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.
Hubinette posted a tenth-place finish in a recent D1GP All-Star event at...
Center Line, Mich. — “The Crazy Swede,” Samuel Hubinette, will return to California’s Irwindale Speedway this Friday and Saturday to take on the best drifters from Japan and the U.S. in the D1 Grand Prix Series Round 1 event. Hubinette posted a tenth-place finish in a recent D1GP All-Star event at Irwindale last December.
The new season brings many changes for Hubinette, owner Shaun Carlson, and the NuFormz Racing team. The biggest and most anticipated change will be the upcoming debut of the new Mopar Dodge Charger, set for the Formula D Drift season opener on April 2 at Long Beach, Calif., (Hubinette will pilot his Mopar SRT10 Dodge Viper for the D1 event). This weekend’s D1 competition will also mark the team’s first outing with BF Goodrich tires. With a testing session scheduled for this week at Irwindale, Hubinette and the NuFormz Racing team are certain to come to the track well-prepared.
“I can’t wait to break in our new BF Goodrich tires at our first test session of the year,” said Hubinette. “My goal is to get a good feel for the tires and put together some good runs in the D1 event, then build on that momentum with a strong outing when we debut the Dodge Charger in the Formula D opener. I can’t wait to get behind the wheel of that car.”
Practice and qualifying for the D1 Grand Prix Series Round 1 event will be held this Friday from Noon to 6:30 p.m. Gates will open to the public for the elimination rounds at 9 a.m. on Saturday, with the awards ceremony at 9 p.m. For more info on Mopar, Hubinette or the D1 Grand Prix Series, log on to www.mopar.com, www.moparspeed.com, www.samuelhubinette.com or www.d1gp.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.
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