Drifting Press Release

Samuel Hubinette Shoots for His 10th Career Win

Center Line, Mich. — Ten is the lucky number for Mopar® NuFormz Racing Dodge Viper SRT10® driver Samuel Hübinette as he heads into the Formula Drift Round Four: High Stakes on July 12. The two-time Formula Drift champion will seek his 10th career win when the Formula Drift Series makes its inaugural stop at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Alex Pfeiffer is BACK

Judge Alex Pfeiffer to Step Down as Drifting Judge to Pursue Driving

LONG BEACH, Calif. – July 2, 2008 – Formula DRIFT Judge Alex Pfeiffer will officially be stepping down as judge and make his return to driving. PfeifferÂ’s return to competition will begin at Formula DRIFT Round 4: High Stakes on July 11-12 at the […]

Team Super Autobacs - R34 Deemed Too Cool For School

Press Release: Team SA R34 deemed ineligible For Formula DRIFT

The Team SA R34 has recently been deemed ineligible for the Formula DRIFT series in it’s current state. The team has been accessed several fines, penalties, and faces possible removal from the series if the issues are not remedied.
The main issue stems from the vehicle’s current […]

GT LIVE to Host Formula D Licensing Events in Utah and Virginia

Stretch those tires and stock up on zipties because you chance at a professional license is coming to Utah on June 28 and 29th. Accompanied by a battle of the bands, the competition is expecting drivers from drivers from California, Colorado, Arizona,
Nevada, Utah and Idaho.

Formula Drift’s EZ Lube Team Drift Competition Results

Long Beach, Calif. – April 22, 2008 – Formula DRIFT’s EZ Lube Team DRIFT competition was held this past weekend in conjunction with the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Team Drift Alliance showcased their driving skills and team work to edge out the other teams becoming the first round EZ Lube Team Drift winner.
For […]

Kumakubo to compete in European Drift Championship

Kumakubo to compete in JapaneseUsedCars.com European Drift Championship
Date: Wednesday 5th March 2008
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
We are pleased to announce that we have secured the first Japanese professional Drift driver to join the Championship and make history as the first Championship in Europe to do so.
World famous and D1GP 2006 Champion Nobushige Kumakubo has confirmed […]

eDrift Interviews Chris Forsberg

In the latest Clipping points, eDrift writes:
eDrift: Speaking of 2008, aside from the sponsorships, any other changes we can expect for this coming season?
Chris Forsberg: The car has stayed pretty much the same, we have a couple small fixes and upgrades here and there, but it will still be the same chassis and same […]

2008 D1 GP USA Series Cancelled

Contact: D1 Corporation
media@d1gp.com
D1 GRAND PRIX ANNOUNCES THE CANCELATION OF 2008 POINTS SERIES
TORRANCE, CA (February 10, 2008) - D1 Grand Prix USA has announced the cancellation of 2008 point series events.
Due to issues and timing from the Japan series, the D1 Grand Prix USA series is being cancelled for the 2008 year. After a successful championship […]

Vaughn Gittin JR: D1 World Championship

Vaughn Gittin Jr. returned to the House of Drift, better known as Irwindale Speedway, this past weekend to defend his title as the highest ranked American drifter in the world. Not only did he defend his title, but he karate-chopped, high-kicked, and body-slammed his competition until everyone in the grandstands recognized him as one […]

D1GP USA, under Fire Again?

the content, driving skill and overall entertainment level that is prevalent in the D1 series is beyond anything in the world and we find this to be a horribly underutilized resource. Even though there are other successful drifting properties in this market, D1 should, under ideal circumstances, be the ambassador of the sport to the world.

Vaughn Gittin Jr. teams up with Bosch Auto Parts for SEMA 2007

Vaughn Gittin Jr. is proud to announce his partnership with Bosch Auto Parts for the Specialty Equipment Manufacture’s Association Show October 30th through November 2nd at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Bosch Auto Parts is the world’s largest automotive component manufacture with the performance parts for all stages of any project.
JR will be hanging […]

Gittin Jr. ends the 2007 with a Bang!

Vaughn Gittin Jr. ends the 2007 Formula Drift season with a bang… literally

This past weekend in Irwindale concluded the final round of Formula Drift’s 2007 season. Vaughn Gittin Jr. entered the event in 7th place hoping to move up a few spots by the end of the weekend. Saturday morning’s practice proceeded to be awesome […]