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Jeff Smith
Goo Roo
NSW
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 10:04 pm, by:  Jeff Smith (Mozzie) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Practice drift gone wrong......Ouch!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4wwJPJIahE
Adrain Parsons
TryHard
Qld
JZZ30 tt

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Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 10:28 pm, by:  Adrain Parsons (Ace1975) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

he needs alot more practice.
Steven Nanevski
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 10:48 pm, by:  Steven Nanevski (Imprestik) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Poor kid, that hurts for sure, got to give him credit for trying...
Miles Baker
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 11:00 pm, by:  Miles Baker (Milesb) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I don't think it's called drifting when you always spin the car and stop. Why did he even turn right there?
Justin Camilleri
DieHard
QLD
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 11:15 pm, by:  Justin Camilleri (Just) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

He was trying to get that pendulum effect, but with no success.
Joe Radisic
DieHard
WA
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 11:37 pm, by:  Joe Radisic (Joe) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Wet and dry surface wouldn't help, lucky he rolled up on a trailer premonition maybe?
Alen Sadikovic
TryHard
VIC
Soarer GTT

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 12:47 am, by:  Alen Sadikovic (Alen87) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

you would say after the first 50 tries....drifting is not for him
Drew Rechner
TryHard
South Australia
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 06:42 am, by:  Drew Rechner (Drew1jz) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Isnt that the new guy on here from Canada??????

The one with the customs arctic blue interior???
Matthew Sharpe
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North Island
JZZ31

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 07:13 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Soarers don't make good drift cars without lots of mods, and definitely not a good car to learn in, especially if you are the sort to make the same mistakes over and over and over and over and over...

Way to write off a perfectly good car by being and idiot dude.
Christian Molenda
DieHard
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T

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 08:05 am, by:  Christian Molenda (Christof) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

As Napoleon Dynamite would say.... IDIOT!
Brenton Trafford
TryHard
SA
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 10:27 am, by:  Brenton Trafford (Traff) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

W*nker. Waste of a perfectly good car. What an oxygen thief.
Kyle Wathen
TryHard
Vic
GTTL

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 11:02 am, by:  Kyle Wathen (Cspot) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

If he couldn't afford to crash it then he wouldn't be out on the track.

Why he would attempt drifting on a track with a single spinner i dont know - i mean whats it cost $70 to get it welded.
Steven Anderson
TryHard
NSW
UZZ31 Manual

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 11:37 am, by:  Steven Anderson (Cusscuss) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

it was the open diff that was the big mistake. Have been on the skidpan with an open diff and the snapback is very much as bad as what you see there, not very controllable.
Ryan Rankovic
Goo Roo
Victoria
Soarer TT GT-TL

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 12:45 pm, by:  Ryan Rankovic (Ryan1j) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

i dont know why you cock heads are calling him an idiot or a wanker for practising drift on a track

he probably did a better job than most of you could do
Brett Jones
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NSW
TT

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 12:58 pm, by:  Brett Jones (Brett_jones) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Ryan Rankovic wrote on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 12:45 pm:

i dont know why you cock heads are calling him an idiot or a wanker for practising drift on a track

he probably did a better job than most of you ••••• could do


Pfft... I have seen my nan drift better in her Datsun 120y
Justin Burnes
Tinkerer
nsw
soarer v8 limited

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 01:40 pm, by:  Justin Burnes (Justinb) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Ryan, who do you think you are mate????
Peter Nitschke
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 01:51 pm, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

My view is that he tried, and that he used a track. 10/10 so far.

He probably would have done a lot better if an experienced drifter had given him a lesson though.

If you watch any of the pro drifter video's, the in car shots show their hands are snapping the wheel very quickly to correct and control the drift.

My guess is that he was easing the wheel, and thus wasn't quick enough to catch it when the rear started to come around, I have done the same thing on a track myself. Donuts at Mallala! :-)
Ryan Rankovic
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Victoria
Soarer TT GT-TL

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 03:03 pm, by:  Ryan Rankovic (Ryan1j) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Justin Burnes wrote on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 01:40 pm:

Ryan, who do you think you are mate????




whats it to you, mate?

you think its ok to rat on someone or call them an oxygen theif for having a go at something legally and safely?
Drew Rechner
TryHard
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JZZ30 TT

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 03:09 pm, by:  Drew Rechner (Drew1jz) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I agree with Ryan, that was uncalled for!
Jan Christiansson
TryHard
NSW
Soarer V8 SC Manual

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 03:44 pm, by:  Jan Christiansson (Janoc) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Don't complain, he did the right thing he was on the track, not like lots of you on the streets.
Perfectly good Soarer or not, it was his car who got damaged.
Callum Finch
Goo Roo
WA
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 04:33 pm, by:  Callum Finch (Sigeneat) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Ryan has my vote in the topic as well!

Good on him for giving it a go. It's a shame that he came out with the outcome he did.

Look at the track again, it was pretty wet for drifting which makes it pretty difficult if you aren't a pro in the first place.
Jeff Smith
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NSW
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 04:39 pm, by:  Jeff Smith (Mozzie) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hahaha didn't this blow out.....
I agree that it is good that he practiced on the track and not the street,This video shows that he has not tried it on the street and is very in experienced at it......I would love to have a go but I know my limits and no dought end up with the same result.I did this on the street two weeks after i bought it and slammed a gutter doing 80k's and I have the stock LSD also.The weight transfer on the soarer and low power is very hard to control.It dosn't help with water on the track as it make's it harder.
Evan Kaio
Tinkerer
Wellington
'91 UZZ31

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 04:40 pm, by:  Evan Kaio (Knave) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Did I hear the dialogue correctly?
"What's that red?"
"That's windshield wiper fluid".
Hmmm.... could be blood, after all it's a car crash.
Jose-Antonio Castillo
Goo Roo
NSW
Soarer VVTi

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 05:06 pm, by:  Jose-Antonio Castillo (Ahh_soarer) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

At least it's on the track, less chance of charging into other cars (or worse other people).
Justin Burnes
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soarer v8 limited

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 05:35 pm, by:  Justin Burnes (Justinb) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

come on guys i'm just putting in an opinion... i don't see the need to call a big bunch of people cockheads when you don't even know them...


i didn't even comment on the video in the first place i just think its wrong and hypocritical to call everyone cockheads when you don't even know them. doesn't make sense to me when your saying it to people for doing something similar...
Steven Nanevski
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 06:46 pm, by:  Steven Nanevski (Imprestik) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Justin Burnes wrote on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 05:35 pm:

come on guys i'm just putting in an opinion... i don't see the need to call a big bunch of people cockheads when you don't even know them...





Justin Burnes wrote on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 05:35 pm:

i didn't even comment on the video in the first place i just think its wrong and hypocritical to call everyone cockheads when you don't even know them




Well for those judgeing him in the first place, who do they think they are when they don't even know the bloke in the clip. So Ryan has every right too...

If you willing to dish some out, you better be prepared to take some back also.....

Well said Ryan
Miles Baker
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 07:12 pm, by:  Miles Baker (Milesb) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Justin has a point in that we could have done without the aggro, Ryan.

Everybody take a freakin pill and settle down. Jesus this forum is an estrogen fest at times.

While the guy in the video is to be commended on using an off street venue, he obviously has no idea what he is doing and should have gotten a little more instruction in a wide open space before getting on a track. Having a vague idea of what you are doing is a prerequisite to getting on most race tracks. Trying something like drifting on a concrete barriered track with no skills is pretty dumb. Seriously, it's deliberately putting the car into an almost out of control situation. Even the professionals routinely lose it OFTEN. So trying it with NO skills IS dumb.

Now that can be said politely instead of calling a bunch of members "cock heads" and or or whatever the second word was. I don't see that kind of stuff on any forum I'm on but this one. Seriously, the 2 Soarer boards are just a haven of sniping and snide comments. We're supposed to kind of be a club, or friends or something. Two little comments you don't agree with and it's "cock head" time... chill mate.

Just like in the nitrogen thing.. someone disagreed with what I said and instead of a reasoned response I got "Miles you really should try it out before you open the mouth"

What the fvck is that sh!t. All the other forums on, that sort of comment is not the standard.
Ryan Rankovic
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 07:54 pm, by:  Ryan Rankovic (Ryan1j) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

there was no aggro involved

i thought that calling someone who is trying to drift on a track and unfortunately crashes an oxygen thief a cock head was justified

an OXYGEN THIEF? for crashing THEIR OWN CAR ON A TRACK? i think thats far more insulting than being called a cock head for making a snide comment on an internet forum

either way, was a shame to see the car hit the wall
Steven Nanevski
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 08:04 pm, by:  Steven Nanevski (Imprestik) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Miles Baker wrote on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 07:12 pm:

While the guy in the video is to be commended on using an off street venue, he obviously has no idea what he is doing and should have gotten a little more instruction in a wide open space before getting on a track. Having a vague idea of what you are doing is a prerequisite to getting on most race tracks. Trying something like drifting on a concrete barriered track with no skills is pretty dumb. Seriously, it's deliberately putting the car into an almost out of control situation. Even the professionals routinely lose it OFTEN. So trying it with NO skills IS dumb.




I beg to differ on this.

I have no idea on drifting either, more than likely it was his first time too. Either way a race track is a track, controlled environment, safer than any public road, carpark whatever. Yeah he should have got some pointers out to help him, but what better way to test your car and your skills than on a track, I can pretty much bet any drift racer out there can tell you about their first attempt and the damage they caused to their car, whether it be crashing it or braking something mechanical.

Bottom line, you saw the out come, it's a lesson learn't, yeah it's a hard way to learn, but imagine if that was somewhere in a public place, he could have done alot worse. I don't think it's a dumb thing at all when you weigh up barriered up track vs public road/carpark.

Oh we can only presume things here also, we can say he was pretty crap by watching the footage, but good on him for giving it a try and doing it in a responsible site.
Luke Nieuwhof
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WA
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 08:37 pm, by:  Luke Nieuwhof (Luke_nieuwhof) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Internet - home of drift experts since 2001.
Craig Allan
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 09:42 pm, by:  Craig Allan (Swamps) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Luke Nieuwhof wrote on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 08:37 pm:

Internet - home of drift experts since 2001.




Hahaha
Drew Rechner
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 09:52 pm, by:  Drew Rechner (Drew1jz) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I seriously think that that is Jesse with the arctic blue interior, check out these pics of his car, poor dude.

http://soarercentral.com/sc-forum/messages/284/235760.html?1202943529
Miles Baker
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 10:15 pm, by:  Miles Baker (Milesb) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Steven Nanevski wrote on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 08:04 pm:

Either way a race track is a track, controlled environment, safer than any public road, carpark whatever. Yeah he should have got some pointers out to help him, but what better way to test your car and your skills than on a track




Exactly. A race track is a *race* track. While that is the place to learn *racing* it is not the place to start out at drifting, especially a cold wet track. That would be at a skid pan or an autocross. Both of which are seriously popular and available in the US. Big flat area with instructors and the only thing you hit (normally) is witches hats. Drifting around concrete barriers is not the place to start.

I did not in any way suggest he should be doing that on public roads. In fact I said it was good that he did the opposite. It still wasn't the right place though.

Ryan, I agree that calling him an oxygen thief is wrong. However, they didn't call you one. My only objection is it became member on member at that point. We should be here to be friendly with each other, not hit the expletives at each other at the first op. That's what the guy was saying to you. Disagree, fine. But is it really necessary to call another member a cock head straight off the bat? 2 wrongs, mate...
Jeff Smith
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 10:21 pm, by:  Jeff Smith (Mozzie) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Drew Rechner wrote on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 09:52 pm:

I seriously think that that is Jesse with the arctic blue interior, check out these pics of his car, poor dude.




Mate! It doe's look like it.I posted on that thread and waiting to hear the answer.
Phil Gibson
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Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 12:20 am, by:  Phil Gibson (Sciflyer) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Miles Baker wrote on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 10:15 pm:

A race track is a *race* track. While that is the place to learn *racing* it is not the place to start out at drifting, especially a cold wet track. That would be at a skid pan or an autocross. Both of which are seriously popular and available in the US. Big flat area with instructors and the only thing you hit (normally) is witches hats. Drifting around concrete barriers is not the place to start.




Correct me if im wrong but this is in Canada.... regardless, while you may be correct, skidpans are not always available/nearby or booked for practice events, sometimes you have to make do with what is available, so i would not fault anyone for doing that even if the venue was not ideal - just like anything else, you take your chances...

Having said that, a stock Soarer is not a good car to learn in - relatively heavy, soft suspension, not particularly quick steering
Dave Billings
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Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 03:13 am, by:  Dave Billings (Waveman1717) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Ahhh, I think he was only using oxygen in his tires, hence the wreck. Now, if he had used nitrogen...
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Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 09:07 am, by:  Brenton Trafford (Traff) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I still think he's an oxygen thief.
Luke Burt
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Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 11:24 am, by:  Luke Burt (Burt) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Definately Jesse's soarer, and yeah, good on him, but a track with close barriers isn't ideal..

And i find my one wheeler easy to control.. I won't go into details, but i do quite a lot of street drifting and the snapback on the one wheeler is incredibly easy to control.. provided you have the experience.

And yes, you need to be quick on the wheel to catch any car, but in some cases the soarers are so easy to control i find myself sliding it around with one hand, relaxing..

Such an amazing car, for something so long and so heavy, its so easy!
Brian Timms
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Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 11:25 am, by:  Brian Timms (Turbo_brian) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Justin Camilleri wrote on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 11:15 pm:

He was trying to get that pendulum effect,




You dont try to get the Pendulum effect until you can actually get it around the corner first, dont run before you can crawl..

He has wasted a perfectly good Soarer....
Luke Nieuwhof
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Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 05:58 pm, by:  Luke Nieuwhof (Luke_nieuwhof) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Brian Timms wrote on Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 11:25 am:

You dont try to get the Pendulum effect until you can actually get it around the corner first, dont run before you can crawl..

He has wasted a perfectly good Soarer....


Brian, he was out on a track, giving it a go.
So many frigging drift experts around here.
Luke Burt
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Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 06:29 pm, by:  Luke Burt (Burt) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

He has a point though mate, The main reason for his cornering trouble is as stated above he is on a race circuit, not a drift track. The corner he keeps spinning on is cambered enough to mislead most people, but after spinning out nearly every time he got it sideways (from what we see on video anyway) you wouldnt particularly want to try going sideways on a straight road..

I don't know how this topic got onto a judgement of who can drift and that hes a dickhead, i hope he doesn't read this thread, putting a soarer into a wall would be heart wrenching.

I hope he gets in another soarer and salvages what he can.
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Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 06:36 pm, by:  Brian Timms (Turbo_brian) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Luke Nieuwhof wrote on Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 05:58 pm:

Brian, he was out on a track, giving it a go.




Luke,

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb288/Pettos/Bsmall.jpg

I HAVE given it a go, and yes, I successfully drifted a Single spinner diff, did very well for the day in both wet and dry conditions and have a great day...

I also have done driving courses, and know my limits and the limits of the vehicle I drive, therefore dont try and over-cook the car.

A single spinner wont get a very good pendulum effect.

B.
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Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 07:24 pm, by:  Brett Jones (Brett_jones) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hey Brian, just wondering where you went to do the drifting? I'd love to get out there and have a go!!
Luke Nieuwhof
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Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 07:35 pm, by:  Luke Nieuwhof (Luke_nieuwhof) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Sorry Brian, you probably just bore my frustration at the rest of the comments here.
Jeff Smith
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Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 08:26 pm, by:  Jeff Smith (Mozzie) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thumbs up to trying on a track.
Thumbs down on the end result to a nice car..
But that's the sport,These things happen.
I think about this every time I get out on track.
Wether it's on the strip or track day.Doing it in the right place under controlled conditions should be applauded.It's just a shame this happened to a nice car.And possibly one of our members.The good thing though is he is all right.A little out of pocket but he will be back with better knowledge.

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