victim identified as Mr.Thanaporn(Benz SuperBenz) Phundontri aged 24 who was a drift car racer in Pattaya. He was shot through the head through his crash helmet and died instantly.

Ms.Sudarat(Tak) Boonsombat aged 22 his girlfriend who was riding pillion was un-injured and was crying and sat next to her dead boyfriends body. Upon questioning her she told police that they hd visited her boyfriend’s brother in a hotel in Jomtien, when suddenly two motorbikes chased after them and she told her boyfriend but he said don’t worry about it but when they reached the incident point the gunmen pulled up beside them and shot him in the head twice killing him instantly.
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-- Pattaya Daily News 2014-05-05

Competitor's "revenge". We may never know. Just sad that the only way to end a dispute, or loss of face in LOS is to resort to a gun.

welcome to the real world .... Thailand is not as safe as it used to be some years ago .....now its the same as any other places ... so sad but so true

"was notified that there had been a shooting in the beginning of the road to Jomtien beach condominium about 200 metres from Dongtarn police station".

Looking at the picture, is that not the stretch of road that leads from the hanuman Statue to the North end of Jomtien Beach by Dongtarn Police Box? only about 1,500M from JBC.

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welcome to the real world .... Thailand is not as safe as it used to be some years ago .....now its the same as any other places ... so sad but so true

Same as other places ? .......the last time someone was murdered in this way in my town was about 50 yrs ago, are you from Sudan or Somalia ? , Los is one of the most dangerous places on the planet , only difference is it's coming to where the tourists are now!

10,000000 known guns! In a so called Buddhist country.

The 5% of Thais that aren't listed as Buddhists sure do get up to a lot of mischief!

Dont worry he told his girl friend ! very bad statement to make and totally wrong

The 5% of Thais that aren't listed as Buddhists sure do get up to a lot of mischief!

....if you can't beat 'em.....fairly.....then resort to this........another common trait in this part of the world...........

10,000000 known guns! In a so called Buddhist country.

Get rid of the guns and keep the people, you still have a problem using other weapons. Keep the guns and get rid of the people, problem solved.

The obvious question is, do they wager on drift racing?

Famous or not, we do not know the guys life.

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Related?

The obvious question is, do they wager on drift racing?

Thai's will wager on a three legged dog managing to crossing the road alive.

10,000000 known guns! In a so called Buddhist country.

What? Only 1 for every 6 people? In the good ol' US of A there are more privately owned firearms than there are people according to some sources while others claim it is only 89 private firearms per 100 people far more than any other country in the world. Yemen reputedly comes in second with 55 firearms per 100 people.

I don't think I'll be going to watch any drift racing! It seems this was about gang rivalry between two drift race teams. Pretty serious rivalry to be killing each other.

Be a humble man is the best even you know you are the best.

Horrible tragedy. Horrible. I know nothing of motorsport really, but the drifting thing seems a poor excuse for performance

driving.

"Lets see how cool we are in a constant skid, burning tyre".

I much more enjoy F1, Grand Prix moto, or even Ralleye. Where drivers

push limit of machine and nerve, whilst totally in control.

I don't think I'll be going to watch any drift racing! It seems this was about gang rivalry between two drift race teams. Pretty serious rivalry to be killing each other.

Who said Sherlock Holmes was dead?