FOR DRIFTING COMPETITORS: WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE ABOUT PRO DRIFTING

[josh green]

people with some skills, at nopi I noticed that hardly anyone makes enough power for some tire smoke while sliding. You watch the guys WINNING the D1 events, they are making shit tons of power and know how to control it. The guy that drives the D1 viper at tunerfest, THAT guy has car control and I am sure he makes 2-3 times more power than any drift car I have seen around here.

oh yeah, solo runs are boring, its only fun to watch when there is a probability that 2+ guys could smash into each other. Thats what makes it "exciting"

[Tracy]

people with some skills, at nopi I noticed that hardly anyone makes enough power for some tire smoke while sliding. You watch the guys WINNING the D1 events, they are making shit tons of power and know how to control it. The guy that drives the D1 viper at tunerfest, THAT guy has car control and I am sure he makes 2-3 times more power than any drift car I have seen around here.

oh yeah, solo runs are boring, its only fun to watch when there is a probability that 2+ guys could smash into each other. Thats what makes it "exciting"

LOL. You have to take into consideration the size and akwardness of the space at NOPI. I was only getting into the top of second gear. For the most part the cars in D1 make the exact same hp that our 2 240's make 360 whp. Tire smoke doesn't necessarily come from power alone. You also have to consider torque and tire compound. Silica based tires don't smoke as much as tires with more rubber content.

"That guy" at Tunerfest was Sam Hubinette, the winner of Formula D.....Not D1 (they are 2 different things). He has more torque than any other car out there. And "that guy" is a pro drifter, which is exactly what we are talking about here Maybe you misunderstood the point of the post.

Just so you know, Dan, Andy, Erin and Tracy are not professionals yet (we drifted at NOPI). I also wiuld like to say there was so much tire smoke when we were all tandem drifting that I had to stop because I couldn't see and it wasn't safe.

Also just so you know, all pro drifting at this point has 1 car at a time to begin with. That's how you decide who is safe to drift tandem and who is not. It's called qualifying If you only like watching the tandem drifting then you should probably only come for the main event. There are drifting enthusiast who enjoy watching the entire process, such as myself....but it's not for everyone.

I hope this clears some things up and I appreciate your input.

[HiPSI]

Just so you know, Dan, Andy, Erin and Tracy are not professionals yet

i am a professional day-old engine destroyer.

[Tracy]

i am a professional day-old engine destroyer.

This is true!

[Kalifornia087]

i am a professional day-old engine destroyer.

Please tell me you didn't blow the LS1...

[Tracy]

Please tell me you didn't blow the LS1...

K then I will tell you that he kind of did....... I think it's ok tho.

[Kalifornia087]

K then I will tell you that he kind of did....... I think it's ok tho.

Oh Gawd. Crazy Nissan Drivers!! That's why i drift an Rx7... Except someday it will havee an LS1 .

But i still can't believe it's already a bit toasted! I got to ride in that beast next event it's at...

-Austin

[HiPSI]

Please tell me you didn't blow the LS1...

i didn't blow the LS1... there, happy? you made a liar out of me.

[Kalifornia087]

i didn't blow the LS1... there, happy? you made a liar out of me.

I can't believe it. You kids always destroying stuff!

[HiPSI]

people with some skills, at nopi I noticed that hardly anyone makes enough power for some tire smoke while sliding. You watch the guys WINNING the D1 events, they are making shit tons of power and know how to control it.

to add to what tracy said on this one, speeds play a vital role in the amount of tire smoke you make while drifting. the faster you are traveling the more wheel speed it takes to keep things sliding happily. more wheel speed means more heat/friction, which equates to more smoke. a 100mph entry 4th gear slide will pour smoke out the ass of the car where a 50mph 2nd gear slide won't. the demo lots are tiny compared to the pro level irwindale type events you speak of.

[CodyW]

people with some skills, at nopi I noticed that hardly anyone makes enough power for some tire smoke while sliding.

yea, you're exactly right.

[StupidBikerBoy]

I would like to see the points be based solely on the performance (driver skill) of the drivers and not influenced by what the crowd or anyone else "thinks". IE letting them go another time just because the crowd or "judges" want them to.

I like competition that is won by the driver with the most skill (or least mistakes) and not by the driver that put on the best show.

Don't they use a system that actually tracks the cars angles and speed to assist in judging? If not they should, if so the points should be based solely on thier drift and not popularity.

Hope this makes sense, I'm half asleep.

[Tracy]

I would like to see the points be based solely on the performance (driver skill) of the drivers and not influenced by what the crowd or anyone else "thinks". IE letting them go another time just because the crowd or "judges" want them to.

I like competition that is won by the driver with the most skill (or least mistakes) and not by the driver that put on the best show.

Don't they use a system that actually tracks the cars angles and speed to assist in judging? If not they should, if so the points should be based solely on thier drift and not popularity.

Hope this makes sense, I'm half asleep.

def makes sense. They don't have anything that tracks angle right now as far as I know. I presume they could if they wanted to. It would probably be an expensive piece of electronics. That's the only problem I could see with it.

[StupidBikerBoy]

def makes sense. They don't have anything that tracks angle right now as far as I know. I presume they could if they wanted to. It would probably be an expensive piece of electronics. That's the only problem I could see with it.

I wouldn't think so, my poineer head unit does it. It tells the direction I'm pointing, speed, lateral acceleration (g's), forward acc. (g's), and much more. Im sure satellite (sp) technology could do it.

EDIT: I just saw CodyW's post.

[Tracy]

yea, you're exactly right.

I was going to do that but I was too lazy