D1 Grand Prix USA Canceled for 2008

[WRXWagon2112]

Admittedly I'm not a huge fan of drifting as a sport, but it sure looks cool and does require a high degree of car control skill. Too bad it's been canceled for this year.

For those of you following the D1 Grand Prix here in the States, bad news came in the form of a press release from the drifting organization earlier this week. The D1 Grand Prix USA has been canceled for 2008 after challenges continued to rear their ugly heads from the series' organizers in Japan.

The 2007 schedule lacked any serious cohesion, but after hiring Mike Mucklin and the team that organized the GTLive tour back in 2004, we thought there might be a light at the end of the tunnel. Not so, and after Mucklin left the organization soon afterwards, it was clear that the D1 Grand Prix was in dire straights in '08.

Thankfully, Formula D, the series that's quickly becoming the definitive drifting organization in the U.S., has continually stepped up its game and is rivaling D1 in both excitement and organization. Fans can still get their sideways fix and check out Formula D's schedule here.

--Alan

[snaab]

The 2007 schedule lacked any serious cohesion.

Is this a joke? It lacked cohesion? HARF!

[complacent]

Personally I thought drifting itself lacked any cohesion...


Or was that adhesion?

[Mr Kleen]

are you two trying to cause friction in Allan's therad?

[zaxrex]

You, back to the basement.

[Sabre]

Wow, I'm really depressed over this

[Libra Monkee]

Drifting. It is cool? Yes. Does require a certain degree of skill? Yes. Is it a sport? No. Is it the figure-skating of the automotive world? Definitely!