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2 unusual facts about D1 Grand Prix


Nissan 180SX

The 2007 D1 Grand Prix champion Masato Kawabata drives a 180SX (although he won the 2007 title in a Nissan Silvia) as does the 2007 D1 Street Legal champion Kazuya Matsukawa.

Radio-controlled drifting

When one judging R/C drifting competitions, R/C drifting typically follows the guidelines and judging criteria set by professional drifting organizations like the D1 Grand Prix.


Niall Gunn

At round 2 at Silverstone Niall finished 5th overall in the D1GB event and qualified as the top 8 European drivers to enter D1 Grand Prix

Shakotan Boogie

Junichi Nomura is incidentally named after Ken Nomura, a D1 Grand Prix driver and former baseball player who currently uses Nissan Skylines.


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