Three cars & drivers heading to D1 All Stars - Drifting forum

Autospecs · 29-10-2007, 12:24

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

Lex · 29-10-2007, 12:45

Great news - im sure the Evo will cause quite a stir stateside

cefiro_drifta · 29-10-2007, 14:55

good luck to the kiwi boys, Jarris has to be one of the most entertaining drivers i have had the priviledge of watching.... he used to be an absolute mad man in his cef

oli · 29-10-2007, 15:00

those cars look so baddical.

loving how low that black and white FD is and those works rims look sexual.

great sponsorship too. need some uk representatives

uncrowded monarch · 29-10-2007, 17:32

man that rex is swwwwweeeettttt luv the way it looks like its gona fall apart

Happydude · 29-10-2007, 17:33

That Cef is fricking awesome.

Good luck to all drivers.

tw22 · 29-10-2007, 17:39

Good luck.
Mikes fd is some crazy stuff and that eninge sounds badass.

Jord · 29-10-2007, 18:48

Awesome

Oh and sit down ceffy-drifter but...........I could live with that A31.

Stavros · 29-10-2007, 19:37

All the cars look wicked, deffo feeling the NZ drift car style

Beezy · 30-10-2007, 12:16

Mike Whiddett's Rex is the tits, DC sponsered?!?!!. I wanna go out to NZ soooo bad!!!!

maximilion · 30-10-2007, 12:20

camo vinyl wraps are pimp as, we need to get some on the cars over here it looks badass.

MrNick · 01-11-2007, 14:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by maximilion

camo vinyl wraps are pimp as, we need to get some on the cars over here it looks badass.

who does ?

FlikstRR · 01-11-2007, 17:16

Mikes RX is gorgeous... If the Wankels weren't such a nightmare to work with I would pick up a FD/FC for my next drifter straightaway...

Beezy · 01-11-2007, 21:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlikstRR

Mikes RX is gorgeous... If the Wankels weren't such a nightmare to work with I would pick up a FD/FC for my next drifter straightaway...

Ha, there not that bad really!!

maximilion · 01-11-2007, 23:36

who does? i dont kno people...it looks lush

Beezy · 03-11-2007, 15:12

maximilion · 03-11-2007, 18:27

that car is amazing, best sounding rx i have ever heard! have u ever seen that thing in a straight line, there is a vid somewhere of it on the 1/4 mile it literaly goes nowhere just because its so slamed and the sus is so hard, just spins the wheels for a bout 30 seconds up to 3rd, such a cool car tho!

-WJ- · 05-11-2007, 13:42

and because he uses the brakes.

maximilion · 05-11-2007, 13:53

...ok, didnt look like he is using the brakes to me tho, beause it was gathering speed and wasnt going at a steady pace like if was using line lock to do a burn out on purpose. but ok

cefiro_drifta · 05-11-2007, 13:58

iirc it wasnt mike in that vid it was Justin Rood and he was just doin a rolling burn out

29-10-2007, 12:24	#1 (permalink)
Autospecs JDM Car Export Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 937	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 07:08.

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cefiro_drifta mad pointing munkey Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: surrey Posts: 11,751	good luck to the kiwi boys, Jarris has to be one of the most entertaining drivers i have had the priviledge of watching.... he used to be an absolute mad man in his cef Last edited by cefiro_drifta : 30-10-2007 at 00:22.

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29-10-2007, 12:45	#2 (permalink)
Lex DWYB.CO.UK Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Booostville Posts: 2,498	Great news - im sure the Evo will cause quite a stir stateside

29-10-2007, 15:00	#4 (permalink)
oli -nightspirit- Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: swindon Posts: 4,946	those cars look so baddical. loving how low that black and white FD is and those works rims look sexual. great sponsorship too. need some uk representatives

29-10-2007, 17:32	#5 (permalink)
uncrowded monarch acc and sort code please Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: southampton Posts: 2,041	man that rex is swwwwweeeettttt luv the way it looks like its gona fall apart

29-10-2007, 17:33	#6 (permalink)
Happydude tail slider Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Forfar Posts: 142	That Cef is fricking awesome. Good luck to all drivers.

29-10-2007, 17:39	#7 (permalink)
tw22 tail slider Join Date: May 2007 Location: Switzerland Posts: 91	Good luck. Mikes fd is some crazy stuff and that eninge sounds badass.

29-10-2007, 18:48	#8 (permalink)
Jord GRD Drift Club Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Peterborough Posts: 8,078	Awesome Oh and sit down ceffy-drifter but...........I could live with that A31.

29-10-2007, 19:37	#9 (permalink)
Stavros DEYTUKURJURBS Join Date: May 2005 Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Posts: 9,808	All the cars look wicked, deffo feeling the NZ drift car style

30-10-2007, 12:16	#10 (permalink)
Beezy I AM MCLOVIN Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ashford Posts: 1,489	Mike Whiddett's Rex is the tits, DC sponsered?!?!!. I wanna go out to NZ soooo bad!!!!

30-10-2007, 12:20	#11 (permalink)
maximilion BIG PIMPIN Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Norwich Posts: 489	camo vinyl wraps are pimp as, we need to get some on the cars over here it looks badass.

01-11-2007, 17:16	#13 (permalink)
FlikstRR dorifto kingu! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Reading, UK Posts: 2,120	Mikes RX is gorgeous... If the Wankels weren't such a nightmare to work with I would pick up a FD/FC for my next drifter straightaway...

01-11-2007, 23:36	#15 (permalink)
maximilion BIG PIMPIN Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Norwich Posts: 489	who does? i dont kno people...it looks lush

03-11-2007, 18:27	#17 (permalink)
maximilion BIG PIMPIN Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Norwich Posts: 489	that car is amazing, best sounding rx i have ever heard! have u ever seen that thing in a straight line, there is a vid somewhere of it on the 1/4 mile it literaly goes nowhere just because its so slamed and the sus is so hard, just spins the wheels for a bout 30 seconds up to 3rd, such a cool car tho!

05-11-2007, 13:42	#18 (permalink)
-WJ- S13 RB25DET Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Friesland Posts: 949	and because he uses the brakes.

05-11-2007, 13:53	#19 (permalink)
maximilion BIG PIMPIN Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Norwich Posts: 489	...ok, didnt look like he is using the brakes to me tho, beause it was gathering speed and wasnt going at a steady pace like if was using line lock to do a burn out on purpose. but ok

05-11-2007, 13:58	#20 (permalink)
cefiro_drifta mad pointing munkey Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: surrey Posts: 11,751	iirc it wasnt mike in that vid it was Justin Rood and he was just doin a rolling burn out