As an exciting twist to the first ever D1 National Championship we have been able to further expand thepromotion and professional status of the Championship by securing an alternative venue for the grandfinale to the 2006 Championship which will now be held at Silverstone on September 3rd 2006 inconjunction with one of the most popular and well attended performance shows of the year ‘ TRAX’ as aresult of building works to accommodate the Championship and essential drift requirements atRockingham which unfortunately did not go ahead.
The date and venue change (originally Rockingham 17th Sept) will result in an excited 20000 existingTRAX fans witness the speed, intensity and excitement of the best drift drivers Europe have to offer wherethe winner of the 2006 D1GB National Championship will be crowned, following a year-long campaign atthe 6 Championship events held at the UK’s premier circuits.
Andy Barnes commented on the news release: ‘As a combined team effort, our drivers, sponsors andChampionship have been able to raise the bar to demonstrate that professional drift can be one of themost exciting forms of motorsport you can witness and our move to the TRAX show at Silverstone provesour ability to make bold changes to continue the professional edge of the Championship. The TRAX showwill draw our biggest crowd all year, ending the year with a big bang and introducing the world of drift toeven more petrol heads that are yet to witness the phenomenon first hand alongside our existing fans’.
Glen Horncastle added: ‘If the venue change wasn’t enough we have added a further edge to the finalround in that the circuit layout will run in reverse to that which we have utilised in the past, giving abrand new course to our drivers, further enhancing their skill and allowing them no-time to be complacentof our return to the great and drift-familiar surroundings of Silverstone. They will now start from the pitstraightand proceed around Luffield and Brooklands and into Priory resulting in a super high-speed entryof over 95 mph, which for Silverstone is the first time the circuit has ever been run in reverse for anyrace/event meeting’
www.d1gb.co.ukRound 4 of GT Battle/D1GB is this weekend:Silverstone – August 20th Round 5 – (the finals) of GT Battle/D1GB is: Silverstone at ‘ TRAX ’ – September 3rd
