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sammysideways
17-07-2004, 18:20
:notworthy :notworthy to everyone that competed and gavt it a go :notworthy :notworthy
Just got back from watching my first drift event at silvestone and only word i can say is wow, what an awesome day...im hooked.
the amount of skill and talent that was on display was amazing....ive really gota give this drift thing a go :thumbs:
May i also say a BIG congrats to steve carter, and say that you winning the beggining/intermediate class was very much deserved!
and to all the other lads that represented the sxoc today, you done us proud :thumbs:
Steve carter, winning, well knock me down with a feather well done!!! Sounds like a great day, I will attend when the motors sorted :D
sammysideways
17-07-2004, 18:36
not only did he win...he kicked proper arse out there!!
like i said big thanks to all the competitors that made it a brillant day and thanks to option for running event etc!
was a brillantvday...booking myself of work for the next round!!
MattyGee
17-07-2004, 18:39
:notworthy to everyone who ran today, not least Steve C and AstonMan who took 1st and 2nd place in the beginner comp :thumbs:
sammysideways
17-07-2004, 18:41
and especially the subaru driver that gave me mega giggles at his drifting attempts!!
credit where credits due for giving it a try though!
was a good day today, though it got a little too cold :(
got some nice footage on the camera which i will host once i've had the time to sort it.
well done steve and all the other guys who represented the club :thumbs:
mattyboi
17-07-2004, 19:15
Well done to everyone who took part, it rocked again!!!!!!! :thumbs:
I thought the sxoc area was really good and had some wicked cars and the car park was rammed with 200`s.
Drifting rocks :thumbs: :smitten:
Well Done Steve And Astonman :notworthy :clap: :notworthy :thumbs:
PhilMorrison
17-07-2004, 20:30
very well done to Steve for the Clubman Class win, and Julian for the Proffesional class win, some very nice driving out there today :nod:.. I span out again :wack:
Was really good, still some way to go to be on par with the japs but maybe soon you guys can give em a bloody good challenge.
Where was mr. nomura though thought he was making an appearance?
Well done to all competitors and congratulations to the winners. :notworthy Great day out :D
Once again a wicked day!
Congrats to all the had a go :D
Nice meeting more people during the day and at the pub again :thumbs: Glad you got your car sorted Phil :)
twas an awsome day, big respect to those guys who can do that. i wanna have a go :)
that chap in the scoob was rather amusing. what was he doingto spin on every single corner?
i think this is a vid of mr carter's winning run. tbh i'm not sure as its rather small and hard to see.....
crap...my computer is taking ages to upload it and i'm off out now so i'll try again later if no one puts one up.
congratulations :thumbs:
it was a fantastic day, first time ive managed to get along to see people in action and man was it worth the aggro :D some very talented guys out there, im thinking i might not wait til january to buy a 200 now....
Hey base-1,
Saw your car and kates etc, said hello breifly but had to buy and sell some stuff :D
hi matey, thought it was about time i posted on here, registered bloody ages ago lol
was i there when you said hi? if so i didnt realise, bloody knackered today, although i think i saw your car, i might have to get you to gimme a hand if i can afford one soon ;)
great day - but, Option, if you want to present a 'professional' image you cant just let a car through to the next round on a whim. if 6 cars could get through, it has to be on merit, its what we paid to enter isnt it? </rant off>
:D
I think you turned up just after I said hi to the others, trying to introduce yourself to a group of strangers is weird haha.
My car was in the SXOC car park :D
What you looking for s13 or 14?
great day - but, Option, if you want to present a 'professional' image you cant just let a car through to the next round on a whim. if 6 cars could get through, it has to be on merit, its what we paid to enter isnt it? </rant off>Why? What happened?
:D
I think you turned up just after I said hi to the others, trying to introduce yourself to a group of strangers is weird haha.
My car was in the SXOC car park :D
What you looking for s13 or 14?
probably, i got there about 10 minutes before practice finished lol!
s13 definitely, not a hope in hell of affording an s14, only going to have about a grand to spend on it :( its going to be my sensible everyday car! :D
probably, i got there about 10 minutes before practice finished lol!
s13 definitely, not a hope in hell of affording an s14, only going to have about a grand to spend on it :( its going to be my sensible everyday car! :D
Cool, well instead of clogging this thread up anymore just give me a PM with anything you need and I will see if I can help :)
Way to go Steve :notworthy :clap:
Drift Bitch
17-07-2004, 22:52
great day - but, Option, if you want to present a 'professional' image you cant just let a car through to the next round on a whim. if 6 cars could get through, it has to be on merit, its what we paid to enter isnt it? </rant off>
OPT doesnt judge the competition we hire professional judges to do that and what they say goes. Not down to us.
Anyway, well done to you all and I thought the turn out and standard of the show cars was brilliant! Big well done to Steve- very impressive!
sammysideways
17-07-2004, 23:01
drift bitch...bless you, you came out of i think either the blue or green s14a of one of the option lads car with a huge grin on your face...id have been terrified!lolol
did think it was a bit gay letting the lotus through just cos of the type of car but hey thats life.
steve carter you are a god, next pub meet or something that we cross paths again ill have to buy you a pint.
Phil you car looks even better in the flesh, shame about you spinning as you were aesome in practice!!
wot ever happend to the nsx rides?
great day - but, Option, if you want to present a 'professional' image you cant just let a car through to the next round on a whim. if 6 cars could get through, it has to be on merit, its what we paid to enter isnt it?
Why? What happened?
This was let through because it entertained the crowd by being shit and spinning a lot, I'm supprised the scooby that span twice at every corner wasn't allowed through as well :rolleyes:
http://www.paulcoles.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/IMG_0353_resize.JPG
sammysideways
17-07-2004, 23:17
TBH...scooby was funnier...u knew he was going to spin before he even started!!
it was the person that took out the polystyrene sighn that was highlight of the day...cant remember but wasnt it an s14 that did the damage to that??
Twas this one.. It was quality destruction 2 bollards, along the grass and into the polystyrene sign all in one run :notworthy
http://www.paulcoles.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/IMG_0382_resize.JPG
sammysideways
17-07-2004, 23:25
lolol...ny1 wanna own up?
will have to check the undercarrage of every s14 at billing for polystyrene!!
that was funny...propally propallt anhilated all of the scenery in sight...whoever it was you are a god.
feel sorry for that poor daihatso thingy that broke at end of its run!!
Even I scored more points than the Lotus:wack:
sammysideways
17-07-2004, 23:32
oh damm...didnt realise you were competing matty!
why did option get moody with burnouts/doughnuts etc? guessing due to health n safety etc!
thought all the 200s put on a good display...was especially impressed with steve and black s13 with kouki lights and apex zaust!...oh and the regulars such as phill and others.
sidewaysrob
17-07-2004, 23:56
What a top day!!! :smash:
I lost my Silverstone Cherry, and was delighted to make the top 5 of the clubman comp (who said midships can't be drifted??)
I really need to get an LSD!!! :rant:
Nice one Steve and Julian! Top stiff :thumbs: :clap:
Unlucky Astonman, thought that the final 3 were very closely matched!
IMHO something does need to be done about the judging though. That sort of inconsistency isn't good for a sport that want's to portray a professional image.
Non and the Lotus shouldn't have been put through. Though I guess it was more entertainment for the crowds.
The reason burnouts etc were frowned upon was down to the fact that the grandstand belongs to the old boys of Silverstone, and is lent to Option for the day. Option don't want them to get the wrong idea about drifting.
If anyone filmed me out on track I'd really like a copy! :Plug:
right, i think this has done it...
let us know if it doesn't work as i haven't tested it :wack: because my computer is slow and sucks bottom.
edit - it didn't work
sammysideways
18-07-2004, 00:06
thats fair enough i suppose although they seemed bit harsh on the guys that did it, especially guy that did the doughnut!
ermm...am i write in saying that kiki did a dougnut there at round 2 or am i wrong(wasnt there just thought i saw a pic)
TBH...thought you done well in the mr2 mate, know there very hard to drift, dont know about point about the elise as i thought he did ok...bear in mind there not meant to drift at all!
sidewaysrob
18-07-2004, 00:14
bear in mind there not meant to drift at all!
That's why they are so much fun!! :p ;)
AS for Kiki at the last round, I've no idea, I wasn't there. I was a Silverstone virgin until today
sammysideways
18-07-2004, 00:20
Im probally completly wrong bout kiki...just remember c-ing pic of kiki doughnutting in the nsx...cant remember if its near the paddok or elsewhere!!
think elise did deserve to go through, unfortunatly non had a bad day..prob didnt deserve to go through!
did non mess up all the drift displays that option put on during the break??
sidewaysrob
18-07-2004, 00:27
No, Non and Brett were spot on in the displays. It was one of the dark blue S14's that kept spinning, not sure which though.
Both Non and Brett understeered into Priory (the first bend), they drifted everything else all linked but lost out on too many points to go through. However, Non got through because Phil Bennett thought that he was "unlucky" (I know this cos I was standing 2 feet from him when he said it!). FFS, this kind of judging MUST stop if Option wants a professional image. It confuses the spectators, and leave question marks in the drivers minds.
I believe that the R32 Skyline spun in the clubman round when it was down to the 5 of us, however he went through to the final 3 and me and that other BMW didn't. This is the sort of thing that shouldn't happen. Don't get me wrong, I'm delighted I got as far as I did, and my second run was no where near as good as my first. But the judging had no consistency, it's like watching a football referee!
sammysideways
18-07-2004, 00:34
aghh thats right it was the green s14a i think that kept spinning!
agree with the judging...should be a set of rules that should be stuck to, skyline definatly did spin yet still got more points than some of the runs where oversteer was achieved but didnt spin.
understand must be hard but should stay consistant.
But this shouldnt take away what an awesome day it was, the competitors amazing skill(minus the subaru driver, sorry!) and steves amazing victory.
sidewaysrob
18-07-2004, 00:40
Yeah right, like I said, I don't want it to seem like I had a shit day. I still have a stupidly huge grin on my face that's starting to hurt. I'm over the moon about getting into the final 5, and I accept the judges decision. From the final 3 that ran I saw how good the R32 was around the corners, faster than I was & with bigger angles, so I guess he scored better on the corners where he didn't spin!
Steve did a fantastic job and did deserve to win the clubman, though the R32 and Astonman were also very good!
The scooby had me running to the toilets to avoid a nasty accident. Talk about un-coordinated!! I've seldom seen someone do everything so wrong so well!
sammysideways
18-07-2004, 00:45
poor scooby...got about 3 meters before apex then hit handbreak and was spinning well before bend let alone apex, near end he was actually getting better...still spun though!!
got give him ten for effort...think id have gone home after first 2 practice drifts though if i was him.
seemed like to me judges were looking more for plumes of smoke rather than technique as such.
upset me that the black skyline span in the clubman but was still awarded high points, whilst in final of the advanced the s13 span and was penalised for it!!
i know there 2 different classes but surely judging should be consistant for both??
accident
18-07-2004, 02:23
i have video of some of the morning practice but i have nowere to host it.
some were good and some were very poor indeed
Was meant to be coming down and having a gander but couldnt in the end as i bought myself an s14 instead :) Hopefully will be able to get the car to a couple of practice days before it gets put in the workshop and played with.
dexteruk
18-07-2004, 04:12
well i spent the day flying to iraq so missed out :(
but *mad props* (or something) to steve for his victory - having been priveleged to be in his car on some *unofficial practice* a while ago i had an idea he was good. (but didn't know quite how good)
steve - i'm sure you can tell me all about it (with hand gestures) while fitting my new manifold!
Was meant to be coming down and having a gander but couldnt in the end as i bought myself an s14 instead :) Hopefully will be able to get the car to a couple of practice days before it gets put in the workshop and played with.
Glad you got one, mate, as I had a fantastic day :nod: and won't be parting with the drift biatch any time soon. :D
PMC 0503
18-07-2004, 10:36
This was the first time I have been to a drift event and I realy enjoyed watching :notworthy
The practices were good to watch, but that was nothing compared to the excitement and reaction of the croud when the competition started in the afternoon. :D
I admire all the people who took part as they made the day and it must take guts to do somthing like that for the 1st time in front of a stadium of people. :clap: :clap: :clap:
It was great also to meet with some of the other club members :thumbs:
superclarkey
18-07-2004, 11:51
Really good day :thumbs:
I payed the extra £10 so i could walk around the pits alday, well worth it. :D
Well done to everyone the had a go was a truly amazing day.........
Felt a bit bad when i saw phils car wouldn't start at the pub afterwards, i think i hindered more then i helped :wack: good to see you sorted it thou :thumbs:
Sideways Danny
18-07-2004, 11:58
had a wicked day and managed to keep clean until steve asked me to change his wheels for him as he's done about 20 wheel changes already and was stressing about it :D
was a bit confused at the scoring again - dunno how a car that goes through the gravel can get more points than a car that understeers a bit on the first corner, but luckily it didn't effect the end result.
Glad there was some different drivers at the top of the tree this time round, was well pleased for Julian, but gutted for Will as he'd done so well all day long.
still think you get honorary points for having an option sticker on your car though cos Bretts 86 point run was shit and phils 77 point run was much better, Brett was slapping about all over the place and phill was well smooth even though he straightened out a bit on the last bend
yup,i was confused by some of the judging,so were most of the people i was stood with
it was an awesome day though,nice 1 steve
ive convinced myself ive gotta have a go now,will hopefully be at the sept practice :-)
i know we all like to have the occasional pop at scooby drivers but you got to give credit to the guy for trying. :nod:
four wheel drive drifting is harder to master. :D
cptsideways
18-07-2004, 12:36
Poor Mr Scooby, he needs some lessons, 24mph into the first corner!!!!! your havin a laugh, ok we did..... but if he's enthusiastic enough to have a go he'll be back after some practice.
I could'nt get my tryes sorted & I was getting cronic roll oversteer which is not not what you want. Anyway I thoroughly enjoyes the day & can't wait till the next one.
OPT doesnt judge the competition we hire professional judges to do that and what they say goes. Not down to us.
The judges should be applying a scoring and elimination system as laid down before the competition starts. 'professional judges' should be professional and not shove through a car that got 6 points just because they feel like it - completely unprofessional.
also the extra points for entering the 1st corner fastest is a silly idea if the run up to the 1st corner is to stay so short, it's not a drag race :wack: I couldnt get my car up there any faster even if I wanted to
can you ask 'that' judge if I pedal a go-cart round wearing a clown outfit with a squeezy-horn next competition if that will be funny enough to get me to the next round?
cptsideways
18-07-2004, 14:43
Don't forget the speed element was just for fun & add a bit interest for the crowds. We could'nt use it for judging as not every car was clockable at the same point. Especially those pesky black 200sx's with no number plates ;) It was quite fun seeing the differences, but in reality the corner speeds were all fairly similar once drifting.
That lotus got through simply for some entertainment, he was so bad it had to worth seeing again, the crowd loved it & so did everyone else I think, it was fairly obvious to everyone it was just a fun entry on request of Phill Bennet who was judging, he certainly did'nt get through on merit!.
I do think though that a spin should never score higher than a non spin.
when did they say that speed into the first corner wasnt going to get extra points? they said it would in the briefing and I never heard any different. (tho there is zero PA in the pit lane so drivers rarely know whats going on) ;)
Drift Bitch
18-07-2004, 16:27
still think you get honorary points for having an option sticker on your car though cos Bretts 86 point run was shit and phils 77 point run was much better, Brett was slapping about all over the place and phill was well smooth even though he straightened out a bit on the last bend
Firstly he didnt get 86 points it was 84 and I hardly think Brett was "Shit"!! Slapping about all over the place?? hmmmm...
That Lotus decision really got to you, didn't it Stu? :D You need to let it go, mate-it was only a bit of fun to let him go again ;)
That Lotus decision really got to you, didn't it Stu? :D You need to let it go, mate-it was only a bit of fun to let him go again ;)
well, it was exactly this sort of 'judging' that wrecked the autocar sideways challenge last year, too. If you were 'mr famous driver' you got more points or wildcard entries into the next round despite being hopeless. it's just silly, it confuses the crowd and the drivers.
sammysideways
18-07-2004, 18:07
sorry must agree with danny there, brett didnt have best of runs and i think phils was a much better run that deserved more points to be honest!!
its orange wheel jealousy!!lol
well, it was exactly this sort of 'judging' that wrecked the autocar sideways challenge last year, too. If you were 'mr famous driver' you got more points or wildcard entries into the next round despite being hopeless. it's just silly, it confuses the crowd and the drivers.
Not really stoof I was in the crowd and they boo'd him lol.
The judges only intention was to let him be a loon and spin and entertain the crowd. They just don't understand that we want the doghnuts in front of the grandstand and not some upside down boat lookin pants :D
Firstly he didnt get 86 points it was 84 and I hardly think Brett was "Shit"!! Slapping about all over the place?? hmmmm...
True, he wasn't shit, but, it seems strange that his highest scoring run, was also his worst. He shouldn't have been in the final, but, then again, he has got Option all over his car.....
SteveDunn
18-07-2004, 22:34
Congrats to the winners, well played to everyone that entered, hello to everyone I met :D
voodoo_melon
18-07-2004, 22:57
:notworthy :thumbs: to everyone taking part, specially Steve Carter and Astonman :notworthy
Lotus Carlton :smitten: :D
...dont know about point about the elise as i thought he did ok...bear in mind there not meant to drift at all!
Just in case anyone else is confused about this, it wasn't me that was given a let into the second round. I just missed the first cut by a place or two, and didn't run in the second - completely fair judging for my run.
The car that was sent into the second round on a whim was the bizzare Lotus Elite shelled thing with the roof cut off. About the only thing it had in common with Lotus anyway was the remains of the body. The chassis was custom scratch-built, and the engine was a 6 litre vee lump. To be fair, the driver had never drifted before and had only made it to one practice run in the morning.
sammysideways
18-07-2004, 23:45
cmu...u did really well mate, got a few really good drifts off throughout the day!!
was guna be cheeky and mob you for a passenger ride!!lol
As for the day itself, what a laugh! Top marks to the winners, but my two drivers of the day have to be Rob in his MR2 (amazing first competitive run in a very difficult car), and Ben (AstonMan) in his BMW 525. How you can drift that well with the suspension doing its level best to throw the car upside down, I don't know.
My own run went as well as I could have hoped for. Struggled through Luffield with too little power, and couldn't drift far enough to make any kind of transition between the three corners.
If anyone has video of the event that they can't host, PM me and I'll see what I can do. I have a fair bit of space on my quick host. I can also capture VHS to computer formats if anyone needs that.
If anyone has video of any of my runs, I'd especially like to see them :)
cmu...u did really well mate, got a few really good drifts off throughout the day!!
was guna be cheeky and mob you for a passenger ride!!lol
Thanks for the compliment! You would have been welcome to a pax ride if you'd asked (during practice of course). If you see me on an event in the future, come over and say hello.
sammysideways
18-07-2004, 23:55
will do matey...should be at the next round...wasnt to sure how i got into the paddock area to be honest otherwise id have loved to off come over and had a chat.
Really wana give this a go and could do with all advice i can get.
thanks 4 offer dude, will take it up
sidewaysrob
19-07-2004, 00:01
As for the day itself, what a laugh! Top marks to the winners, but my two drivers of the day have to be Rob in his MR2 (amazing first competitive run in a very difficult car), and Ben (AstonMan) in his BMW 525. How you can drift that well with the suspension doing its level best to throw the car upside down, I don't know.
My own run went as well as I could have hoped for. Struggled through Luffield with too little power, and couldn't drift far enough to make any kind of transition between the three corners.
If anyone has video of the event that they can't host, PM me and I'll see what I can do. I have a fair bit of space on my quick host. I can also capture VHS to computer formats if anyone needs that.
If anyone has video of any of my runs, I'd especially like to see them :)
Thanks for that comment, I was over the moon as i've said before.
I nearly got Brooklands and Luffield linked, just need to carry more speed into Brooklands. As for Priory into Brooklands, I never got Priory down well enough to even consider it.
As for your offer of VHS to pc formats, I have around 3 hours of video from the last year that I would love on cd or something. But that might be taking the mike a bit.
I filmed about 70% of the practice and 95% of the comp runs from the pit lane wall on a tripod, so if any drivers wants anything, let me know I'll see what I can do.
It was a top day, I really enjoyed myself and am now itching to try it out myself :D
Kudos to all the drivers, especially the mentalist in the Toyota Starlet Turbo (who blew his engine), the S14 who took out every sign going, the mid engined and 4wd-ers, and the Gumball Lotus driver... I know he was pretty crap, but to be fair, he'd been up until 3am getting the car ready, had never drifted before, had one practice lap and spent most of the day with the car in the wrong gear (so he said!) :wack:
Also, he told me he'd only just finished setting the car up for more rear grip!! Fair play to him for having a crack.
Oh, and the Option NSX by the entrance was absolutely gorgeous. And I've been inspired to do the roof black on my S13 now :thumbs:
sammysideways
19-07-2004, 00:20
wot happend to nsx giving passenger rides?did i miss that??
Apparently Kiki couldn't get the car, or the car had broken down - I heard both reasons.
sammysideways
19-07-2004, 00:22
did hear it was broken down 2...was gutted!
still got my sideways cherry!!
SteveCarter200
19-07-2004, 00:48
Thanks for the congrats. I'm well chuffed. Fook knows what I did but it all sort of seemed to come together, especially in the final run.
I ballsed up the first comp run going into the 2nd turn which fooked me right off because when I tried to shift down a bottle of water I'd left on the passenger seat had rolled right behind the stick and couldnt get in in.:wack: Arse. excuses excuses
Top driving to everyone though, especially Ben (Astonman). I'm massively impressed mate considering the car you drive. As I said at the pub its fookin annoying because that means youre a better driver than me. :annoyed: :D
Cheers to Option for what was an all round damn good day.:)
sammysideways
19-07-2004, 00:58
Like i said steve...you were an absolute star out there!!
Will be buying you a drink when i next see you, would of come up and said congrats but didnt wanna apear some type of weirdo!!
one day i will be able to drift as good as you!!
SteveCarter200
19-07-2004, 00:58
Oh, forgot to say, thanks to Cookie for sorting out the club stand when I sort of dumped it on him and ran off.;):thumbs:
top day out. well done to everyone. if you were on track i have you on video. :thumbs: if you were driving a 200, then i have a lot of you on video :thumbs: :thumbs: actually, i've got about three hours of the bloody stuff :eek:
highlights so far. James' competition run, with the 3 360 spins. the sierra going a donut near a crashed car, and then getting chased by the marshall. the toyota thing exploding. the pile of pieces the marshall collected from the track from said toyota. the 14a taking out the polystyrene hoarding, coutless gravel excursions, phil drifting the escape road :eek: the lotus carlton smokin, our chairman :notworthy the bloke from norway with the 11,000 rev limit, the scooby :wack: and every one else actually.
i am planning on doing a vid for each car (so if you were there, you should get coverage) then there will be the compilations.
photos are in my siggy already :thumbs:
Just looking at some of the pics and it seems its all gone a bit pete tong! Got half way down and now cant view.... Anyone else having troubles? Gret pics so far...
yes sorry about that. i was trying to be organised, and realised the photo's weren't in a photos directory, so it was going to get messy. :eek:
should be all sorted now :thumbs:
SteveCarter200
19-07-2004, 10:02
Nice footwork Yeager!!:D
http://www.ses.klan-host.com/sxoc/D1%20Round%203/Photos/Pit%20Lane/IMG_0432.JPG
An excellent day - atmos was cracking as well. :notworthy to Steve Carter, AstonMan (how??), Rob in the MR2 (again, how??) and all of the smoking bigboys as well :thumbs:
CMU, everytime you came round after the practice drifts, the whole crowd were respecting what you were doing with that car - incredible :eek:
The Lotus that got a wild card should have been the Carlton and not that upside down boat - fooking amazing that was :eek:
But at the end of the day, the three best drifts got into final 3 with the possible exception of phils first run, and for sheer crowd entertainment, the R34 had to win. Anyone found out what he was running?? :confused:
astraboy
19-07-2004, 10:05
Grim, You legend :cool:
http://www.ses.klan-host.com/sxoc/D1%20Round%203/Photos/Track/14a%20p903.jpg
The only time I managed to take Priory properly and you got it on film
Legend.
I had a real nightmare on saturday. Bad tyre choices saw me spending the whole pratice session franticly swapping tyres round and adjusting pressures. Once it was sorted I only managed to do one practice run before the elimination rounds.
As you can probably guess that is not the way to prepare for the competition, so I didnt even make the final 5 this time, as I have done at all previous rounds. But my drifting wernt good enough so I can live with it.
On the upside I managed to pull off the first handbrake initiated drift i have ever done (Into the s-curve to the left of the BRDC stand) and managed to do my first ever burnout in front of the crowd. They loved it :D:D:D
August cant come soon enough for me! I need to get into the final 5 again!
astraboy.
Oh, and this made me laugh:
Docwra: So Steve, all the food we are having for Billing, where are we going to keep it??
Steve Carter: Well, weve got a fridge, but the only problem with that is .........
BTCC driver on PA: And the winner ......... Steve Carter!
Steve Carter: Ooooh bollocks thats me! :wack:
Also tickled me that my car got judged for best engineered, and the overjoyed reaction of Richie, the eventual winner :wack:
Grim, you got PM :thumbs:
the R34 had to win. Anyone found out what he was running?? :confused:
Julian's R34 is pretty much stock. :)
Cheers for the compliments everybody, I'm really pleased to have done so well.
I think the person I have to give kudos the most is Rob in his MR2, he came not expecting a lot, having fixed the car the day before, and goes away having got top 5 with a 165hp MR2....a car not known for it's handling predictability... :wack:
Julian's R34 is pretty much stock. :)
Cheers for the compliments everybody, I'm really pleased to have done so well.
I was hoping youd say that :D
Me and Danny were arguing all day about what sort of 5 you had - he reckoned it was a 520, I thought at least a 535. Mate, someone should put you in a 300hp 200 and see what you can do - the way you were coming round the first corner was absolutely incredible and had me giggling like a girl :)
Car looks like a drifty battleship lol :thumbs:
:D Jesus christ, my head won't fit in the car for next round.
525i anyway, 150hp, 159lbs/ft if it were perfect, but I doubt I'm getting all the ponies any more anyway. :(
I think if I was able to see myself from the outside I'd probably not take the first corner so aggressively, I mean the front suspension & steering was juddering and complaining as it got dragged about and the front inside wheel lifted off the ground... lol :wack:
It looked like the front outside wheel was going to burst through the top of the wing :wack:
Was funny, yet cool :D
Ben, you could see the front inside wheel wobbling out of brooklands mate:eek:
A true Hero...:notworthy:
I has an agenda for Saturday
1) Dont put it int he dirt
2) Dont come last
3) Pull off at least ONE half decent drift.....
I pulled off two of em (I think you can guess which one I didnt)
In all honesty, NW is a totally different ballgame to D1. Its slower and a lot more technical. I found the best bend for me was coming out of Woodcote which we werent supposed to drift and I got bollocked for it :wack: :D
I just didnt have the balls to go in at the break neck speeds the circuit demands and I did start to push a bit harder b4 lunch in the last practice laps, but just as my balls were starting to grow they called lunch and then they shrivelled up again :D
Rob did really really well.
But, AS they say practice makes perfect and I intend to be there next time with a few additions to the car in an attempt to take some of the sloppiness out of the equation. Im all up for it making it easier to predict. It seemed that as I tried to shift weight (as is the case out on the circuit) the suspension was absorbing all the transfer :wack:
Again, full credit to Graham (Midgers). I really dodnt know how he gets those angles on stock suspension.....
LOL Well when I was getting it REALLY sideways and pretty much on the lockstops all I could hear was "BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR" from the outside wheel scraping into the wing, some of the laquer has been "vibrated" off on the wing from it being shook about.
It is one way to roll your arches.....smash the wheel into them.... :nod:
Again, full credit to Graham (Midgers). I really dodnt know how he gets those angles on stock suspension.....
Shit yeah - I forgot Midgers :notworthy
You could have at least spun it for the crowd matt :wack:
superclarkey
19-07-2004, 11:32
anyone got some good pictures of the red S15??
There might be some on my camera, not sure what got taken in the end... I'll have a look when the film's developed.
Shit yeah - I forgot Midgers :notworthy
Midgers has natural talent that lad :nod: :thumbs:
Send him back to scotland soon tho we miss him :(
Sideways Danny
19-07-2004, 11:44
Midgers has natural talent that lad :nod: :thumbs:
Send him back to scotland soon tho we miss him :(you gonna make it to a comp this year Cath? thought you would have been on track yourself by now :D
you gonna make it to a comp this year Cath? thought you would have been on track yourself by now :D
give us a shot of ya car then ;)
you gonna make it to a comp this year Cath? thought you would have been on track yourself by now :D
Why don't you get ur ass out the pits and on the track danny boy!
maybe i'll make the next one, depending whats broken :annoyed:
Drift Bitch
19-07-2004, 13:32
you gonna make it to a comp this year Cath? thought you would have been on track yourself by now :D
Yeah you gotta go represent the girls!! My car is still waiting for an exhuast :(
Yeah you gotta go represent the girls!! My car is still waiting for an exhuast :(
better to go in force and invade all at once ;)
I haven't time to read the whole thread yet but just a quick not to say Hello to everyone new i met on Saturday :wave: and the usual suspects too :D
Ben - Awesome skills mate :notworthy
Rob - I didn't know tll afterwards that yours is the non turbo MR2 - open diff and all :notworthy
Congratulations to Mr Carter on winning the Clubman comp :thumbs:
It was good to see a different Pro top 3 too... I can't believe how many people are getting REALLY good now :nod:
on a different note - was everyone struggling to drift more than last time? I know I found it really hard work for some reason and no matter how much I kicked the arse off my car it wouldn't go all the way round luffield like it normally does. I also had a couple of complete Brain farts at certain points in the practice runs - I even tried to pull on the handbrake at max revs in 3rd at one point :wack: :annoyed:
I managed to get it together - a little bit for the comp but everyone else was really really good. Respect to everyone :notworthy :D
astraboy
19-07-2004, 17:06
I know I had problems. maybe it was the extra rubber from the F1 the week before?
astraboy.
SteveCarter200
19-07-2004, 17:22
Deffo had understeer probs, the fecker just wouldnt go sideways. The my road wheels on the front came to the rescue.:)
sidewaysrob
19-07-2004, 19:16
Thanks for all the compliments :) I'm going to have the same problem as Astonman and not be able to get in my car soon.
What a top day!!!
Respect to all though, it takes guts to go into priory fast enough to drift the whole thing, I know I didn't get it right, but just about everyone else did :notworthy
Can't wait for the next one.
Can't say I had understeer at all. No problems making it slide. I did have major problems keeping it sliding. I had an absurd level of grip, and the car just kept wanting to straighten up all the time. I struggled to do anything more than a series of short slides around Luffield, rather than managing one large graceful slide.
Around Copse in the practice runs, I managed to hit the suspension bump stops. I've never managed that in my car before - it's quite stiff and doesn't ride particularly low so has plenty of travel. Must have been a rediculous level of grip to do that around there.
sidewaysrob
19-07-2004, 23:37
On my 4th practice run I came down the straight to where the marshall was and he was already waving me through. I nailed my foot to the floor, reaching 4th before the bend. Looked down and had 110 on the clock. Then I turned into Copse. I drifted all the way round it. It was amazing, but the only person that saw it was the marshall up near maggotts, though he did give me a thumbs up.
Seems like everyone had a good time, wished I could have made it!
anyone got some good pictures of the red S15??
ive got a good pic of the engine bay if you want it
sammysideways
21-07-2004, 00:15
didnt realise you went wolfie...will you be at the nest one??
Not the red one, but still :)
http://www.cyberdrift.net/albums/ukd1/ukd1s15.jpg
sammysideways
21-07-2004, 00:18
:smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
ny chance of kiki taking me out in this?? :thumbs:
didnt realise you went wolfie...will you be at the nest one??
yup,ill be going a lot now,and hopefully joining in soon :D
sammysideways
21-07-2004, 00:21
guna leave my participation till nxt year...not good enough!!
fancy like meeting and traveling up in covoy for nxt 1??
heres the engine bay
http://www.wolfie100.btinternet.co.uk/200sx/d12004/IMG_2648.jpg
mattygti-r
21-07-2004, 00:30
seems a top day out ! :) well done Steve
guna leave my participation till nxt year...not good enough!!
fancy like meeting and traveling up in covoy for nxt 1??
yeah up for the convoy,im only gonna start the practices for now,not the comps
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