D1 Grand Prix USA

2281 W 205th St. Ste. 113

Torrance CA 90501

310-212-0100

310-212-0104 FAX



RE:  D1 Grand Prix USA at Old Bridge Raceway Park in Englishtown, NJ



Thank you very much for your continuous support for D1 Grand Prix USA.  



We are proud to announce our first-ever D1 Grand Prix USA on the east coast at Old Bridge Raceway Park in Englishtown, NJ, which will take place on May 4th and 5th.  Like the successful 2006 Las Vegas Event, we have teamed up with NHRA Sport Compact Drag Racing Series once again to show off the great sport of Drifting and Drag Racing in one place.



We will have a great lineup of drivers, such as Nomura, Kumakubo, Tanaka, Ueno, Yoshioka and Imamura from D1 Grand Prix Japan, and the top drivers from the U.S. such as Vaughn Gittin, Taka Aono, Hiro Sumida, Chris Forsberg, Tony Angleo, Ryan Tuerck, etc.  This show has already generated great amount of interest from the people in the area, and D1 will put every effort to make this event memorable for everybody that attends this event.



The time schedule for this event is as follows:



May 3rd, Thursday: Practice Day -

May 4th, Friday:  Driver Search - *Media Meeting 10:30am

Gate opens at 11:00am for general public

                                                              Driver Search Starts at 3:30pm

                                                              D1 Group Drift Demo starts at 5:00pm (tentative)

May 5th, Saturday: D1 Grand Prix Exhibition Match -

                                                             *Media Meeting 9:00am

Gate opens at 10:00am for general public

                                                     D1 Grand Prix Starting 12:00pm

                                                               Award Ceremony scheduled at 2:00pm



**NOTE: All Media must attend ?Media Meeting? on Both Friday and Saturday morning to receive a media jacket. No Media without a jacket will be allowed inside the track. **



If you are interested in attending this event as media/press, please Old Bridge Raceway Park at:



Old Bridge Township Raceway Park

230 Pension Road

Englishtown, NJ 07726

Phone: (732) 446-7800

Fax: (732) 446-1373



If you have any question, please contact Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, or contact us at 310-212-0100.



Thank you again for your ongoing support, and we hope to see you at Englishtown, NJ.



DRIVERS:


D1 Grand Prix Englishtown, NJ

May 4-5th, 2007



Admission: $15(Friday), $20(Saturday) only at Gate

(No Pre-Sale Ticket)



<<Drivers Line-Up>>



1. Nobushige Kumakubo Subaru Impreza GDB

2. Ken Nomura Nissan Skyline ER34

3. Kazuhiro Tanaka Subaru Impreza GDB

4. Toshiki Yoshioka Toyota Corolla AE86

5. Takahiro Ueno Toyota Soarer/Lexus SC

6. Youichi Imamura Nissan Fairlady Z/350Z

7. Samuel Hubinette Dodge Charger SRT8

8. Vaughn Gittin Ford Mustang GT

9. Chris Forsberg Nissan 350Z Z33

10. Hiro Sumida Lexus IS350 GES21

11. Darren McNamara Toyota Corolla AE86

12. Tony Angelo Mazda RX-8 SE3P

13. Taka Aono Toyota Corolla AE86

14. Ross Petty Nissan 240SX S13

15. Robbie Nishida Nissan 240SX S13

16. Ryan Tuerck Nissan 240SX S13

17. Andrew Hately Nissan 350Z Z33



and more than 25 "IKATEN" driver search participates.