drifting

[kamineko]

few days ago i attended a drifting event at queensland raceway, brisbane

this is a mates laurel, rb25det @ 19psi which i was a passenger in....

now i've done some trackdays.. but drifting is something else. these guys have very large man bits. impressive.

[Guest]

mean ;D

[smokn4]

'MANTIS'

;D SIDEWAYS ANYONE? ;D

[Koom]

Ever sat in the silly seat in a top level rally car? Its like that but with trees, and ditches, and fences, and 200 foot drops off the side of the road ;D

Only time I've ever been proper scared in a car.

[dubbedup]

nice one bruv

[Jammasta]

 Koom said:

Ever sat in the silly seat in a top level rally car? Its like that but with trees, and ditches, and fences, and 200 foot drops off the side of the road ;D

Only time I've ever been proper scared in a car.

I've done the rally experience at maramarua, and although i've been scared many times in a car (mainly with women drivers behind the wheel) it was the only time i've been so scared and excited that i've gotten out and my knees are actually like jelly. The car control and grip is amazing.

[Koom]

Yeah its always the level of grip that amazes me. Braking, cornering etc its mind boggling how it works on a surface that my car is generally uncontrollable.

The real drifters are similar too. Proper-ish tyres and setups so that they make good grip so then large man parts are necessary to get them sideways.

[CMPLSV]

i have to say ive enjoyed my drift experiences too.... coming into the sweeper at pukie at 160+kms and flying sideways is sumthing everyone should experience- if you ever get the opportunity dont let it pass!!

[Guest itsgotgo]

would suggest next time you keep your arm in the car to hold on ha ha.

Went out to qland raceway to watch these a few years back,the capa drift car was the shizz at the time.

Its like any other form of motorsport "Intense car control" 8)

Some people are just born to do it,some are not lol

[Joker]

was thinking last night what ever happened to Gee Much?

[BC5RA]

 Koom said:

Ever sat in the silly seat in a top level rally car? Its like that but with trees, and ditches, and fences, and 200 foot drops off the side of the road ;D

Only time I've ever been proper scared in a car.

I remember doing a passenger drive with Joe McAndrew, very much as you described.

160kph on gravel.

[Koom]

 BC5RA']

[quote name='Koom said:

Ever sat in the silly seat in a top level rally car? Its like that but with trees, and ditches, and fences, and 200 foot drops off the side of the road ;D

Only time I've ever been proper scared in a car.

/quote]

I remember doing a passenger drive with Joe McAndrew, very much as you described.

160kph on gravel.

Now that would be fun. He'd definately graduate from the Colin McRae school of driving.

[Jammasta]

I had some dodgy mari do my run. was good fun.

[BC5RA]

 Koom']

[quote name='Koom said:

Ever sat in the silly seat in a top level rally car? Its like that but with trees, and ditches, and fences, and 200 foot drops off the side of the road ;D

Only time I've ever been proper scared in a car.

/quote]

I remember doing a passenger drive with Joe McAndrew, very much as you described.

160kph on gravel.

Now that would be fun. He'd definately graduate from the Colin McRae school of driving.

I asked to crew what run i should go on, they said go at the end and give him a bit of ribbing, then he'll want to scare you

The last part of the course included a jump of about 3-4 feet in the air.

It was the braking that impressed me the most, like a hand of god.

[Koom]

I discovered recently that in the more modern cars i.e. current Group N, that the braking is still pretty impressive but its the lack of braking that scared me. And then the way the car just turns in and sticks. I was sure that we were at least going to run wide (first thought was "hello trees" but have at least learned to suppress that feeling), yet the car just held its line and gripped, everywhere. We entered the corner in 4th and I expected a drop to 3rd (it was first timed run of the day too) but Josh hooked 5th and drove it through.

[driftrex]

 JoKer said:

was thinking last night what ever happened to Gee Much?

i heard hes in jail lol, not sure how accurate that is but he hasnt been round for a while so makes sense.

[CMPLSV]

 JoKer said:

was thinking last night what ever happened to Gee Much?

home detention im pretty sure...

[Guest]

I know where id pick to serve MY sentence!!!

Id be begging for home D!!

Some of those fuckers in jail are pretty scary. My mate went in one time and he said first time he went to sleep his cellmate tried to beat him up(he was like 18 or 19 at the time) and he had to wake up swiftly in order to deal to the guy lol.

I think if you fail the first physical "examination" you are pretty much screwed for your time there.

[CMPLSV]

 Rossmnz said:

I know where id pick to serve MY sentence!!!

Id be begging for home D!!

Some of those ****ers in jail are pretty scary. My mate went in one time and he said first time he went to sleep his cellmate tried to beat him up(he was like 18 or 19 at the time) and he had to wake up swiftly in order to deal to the guy lol.

I think if you fail the first physical "examination" you are pretty much screwed for your time there.

you obviously haven't seen GEE MUCH lol............. hes bloody scary!!

[Guest]

Again, doesnt matter who you are.

there are guys in there that would terrify pretty much anyone. If you get the wrong person after you, its a whole gang.

[smokn4]

 Rossmnz said:

Again, doesnt matter who you are.

there are guys in there that would terrify pretty much anyone. If you get the wrong person after you, its a whole gang.

in jail it doesnt matter who you are,

everyone can get 'GOT'

( if you know what i mean )

[WRXER]

Having a ride in Josh's Evo 8 rally car was soo much fun, wasn't terrified as such as I guess from all my experiences of crashing and trust in his experience. Then again there were a few heart flutter moments like when he was gunning it over a burm and I had no clue WTF was on the other side haha. I loved it soooo much hence why it really set me on the path of caging my wrx, I definitely won't be rallying anytime soon. But none the less one day I want to get into it.

Drifting I will admit is hell fun, Im not a fan of watching it. Bores the living crap out of me, but definitely kudos to the guys who can do it. It takes some skill to do.

[Guest]

 WRXER said:

Having a ride in Josh's Evo 8 rally car was soo much fun, wasn't terrified as such as I guess from all my experiences of crashing and trust in his experience. Then again there were a few heart flutter moments like when he was gunning it over a burm and I had no clue WTF was on the other side haha. I loved it soooo much hence why it really set me on the path of caging my wrx, I definitely won't be rallying anytime soon. But none the less one day I want to get into it.

Drifting I will admit is hell fun, Im not a fan of watching it. Bores the living crap out of me, but definitely kudos to the guys who can do it. It takes some skill to do.

Im with you on the watching of drifting... boring in my opinion. Besides I prefer racing where there is an undisputed winner, although the drifting purists will argue drifting is no different in this respect. At least with other forms of motorsport there is no "judgment" as to whos the best, its decided by either a clock or a finishing order. Each to their own though.... and any form of motorsport cant be bad can it!

[kamineko]

 itsgotgo said:

would suggest next time you keep your arm in the car to hold on ha ha.

..

heh yeah the passenger in that pic is not me, (note the aussie jersey!) we alternated runs

rules very lax... no overalls, rollcage optional, no extinguisher, windows down.. all sorts of things we have to deal with here just arn't an issue

[Jammasta]

Sounds like Puke haha.