(QUIT D1GP) KEIICHI TSUCHIYA And DAIJIRO INADA

[my 1 88 u]

And on the subject of D1, I spotted Hibino, Orido and Koguchi at the Yokomo stand today in the middle of what looked like one of those much-loved Japanese talk shows. Mana P was doing his thing on the mic and Taniguchi was also present. Judging from yesterday's D1 exhibition it looks like Nob might have taken over the role of judge in D1, but nothing has been confirmed quite yet.

http://speedhunters.com/archive/2011...-overview.aspx

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GOOGLE TRANSLATOR

http://www.k1planning.com/

Keiichi Tsuchiya

I wish you all a happy new year. I wish you all a happy new year.

I hope to work hard and tyr to the best of my ability. I hope to work hard and tyr to the best of my ability.

Today I want to inform you about what I plan to do in the near future. Today I want to inform you about what I plan to do in the near future.

Dai-chan and I are working hard preparing some events for the drift lovers. Dai-chan and I are working hard preparing some events for the drift lovers.

I have been negotiating with the publishers of `Hot Version',the automobile DVD of Kodansha,and plan to participate not only in top category events but also in introductory level of events.This will make a big difference and wa are currently working on them. I have been negotiating with the publishers of `Hot Version ', the automobile DVD of Kodansha, and plan to participate not only in top category events but also in introductory level of events.This will make a big difference and wa are currently working on them .

It is obvious that I can't do this by myself and hope you will all support me. It is obvious that I can't do this by myself and hope you will all support me.

I hope to work together with those who are passionate about drift,and those who share the common goals. I hope to work together with those who are passionate about drift, and those who share the common goals.

Please expect us to power up through`Hot Version'. Please expect us to power up through `Hot Version '.

Also、I plan to work to the best of my ability in other regular proguams and interviews. Also, I plan to work to the best of my ability in other regular proguams and interviews.

I regret to inform you but I will no longer be associated with Option Video,D1 Street Legal and Doriten as these titles are directly related to the D1 banner of which I am no longer a part. I regret to inform you but I will no longer be associated with Option Video, D1 Street Legal and Doriten as these titles are directly related to the D1 banner of which I am no longer a part.

To the D1 Drivers, To the D1 Drivers,

I truly feer that you hove all made remarkable progress in the past ten years. I truly feer that you hove all made remarkable progress in the past ten years.

We faced many hardships but you never gave up and worked to the best of your ability and supported us.I can't thank you enough. We faced many hardships but you never gave up and worked to the best of your ability and supported us.I can't thank you enough.

From now on,we are going to lead a different road but hope you will all believe in yourselves and your ways and fascinate us by showing the skills you haveacquired. From now on, we are going to lead a different road but hope you will all believe in yourselves and your ways and fascinate us by showing the skills you haveacquired.

I believe in you all. I believe in you all.

I will also work hard,together with'Hot Version'to create and nurture an event to be as big as D1. I will also work hard, together with'Hot Version'to create and nurture an event to be as big as D1.

It's a little persistent but please be sure to take care of your fans and friends. It's a little persistent but please be sure to take care of your fans and friends.

Keiichi Tsuchiya Keiichi Tsuchiya

[Bebop]

Yup... lets sell them DVDs

Good way to please them sponsors!

There will be two series next year. D1 is still going to be there but we will create another series to rival it

Pretty much speaks for it self.

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KEIICHI TSUCHIYA (INTERVIEW) Future of Drifting in Japan By 7Tune
http://www.7tune.com/exclusive-the-drift-king-on-2011/

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Can your buddy translate this one too?

yes .

[my 1 88 u]

http://translate.google.com/translat....d1gp.co.jp%2F

Zirou Hiroshi Inada / Keiichi Tsuchiya's D1 resignation of Messrs. Corporation
D1選手会会長 ／ D1エントラント会会長からのコメント Chairman of D1 players / D1 comments from the Chairman of the entrant


・D1選手会会長 野村謙コメント 「Daiさん土屋さんがいなくなったのは大変残念ですが、D1を作り上げてきたお二人の意向を尊重したいと 思います。2人がいなくなったからしょぼい走りになったと言われないよう熱い走りをお客さまに見せていきま す！ 新しい世代による新しいD1グランプリを成功させるようにがんばっていきますので応援よろしくおねがいいた します！」 Chairman of Nomura Ken commented · D1 players "Dai Tsuchiya's gone on is very unfortunate, D1 I want to respect the wishes of the two people he's been making. And was gone two people ran from pale in We will show that customers are not told to run hot! new generation of new D1 luck thank you so I'll be cheering the success of the Grand Prix! "


・D1エントラント会会長 阿部成人コメント 「今回のことは非常に残念ですが、我々としては、D1を支えてくれているファンやスポンサーの方々の事を最 優先に考えて行動して行くしかありません。 今後はエントラント、選手が先頭に立ち、新しいD1グランプリを作り上げていきます。 · D1 comments adult Abe, President of entrants, "that this is a great pity, as we are, D1 is only going to think and act with the highest priority things our sponsors and fans are supporting us. future entrants, the lead player, will make up the new D1 Grand Prix.
そして、今まで以上に魅力的なイベントに育て上げて、お二人に恩返しができればと思っています 。 And helped grow the event even more attractive now, but if I want to give back to the couple.
今後とも応援、宜しくお願い致します。 Continued support, thank you. 」 "

Can your buddy translate this one too?

[Bebop]

So it looks like there poster errr man is staying lol.

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http://translate.google.com/translat....d1gp.co.jp%2F

Zirou Hiroshi Inada / Keiichi Tsuchiya's D1 resignation of Messrs. Corporation
D1選手会会長 ／ D1エントラント会会長からのコメント Chairman of D1 players / D1 comments from the Chairman of the entrant


・D1選手会会長 野村謙コメント 「Daiさん土屋さんがいなくなったのは大変残念ですが、D1を作り上げてきたお二人の意向を尊重したいと 思います。2人がいなくなったからしょぼい走りになったと言われないよう熱い走りをお客さまに見せていきま す！ 新しい世代による新しいD1グランプリを成功させるようにがんばっていきますので応援よろしくおねがいいた します！」 Chairman of Nomura Ken commented · D1 players "Dai Tsuchiya's gone on is very unfortunate, D1 I want to respect the wishes of the two people he's been making. And was gone two people ran from pale in We will show that customers are not told to run hot! new generation of new D1 luck thank you so I'll be cheering the success of the Grand Prix! "


・D1エントラント会会長 阿部成人コメント 「今回のことは非常に残念ですが、我々としては、D1を支えてくれているファンやスポンサーの方々の事を最 優先に考えて行動して行くしかありません。 今後はエントラント、選手が先頭に立ち、新しいD1グランプリを作り上げていきます。 · D1 comments adult Abe, President of entrants, "that this is a great pity, as we are, D1 is only going to think and act with the highest priority things our sponsors and fans are supporting us. future entrants, the lead player, will make up the new D1 Grand Prix.
そして、今まで以上に魅力的なイベントに育て上げて、お二人に恩返しができればと思っています 。 And helped grow the event even more attractive now, but if I want to give back to the couple.
今後とも応援、宜しくお願い致します。 Continued support, thank you. 」 "

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Can someone translate the translation.

a buddy helped with the translation

on december 12 at an executive meeting Daijiro Inada and Keiichi Tsuchiya has officially turned in their resignations. Both their decisions remain firm. They have stepped down from judging the series, and have requested to take a step back and observe D1 from afar for a while. Because of this, the D1 corporation has adopted a new judging style as well as placing two or more judges to the stands. A so called "2nd stage" of the D1 Grand Prix is on its way. We have just passed our 10th anniversary and look forward to a 20 year success with this new style of management. We would like to thank the spectators..

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here is another online translation..

http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate...rUrl=Translate

"About the D1 corporation resignation of rice field large Jiro/the Tsuchiya 圭 city both people

　We report concerning declared case. The difference the rice field large Jiro Tsuchiya 圭 city person for management policy in the corporation D1 corporation board of directors which is held on December 9th, resignation of the director was stated to the reason. Until this day it started endeavoring to dissuasion, but intention of both people is hard, it was not possible to reconsider. In addition you showed the intention that both people leave from also the judge, would like to watch over D1 from the place where it is far for a while.
　Receiving this, it changes to the new examination method at our company in the future, of being by plural judge systems and the like, starts building up the D1 grand prix of 2nd period.
　It attains 10th anniversaries, directs to 20th anniversaries and it can receive the support where how the customer is hot in the D1 grand prix which is desired with new system, the fish you say to ask."

[my 1 88 u]

Can someone translate the translation.

[Kieran]

Rough Google translation

rough being the operative word!!!

[Bebop]

D1GP officially responds to the resignations

http://www.d1gp.co.jp/d1/news/2010/newstest2.html

Rough Google translation

We report on the matter of representation. Corporation was held on September 12 D1 Corporation board of directors, the directors were willing to resign because of policy differences between the management Zirou Hiroshi Inada said Mr. Keiichi Tsuchiya. Dissuasion from leaving the work to 参Rimashita through to today, making both men is hard, and could not be asked to change of heart. Both men are also far from the judges, while D1 has been shown from a distance 見守Ritai intention.
To that end, We will now switch to the new screening method and system of more judges, we will make up the second stage of the D1 Grand Prix.
10 anniversary, a new framework towards Nozomu in 20 D1 anniversary thank you so passionate support of our customers, you somehow grand.

It looks like they are hardly phased lol

[slideways2004]

I found this on www.bespokeventures.com, they also have a real translation of KTs blog post. This is just a small portion or D1s issues.



Now I don't agree with everything that was said above. And I don't think (or at least hope) D1 is gone. But most of what is said is reality. These guys just weren't good for D1 and the sport of drifting. Take a look at KTs blog right now (www.K1planning.com) there are just hyping up DVDs and publications. Gives you a real good feel on there outlook on business.

thanks for posting that

[Bebop]

I found this on www.bespokeventures.com, they also have a real translation of KTs blog post. This is just a small portion or D1s issues.

I heard of it last week. Here is my thought in regard what happened:
D1 for many years was rigged (not a rumor). Excellent drivers winning championship and disappearing the next season. You might ask, why...
Miki Ryuji is one of them (pictured above in the Top Secret S15)). Won with Top Secret and the next year he was no where to be found. Wouldn't you assume that a champion gets to sign another contract with a main tuner shop so that he can run his program the next year? Not so in D1.
Same thing can be said about Kazama Yasuyuki. Incredible driver, won two championship back to back and disappeared. No where to be found in the D1 Circus.

Ueo Takahiro, another excellent driver. I doubt excellent drivers (the ones that helped to established this sport), gets kick out from whatever program they're running and gets left behind. He eventually started racing again in the Street Legal class (which has literally no money).
How about "okane mochi" Takahiro Ueno? Been drifting before I was born, and never won a damn thing? Established Vertex and T&E, draw thousand of fans to the track, but he never got a single recognition for it. Now, don't tell me he's not good enough. Mr. Ueno ranks up there as far as drifting goes.
Naoto Suenaga (Team Orange member), used to race in D1, then overshadowned his little brother Masao, and moved back to Street Legal class. Weird.

Tanaka san is also gone (from Team Orange). Why? Successful drivers don't get enough exposure to make it to the next season?
Nomura Ken, being around forever, never won a chamionship ! How come? The closest he scored was 2nd. place. I feel very bad for him. He's the most consistent driver in the D1. If there's one dude that needs no introduction, that's Nomura san.

Yoshioka Toshiki. Another great driver known to run the DRoo-P AE86. Won several races and disappear. Later on ran the Lexus SC430 for a bit, and disappeared again. Very weird.

Nobutero Taniguchi. We all know he races primarly in the GT300 series (driver of the Amemiya's FD3, used to race the Taisan Porsche GT3 back when he left). Nobuteru san' schedule conflicts with the D1? Possibly. So how come Tsuchiya san was always present at every D1 races but not Nobuteru san ?
I was "fortunate" enough to talk to Tsuchiya san few years ago at Irwindale and SEMA. Never liked that guy. Very bossy and arrogant toward all the D1 drivers.

My guess is: some of those drivers got upset to the rules of Tsuchiya's style, got tired and left. Now Tsuchiya san can go back and focus his attention on the ARTA/ Aguri program , and shoot BMI and Hot Version videos. Inada san can focus his attention on the Option mag, the TAS, Osaka Makuhari Messe and so forth. While Manubu Suzuki, aka Mana-P, the most "pera pera" voice in D1.....lol..... will go back to the drawing board and keep designing kickass livery for racecars.

I'm sad this came to an end, but I am also happy this shift happened.

Now I don't agree with everything that was said above. And I don't think (or at least hope) D1 is gone. But most of what is said is reality. These guys just weren't good for D1 and the sport of drifting. Take a look at KTs blog right now (www.K1planning.com) there are just hyping up DVDs and publications. Gives you a real good feel on there outlook on business.