View Full Version : Autocar Sideways Challenge - 2nd place to James!
Daniel san
23-10-2005, 13:13
Just to say a BIG BIG well done to James aka Twinturboch for his 2nd place at the AUTOCAR Sideways Challenge at Rockingham on Friday! :notworthy
Competition seen off included the current world touring car champion Andy Priaulx, former British GT champ Rob Barff, former Seat Leon Cupra R champion and World touring car driver Rob Huff, a former european touring car champ, a former British touring car champ and former ASCAR champ and GT driver Ben Collins. Plus Julian Smith and Brett Castle too :nod:
and yes i know James is considered outspoken etc etc and yes I know his car has out logo's on it but nobody can deny this is an excellent acheivement and credit where it's due etc please. :thumbs:
Anyway, nice one James! :cool:
twinturboch
23-10-2005, 13:13
Ok, maybe I was wrong and your going to blow my trumpet for me LOL Cheers Dan :thumbs: :)
Well done mate!
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BreadBin
23-10-2005, 15:11
Well done dude :thumbs:
:clap: Congratulations James - Well done! :nod: :thumbs:
Nice job James, so how many tyres are we down to now?
If you ever ponce about in bromley again, call up and go for a drink...
twinturboch
25-10-2005, 11:56
Nice job James, so how many tyres are we down to now?
If you ever ponce about in bromley again, call up and go for a drink...
I've got two left LOL Need to give Johnny a ring and get another 40 or 50 delivered ££££££ :( :( LOL
Just found this pic of the car we all had to drive on Friday, it was this actual one with R1 GTR numberplate
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b66/twinturboch/350Z.jpg
What a bind, I hope you did not become too dis heartened
Daniel san
25-10-2005, 14:08
lol, yeah, shit luck having to drive that thing man :rolleyes:
twinturboch
25-10-2005, 14:15
lol, yeah, shit luck having to drive that thing man :rolleyes:
Yeah, i was sooooo upset :wack: :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
Great work mate :thumbs: Hope you don't mind me asking who won?
Cheers,
Dunc.
twinturboch
25-10-2005, 14:45
Great work mate :thumbs: Hope you don't mind me asking who won?
Cheers,
Dunc.
1st Mark Luney (drifter)
2nd Me
3rd Julian Smith (drifter)
4th Brett Castle (drifter)
5th Chris Harris (autocar journo)
6th Steve Sutcliffe (autocar journo)
7th?
8th Andy Priaulx (2005 World Touring Car champ)
9th Rob Huff (2003 Seat Leon Cupra champ and WTCC driver)
Dunno the rest. :)
It'll be in Autocar in a week or two. :)
Drifts_S14
25-10-2005, 15:02
What does that Nismo Z drift like then?????
twinturboch
25-10-2005, 15:13
What does that Nismo Z drift like then?????
It's a good car. Not as quick as my S14. Very nice gearbox. Engine is a bit gutless unless you rev it to the redline. Brakes are quality. Nismo diff is quality. Absolutely SHITLOADS of lock, could hold much bigger angles than a 14. :nod: There was a little bit of understeer in the car, apart from the fact that you could drive around it, it could easily be cured with tyre choice cause it was shod with high profile Pirelli P Zero's.
Basically, a feckin good road car but needs a tiny bit of work to make it an AWESOME drift car.
Well done James :notworthy :notworthy
Drifts_S14
25-10-2005, 15:32
It's a good car. Not as quick as my S14. Very nice gearbox. Engine is a bit gutless unless you rev it to the redline. Brakes are quality. Nismo diff is quality. Absolutely SHITLOADS of lock, could hold much bigger angles than a 14. :nod: There was a little bit of understeer in the car, apart from the fact that you could drive around it, it could easily be cured with tyre choice cause it was shod with high profile Pirelli P Zero's.
Basically, a feckin good road car but needs a tiny bit of work to make it an AWESOME drift car.
So, going by this description I can tell you the standard Z feels nothing like that, it did feel nice on grass :wack: although I found the standard Z wasnt that gutless, I couldnt take it high into the revs though as my mate wouldnt let me go 5800rpm :ghey:
twinturboch
25-10-2005, 15:40
So, going by this description I can tell you the standard Z feels nothing like that, it did feel nice on grass :wack: although I found the standard Z wasnt that gutless, I couldnt take it high into the revs though as my mate wouldnt let me go 5800rpm :ghey:
I don't think I went below 5800 LOL Was banging it up and down between second and third and lots of handbrake LOL When you get on track, it is defo gutless. Prob not too bad on the road, track is always different though.
Awesome achivement - nice one!
:thumbs:
twinturboch
01-11-2005, 14:36
The article is in this weeks Autocar :D
They are very complimentary about drifter in general which is nice :)
Quite a nice little vid on their site aswell :nod:
http://www.autocar.co.uk/popups/video.asp?ar=217482
It has one of my runs in my S14 and then, at the end, our runs in the Z (in order, myself, Buff, Julian and then Brett)
Also, a lovely pic in the mag of me drifting the Z :smokin:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b66/twinturboch/Me350.jpg
It was a great day and I will defo be doing bnext year. :nod:
manic_mechanic
01-11-2005, 14:41
Congratulations James :thumbs:
That first run was top drawer mate :notworthy
twinturboch
01-11-2005, 15:35
Cheers guys. Appreciated muchly :nod:
To be fair, that was my best run of the day. Totally on the lock stops for the whole run and just after they cut it, after I finished the scoring section, I had the most massive spin ever LOL
BreadBin
01-11-2005, 15:44
I wish I could see it - my PC is too old :(
Maverick
01-11-2005, 17:41
Congratulations. I've just read the article. :thumbs:
twinturboch
01-11-2005, 17:49
I wish I could see it - my PC is too old :(
I'll upload the file and make it available for normal download. Wil make it much easier. :nod: Gimme half an hour :thumbs:
twinturboch
01-11-2005, 20:07
Downloadable link of the Sideways Challenge vid. :)
http://www.savefile.com/projects/403689
The_BULK
01-11-2005, 20:18
:clap: well done m8, will have a look at the vid later!!!
BreadBin
02-11-2005, 15:38
Excellent stuff! You were really smooth :nod:
Thats great - you hammer it perfectly, and then everyone else just crashes, spins, goes straight, or spins twice right infront of the camera like a complete fool :wack: (the go cart buggy guy).
:thumbs:
Shows that drifting is far from skill'less huh?
Butuz
Downloadable link of the Sideways Challenge vid. :)
http://www.savefile.com/projects/403689
Nice one :thumbs:
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