D1NZ has spent a considerable amount of time, effort and money on the project and had confirmed the placement of concrete barriers through a local supplier in Auckland. There is a significant amount of work including environmental noise effect reports, resource consents, road closures and infrastructure that goes into the building of a street course all which D1NZ has been well underway with.

Three weeks ago, D1NZ was made aware of heavy contributions that made operating the Championship in Whangarei a very hard task. These included the contracted supplier cancelling the arrangement after the concrete barriers D1NZ were buying for permanent placement started cracking on short distances around Auckland. This then lead to the contractor pulling out of the deal to ship 70 barriers to Whangarei on the likelihood of barriers cracking and other suppliers were unrealistic in cost to D1NZ. We are pleased we have worked with MSNZ to tackle this issue.

There are other contributing factors that we are now working through with Council to ensure the events success and we are pleased to announce that we will be returning to Whangarei for the first time in two years for Round 5 of the D1NZ Championship as scheduled at the start of the season.

D1NZ is committed to its two long term goals in Whangarei of working with the associated parties to make the Championship Street Round happen on an annual basis so in future we can raise funds for our main goal of building a permanent facility in the Whangarei region to give Northland a driver training and drift facility. D1NZ will be constantly working on ways to make sure this happens.

D1NZ Returns to Whangarei for Northlands Only Drifting Event - 9th and 10th March 2012 at NorthGate Business Park
Ruakaka, Whangarei

Access:
This will be located in the NorthGate Business Park and sign posted from SH1 to Marsden Point Highway which is off SH1
There will be off-street parking at $5.00 per car.

Tickets
Friday: $10.00
Saturday: $15.00

Book your tickets online with Ticketmaster

Schedule

Friday March 9
D1NZ Pro-Am and D1NZ Pro Practice

Saturday March 10
D1NZ Pro Championship Day and D1Pro-Am Expression Sessions

Official After Party @ Malbas Whangarei

D1NZ would like to thank the Whangarei District Council and Motorsport NZ for all their help in bringing D1NZ back to Northland as well as ‘Fanga’ Dan Woolhouse and his family for helping gain the venue. Stay posted for more information as the event nears. For trade stand, media and event inquires, please email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)