> View Trailer! < 2006 D1GP Final Round The professional drifitng series, D1, is getting more and more competitive as the level of the drivers increase. Nobushige Kumakubo(86 pts) and Ken Nomura(83 pts) are the two leading drivers, one of which will emerge victorious here at Irwindale On the other hand, Darren McNamara from Ireland came out of nowhere and got through Round 1, Best 16, and WHAT!? Tanner Foust was the only driver who got 100 points in qualifying, so why is he not in the Best 16? - crashed in the first round!? Special Report: After Crash It's tough getting a D1 license. The coveted D1 license. The D1 driver search is very challenging under the scrutiny of Judge Tsuchiya. There have been driver searches that netted no licenses in the past. The drivers know they need to give it all they have. No guts, no glory, straight into the wall!