2009 D1 GRAND PRIX MOVES INTO FINAL STAGES

9 April 2009

With less than two months until D1GP USA kicks-off in Anaheim, California, D1 Grand Prix has revealed the newest track Layout for Round #1 Of The D1GP USA Championship. The start of the 2009 D1 Grand Prix drifting season is slated for 2 May.

New developments in the D1 Grand Prix USA see Genius Tools as the Presenting Sponsor as well as additional sponsors including; the United States Air Force, Greddy, Viti Water, AM/PM and Universal Technical Institute.

Additional drivers have been confirmed in the 2009 season to add more international flair to the event.

The 2009 D1 Grand Prix is shaping up to be an international affair with the addition of three drivers from Finland; Janne Leinonen ranked #1, Harri Hokkanen ranked #2 and Juha Rintanen ranked #3.

Some 350 driver registrations and over 60 event registrations have been affirmed, 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.

D1 Underground Reaches Unbelievable Heights

With the program just a month and a half old, D1 Underground has had over Here the details and track design for the event:
• 10,000 seats
• 2,500 standing room only area
• 500 VIP seats & 20 VIP Suites
• 1,000 ft. entry into a 500’ x 500’ drift mecca
• 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 camera’s
• Over 40 stacks of Line Array speakers surrounding the track and midway area’s
• 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