is a drifting driver from Japan. Kazama was first introduced to drifting at age 17 when he watched Gengo-San, who later became his spotter and mentor, drifting on a touge. As soon as he got his driving licence he began drifting in his Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 with the proceeds of his job in a filling station. He later escaped death when his car slid down underneath a crash barrier and fell 30ft down the mountain. He would later make a name for himself in drifting contests, …

Rhys Millen (born in New Zealand), nephew of IMSA GTS driver Steve Millen, is one of the world's top competitors in drifting. Prior to that in he was a top rally driver in the US, and became the first works backed driver from a car manufacturer with GM in 2004 after narrowly beating Ken Nomura in the US D1 Grand Prix exhibition event in 2003 Millen became just the second champion in the short history of the United States' top drifting series, …

is one of the nation's top competitors in the sport of drifting. Born in Okinawa, Japan, but raised in Los Angeles, he was taught by his father Tsukasa Gushi at the age of 13 with a Nissan 240sx. Ken has become the youngest competitor in both the D1 Grand Prix of Japan and the Formula Drift Championships of the U.S. despite not passing his driving test at the time. Finishing the 2004 Formula Drift season with his Nissan 240sx, …

Chris Forsberg, originally of Doylestown, Pennsylvania in Bucks County, has been living and working as a professional driver in Los Angeles County since the summer of 2003. He represents one fourth of the notorious drift team known as Drift Alliance. The remainder of the group is comprised of Tony Angelo (Doylestown, PA), Vaughn "JR" Gittin Jr. (Annapolis, MD), and Ryan Hampton (Glendora, CA). Despite the relatively short time he has spent in California thus far, …

is a drifting driver from Japan. He made his debut in the D1 Grand Prix in the 3rd round in 2001, driving the Blitz D1 Spec ER34 Skyline which he still drives. His nickname is Nomuken (のむけん) or Monkey Magic (as a reference to his company). In his youth, Nomura was a baseball player and was very well known within his region, but his career never progressed any further through injury and turned to property developing.

nicknamed NOB (abbr. No One Better) or "The Pimp" as a reference to his S15 Silvia which he is best known for. NOB first made his mark in professional motorsport in 2001 after years competing in one make series racing Celica and Vitz and partipicating in drift events. Prior to his professional career, he was an employee of Takahiro Ueno's car bodykit company, Car Make T&E.

is a drifting driver from Japan who competes in the D1 Grand Prix series and is the owner of the Ebisu circuit, which is why D1 originated from there, and is also why he tends to perform strongly in tsuiso ("twin run") rounds. As the lead driver of Team Orange, as his car has always been orange, he started at the D1GP series in a Nissan Silvia, in 2005 he switched to the Subaru Impreza which unlike newer models, his performance would pay off as for the 2006 season, …

Orido first appeared in the series in 1996 and won the GT300 title for the following year, up until the 2000 season when he moved up to GT500 he took three wins altogether and has since taken two GT500 wins to date. Orido competed in two Grand National Division, West Series races in 1999. He finished eigthteenth at Irwindale Speedway, and thirtieth at Twin Ring Motegi. He was also the D1 Grand Prix judge from the start of the series to the end of the 2004 D1 Grand Prix Season, …

Tony Angelo is an American drifting pioneer. he started drifting with Chris Forsberg in Doylestown, PA, and eventually progressed to being a D1GP driver, as well as a Formula D seeded Driver. He is founder of the ground breaking Drift Alliance team, and a revered driver in the American series.

Samuel Hübinette, a.k.a. "The Crazy Swede", is a professional race car driver and Hollywood stunt driver. He was born in Sweden and started working as a test driver for Volvo Cars. Today he is one of the top names in drifting, winning the inaugural Formula D series championship in 2004 and 2006.

Timothy "Tiff" Needell (born October 29, 1951 at Havant, Hampshire) is a British racing driver and television presenter.

Seigo Yamamoto (born April 16, 1971 in Takarazuka, Japan) is a drift driver. He first became a pro driver at 18 racing Honda Civics in the Civic and Mirage race divisions in Japan. He set track records at the Suzuka track in Japan which stood for a number of years. He opened a tuning shop called Garage-S at 20 to focus on the technical side of race tuning and would later become more widely known after establishing himself in the Japan Drift and tuning scene.

Benson Hsu is a professional drifter from the United States who competes in various auto-racing competitions. Originally known for his black Nissan "Sileighty" (Sileighty),he is one of the early Americans to be involved in the sport of drifting, starting in 1999. Benson won 1st place at Drift Showoff in 2003, 2nd place at RS-R Drift Festival in 2004, and was also a top 16 competitor in Formula D 2004.

Colin Teo, born February 6, 1976, is a drifting driver from Singapore. He made his debut in the D1 Professional Grand Prix Series Malaysia in Round 3 of 2006, currently driving a red Nissan S15 Silvia, which is currently under the sponsorship of Texas Lubricants and Kumho Tires. His callsign is "Chromas" to many who know him in the motorsports scene. He was also previously under the sponsorship of the former Imperial Concepts.

Tengku Djan Ley is a Malaysian professional drifting driver who has taken part in the D1 Grand Prix racing series and others. He finished 5th in the D1 Grand Prix's 2006 "World All-Star" tournament at Irwindale Speedway

Phil Morrison (born 1977) is a drift driver from Birmingham, UK, who started drifting 3 years ago. He won the D1 GB 2006 Championship on 3rd September at Silverstone. He led the championship going into the final round (D1 Grand Prix). Morrison operates Driftworks, a mail-order drift-specific performance parts and merchandise store based in England, supplying the UK and Europe.

Maciej Polody - first Polish D1 Grand Prix driver who starts in 2006 D1 Grand Prix Season<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Date of Birth: 30.09.1976 Age: 30 Location: Poznań, Poland Interests: Drifting (motorsport) Car: Nissan 200SXa S14 List of D1 Grand Prix Drivers<br /> 2006 D1 Grand Prix Season<br

Mark "SidewaysBuff" Luney (born Belfast 1972) is a professional drift car racer (Drifting (motorsport)).