Drift Fest 01, Raleigh int Raceway

[Rice86]

You should totally come to the next one, making a silencer is totally worth the trouble for an event like this

[Rice86]

time attack, that reminds me i have footage of Me vs Gunner i still have to put up LOL.

on that note like Gunner said it isn't the best for grip to be honest, pretty much hit top of second gear/start of 3rd gear on the longest straight then your on the brakes for a corner so its not really that fun trying to drive fast on as there isnt much speed to play with, and pretty dangerous i might add if you ever plan on overtaking, there is fuck all room and with a wild goose like Gunner, i was happy to just get as close as possible hahah

[jay70]

heaps fun for skidding tho. i thought those tyres on the corner after the straight were the apex marker but after i broke the car realised they were just covering the hole lol. mnext time ill do it proper

[Gunner]

You gotta put that shit up, if you got some of the handbrake action into the esses then thatll make up for tye kms of understeer lol

[maxhag]

This...... I still claim this was so awesome to watch Rhys.... More entertaining than the silly supra anyway/.....



Got some downer news

You all know I destroyed a WORK EQUIP rim. You would all know it must have hit pretty hard, as those rims are really strong... Anyway, after that, my alignment was way out, as to be expected. (Part to blame for my strange driving on the second day. The crazy alignment and the locked diff, were quite horrible mods lol).....

I went to get it aligned (at my suspension specialist), and we couldn't do it. Something must be bent... We looked, but nothing obvious we could see, and we both agreed the S13 steering knuckle must be bent...
Yesterday, I grabbed a knuckle from a mates wreck, and changed them over. I checked over all other steering components, and all looked good......

It made no differance..... Car will drive straight, but as soon as I turn, it tries to throw me off the road in an erratic manner..... Just feels all wrong...

This can only really mean one thing I am thinking........

So, I checked the chassis rail...... Possibly found it
There is a kink in the chassis rail, right up near the firewall.... The angle of the kink, is consistant with the angle the car hit.......

A few hours on a car-aligner should fix it I think.... Well, I fucking hope so!


How this happened to me, and not Trent, is quite amazing.... hahahahahahahhaaha







I wouldn't think this would make it as erratic as it is, so I am going to keep looking too... There is one more thing I need to check...... Fingers crossed



This is the edge I hit, front wheel just dropped onto the dirt at full sideways momentum hitting the edge...

[maxhag]

But to keep things happy and rolling along, here is another great few shots....

[Matt]

Thats brutal....

Fingers x'd the fix is somewhat straight forward.

[phil]

Could be ur subframe is abit bent also?

[sundee]

Grip? Ahhhh bob , I see you love... Buuuut.... No!

The only way there will be a grip session is if we can set up a few kickers and see some air time!

Hope all you boys who made the 1st can make the 2nd.

Still waiting on dates. Will try make it late feb so there is a little more time to prepair etc.

[sundee]

I don't think that will do it Jo Jo... Not to have an effect the way your describing.

James, what engine/ exhaust are you running?