Know About D1GP

WHAT IS D1?

     Launched in 2011, D1 Grand Prix is the pioneer of drifting and is now recognized as the premier professional drift series in the world. D1GP drivers and cars are the best in the world, commanding a large fan base both in Japan and worldwide. D1GP’s influence also spreads beyond the drift community, with its presence felt in a multitude of areas – from Hollywood movies to Japanese anime and manga to pop culture, music, fashion and video games.
     D1GP is also the model and benchmark for new drift competitions worldwide. However, despite local drift competitions being held in more than 35 countries worldwide, D1GP remains the number one series in the world and respected by fans and drivers all over the world.
 
About Drifting

     Drifting originated in Japan and is a highly skilled method of high-speed driving whereby drivers intentionally maneuver their cars such that they slide sideways at very high speeds through a marked course while at the same time maintaining total control of the car. Drivers drift by intentionally over-steering and causing the rears wheels of the car to lose traction while at the same time, steering their cars in the direction opposite to which the car is moving (i.e when the car is turning right, the front wheels are pointing left and vice-versa).
     Unlike traditional motorsports whereby the fastest car wins, in D1GP drivers are judged based on skill of execution and style. Drivers power their 500-850hp machines at speeds approaching 200km/h through a series of corners on a marked, closed course, burning rubber and bellowing out white smoke in spectacular fashion, while maintaining superb control of the car and steering the car through corners with pinpoint accuracy.
The excitement of drifting is further enhanced during the tsuiso competitions in D1GP, whereby 2 cars propel into corners side-by-side at very high-speeds, and separated only by inches. In D1GP, skills count the most and faster and more powerful cars do not guarantee victory.
     D1GP is today a highly established sport in Japan and respected worldwide by fans and drivers alike. Every year, thousands of fans visit D1GP events in Japan and elsewhere and drivers worldwide dream one day of becoming a D1GP champion.

Credit : www.d1gp.co.jp