(SATURDAY) D1 GRAND PRIX Drivers Search-California Speedway

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D1 Grand Prix USA Drivers Search Points Series Round 3



D1 Driver Search Press Release
August 14th 2004 Fontana California, California Speedway
$10.00 presale at d1gp.com $15.00 at the gate

August 14th D1 driver search event is a pre qualifying round for all hopeful D1 drivers. Qualified drivers will be picked to compete in the December 11th USA Championship for a chance to battle against the Japanese drivers in the first ever December 19th USA vs. JPN Event.

The event will be a good chance to see what drifting is about and what kind of talent we have here in the USA. Eighty drivers have registered and are coming from all over, from Florida to Canada! Competition will be tough. Sponsors and booths will be set up for racers and spectators to check out. Also there will be pit areas for each of the teams.

Special guests from Japan will be holding a drifting pro demo run and the top USA experienced drivers will be taught by Japanese pro drivers in a first ever Driver Clinic to learn the art of tandem drifting. A comical dunk tank were the Official D1 Judges, drivers and models will be subjected to a dunking.
Spectators will be able to roam the spectator and booth area. Media in addition will have access to enter the pit areas and the paddock area. We expect this to be a good event to see what drifting is about at a grassroots level and to get good coverage on the future stars of D1! This event will be filmed by world renowned JDM Option for a future volume of the English Version of the JDM Option series.

We hope to see you there “One More Time!”

Aug. 14 Driver Search Entrants (As of July 29)

Ahn Henry
Aizawa Takeshi
Angelo Tony
Aono Taka
Asistio Shelby
Barber Tim
Bui Steve
Chang Joshua
Chao Chris
Chen Tommy
Cliff Bryan
English Mark
Essa Michael
Fujita Takahiro
Green Jr. Michael
Grunewald Conrad
Gushi Tsukasa
Hamachi Wesley
Hamachi Wes
Hamada Kouichiro
Harjani Martin
Hateley Andrew
Ho Todd Y.
Hosseinian Ali
Hsu Benson
Hutchinson Mark
Hwang Ross
Johnson Edward
Jones Jeffrey
Kagiya Ko
Kuenzie Kevin
Lagura Al
Lapid Jay
Laughlin Chris
Li Paul H.
Maehara Tsutomu
McQuarrie Tyler
Messinger Gregory
Michaelian Paul
Mohan Kyle
Mosto C. Daniel
Naoto Suenga
Nguyen Tung
Nishimura Hideki
Okamura Tohru
Oliberos Shane
Oliberos Stephen
Ongsingco Charlie
Parise Richard
Partida Mario
Petty Ross
Rauch Martin
Ross Lindsay
Sakioka Jeremy
Schilling Kirk
Shao David
Shaver Scott
Shuyama Yoshie
Slone Lee
Suarez Aaron
Sumida Hiro
Tran James
Walker Brendan
Walker Chris
Wong Barry
Woolery David

Yap Ryan
Tanaka D1-Pro Driver TBA
Kumakubo D1-Pro Driver TBA
Bai D1-Pro Driver
Nomuken D1-Pro Driver
Millen Rhys Seded for Dec.19 US vs. JPN
Fixmer Ernie Qualified for Dec.11 USA Championship
Rutherford Rich Qualified for Dec.11 USA Championship
Yang Huebert Qualified for Dec.11 USA Championship
Wan Kalvin Qualified for Dec.11 USA Championship
Norris Brian Qualified for Dec.11 USA Championship
Forsberg Chris Qualified for Dec.11 USA Championship
Pfeiffer Alex Qualified for Dec.11 USA Championship
Forsberg Chris Qualified for Dec.11 USA Championship
Yen Andy Qualified for Dec.11 USA Championship
Gushi Kenshiro Qualified for Dec.11 USA Championship

Additional entrants signed up this week will be listed by Aug. 6

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Aug. 14 Driver Search Entrants (As of July 29)
Ahn Henry
Aizawa Takeshi
Angelo Tony
Aono Taka
Asistio Shelby
Barber Tim
Bui Steve
Chang Joshua
Chao Chris
Chen Tommy
Cliff Bryan
English Mark
Essa Michael
Fujita Takahiro
Green Jr. Michael
Grunewald Conrad
Gushi Tsukasa
Hamachi Wesley
Hamachi Wes
Hamada Kouichiro
Harjani Martin
Hateley Andrew
Ho Todd Y.
Hosseinian Ali
Hsu Benson
Hutchinson Mark
Hwang Ross
Johnson Edward
Jones Jeffrey
Kagiya Ko
Kuenzie Kevin
Lagura Al
Lapid Jay
Laughlin Chris
Li Paul H.
Maehara Tsutomu
McQuarrie Tyler
Messinger Gregory
Michaelian Paul
Mohan Kyle
Mosto C. Daniel
Naoto Suenga
Nguyen Tung
Nishimura Hideki
Okamura Tohru
Oliberos Shane
Oliberos Stephen
Ongsingco Charlie
Parise Richard
Partida Mario
Petty Ross
Rauch Martin
Ross Lindsay
Sakioka Jeremy
Schilling Kirk
Shao David
Shaver Scott
Shuyama Yoshie
Slone Lee
Suarez Aaron
Sumida Hiro
Tran James
Walker Brendan
Walker Chris
Wong Barry
Woolery David
Yap Ryan
Tanaka D1-Pro Driver TBA
Kumakubo D1-Pro Driver TBA
Bai D1-Pro Driver
Nomuken D1-Pro Driver
Millen Rhys Seded for Dec.19 US vs. JPN
Fixmer Ernest Qualified for Dec.11 USA Championship
Rutherford Rich Qualified for Dec.11 USA Championship
Yang Huebert Qualified for Dec.11 USA Championship
Wan Kalvin Qualified for Dec.11 USA Championship
Norris Brian Qualified for Dec.11 USA Championship
Forsberg Chris Qualified for Dec.11 USA Championship
Pfeiffer Alex Qualified for Dec.11 USA Championship
Forsberg Chris Qualified for Dec.11 USA Championship
Yen Andy Qualified for Dec.11 USA Championship
Gushi Kenshiro Qualified for Dec.11 USA Championship
Additional entrants signed up this week will be listed by Aug. 6

[zdss14]

holy crap thats a lot^

[hatebbobbarker]

too bad im no where near ready. maybe next year, ill have a decent car.

[INFO]

Reminder,


The D1 GRAND PRIX Drivers Search will take place this SATURDAY (August 14th) at the California Speedway.

['97 S14 SE Turb]

Meh, I took myself off that list yesterday.

Big schedule conflict for this weekend. Going to the November LV D1 Driver search event instead....

[CFran55]

dang they gunna have that father vs son i hope its taped on one of the options so i can get it i wanna see that

[stridenEVOe30]

Q?s about this event

im a newbie to this site...

wassup all...does anyone know a site i can check out the whole legistics of this event like event start time and and how much is parking, oh is this event strictly for drivers and sponsors or can spectators come and watch...looks like the event is 15 dollars at the gate...thanks in advance.

[DoriAltis]

wait, only the media gets to go to the pit area?

that sucks majorly if we can't meet the drifters

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Re: Q?s about this event

Try this page.
http://www.drifting.com/article.php?...st&show_Title=

Originally posted by stridenEVOe30
im a newbie to this site...

wassup all...does anyone know a site i can check out the whole legistics of this event like event start time and and how much is parking, oh is this event strictly for drivers and sponsors or can spectators come and watch...looks like the event is 15 dollars at the gate...thanks in advance.

[stridenEVOe30]

looks like the info is for...

kewl..but the info looks like for drivers only, but should i safely assume i should be there around 6AM or is that way to early, i'm coming from San Diego, so it would take me about a little over an hour to make a run up here. but thanks anyways.

[INFO]

Reminder,

D1 GRAND PRIX Drivers Search is tomorrow.

[Pruto]

i doubt there will be head to head gushi battles in this event... its a driver search. not a competition, the entrants aren't going to do tandem. The already qualified guys, the pros will probably do demos but thats probably it.