D1 Grand Prix is a sport, which is judged, based on who has the coolest and radical drifting performance style. Drifting is a way of driving that force the rear tires and/or all 4 tires slide while controlling the pass of forward motion. The steering wheel is turning to the same side of the sliding direction, and drivers are to control the vehicle in extreme speed, often exceeding 120mph, and driving conditions.
Drifting is an extremely difficult driving style that requires high level of skills and techniques. It?s very amusing to watch each driver?s performance as well. In addition, unlike Rally and other motor sports, the determination of winner/loser is largely based on driver's skill instead of the machine advantages. D1 Grand Prix is all about the rivalry of each driver?s drifting skill.
In what will amount to a tire-smoking, sideways battle between drivers from two vastly different motorsports disciplines, Team Mopar's Samuel Hubinette, along with some of the hottest names in the D1 Professional Drift Grand Prix Series, will take on...
This event is on August 31, 2006.
In what will amount to a tire-smoking, sideways battle between drivers from two vastly different motorsports disciplines, Team Mopar's Samuel Hubinette, along with some of the hottest names in the D1 Professional Drift Grand Prix Series, will take on Dodge Motorsports Kasey Kahne, Bill Elliott and several of their NASCAR friends in the Mopar D1 All-Star Duel presented by ShiftIntoGear. This event is the first ever DRIFTING exhibition pitting D1 PROFESSIONAL DRIFTERS and NASCAR Nextel Cup stars in head-to-head & TO THE DEATH, DRIFT battle.
The Mopar D1 All-Star Duel presented by ShiftIntoGear is slated for August 31 at California'S Irwindale Speedway, known as the House of Drift, and ALSO the site of the first U.S. D1 GRAND PRIX drift event in 2003. The sport of drifting, ORIGINATING in Japan, is a judged competition. Judges take into account the DRIVER technique, style and flair with which contestants slide their cars around specially-configured tracks at speeds up to 130 miles per hour, all the while billowing great clouds of tire smoke.
This exhibition event pits eight headliners from America's most recognized form of racing, the Nextel Cup stock car series, against an equal number of D1 professional drifters. It will also include an autograph session featuring all participating NASCAR and drifting stars. Proceeds from the event, a natural lead-in to that weekend NASCAR Nextel Cup race at the nearby California Speedway in Fontana, will benefit the Kasey Kahne Foundation, which raises and donates funds to charitable organizations that care for chronically ill children and their families.
Drifting is really starting to take its place in the mainstream, said Kevin Miller, Senior Manager, Mopar Brand, Performance & Motorsports. Mopar was there at the ground level, helping to grow the sport, and we're proud to help continue that growth by sponsoring this ground-breaking event and teaming up with NASCAR stars such as Kasey Kahne.
SAMUEL Hubinette has led Mopar'S drifting efforts. Also known as, the Crazy Swede, Hubinette has scored top ten spots in two D1GP point series events competing against the top D1 drivers in the past. The wildly popular Kahne is one of this season'S hottest NASCAR stars, with three Nextel Cup victories thus far in 2006, and is fifth in the Nextel Cup points race.
Mooresville, N.C.-based ShiftIntoGear, Inc., is one of the world'S premier personal training and coaching resources for established racing professionals and young, up-and-coming development drivers alike. Its client roster features top drivers from all forms of racing, including current NASCAR Nextel Cup regulars Tony Stewart and Clint Bowyer.
Jointly owned by Pennsylvania businessman Chris Evans and longtime driving instructor and professional racer Chris Cook, the company offers both east- and west-coast fleets of purpose-built high-performance race cars enhanced for coaching and testing. Cook and his team of world-class instructors conduct training at racing facilities throughout North America. Cook will compete in the NASCAR Busch Series race at Kentucky Speedway this weekend and will carry the MBopar D1 All-Star Duel presented by ShiftIntoGear
Tickets for the event can be purchased online at www.irwindalespeedway.com.
For info on Hubinette, Kahne, D1, Irwindale Speedway, Mopar, or the Mopar D1 All-Star Duel presented by ShiftIntoGear,(log on to www.samuelhubinette.com, www.kaseykahne.com, //www.d1gp.com/g/g, www.irwindalespeedway.com, www.mopar.com or www.moparspeed.com.
Mopar is based in Center Line, Mich., and is the exclusive original equipment supplier of parts and accessories for Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles.