As of May 18, 2007 – the D1 Grand Prix USA event scheduled at Altamont Motorsports Park, California for June 23rd and 24th is cancelled due to unresolved issues between Altamont Motorsports Park and the Alameda County Board of Supervisors.

In reference to the recent Alameda County imposed ban on drifting Altamont Motorsports Park CEO John Condren says, “We will continue to work towards some resolution of this impasse; however, given the timing of the upcoming D1 event date, the Altamont Motorsports Park Board of Directors feels that it is prudent to cancel the event at this time. We are hopeful that we can correct this situation and the perceptions of Supervisor Haggerty over time, perhaps shortly; but financial responsibilities outweigh any further delay of this decision.”

2007 is the first year D1 Grand Prix has sought to hold a complete professional drifting season on US soil, so it is fair to expect problems but this is the second event cancellation D1 Grand Prix has announced for its inaugural 2007 USA Season.

The first event scheduled for March 10th and 11th at the Irwindale Speedway, California was cancelled because the Japanese drivers participating in the event would not be ready in time to compete…read more. Now there are 3 events instead of 5 scheduled for the 2007 D1 Grand Prix USA Season.

The 2 remaining D1 Grand Prix USA events will continue as planned.

• July 13th and 14th Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Las Vegas, NV
• November 24th and 25th Irwindale Speedway - Irwindale, CA