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As last year there will be club stands with half price entry to spectate.
Just had a mail from OPT asking if we want to participate. Seeing as its only 10 days away Ive said yes and that we'll have 20 tickets.
These tickets are FOC (the Free Of Charge for those Spethial people out there) but Steve Carter will need a helper monkey to hand them out on the day and organise the club stand because he has very short arms and doesnt stand out in a crowd :nod:
I'll probably be popping along with my 6 year old in tow - would be nice to have tickets, but I'll only take them if there's some left over. Having my son along probably means I'll only be there for an hour or two, and it would be unfair to take tickets away from people that would be there for the day.
I will be taking a tip down there on the 8th to catch some drifting action . Is it possible to have to have 2 tickets please ? :Plug:
Chears klonky :thumbs:
Gah, i cant wait til i have a free weekend :(
GmasterT
27-04-2005, 22:44
I could selflessy volunteer again as I am easily recognisable and will have a large non-jap rwd machine...
SteveCarter200
28-04-2005, 00:12
Only one ticket per car, half price entry is just for the driver Im afraid.
G, good man.:thumbs:
razza987
28-04-2005, 00:59
It's not far from me, but I don't know if I'll have the tubby changed by then (starting this weekend).
Sod it, could just use the birds car!
I'll get back to you on that Steve :thumbs:
Raz :)
Stick me down - Ill walk 5 steps behind gymmaster t and ruthlessly take the piss all day long :thumbs:
GmasterT
28-04-2005, 20:07
Only one ticket per car, half price entry is just for the driver Im afraid.
G, good man.:thumbs:
No probs, but an offical list (with reg's/member nos :confused: ) will be required if possible please, oh and a time limit!!! :D
Stick me down - Ill walk 5 steps behind gymmaster t and ruthlessly take the piss all day long :thumbs:
Do what you want, but you'll be supplying the beer and if you really get on my nerves I'll lock you in my boot! :p :D
I'll be up for this, in a shiney car :D
Charging up me camera , will be there , i'll have ticket and press pass. (please VEZ)
Do we have instructions once on site where to go?
Never been to Snetterton before.
C.
I will go. Just to confirm, I the driver get in for free, and the passengers pay £10 each. That gets me on the stand and spectate etc :)
Actual_Ben_Taylor
29-04-2005, 16:06
I'll have a ticket please :)
I'll even make a special effort to clean the car*
*That might be a lie
SteveCarter200
29-04-2005, 23:15
I will go. Just to confirm, I the driver get in for free, and the passengers pay £10 each. That gets me on the stand and spectate etc :)Not quite, driver gets in for half price (£5), other for £10 (presuming its the same as lasy year).
By the way, seen this?
http://www.racecarnewmedia.co.uk/optdriftclubforum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=351
Can In have a ticket and stand pass as well?
Cheers
Fair enough. What time do we have to be there by?
McRearout
03-05-2005, 08:35
Can I have a ticket please?
:)
SteveCarter200
03-05-2005, 08:52
If your name is within the first 20 then you should get a ticket, just make yourself known to George (GmasterT) on the day. You'll recognise him, hes the size of a housing estate.:p
I would be getting there between 9 and 10 to ensure a spot I reckon.
McRearout
03-05-2005, 08:56
will there be a list posted when the first 20 have put there names down?
Edited to say I'm a tit. Just read Gmasters last post :smash: :D
No probs, but an offical list (with reg's/member nos :confused: ) will be required if possible please, oh and a time limit!!! :D
Just sent a PM with my details, must remember the card on the day :p
can io have a ticket please? :)
GmasterT
03-05-2005, 22:40
Right, can those who require tickets send me PM's with their names and regimastrations please then I will compile a comprehensive list :thumbs: (of cars to report to the plod about 'forgotton' mods that arent on their policy :wack: :P )
carter, can I have a bigger inbox please for my housing estate needs, thanks
List so far
GmasterT
McRearout
drifter
Sideways Danny
Docrwa
BenTaylor100nx
Hachi-Roku
AntS13
Razza
Jackal
Walshy
Cookie
Dr bob
Liquid smoke
ATrull
Awaiting confirmation
Andy?
Klonky
Walshy
:thumbs:
Nice one G :)
Just came in here to update it :)
Ill leave it in your capable hands :wack: (runs)
Can I have a ticket pwease?, pwetty pwetty pwease? :D
You have PM then mate,
Cheers
GmasterT
03-05-2005, 22:58
Nice one G :)
Ill leave it in your capable hands :wack: (runs)
I thought only Carter and Jason knew about my capable hands :wack:
list updated (won't be updated again untill tomorrow night, those on awaiting get priority when the list goes over 20 :) )
razza987
04-05-2005, 00:32
GmasterT, PM'd u :thumbs:
Raz :)
I have already mentioned this in the Norwich Meet thread, but might as well say it here as well. The local Subaru club is meeting up at Thickthorn Services (A11/A47 junction) ready to drive down to Snetterton and have asked if any of us would like to convoy down with them. They plan to meet at 9.00am and leave by 9.15am, so be at snetterton by about 9.20am...well about 9.35 if we are good :D I know Mcrearout has approved so that makes 2 off us against about 30 Imprezas :wack:
McRearout
04-05-2005, 13:30
I know Mcrearout has approved so that makes 2 off us against about 30 Imprezas :wack:
I can create a wall of smoke to blind them and we'll be away on our toes! Still waiting for gaskets! :rolleyes: :D
i will be there to amaze them with my multi colouredness :D
McRearout
04-05-2005, 15:18
i will be there to amaze them with my multi colouredness :D Me and you will be an amazing sxoc showcase :D Them scoobie owners will be rushing to sell their pride and joy to get into S13 ownership at the sight of us! :D
Woo!!! Any chance of a ticket for the stand???
Sorry Jackal, your car is too damn nice and will make mine look like poo :wack: On a more serious note though, PM GmasterT, there should be space left :)
GmasterT
04-05-2005, 20:17
list updated, 3 definate spaces left! :)
It's a fooking long drive for a Sunday morning in a car full of rattles, but I now have full girlfriend approval, so will get polishing on Saturday for the early start! :thumbs:
I'll most likely appear at some stage, but as stated previously I won't take a ticket unless there are any left over :)
AHA!
Looks like it will be a good turnout!
Goodstuff!
Andynissan
05-05-2005, 16:56
Me car's broke :(
SteveCarter200
05-05-2005, 19:20
Spoke to Option today. I dont think they thought this through properly.:rolleyes:
The problem is that its £10 to get into the track which is where the stand will be so George would have to stand outside Snetterton and hand tickets out as you arrive, which isnt fair on George.
So, could you all list your real names (I'll try to sort it out through the database as well) and you'll be put on the guest list to get in for £5.
Once youre in, marshals will direct you to the stand area.
razza987
05-05-2005, 21:07
Gareth Nutley :thumbs:
Gareth Prescott (no relation) :)
(nice first name razza :thumbs: )
Me car's broke :(
sorry to here that mate, whats up with it?
McRearout
06-05-2005, 08:12
Stuart McPherson
Loch Ness, Haggis, och aye dunoo etc
liquidsmoke
06-05-2005, 10:46
just realised snetters is only up the road from cambridge! Can I have a pass please? Dudley Delderfield.
SteveCarter200
06-05-2005, 11:44
just realised snetters is only up the road from cambridge! Can I have a pass please? Dudley Delderfield.
:nod:
Just about to send the list off to Option, your name is on it.
just realised snetters is only up the road from cambridge! Can I have a pass please? Dudley Delderfield.
:rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Wanna drive up together Dud?? :ghey: Im prolly going to meet phatbob, George and Danny en route but we could hook up on the A11 :)
Oh - Im Theodophilus C. Planktonbaiter. Ill be bringing my Dad, Mick "the badger" Smith-Smythe-Smith-Smythe-Smithson with me as well :D
liquidsmoke
06-05-2005, 13:58
rofl. i dont know what your on doc, but i can you bring some with you on sunday? Yeah, I should be up for driving up together mate, as long as your not aiming to set off at the crack of arse on sunday morning... My mate might be coming in his crx as well, but he usually pussy's out and comes in my car as his probably wouldnt get there in one piece...
btw: cheers, steve.
McRearout
06-05-2005, 14:14
:rolleyes:
Wanna drive up together Dud??
Girl who I sit next didn't believe it either. :D
No offence Dudley by the way :)
Docwra: Are you allowed in? You create more smoke than me! :D
Girl who I sit next didn't believe it either. :D
No offence Dudley by the way :)
Docwra: Are you allowed in? You create more smoke than me! :D
Eh?? Didnt believe what?? * confusion*
Right, Dudley Ill give you a call on Saturday - no way am I getting up special early for it :no: Reckon be leaving Cambridge at 10ish :nod:
McRearout - yes, yes I do create a lot of smoke but if Im driving I cant drink (much) so I need something to keep me sane :wack:
McRearout
06-05-2005, 14:29
McRearout - yes, yes I do create a lot of smoke but if Im driving I cant drink (much) so I need something to keep me insane :wack:
:thumbs:
SteveCarter200
06-05-2005, 15:30
Can you all make sure you mention at the gate that you are on the sxoc stand and on the guest list to ensure you get your discount.
Ta.:)
liquidsmoke
06-05-2005, 15:48
ok Doc. leaving 10ish from cambs sounds good. I'll speak/PM/post later today tomorrow or something to arrange meeting place or something...
turns out I CAN make this now :thumbs:
so do I bother steve when I get to snett or do I tell them my ticket is waiting for me ? :) and how many places are left anyway ? :D
SteveCarter200
07-05-2005, 12:04
turns out I CAN make this now :thumbs:
so do I bother steve when I get to snett or do I tell them my ticket is waiting for me ? :) and how many places are left anyway ? :D
Youre on the list so do what I said up there ^^^^^.:)
liquidsmoke
07-05-2005, 12:07
u got PM doc!
Forgive me if I know nothing about this event, but who exactly is going to be drifting tomoz? Are there different teams?
Can i still join in on this or am i to late ???
midnite drifta
07-05-2005, 13:07
apparently there are 30 amatuers and 27 or so prof driftas, you go out and do 1 lap each they pick 10 best you go out again do another lap they pick 5 out again 1 lap they pick 3 then its out of those three dont know if you get a first second or third, but you get points as well. or at least thats what i think happens.
and im one of the amatuers
the drifta
liquidsmoke
07-05-2005, 14:37
ah ok, at least i now have a clue as to whats going on... :)
Has any one got any idea what time this event will start as i cant find it any were ??
clubman at 1pm and pro at 2.30pm
the morning is practise
What time do we need to start arriving.
Is there food outlets? (Hay its important)
C.
we will be there about 9.30-10.00
I reckon there will be food :D
if you want some quality munchies thetford is just down the road - it's the local portuguese ghetto and the portuguese know their munchies better than most D:
McRearout
08-05-2005, 18:37
Excellent day! And won by an S13!
Well done GMasterT for getting back all of our money and in effect getting us in for free :notworthy :notworthy :cool:
I now have really bad sunburn though :o
my face is burning too :o
what excellent day :nod:
Yeager is a drift god :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy that twin drifting stuff is way cool
Gmaster- thankyou for gettin our ££ back :notworthy :notworthy and your vauxhall tank rules :D
I need to do drift racing :nod: :nod:
Absolutely brilliant day :D
And indeed... Yeager :notworthy :notworthy
Oh and keep working on that mullet Gmaster, you are nearly at 'Hachi' status :D
Cheers for the wrangling to get us in free :D
I very much need to drift now :D
Yep super day even if it was soooooo cold.
Yep also have the burn.
Will post pics soon.
C.
liquidsmoke
08-05-2005, 19:30
was good to see some of the sxoc guys in drift action :) Well in yeager and stevec! And thanks to George for getting my tenner back :D
It was a bit of a grin wasn't it?
I wore sun block :thumbs: but I paid the full amount.
Rob
so sun burn was the price to pay for free entry, I can cope with that :D
Thanks for the comments guys, it was an excllent day, bring ya friends to the next one at Wild Trax!
The trouble with Wild Trax is that my oil won't even have time to warm up its that close to my house. And I doubt you'll get out of 1st round that track!
My mate (mr Andy "shimmy" hill ;) ) who went with the scooby lot, is a bit of a photographer and got this pic for you :D
http://www.gingerfury.com/car4.jpg
Keeerazzzzy stuff :D
top day :D top drifting too - nice to think that it is going to get even better as the rounds passed (!)
damian mulvey really did pull some incredible drifts, but but but but yeager and carter also had some big balls on the first corner - 100mph+ drifting with billows of smoke :notworthy:
As usual, I'd offer to off all the judges - phatty did some unbelievable second corner entries which no other competitor matched in execution let alone attempted - but because it was done using the handbreak the judges didn't look upon it too kindly :( whine whine bleet bleet.
the twin drift was actualy very exciting - yocal[looked like they do on those videos from japan!]/yocal , though I'd rather see better matches in terms of horsepower in future - you had the bigpower option boys leaving their opponents in the smoke trail in many cases :(
good to see lots of sxocers though :D met hachiroku, walshy, dudely (liquidsmoke) and many many more. Even someone I didn't know directly through the sxoc :D
and finaly to round it off..
Set commentator to bollox and aim at all the people.
The trouble with Wild Trax is that my oil won't even have time to warm up its that close to my house
Didn't seem to be a problem when Jolly was following you :confused: :p
My mate (mr Andy "shimmy" hill ;) ) who went with the scooby lot, is a bit of a photographer and got this pic for you :D
http://www.gingerfury.com/car4.jpg
Keeerazzzzy stuff :D
best pic of the day? :notworthy :nod:
http://www.gingerfury.com/car4%20redux.jpg
Shimmy did another one with a more 'arty' approach :D
wow, some excellent photos guys! I'd love to see any of me twin drifting if you got any...
:notworthy Top man award to George for sorting out the cash :thumbs: Excellent displays from Yeager and lots of nice tyre smoke from Phil :)
SteveCarter200
09-05-2005, 09:36
Top top day, excellent driving.:)
Thanks to all that were on the stand, apologies for the fook up with the entrance fee. Big thanks to George for sorting the tickets out, top fella.:thumbs:
What a day! :thumbs: SteveCarter you rocked! Midger's you left me well impressed! Overall the level of drifting I saw yesterday was a lot better than what I was expecting. Looking forward to the next event :)
EDIT: Atrull didnt get achance to say goodbye to you. Did come looking for you near the end but didnt find you.
PhilMorrison
09-05-2005, 11:33
I had a great day despite having a banging headache, and having had 2 hours kip in -10 conditions in the tent :rolleyes: won't be doing that again.. I was a little dissapointed with not getting through to the semi's, but have since had what I was doing wrong explained to me by Mr Maz :thumbs: so time to adjust my driving style again :wack: Cheers all :thumbs:
Hashiriya
09-05-2005, 11:56
As usual, I'd offer to off all the judges - phatty did some unbelievable second corner entries which no other competitor matched in execution let alone attempted - but because it was done using the handbreak the judges didn't look upon it too kindly :( whine whine bleet bleet.
so you are having a go at me for being critical when i am the judge????? surely thats the point of judging you fool. I will stand by all of the decisions made on the day and if i need to i will explain why we came to those decisions. Phil understands now why after a brief chat and some explaining on the DW forum, most are happy with what we did.....
I am all up for constuctive criticism. In fact i welcome them, but your comment above won't help matters at all.
I thought you line into the chicane was definitely the most entertaining Phil ;)
Top day, twin drift rocked and the standard of the cars was excellent. Obviously a very diffcult little section to rock on, but as the day wore on, the drifts for the top corner were being initiated earlier and earlier :eek:
Yeager still hates tyres as well, Carter :clap: for getting the car at least 6 inches off the ground on one occasion, :notworthy to Damien and Non for the best drift battle the UK has ever seen (not that they can read this :wack: ) and cant wait for Wild Trax :D
Oh, and the old man was trying out his new 18x zoom camera with sequential shutter thingy, so Ive got loads of top snaps including Yeager destroying more tyres, Steve losing it (but not flying tho :( and Phils last battle and both of the final ones at 0.3 sec intervals - very :cool:
I am all up for constuctive criticism. In fact i welcome them, but your comment above won't help matters at all.
I thought the judging was good and you are set to be a radio star Mas - you were a damn sight better than Shitlane Ben and his abuse of the drivers IMO :)
Got a face for radio as well :wack:
SteveCarter200
09-05-2005, 12:10
Carter :clap: for getting the car at least 6 inches off the ground on one occasion,
Ifangyoo.:D
I think Ive bent something, car feels funny.:wack:
so you are having a go at me for being critical when i am the judge????? surely thats the point of judging you fool.
LOL :notworthy
Hashiriya
09-05-2005, 12:22
I thought the judging was good and you are set to be a radio star Mas - you were a damn sight better than Shitlane Ben and his abuse of the drivers IMO :)
Got a face for radio as well :wack:
Yeah i'm not that pretty to look at...... hopefully none of the media types got a picture of me judging. we might get a record low attendance if they know i'm there
I think Ive bent something, car feels funny.:wack:
Does that have anything to do with the under 12 you had with you in the pits?
PhilMorrison
09-05-2005, 12:26
Does that have anything to do with the under 12 you had with you in the pits?
Did that annoying thing belong to you Carter??? :wack:
Hashiriya
09-05-2005, 12:31
Did that annoying thing belong to you Carter??? :wack:
apparently he said at sign in that he wanted to have a friend of his in the pit area with him.... Jen/laura told him "that will be £10". Mr carters response was "but he is under 12" so i would have to assume the annoying thing you refer to is indeed property of Mr. Carter
FCUK FCUK FCUK I was working a 12 hour night shift :cry: :cry: :( I REALLY wanted to go to this one :(
Anyone get any vids?
Dave
Someone please post some piccies. I have a few really good vids that I may post later tonight.
Did that annoying thing belong to you Carter??? :wack:
Definitely something to do with D:Mon - said child accosted me and started speaking absolute nonsense. I used my height advantage and looked straight over his head - he got the message after about 20 seconds :wack:
2OOSX - I think you were standing right next to me and some of the Cambridge lads, but I didnt want to make a prat of myself in case I was wrong. You looked like you were enjoying it mate :thumbs:
2OOSX - I think you were standing right next to me and some of the Cambridge lads, but I didnt want to make a prat of myself in case I was wrong. You looked like you were enjoying it mate :thumbs:
Hi Docwra :wave: it would have been really good to meet you. I was the funny looking Asian dude in a Denim jacket (that used to fit me until recently. But now its tight as hell :wack: ) Shame! Saying that I am a bit shy myself and find it hard to walk up to ppl and start talking to them. No wonder I dont have many friends :rolleyes:
BTW were you in a race suit by any chance?
Were you up there with your missus?? We were standing on top of the grassy mound just down from the toilets - there was an Asian guy and his missus standing next to us who obviously had a 200 by the way he was talking :)
If so, the bloke in the racesuit was probably Yeager who came over in the afternoon :) Next time Ill make a fool of myself ;)
SteveCarter200
09-05-2005, 13:12
Did that annoying thing belong to you Carter??? :wack:
Fraid so mate, my mate Taffs nephew. Hes OK until he opens his mouth.:D
He wants me to take him to more drifty events.
:no:
That'll be Taffs job.:D
Apologies if he annoyed anyone. :o
.....you were a damn sight better than Shitlane Ben and his abuse of the drivers IMO :)
At least you weren't standing next to some bloke called Captain Cockend, who was repeatadly slagging off every competitor and the competition itself :annoyed: Anybody would think he was a pro-drifter, but the size of the fat headed twat wouldn't allow him to fit in the car :wack:
Yeah I was with my missus. I was standing there too. I think there were only 2 asian guys there and I was the one with no moustache and no kids with me. What a day tho! Just wish the weather was better. Hey Docwra you coming to silverstone praccy days? im going.
At least you weren't standing next to some bloke called Captain Cockend, who was repeatadly slagging off every competitor and the competition itself :annoyed: Anybody would think he was a pro-drifter, but the size of the fat headed twat wouldn't allow him to fit in the car :wack:
Anyone we know?? :confused:
To be fair, I suppose Ben was entertaining, but he just seemed to be berating guys who in some cases had paid ~£80 for what ended up being about 3 runs - they may not be that good but at least they were trying :(
SteveCarter200
09-05-2005, 14:26
Anyone we know?? :confused:
To be fair, I suppose Ben was entertaining, but he just seemed to be berating guys who in some cases had paid ~£80 for what ended up being about 3 runs - they may not be that good but at least they were trying :(
£95 mate.:cry:
What sort of stuff was he saying then? Didnt hear much of the commentary.
Hashiriya
09-05-2005, 14:51
To be fair, Ben was tyring his best to keep the crowd entertained but you miserable people didn't wanna play ball. I was stood in the judging booth shouting "one more time" and the Irish guys were all about it, but not anybody else really.
Yes some of the stuff he was saying was not too accurate and some of it was clearly wrong. but we'll see how it goes in the future
liquidsmoke
09-05-2005, 15:23
Was Ben the guy doing the commentary?
Hashiriya
09-05-2005, 15:25
yes indeed. he did a bit of comentary work last year too.... he rocks with his R5 turbo so naturally the man for drift comentary :wack:
liquidsmoke
09-05-2005, 15:27
haha. I thought he was pretty good. There were a few bits where he completely contradicted himself though... Not that I know anything at all about drifting... :)
Commentary was quite good. If it was entirely spot on you'd have nothing to chuckle about :thumbs:
Anyone we know?? :confused:
No, not that I know of. Just some muppet who thought he knew it all :rolleyes: Felt like kicking him in the bollocks and making a run for it :p
.....they may not be that good but at least they were trying :(
:nod: Here, here. Jolly good show all round :)
Did that annoying thing belong to you Carter??? :wack:
Hmm Carter did unfortunately bring along that young lad. Steve, I hope he's banned from future events?
FCUK FCUK FCUK I was working a 12 hour night shift :cry: :cry: :( I REALLY wanted to go to this one :(
Anyone get any vids?
Dave
http://www.j-arnold.com/videos/APTDriftCar.wmv
:)
Got more, no time to do it right now, will try this week.
No, not that I know of. Just some muppet who thought he knew it all :rolleyes: Felt like kicking him in the bollocks and making a run for it :p
There were a notable number of people being quite vocally critical. It didn't help the mood that the commentator refered to one run as "exciting as watching paint dry", its not like he'd just scored in the high 60's and jumped out to fill the rest of us in on how its done.
The sound system in the Ryder truck was not bad, they were playing some good choons, and the stands and amusements were quite good it was a shame that they were so far from the viewing point, but thats more to do with the size of Snetterton and the relatively small scale of the event, Drifting has got big shoes to fill but I reckon its got the capability to fill them.
Rob
I think the whole event was excellent. I have no one to criticise :p everyone was awesome! Really much better than I expected.
The only dissapointing run of the day was the one that scored a zero :nod:
Still, that's a fair few points more than I could score myself, so I'll shut up :wack:
Hashiriya
09-05-2005, 16:55
The only dissapointing run of the day was the one that scored a zero :nod:
Still, that's a fair few points more than I could score myself, so I'll shut up :wack:
yeah, i felt bad giving him a zero score but his car maintained full grip the whole way. can can i score a drift if he didn't do it? At pro level we could show no remorse
SteveCarter200
09-05-2005, 16:58
yeah, i felt bad giving him a zero score but his car maintained full grip the whole way. can can i score a drift if he didn't do it? At pro level we could show no remorse
Exactly how it should be.
A zero score at Clubman level could be put down to a bad day or inexperience... At Pro it's a little less easy to forgive :)
It was also good that nobody did any major damage to their cars on the track (that I saw). :)
SteveCarter200
09-05-2005, 17:11
Ratdat stuffed his S13 pretty hard, the front end moved sideways by about 3".:(
Someone totaly trashed the front of a s13 in practice (They did compete later in it some some good bodging)
C.
Ratdat stuffed his S13 pretty hard, the front end moved sideways by about 3".:(
Ah, I missed that :wack: Hopefully it'll be ok :nod:
liquidsmoke
09-05-2005, 17:50
my betting is a new shell, from what steve was telling me about getting the bonnet to catch :)
I'm not arguing about the judges decision, especially as I am as far from an expert as you can get.... but Phils runs looked amazing?, just curious what was wrong with them? :confused:
Hashiriya
09-05-2005, 18:53
this is what i posted on Driftworks, all the details are there....
The handbrake issue will probably upset many, It is an effective way to get the car to slow down and set the car up for going into the second corner. However it is not desireable to initiate a turn using the handbrake. It is idealy used for adjusting line and angle mid drift rather than to start it. When turning into a corner the rear wheels should not be locked solid and if they should lock, they should be locked for the shortest time possible. This is top level stuff if you can do this.
Many people had to brake very hard in order to get the speed down for the second corner, as some of you may know this is frowned upon in top level drifting in japan. the judges there expect people to come in and just not let off the pedal, the speed is scrubed off by going into drift earlier and holding a steady angle before the drift and then using the brake and handbrake to slow you down. phil was doing this to a certain extent but with a little too much handbrake, if he could do something similar but with less andbrake and more footbrake, he would be getting close to the ideal.
Please remember that these criteria are working towards an ideal. I wanted to work on a points scheme that would relate to the absolute best in the world. and have been delibratly demanding in the criteria and points scoring. What i am trying to achieve is to establish a scoring system which a 50 in this championship would score a 50 in D1gp. or a 97 in autoglym would also score a 97 in D1GP. Therefore a score in the 90's and high 80's is at top level D1 standards. I truly think the best of today were up there....
this is what i posted on Driftworks, all the details are there....
The handbrake issue will probably upset many, It is an effective way to get the car to slow down and set the car up for going into the second corner. However it is not desireable to initiate a turn using the handbrake. It is idealy used for adjusting line and angle mid drift rather than to start it. When turning into a corner the rear wheels should not be locked solid and if they should lock, they should be locked for the shortest time possible. This is top level stuff if you can do this.
Many people had to brake very hard in order to get the speed down for the second corner, as some of you may know this is frowned upon in top level drifting in japan. the judges there expect people to come in and just not let off the pedal, the speed is scrubed off by going into drift earlier and holding a steady angle before the drift and then using the brake and handbrake to slow you down. phil was doing this to a certain extent but with a little too much handbrake, if he could do something similar but with less andbrake and more footbrake, he would be getting close to the ideal.
Please remember that these criteria are working towards an ideal. I wanted to work on a points scheme that would relate to the absolute best in the world. and have been delibratly demanding in the criteria and points scoring. What i am trying to achieve is to establish a scoring system which a 50 in this championship would score a 50 in D1gp. or a 97 in autoglym would also score a 97 in D1GP. Therefore a score in the 90's and high 80's is at top level D1 standards. I truly think the best of today were up there....
Accepted - It's just a shame phil's handling of that 2nd corner really looked better than anyone elses. :smash:
Midgers got the single highest score of the day at 90. The next closest being Brett with an 88 and then Phatty with an 84 :)
I think he was entering the first corner in a drift the earliest and was defo one of the fastest of the day. :notworthy
And he came third in case people dont know :D
Masaya,
I didnt realise that was you on Driftworks or that you were judging :) Ill be badgering you for lots more info now that I know youre somone I know :wack: :D
Ive nicked the pic from Peco, hope he doesnt mind me being cheeky:
http://doristars.com/v-web/gallery/albums/d1round1/2010_G.sized.jpg
Hashiriya
09-05-2005, 19:30
Masaya,
I didnt realise that was you on Driftworks or that you were judging :) Ill be badgering you for lots more info now that I know youre somone I know :wack: :D
yes i am hashiriya from driftworks.... my name is masaya but my friends call me maz. yes that was me rambling on the mic on occasion.
ask me anything you like and i will accept parts in return for gettnig your man midgers on the pdium (j/k)
Mr. Midgley was absolutly awesome on sunday!!! :thumbs:
Highlight of the day for me... Twn drifting aside ;) ... Was coming second in the show and Shine :D
If I'd known it was a competition, I'd have cleaned the car! :wack:
Thanks to Autoglym for the bag, polish and quality drift championship mug and T-shirt :thumbs:
GmasterT
09-05-2005, 20:08
Ah good work jackal :thumbs:
Cheers for the thanks guys, no probs! :)
The drifting was very very good, a very high level indeed, looking more and more like the jap level of things, but with a uk twist (big handbrakes should be allowed!) :D
Ben is getting better, he just needs a bit more practise, maybe a second commentator/sidekick may help as I feel he is running out of things to say!
At this point I shall nominate myself to help :D :wave:
McRearout
09-05-2005, 20:10
Highlight of the day for me... Twn drifting aside ;) ... Was coming second in the show and Shine :D
If I'd known it was a competition, I'd have cleaned the car! :wack:
Thanks to Autoglym for the bag, polish and quality drift championship mug and T-shirt :thumbs:
You were only just pipped by walshy to be fair :p
1st leg of the final was awesome, especially the last corner :)
Mas: Top work fella
SteveCarter: Top drift round the 1st bend :notworthy
Hashiriya
09-05-2005, 21:10
Ben is getting better, he just needs a bit more practise, maybe a second commentator/sidekick may help as I feel he is running out of things to say!
At this point I shall nominate myself to help :D :wave:
i personally think we should run a systme like at D1gp were the judges get a mic as well and can comment on how they are scoring as it's going on. however that would mean that you have to listern to my jibberings all day.
apparently the mic wasn't switched off all the times we thought it was. did anybody hear me and ben joking about when he said "simon thorpe in the rear"?
GmasterT
09-05-2005, 21:22
I think simon (or somone) was 'coming up his rear' iirc!!! :D
Maybe a good idea to have a judge 'helping' but I was just thinking that a bit of 'commentery banter' maybe better if you have two 'commentry' type people. You do on the tv... :)
Hashiriya
09-05-2005, 22:15
yes it's true.... all these comments are much appreciated btw and would welcome any suggestions for improvment.
Are you going to be judging all the rounds? I want to know exactly what youll be looking for at each venue :)
SteveCarter200
09-05-2005, 23:49
I think simon (or somone) was 'coming up his rear' iirc!!! :D
The funniest one I heard was "Non has followed through".
Messy.:wack::D
McRearout.. Ta.:)
Hashiriya
09-05-2005, 23:57
Are you going to be judging all the rounds? I want to know exactly what youll be looking for at each venue :)
i will be until they fire me for being vrap. i'm going to confirm with kiki exactly which part of the next track they will be scoring on and i will go to the track as it's only 5 minutes away from me and will let everyone know exactly what we'll be looking for.
look out for the anouncementin the drifting section.
I want to make it more clear for the people who don't really understand drift what they should be looking out for and that will be a particular emphasis of mine over the next month.
SteveCarter200
10-05-2005, 00:04
i will be until they fire me for being vrap. i'm going to confirm with kiki exactly which part of the next track they will be scoring on and i will go to the track as it's only 5 minutes away from me and will let everyone know exactly what we'll be looking for.
look out for the anouncementin the drifting section.
I want to make it more clear for the people who don't really understand drift what they should be looking out for and that will be a particular emphasis of mine over the next month.
Get a few pics of Wildtracks if you can, most of us havent a clue what we're up against next round.:)
Hashiriya
10-05-2005, 00:06
i'll do what i can
razza987
10-05-2005, 02:26
Apologies to you guys for not getting my car to Snet, AntS13 and I slogged our guts out all weekend to get my tubby fitted in time, but to no avail. Got it running by midday Sunday but had a few teething problems within the first few miles and had to turn back :(
Ants car developed a coolant leak from the turbo as well, so we ended up driving to Snet in my missus's Ibiza. Arrived there about 2pm, so got to see the best part of the day :thumbs:
Well done to all those who competed, I've got an airfield to practice on and I still can't hold a drift :wack:
Raz :)
P.S. Told the guy on the gate we were supposed to be on the SXOC stand and he said something about getting the second half of a ticket from a guy at the stand and taking it back to the gate before 3pm to get our £5 back, so we said sod that, we're already late, not missing anymore drifting :thumbs:
SteveCarter200
10-05-2005, 08:25
Youve got an airfield to practice on? Tell me more.:D
McRearout
10-05-2005, 08:32
best bit of commentary I heard was
'someone(cant remember who) is taking it delicately round the bombhole'
Made me snigger anyway :D
Youve got an airfield to practice on? Tell me more.:D
Have a quick look in the SE meets section at the thread entitled trip to marham and I think you'll get the idea steve :D
Get a few pics of Wildtracks if you can, most of us havent a clue what we're up against next round.:)
yes yes yes please...
Mitto and I were hunting the net last night for even a diagram of the track.. nothing. We need to do a recce...
YorkshireRam
10-05-2005, 14:36
i'm thinking it's going to be a bit like the three sisters kart circuit up here near wigan, not big, but enough for a technical drift challenge :) 2nd gear type stuff.
i'm thinking it's going to be a bit like the three sisters kart circuit up here near wigan, not big, but enough for a technical drift challenge :) 2nd gear type stuff.
3 Sisters is acutally quite big!
Hashiriya
10-05-2005, 14:45
I will get some pictures at the weekedn for you all. I need to borrow a camera though. left a message with tem OPT so i can find out which the judging areas are.
McRearout
10-05-2005, 14:48
I got loads of pics on my phone (1.3mpixel) but due to the distance from the track the cars are a bit far away. I'll download them tonight and see how good they are - I got about 30 vids too but they aren't very good :(
I will get some pictures at the weekedn for you all. I need to borrow a camera though. left a message with tem OPT so i can find out which the judging areas are.
Reckon we could get a bit of cheeky practise in?? ;)
I should be able to come down with a camera if needs be mate - its only about 15 mins from my house :)
YorkshireRam
10-05-2005, 15:10
3 Sisters is acutally quite big!
sheeeet!, is wildtrax gonna be smaller! :eek: absolute contrast to snetterton then :D either way, i need to get a mechanical diff asap or weld it, cos the vlsd I've got at the mo will be awful :(
Reckon we could get a bit of cheeky practise in?? ;)
I should be able to come down with a camera if needs be mate - its only about 15 mins from my house :)
Do it Doc, proper James Bond styleeee i want to see dinner suits underneath cammo jackets and you two taking sneaky photos of the track (and underlying nuclear missle silo of course!)
either way, i need to get a mechanical diff asap or weld it, cos the vlsd I've got at the mo will be awful :(
deffo
Sorry to hijack the thread but is the welded diff an upgrade to the VLSD or is it just a bodge for non LSD car's? Also I have heard stories about tyre wear. How bad is it? I am swapping my VLSD for a welded one soon. Thanks for any advice in advance :thumbs:
YorkshireRam
10-05-2005, 15:34
Sorry to hijack the thread but is the welded diff an upgrade to the VLSD or is it just a bodge for non LSD car's? Also I have heard stories about tyre wear. How bad is it? I am swapping my VLSD for a welded one soon. Thanks for any advice in advance :thumbs:
it's a cheap alternative to a proper 2 way diff, essentially it's a 3 way diff because it's locked all the time and it makes driving round corners a bit more difficult as the car wants to understeer unless you drive it sideways :D . tyre wear increases so it's not good for a daily driver.
I only drive my 200sx on average once a week or for drifting. Will that be a good cheap mod for me then?
Thanks
Hashiriya
10-05-2005, 15:37
Reckon we could get a bit of cheeky practise in?? ;)
I should be able to come down with a camera if needs be mate - its only about 15 mins from my house :)
you up for doing it then doc? I have already approached them about practice and they said no :(
i would however like to get a car on track so that we can show the width of a track through the pictures.
Yeah, I dont see why not - I might be heading over to Bobs at the weekend anyway. :)
Do you want to check its alright for us to do it then, and we'll have a go late Sat morning or something?? I can blag my old mans camera and meet you there or something :)
YorkshireRam
10-05-2005, 15:44
I only drive my 200sx on average once a week or for drifting. Will that be a good cheap mod for me then?
Thanks
yeh, it beats paying circa £600+ for the proper thing while you're just practising, just get a good mig welder to do a decent job. ideally on a an s13 open diff rather than the viscous unit - can be done on both though.
Cool! Thanks :thumbs: I have already arranged for an open diff. Just need to find a welder now :)
BTW Yeager, Midgers and SteveCarter. Just been watching ur vids on my camcorder. :notworthy
Hashiriya
10-05-2005, 15:57
doc, i'm gonna be working sat from 10-3 so it would have to be sat afternoon or sunday mate.... otherwise i could try and score a camera off a friend of mine
doc, i'm gonna be working sat from 10-3 so it would have to be sat afternoon or sunday mate.... otherwise i could try and score a camera off a friend of mine
Sunday then man - Missus works anyway so all I do is get at myself and then head for the pub - could leave the getting at myself for the afternoon :nod:
How does meeting there for about 11 grab yers? :confused:
Hashiriya
10-05-2005, 18:31
sounds good to me
Give us a shout when you're doing something.
Rob
McRearout
11-05-2005, 08:53
Not great but better than nothing. Seeing as I spent an hour emptying my phone I thought i'd post some up.
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