Alexi from NoriYaro posted up a bit of a scoop regarding the Tsuchiya and Inada’s move away from D1 and their new series – and it sounds like it’s going to be very MSC like in it’s approach, with no option to see 1000bhp works cars with huge sponsorship. This is an interesting move – because D1GP – whilst inaccessible to normal drivers – was the Halo of the sport in terms of chassis and power. This means D1 will remain the ‘Group B’ of the Drift world, whilst Tsuchiya and Inada focus on more affordable drifting allowing the wealth of talent that Mitto continuously talks about to actually get a chance to drive and show what they can really do in a legal environment. We are however too far now through the year for this series to start in 2011 – so we all expect to see 2012 as the main launch, and hopefully some exhibition matches late this year.

Also present was Team Burst street legend Naoki Nakamura who formally apologised for his arrest earlier this year after being caught street drifting. Tsuchiya accepted his apology and said that he should be ‘given a second chance’, which bodes well for Nakamuras presence in the new series.

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