King of Europe Limited – a sports and entertainment firm with a focus on new motorsports – today announced the venues and dates of the 2016 King of Nations Drift Championship. This tournament will be broadcast on Motors TV International, Eurosport Asia-Pacific and will feature drivers from all over the world competing across 4 continents.
"The 2016 King of Nations Drift Championship will be an international affair,” said Mike Procureur, CEO of King of Europe Ltd. “Multiple events in four continents with drivers from all over the world demonstrates the demand for our property both in Europe and abroad. We expect to see more fans, more excitement and more sell-outs than ever before.”.
Following is a list of the schedule of the events :
• January, 27-28: Fujrairah, United Arab Emirates. • March, 26-27: Melaka, Malaysia. • April, 2-3: Pathumthani, Thailand. • April, 23-24: Valencia, Spain. • July, 2-3: Ebisu, Japan. • July, 9-10: Nikko, Japan. • July, 23-24: Greinbach, Austria. • October, 22-33: Belo Horizonte, Brazil. • December, 3-4: Melbourne, Australia. • December, 10-11: Puebla, Mexico.
In 2016, King of Nations will expand into new continents, as both South America and Middle East will host rounds of the championship. "These events showcase the popularity and growth of drifting in the world,” said Luc-Michel Faichaud, Circuit Manager of King of Europe. “Our series have expanded to include over 30 events, drifting is going to continue to grow and we are thrilled to be at the forefront.”
About King of Europe
Since 2005, King of Europe establishing itself to large European countries like United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy and Austria is definitely by far the widest and largest European professional drift series with 20+ international European events in 2015.
After a long series of successful events promoted throughout Europe by King of Europe and in Asia by Keiichi Tsuchiya, it came as a natural progression that in 2015, King of Asia has been created in joint venture by the aforementioned.
Last but not least, with a remarkable reach of more than 165 million people over 110 countries by means of TV, more than 1 million fans in Social Media, more than 120.000 fans attending the 21 events throughout last year, and a constant flow of pre-event and post-event media, including viral videos and large scale photo galleries, King of Europe has grown immensely from just an idea, to a professional, world-renown drift series.