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A big shout out to Pete from www.peteleong.com for letting me use his pro shots of the 2009 D1 round 1 practice day last.

Pete is a fellow gaijin who lives in Fukushima and used to drift a purple FC RX-7 but could never quite match the awesomeness of the black Ceffy.

While it was a good match on the track, you can tell just by looking that I am no match for his photography skills.
The winner of the 2009 D1 Gp round 1 was Nomuken in his R34 Skyline sporting newly designed bodykit, graphics and sponsor.

D1 drifting in the snow...this Lexus didn't make the it through qualifying....it's got a supercharged motor of some sorts..sounds nice :)

Kumakubo (owner and 2006 D1 Champ) was debuting the brand new EVO 10 Lancer drift car built by team orange and JUN autos. He seemed to be struggling with oversteer on practice day but finished in 7th place in the first round.

Imamura Yoichi in the PRODRIVE S15 silvia...a good solid driver but the car suffered engine trouble in the final run in Round 1. He finished 2nd behind Nomuken.

Drift Samurai in his newly resprayed FC RX-7 (was yellow last season). Great sounding and performing car but didn't manage to make the Best 16 in round 1 this time.



This JZX100 Chaser from WELD is equally as much a showcar as it is a drift car. The engine bay is spotless and the polished alloy and chrome shines so much that you need sunglasses when looking at the detail.

Thanks again Pete for the awesome shots. See more of Pete's of professional drifting showcase photography on Flickr.

Enjoy!
Stu - www.DriftinJapan.com

Labels: d1-2009, d1-japan-2009, d1-photography, evo-10, evo-X, lancer-evo-10-driftcar, pete-leong, weld-jzx100