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Autospecs · 29-10-2007, 13:24

Team Kiwi take on the 2007 D1 All Stars World Championship

Japaneseusedcars.com are pleased to announce their sponsorship & involvement with Team Kiwi again this year as the Kiwi drivers (Adam Richards A31 Cefiro (RB26), Mike (Mad Mike) Whiddett RX7 (20B) and Jairus (JT) Wharerau RX7) take on some of the best drifters in the world at the “House of Drift” Irwindale Speedway California.

This is a two day event held on the weekend of the 24th – 25th of November and comprises of the D1GP USA Season Finale Exhibition Match in which top drivers from the D1GP USA series and Japan compete for a sizeable purse.

On the (Sunday) the most anticipated drifting event of the year, the D1 Grand Prix 2007 All-Star World Championship will be held in which the highest ranked drivers from several nations are selected to compete in this invitational event to crown a world drifting champion. Confirmed entrants presently include teams from Japan, United States, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Thailand and Canada.

This D1 Grand Prix weekend will feature the top drift drivers in the world in addition to the celebrity judging staff of Keiichi “Drift King” Tsuchiya, Manabu “Mana-P” Suzuki and D1 Japan Series competitor, Hisashi Kamimoto, who represent decades of professional driving experience. A full team roster will be posted shortly.

Also note that this event will host the North American debut of Nobushige Kumakubo's JUN Automotive built Team Orange Mitsubishi EVO which recently debuted to the Japanese domestic market at Round 5 of the D1 Grand Prix Japan series at Ebisu Circuit.

Team Kiwi loaded the 3 cars into a container on Saturday 27th Oct for the Journey across the Pacific Ocean to California. Adam Richards will be leaving his Cefiro in California after the All Stars event to compete in either the D1 or Formula D series for 2008.

Adam Richards

"Mad" Mike Whiddett

Jairus Wharerau

29-10-2007, 13:24	#1 (permalink)
Autospecs JDM Car Export Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 1,036	Three cars & drivers heading to D1 All Stars Team Kiwi take on the 2007 D1 All Stars World Championship Japaneseusedcars.com are pleased to announce their sponsorship & involvement with Team Kiwi again this year as the Kiwi drivers (Adam Richards A31 Cefiro (RB26), Mike (Mad Mike) Whiddett RX7 (20B) and Jairus (JT) Wharerau RX7) take on some of the best drifters in the world at the “House of Drift” Irwindale Speedway California. This is a two day event held on the weekend of the 24th – 25th of November and comprises of the D1GP USA Season Finale Exhibition Match in which top drivers from the D1GP USA series and Japan compete for a sizeable purse. On the (Sunday) the most anticipated drifting event of the year, the D1 Grand Prix 2007 All-Star World Championship will be held in which the highest ranked drivers from several nations are selected to compete in this invitational event to crown a world drifting champion. Confirmed entrants presently include teams from Japan, United States, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Thailand and Canada. This D1 Grand Prix weekend will feature the top drift drivers in the world in addition to the celebrity judging staff of Keiichi “Drift King” Tsuchiya, Manabu “Mana-P” Suzuki and D1 Japan Series competitor, Hisashi Kamimoto, who represent decades of professional driving experience. A full team roster will be posted shortly. Also note that this event will host the North American debut of Nobushige Kumakubo's JUN Automotive built Team Orange Mitsubishi EVO which recently debuted to the Japanese domestic market at Round 5 of the D1 Grand Prix Japan series at Ebisu Circuit. Team Kiwi loaded the 3 cars into a container on Saturday 27th Oct for the Journey across the Pacific Ocean to California. Adam Richards will be leaving his Cefiro in California after the All Stars event to compete in either the D1 or Formula D series for 2008. Adam Richards "Mad" Mike Whiddett Jairus Wharerau Last edited by Autospecs : 04-11-2007 at 08:08.