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Scoop
6 days ago
- Automotive
- Scoop
One Last Drift For D1NZ On World's Fastest Drift Corner At Pukekohe Park
Competitive drifting will return to its spiritual home one last time as D1NZ announces that Pukekohe Park will host Round 3 of the National Drifting Championship season early next year. Long-regarded as one of the most iconic venues in global drifting, Pukekohe Park's high-speed Turn 1 is considered the world's fastest competition drift corner. The February event will mark a final farewell, using a portion of the original 2.91km circuit to pay tribute to two decades of D1NZ history at the site. The three-day event will run from 13-15 February 2026 and feature a full weekend of championship action and fan entertainment. Friday sees Pro-Sport qualifying and elimination runs, followed by a Pro Championship competition on the Saturday where New Zealand's top drifters will battle for precious championship points. The weekend culminates in a special Champions showcase on Sunday. 'We're proud to have the opportunity to bring D1NZ back to where it all began,' says D1NZ executive James McManaway. 'This venue helped shape the identity of drifting in New Zealand. Returning to Pukekohe Park for one final celebration - with Turn 1 as the centrepiece - is something truly special. We're grateful to the team at Pukekohe Park and Auckland Thoroughbred Racing for their support in making this farewell happen.' Fans can also expect a full motorsport festival experience, including live music, fan zones, Monster Truck demonstrations, car displays, kids' activities, the Pukekohe Park Sunday Market, and a memory wall celebrating the venue's role in New Zealand drifting. Motorsport activity at the venue ceased in 2023; however, this drifting event was approved as a one-off exception, with Auckland Thoroughbred Racing (ATR), which now operates Pukekohe Park as a thoroughbred racing and training venue. 'While Pukekohe Park is now focused on thoroughbred racing, we recognise the cultural significance of this moment for the drifting community,' says ATR CEO Paul Wilcox. 'We're supporting this one-off event on a commercial basis; with the understanding it provides a chance for a respectful farewell to the motorsport drifting community at the venue.' The return to Pukekohe Park comes as ATR undertakes early-stage masterplanning to guide the venue's long-term future with the Club exploring opportunities to protect and grow its racing footprint, including the potential for a thoughtfully-designed residential offering on surrounding land. Tickets for D1NZ's February 2026 event at Pukekohe Park are on sale now via D1NZ's official channels. Capacity will be limited, and fans are encouraged to book early to be part of this milestone celebration of drifting in New Zealand.
Korea Herald
06-07-2025
- Business
- Korea Herald
Budget shoppers crowd market
Shoppers browse affordable goods priced at 1,000 won (73 cents) at the Sunday Market in front of Pyounghwa Market, part of the Dongdaemun Wholesale Apparel Market, in Seoul on Sunday. The market has been attracting large crowds as high inflation and interest rates continue to strain domestic consumption. (Yonhap)
Hans India
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
NIA files chargesheet against three in 2024 Srinagar market blast
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a chargesheet against three accused, linked with the banned ISIS/ISJK terrorist group, in the 2024 Srinagar market grenade attack, which killed one woman and left 12 injured, an official said on Saturday. In its chargesheet filed before the Special Court, Jammu, the anti-terror agency named Sheikh Usama Yaseen, Umar Fayaz Sheikh, and Afnan Mansoor Naik under relevant sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, the Explosive Substances Act, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). All three are currently lodged in judicial custody. Usama and Umer were arrested on November 7 last year, just four days after the incident at the busy Sunday Market near the Tourist Reception Centre, Srinagar. Afnan was arrested on November 8 for his active role in the criminal conspiracy aimed at waging a war against India through targeted terrorist attacks on security forces as well as the civilian population. The NIA, which has also uncovered possible involvement of other terror groups in the conspiracy behind the attack, found during investigations that the trio had planned, conspired and executed the grenade attack with the intent to create panic and terror in the region. It said that the attack was part of a broader strategy to disturb public order and further the violent agenda of terrorist outfits operating with support from across the border. Investigations in the case (RC-01/2025/NIA/JMU), which was registered by NIA on January 31, 2025, are continuing to identify the wider network involved in the attack. Soon after the incident, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah described the grenade attack as "deeply disturbing" and said there can be no justification for targeting civilians. "The last few days have been dominated by headlines of attacks and encounters in parts of the valley. Today's news of a grenade attack on innocent shoppers at the 'Sunday market' in Srinagar is deeply disturbing. There can be no justification for targeting innocent civilians. The security apparatus must do everything possible to end this spurt of attacks at the earliest so that people can go about their lives without any fear," Abdullah said in a post on X.
