Hey if anyones into Drifting i found some information on the D1 Grand Prix USA and Carshow event. This event is gonna be awesome. They are bringing D1 Grand Prix over to the United States from Japan this summer. Its actually gonna be a competition and not parking lot demo crap that they have been holding in so cal. Heres some info i got from the people throwing it:


D1 Grand Prix USA

Tickets go on sale this Friday, April 4, 2003 for one of the most anticipated and influential events of the year... Yokohama/Advan presents D1 Grand Prix the professional drift series coming to American soil for the first time ever.

· 16 pro teams in full competition on a real racecourse designed by Option Video.
· This is NOT an exhibition and NOT a parking lot demo!
· This will be in full stadium setting complete with camera crews, full production, lighting, etc.
· This is the ONLY pro drift competition in the world coming to America for the first time. It is guaranteed to be a spectacle that has yet to be seen.

Tickets on sale at WantTickets: http://www.source7.net/?pg=event&e_id=3226

D1 GP official site: www.d1gp.com

D1GP Model Inquiries: richard@slipstreamglobal.com

 

Also I talked to the Slipstream guys and they said that the VIP tickets include access to the skybox and pit areas, a D1 GP t-shirt, and a some raffle.

 

Also, heres some more info on D1 Grand prix. D1 is like the Formula One of drifting.

· Car show
· D1 Umbrella Girls
· Autograph signings with D1 drivers and other Japanese motorsports celebrities such as JGTC driver and D1 announcer, Keiich Tsuchiya, aka the Drift King
· Live Drift Car Build-Up by Import Tuner Magazine
· Vendor midway
· Action Sports Demonstrations

 

Just found out theres only 5 more VIP tickets left

 

drifting has been in america for years its called sprint car racing

 

thank you

so now whats the big deal about DRIFT ?

 

I dunno D1 Grand Prix is supposed to be a big thing. Just posting up info I found just in case people were interested in it. I never knew sprint car racing was drifting. You guys got any good websites on it so i can check it out?