Congratulations to Ken Nomura aka Nomuken!
1st place – Ken Nomura – Blitz R34 Skyline
2nd place – Forrest Wang – Full Race / Dmax S13
3rd place – Harri Hokkanen- S14
Category Archives: D1GP
D1 Grand Prix: Japan’s Top Drifting Series
Qualifying results from D1GP Chicago
Thanks to our friends at Belle-1 Communications, we’ve secured the top 16 qualifying results.
Top 5 qualifiers:
1 – Daigo Saito – 76.26
2 – Forrest Wang – 74.02
3 – Nobushige Kumakubo – 71.67
4 – Takahiro Ueno – 70.63
5 – Harri Hokkanen – 69.60
Full top 16 and first round tandem matchups after the break!
2009 D1GP USA: Chicago – Round 3 Updates
As D1GP USA: Round 3 has started in the windy city known as Chicago. We have several updates you all might want to know that is going on.
– Judge Change: Adam Andretti has been replaced by Rob Flemming former NOPI Drifter as a judge for Round 3. He will remain on as the current judge for the last event in NJ as well.
– Quoc Ly: Quoc in the DriftSpeed Silvia rolled his car and ended on the roof. Quoc is ok after the incident.
– Chelsea Denofa: Chelsea took his drift machine backwards into the k-rail. No report as in how bad the damage was.
– Tania “Spooky” Bourbonnais – Tania took the former RMR GTO pretty hard into the wall. More on this as we get it. (Tanias Car)
– Zoltan Hajdu – Took his car into the K-Rail pretty hard. (Current Car)
– Canadian Pat Cyr qualified first, Damien Bagley qualified 2nd.
We’ll keep you posted as we get more from D1GP USA: Chicago
Hit the jump for some preview video footage
Reminder: D1GP Round 3 This Weekend
If you forgot or havent been here for a while or just needed a reminder… Check out D1GP.com for more info on the event happening this weekend in Chicago.
D1GP USA Drivers Set to Battle it Out in Round 3 & Round 4 of The 2009 Championship Points Series
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
D1 GRAND PRIX USA DRIVERS SET TO BATTLE IT OUT IN ROUND 3 & ROUND 4 OF THE 2009 CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS SERIES
– D1GP USA Preps for Third Round Action at Chicago’s Famed Soldier Field –
LOS ANGELES (July 20, 2009) – After an impressive Round 1 and 2 of the 2009 Championship Points Series, D1 Grand Prix USA looks to Soldier Field and Englishtown Raceway for the final of four scheduled events. The battle for D1GP USA Champion is tightening as competitors from around the world try to catch the points leader and reigning champion Daigo Saito. This round will be the most explosive event yet with new international drivers joining the circuit, as well as the return of fan favorite Nobushige Kumakubo after his Round 2 absence. Round 3 will be held Saturday, August 1 at Soldier Field in Chicago.
2009 D1GP USA: Round 3 August 1st!
D1GP USA Round 3 is 2 weeks away! Are you going? Go to D1GP.com now for more info!