The start of the 2009 D1 Grand Prix drifting season is right around the corner with the opening event being held at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, CA, May 2nd. D1GP USA has now released the details and track design for the event which will send cars sliding around the stadium grounds.

-10,000 seats
-2,500 standing room only area
-500 VIP seats & 20 VIP Suites
-1,000 ft. entry into a 500’ x 500’ course
-2 jumbotron screens
-1 pedestrian bridge
-250 show vehicles on display
-Over 8,000’ of fence & 2,500’ ft. of k-rail barrier
-Over 30 camera’s including FOX, Option Video & In Car Cams
-Over 40 stacks of Line Array speakers surrounding the track and midway area’s
-FOERST ever use of telemetry system as judging standard
-2 Car Transporter “Transformers”
-Stunt bike, shifter kart & skate demo’s
-HPI Racing RC Drift Track
-Gumball Rally Celebrity Cars & Drivers in Attendance
-Performances by the reunited members of Sublime, Speaker Junkies and more

Media Night & Official Pre Party Announced For Round #1 In Anaheim, CA.

Come join D1 Grand Prix Thursday, April 30, from 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm at K1 Speed in Anaheim as we prepare to kick-off the 2009 D1GP Season. The evening will feature an autograph session with the D1GP drivers as well as exciting go-kart racing action. On Friday, May 1, from 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm, D1 Grand Prix joins with the Gumball Rally for a pre-party at the Santa Monica Pier. This event will feature free concerts and a chance to meet the D1GP drivers as well as the drivers and cars of the 2009 Gumball Rally. For more information visit: http://www.D1GP.com.

VIP Seats for D1GP USA Anaheim Are Completely Sold Out

D1GP USA has announced that the VIP seats for the Anaheim event are completely sold out. This is a pretty remarkable feat considering tickets went on sale just one month ago and the event is still over a month away. With the rest of the venues’ VIP tickets not far behind Anaheim and bleacher seating being gobbled up quickly, it is generating an early indication of enormous fan support.

Genius Tools Announced as Presenting Sponsor for 2009 D1GP USA Season

D1 Grand Prix, America’s leading drift racing series, announced today Genius Tools will be the Presenting Sponsor for the 2009 season. Additional sponsors for this season include the United States Air Force, Greddy, Viti Water, AM/PM and Universal Technical Institute. FOX television has also been announced as the official broadcast partner of D1GP USA. This deal is the largest in drifting history with FOX Owned and Operated stations in over 20 markets that include the top 10 markets in America broadcasting D1GP USA events via FREE television in 47 million homes adjacent to high profile sporting events such as Major League Baseball and the NFL. On top of this deal, D1GP USA will race into the homes of an additional 45 million homes via cable carriers Comcast & Cox Fox Sports Net, & an additional 120 million homes via Fox Sports International that spans 65 countries. D1GP USA will also be featured on the weekly television show, Steel Dreams, in 70 million homes.

D1GP USA Announces Additional Driver Entries for 2009

The 2009 D1 Grand Prix season is shaping up to be an international affair as D1GP USA today announced that competing in the entire series this season will be the top three drivers from Finland, Janne Leinonen ranked #1, Harri Hokkanen ranked #2 and Juha Rintanen ranked #3. This is in addition to the many international and domestic drivers registered thus far.

D1 Underground Reaches Unbelievable Heights

With the program just a month and a half old, D1 Underground has had over 350 driver registrations and over 60 event registrations making it the largest networked group of grassroots drifting events in the world. This program has now become the standard for amateur drifting in the United States.

should be fun.

we need to order coveralls soon.

Now I'll have a reason to watch Fox.

If they don't get some d-bag presenter who knows nothing about the sport, and stick to a lot of in-car angles.

Aw who am I kidding, they're gonna fuck it up.

Also, I'm calling the FD/D1GP BATTLE FOR AMERICAN DRIFT SUPREMACY right now.

EDIT: Also, it seems like everywhere they placed the media the cars will be facing away from them, requiring a big-ass lens.

martymartymarty.net wrote:This program has now become the standard for amateur drifting in the United States.

good.

down_shift wrote:

martymartymarty.net wrote:This program has now become the standard for amateur drifting in the United States.

good.

Do you find it a bit ironic that the best grassroots program is basically training people to compete in another series? Or is it just me?

i'm not sure what you are getting at.

P.Haire wrote:i'm not sure what you are getting at.

I see it like this: Formula D is the biggest and most known drifting organization definitely in America, maybe worldwide save Japan, so it makes sense that if anyone wants to get in professional drifting, they're going to shoot for FD.

However, if this press release is to be believed, if you're a grassroots drifter who wants to start on a path to major sponsorship, you're going to be in D1 Underground, run by FD's competitor.

Just seems a bit ironic, is all.

you need to look up the definition of ironic

marlow<12 wrote:you need to look up the definition of ironic

The difference between expectation and result? I would expect if you started drifting in one series' grassroots program you would stay in that series instead of jumping ship.

EDIT: Also, the word is IRONY.

I'm a grassroots drifter who wants to start on a path to majorly being broke.

martymartymarty.net wrote:

This run is fixed. The smoke and angle never changes.

Mischif wrote:

marlow<12 wrote:you need to look up the definition of ironic

The difference between expectation and result? I would expect if you started drifting in one series' grassroots program you would stay in that series instead of jumping ship.

EDIT: Also, the word is IRONY.

i think you need to look up the definition of word

^^haha^^

hahahaahahahaha.