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D1 Worldwide Entertainment Delays U.S. Events to 2011 Season

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Burbank, CA – 7/28/2010– D1 Worldwide Entertainment, (www.d1gp.com), the official organizers of automotive entertainment’s premier drifting events in the United States announced today the 2010 USA D1 Grand Prix event line-up will be delayed to the 2011 Season.

D1 Corporation, Japan initiated conversations with American organizers last week to discuss the U.S. events and their late season start. It was determined that potentially the quality of the events would be compromised and therefore the D1 brand would be better served by pushing the organization of these events into the to-be-determined 2011 D1 Grand Prix season.

The 2010 D1 Grand Prix on SPEED™ will run as scheduled for its premiere on September 4, 2010 at 6:00PM Eastern Standard Time. The television series will now focus on the eight D1 2010 Grand Prix events emanating from Japan which include multiple North American drifting drivers competing head to head with the greatest drifters in the world. The premiere episode will include U.S. favorites Samuel Hubinette, Mike Pollard and Forrest Wang. Additionally, viewers will find Fox Sport Net running repeats of the10 episodes; dates and times to be announced.

R.I.P. Atsushi Kuroi

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12:47PM PST. i was filming some friends of mine at a skatepark while they are riding around doing random tricks on their bikes when my cell phone vibrates in my pocket.

From:Twitter
rhoadracing: RIP ATSUSHI KUROI died in a motorcycle accident:(

My first reaction. WTF?!?!?! LIES!!! no way could Kuroi die. this has to be a rumor

an hour later i receive another text from my friend Jason in Palmdale, RIP Atsushi Kuroi.

I hop onto facebook. RIP Kuroi everywhere. I was blown away. How? Why? WTF?!?! The ambassador to drifting. the guy who just dropped the SICKEST angle in the history of drifting. just…GONE?!?!

This news hit me like a ton of bricks. I had the extreme pleasure of meeting Kuroi at the Red Bull World Drifting event in Long Beach in 2008. Super nice guy, even with the language barrier, we were still able to have a bit of a conversation about Michihiro Takatori and the event.

Im still speechless about the news.

R.I.P. Atsushi Kuroi. your legacy will live on through the hearts of drift fans who got the pleasure of seeing you drive, and those that were inspired by your style and passion of the sport


Thank you to Antonio from Motormavens for allowing me to borrow his photos for this post

D1 Official Statement Regarding Team Orange…

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Dear D1GP USA Fans,

This is D1GP USA’s Official Statement regarding the events that transpired at the Chicago D1 Grand Prix event.

In the case of Driver conduct at the event there were several instances that involved Team Orange. We feel these instances were boiling over from the Anaheim event where Forrest Wang had beaten Tanaka and fought a hard battle against Kumakubo that resulted ultimately in Kumakubo’s victory over Wang. In Chicago, Wang and Tanaka were paired up again with Kumakubo once again waiting in the wings.

I am sure, as anticipated as this battle was for the crowd, it was maybe more anticipated by the drivers. There was a lot of pride on the line. After Wang and Tanaka’s first tandem battle there was a slight advantage given to Wang. The drivers reversed positions and Forrest got a huge lead from the start with Tanaka letting off the gas about 50 feet after the start. Wang realized this mid course and also ceased. Continue reading →