Round 2: D1 Grand Prix Malaysia | Day - Danga Bay Johor Bahru

Tom

TIMETOATTACK
Helmet Clan
Joined
Jul 6, 2000
Messages
5,562
Points
5,213
Location
Kuala Lumpur


TENGKU DJAN LEY WINS ROUND 2 OF D1 GRAND PRIX DRIFT
Images: Wong SW / Andy Goh
Report: Amprex Motorsports

d1gp_layout.jpg


Johor Bahru:
Local motor racing ace Tengku Djan Ley in a Toyota AE 86 powered his way to win round two of the D1 Grand Prix (DI GP) Malaysian drift series held at Danga Bay, Johor Bahru on Saturday, April 22.

d1gp_booth_exhibition.jpg


Second was Tan Tat Wei in a Toyota TE71 and third was Ariff Johanis Ahmad in a Nissan Skyline R32.

Tengku Djan had a close tussle with Tat Wei and emerged winner to improve his position in the series from third position in round one held at Shah Alam on March 11.

keiichi_tsuchiya_drift.jpg


Legendary Keiichi Tsuchiya shows his magic in official D1GP Malaysia demo R34 GTR
A total of 33 drivers competed before a crowd of about 30,000 in the five-event series held for the first time in Malaysia.

The top three winners of the series would have the right to enter the D1 GP event in the United States in December.

ahfai_d1gp.jpg


D1 Grand Prix tours virgin Johor Bahru. Massive crowds went crazy over tons of Drift thrills....
Amprex Motor Sports president Genji Hashimoto, the organizer of the event said he was pleased with the good response from drift drivers and fans especially from the southern region who were treated to an exhibition of world-class drift by Japanese “Drift” King” Keiichi Tsuchiya, who is also chief judge of the series.

The next round will be held at Shah Alam on July 1st, Penang on August 12 and back to Shah Alam for the grand final on Oct.28.

zee_d1gp.jpg


....and Drift spills
Idemitsu is aboard as partner-sponsor while technical sponsor for the series is Proton R3, with Alla-Fonte and Ace Canning co-sponsoring the event.

ISSUED BY AMPREX MOTOR SPORTS SDN. BHD, KUALA LUMPUR (P: 03 9286 1499). For more information pls contact Ms Ginnie Ng (012 292 3955).

d1gp_sun_set_sea.jpg


Amazing bay area Danga Bay hosts D1 Grand Prix Round 2 through magnificent sunset
For more on D1 Grand Prix Malaysia, visit D1 Grand Prix Malaysia Official Website:
http://www.d1gp.com.my
Images by: Wong SW



Images by: Andy Goh



More Images Below:
 
Last edited:
Results:
Please view Results on the next feature - D1 Grand Prix Malaysia Round 2 Danga Bay | Night.
Original Photographs:
If you are interested to purchase original photographs or obtain rights to them, Please do not hesitate to contact us at tom-at-zerotohundred.com
Images by: Wong SW

















Images by: Andy Goh









Photos by Tom



 
Last edited:
very nice photo and coverage bout the D1..... but so sad, zerotohundred crew seem quite not interested for drag racing anymore nowadays...... i'm as a drag lovers a little bit jelous bout it.........
 
I was there. The performance by the King was just superb. Everybody went bonkers over his performance and did several doughnuts as everyone cheered. It was magnificent.
 
Fussion_R said:
very nice photo and coverage bout the D1..... but so sad, zerotohundred crew seem quite not interested for drag racing anymore nowadays...... i'm as a drag lovers a little bit jelous bout it.........

ZTH still does coverage on the SDB but it has somewhat lose some lustre due to the 100% local participants unlike beginning of last year when Amprex brought in Japanese pro dragsters in the likes of Top Fuel, Duke Racing, Quartermile Garage etc
 
The top three winners of the series would have the right to enter the D1 GP event in the United States in December.
man how's that gona happen, whose gona sponsor them goin there. D1 All-Star of 2006, this cant be a joke.
 
KenDiriwan said:
man how's that gona happen, whose gona sponsor them goin there. D1 All-Star of 2006, this cant be a joke.

dun worry dude.i m sure there will be malaysian officials 2 become sponsors 2 support them in the US.:shades_smile:everythings gonna be fine.
 
aik? where re de D1 drift event girls? hehe :X-: anyways.. great pics posted as usual.. two thumbs up! :regular_smile:
 
Even tho the 3rd runner-up's Skyline R32 is not well painted, but is there any of its photos?
 

Similar threads

Posts refresh every 5 minutes




Search

Online now

Enjoying Zerotohundred?

Log-in for an ad-less experience