D1 Corporation Co., Ltd. (CEO Satoshi Suzuki, address: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan) is pleased to announce that "D1GP Kick Off Drift" will be held at Makuhari Messe outside special venue (address: 2-1 Nakase, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba) from January 9th (Fri) thru January 11th (Sun) with "TOKYO AUTO SALON with NAPAC".
　"D1GP Kick Off Drift" is the D1 Grand Prix annual event taken place beginning of year at "TOKYO AUTO SALON" that will be reaching 32nd year and brings around 300,000 people every time.
　The special course is created outside and 2014 top 8 drivers will show their dynamic drives, performances, skills and technic at this exhibition match.
　We are launching “EV drift car challenging project” as a drift race pioneer at D1 Grand Prix receiving 15th anniversary. Now days, the drift event is taken place over 40 countries in the world.
　The theme of this project is to have motor sport coexist with environment and society.
　We are going to present the electric drift car with Toyota Prius ZVW 30 and show a demonstration run drive for the first time in the history of the world. We aim to expand the electric drift car all over the world.
　We hope you enjoy "D1GP Kick Off Drift" with D1 Grand Prix attraction, the world leading drivers and advanced car modification.

* This is the event to get the drift race involving the ecological activity managed by D1 Corporation.
* This is the world first time exposure of the real drift car by EV.