 Allen was the first to place a drifting event on broadcast television with the August 2005 Toyo Tires Drift Shootout Presented by Kawasaki.The event was broadcast a total of three times on ESPN2 and was won by Vaughn Gittin.At the time of the event, with an event purse of over $11,000 (USD); it was the highest purse-paying drifting event to date.