- Southern Fried Slide 5 - 3/4/06

[DrivenMind]

DGTrials is hosting yet another Southern Fried Slide 5 at Turner Field. The Southern Fried Slide series is always a blast, so I'll hope to see some fellow IAer's there.

-original post from Drifting.com

"Date: Saturday March 4th, 2006

Place: Turner Field, Blue Lot
755 Hank Aaron Dr SW
Atlanta, GA 30315

Time: Gates open 7:00AM
Registration/Tech: 7:00AM - 8:30AM
Driver's Meeting: 8:45AM
Drifting: 9:00AM - ????

Drivers: Register Now!
$90 Pre-Reg
$120 Late Reg
$145 Gate Reg

Spectators: $5

Hotel: Comfort Inn Downtown South
795 Pollard Boulevard
Atlanta, GA 30315
(404) 658-1610

Notes: Welcome back, boys and girls, to another season of Southern Fried Slide! We're doing it up again here in the 404 for 06, so be sure to bring your pick up sticks!

This year we'll likely be hosting a lot of mini-comps, so be sure to be on your best behavior all day long. Will YOU get picked for the mini?

Additionally, don't forget about our recently added advanced tandem run group. You know who you are... those guys that have been itching to get out there with Myself, Toni Shorts, MartyMartyMarty, and .*AndySnapps*.

Well, now's your chance. If you've got the background, and you fill out your petition, you might just get it! Don't forget, Festive Garage sells all the gear that you need to get ready!

More information will be posted sooner or later, but get your butts in gear and register!"

[Ran]

I just pre-registered. Looking forward to seeing you guys out there!

[quazar]

Drivers
1. Adam "F" Breton (FB? Get it?)
2. Frank "Cappy" Campodonico
3. Harrison "Put Your Shoes On" Ritchie
4. Jon Thomas
5. Sergio Lopez
6. Matt Kenck
7. Adam "Suzuka" Szczuka
8. Shawn Smith
9. Soukanh Khounsavath
10. Beau Hubbard
11. Fernando "Fred" Young
12. The Venerable Howard Smith
13. Justin "Just In Time" Marlow
14. Dustin Prater
15. Robert Fallowes
16. Mike Lapenna
17. Huy Le
18. Chris Broughton
19. Chanin
20. Erin Sanford
21. Alan J (pending)
22. Syn Lee (pending)
23. Cody Wellons
24. XXXXXXXXX
25. Brad Whelchel
26. Jonathan Stancel
27. Dan Willie (batlground.com)
28. Tracy Shayhorn (ms. batlground.com)
29. Eric "WildBoyz" (Tiger Racing)
30. Hooman Rahimi
31. Christian Hoeppner
32. Jeb Greenstone
33. Nathaniel Randall
34. Ron Ewerth
35. Matt "Do her" Foerst
36. Joe Vitrano/Bill Bauch (Jarco boys)
37. Byron Hill

3 spots left!

Special Guests
Tony "Toni Shortz" Schultz
Jon "Marty" Martin
Andy "Snapps" Sapp
Sammy aka Runnin Late.(Tiger Racing)
Dennis "The Greek God" Mertzanis
Erik "LaDouche" Jacobs
Eugene "Used Jeans" Chou
The DG Volunteers

Volunteers.. please contact marty or i for information... our food vendor will be feeding the volunteers this time around.. also the volunteer plan is in the works.
[email protected]
[email protected]

[EX-Svic]

cool.

[SIL80det]

Hell yah, can't wait to drive!

[Halfwit]

see yall tomorrow

[speedminded]

Anyone know when they stop running today???

[Tyl0rWeaver]

What a great event...

That dude in the black fox-body mustang and the guys in that little red 1st gen miata with the blue rear wheels....... HOLY FUCK ME...

Andy in that 330ci, the guys in that red boosted mustang d1 car, Sam in that gold S13 from Tiger racing, and also that skinny fella with that red 1st gen RX7...

wow, props to those guys.. they REALLY stuck it in there!

I lost track of the dates with stuff I've got going on right now on the side, and forgot all about this date! I showed up like around 1pm or so.. so I didn't want to pay $90 and a couple sets of tires for a few more hours of running.. haha. I'll pay the $90 and get a FEW sets of tires ready, and come play all day this next time! lol

btw, Ran Kizama.. were u wearing the white helmet?? because I noticed that ya'll had a couple of guys running that car during the day.. that car is hot, and u had a couple pretty nice drifts around that back swooping right turn coming into the last chicane.... try running a higher pressure in your rear tires next time, the sidewalls nearly folded on ya a couple times it looked like around that corner! lol

totally badass event and props to anyone that bothered to register, unlike my completely lame-ass that totally forgot about it until about noon, the day of.

peace..

[Ran]

btw, Ran Kizama.. were u wearing the white helmet?? because I noticed that ya'll had a couple of guys running that car during the day.. that car is hot, and u had a couple pretty nice drifts around that back swooping right turn coming into the last chicane.... try running a higher pressure in your rear tires next time, the sidewalls nearly folded on ya a couple times it looked like around that corner! lol

Thanks a lot man. Actually I had the black helmet with the chrome visor. The one with the white helmet was actually Marty and he drifted the piss outta my car in 4TH GEAR . The tire pressure was at about 32 so it shoulda been about right, but those Toyo's do suck. I dunno, this was my first event in nearly a year. My entry is good but I just can't get it to come out of the corner the way I want it to. Just gonna have to keep practicing.

Glad to see a lot of familiar faces out there and I look forward to sliding with you guys next time! Good stuff!

[Marty]

Ran,

Thanks for the drive again, 4th gear was fun

Like I said Saturday, work on your throttle control and you'll be gold. I was REALLY impressed with your initiations, now you just need to follow through. See you at the next event!

[Halfwit]

both the drivers of teh miata above me were very good. congrats guys keep it up, and ill also be on the lookout at next event..

[Tyl0rWeaver]

both the drivers of teh miata above me were very good. congrats guys keep it up, and ill also be on the lookout at next event..

ya, most definately.. the pink miata, the white miata, his mx-5 mazdaspeed...

but that dude in the red miata with those damn blue wheels in the back....

SERIOUSLY. wtf? lol :jerkit:

[Ran]

but that dude in the red miata with those damn blue wheels in the back....

SERIOUSLY. wtf? lol :jerkit:

He had two more blue wheels, but he found out that the tires were showing the belts so he had to make due. It might have looked goofy, but he's a cool guy.

BTW, you gonna slide the S2K?

[CRAZY_JAY]

ya, most definately.. the pink miata, the white miata, his mx-5 mazdaspeed...

but that dude in the red miata with those damn blue wheels in the back....

SERIOUSLY. wtf? lol :jerkit:

The white Miata with the black front wheels? That was me and I only had a couple of good runs. Low HP + open diff = crappy drift car. As for the other Miatas, Marty's driving was very impressive, The black Miata was doing a good job and the red Mazdspeed turbo Miata was also doing pretty good as long as he was not spinning out.

[Ran]

the red Mazdspeed turbo Miata was also doing pretty good as long as he was not spinning out.

Translation: He wasn't doing very good at all.

I was surprised at the number of Miata's out there tho. Usually it's just one or two but there were like 4 or 5 out there. Glad to see the little drop-top getting some recognition.

[Halfwit]

i liked the s14 that drove around the track, but i cant say anything cuz he was out ther learning and trying and i wasnt.

[Elbow]

i liked the spinning out it put off good amounts of tire smoke! got lots of video

[Tyl0rWeaver]

lol.. well yes.. I agree with you. open diffs are no fun to mess with, but you did have a couple nice slides!

other than that. Yes, I have been drifting for a while.. lol, I'd probably, I started REALLY drifting alot, like nearly every night, and a few hours during the weekends off, around spring of 2003 or so.. right b4 i graduated Highschool..

I used to have an '85 Corolla gts-twincam hatchback, with a 4A-GZE swap, cusco 1.5way, trd rings/pistons/sleeves/rods, jic modded-custom f/r struts and springs to fit my car, and also a trd rear swaybar and custom front lower x-brace... I learned in that car. I think it was fate, that that was my first car to do anything with really.. other than my '04 Scion xB!!!!!! OH SNAP! :jerkit:

and I've been through exactly 142 hours and counting, of professional driving schools... Skip Barber, Bob Bondurant, and Jim Willis... all from summer of '03, until just recently this last summer of '05..

NOW, I finally have my dream car.. the S2000... its not a car engineered to drift, but lets just say, I could make the S2000 look like its a purpose-engineered car to drift. lol!!!!

I'm going to pre-register for April 8th here in another week.. I should have my new sets of rear tires by then!!

so ya, expect to see my lard ass, driving sideways around turner field April 8th. lol

ttyl...

btw, despite the fact of having alot of miatas out in force there this last saturday.. and the fact that the dude with the blue wheels on that red miata.. He couldn't drive for jackass shit. lol :idb:

[HiPSI]

lol.. well yes.. I agree with you. open diffs are no fun to mess with, but you did have a couple nice slides!

other than that. Yes, I have been drifting for a while.. lol, I'd probably, I started REALLY drifting alot, like nearly every night, and a few hours during the weekends off, around spring of 2003 or so.. right b4 i graduated Highschool..

I used to have an '85 Corolla gts-twincam hatchback, with a 4A-GZE swap, cusco 1.5way, trd rings/pistons/sleeves/rods, jic modded-custom f/r struts and springs to fit my car, and also a trd rear swaybar and custom front lower x-brace... I learned in that car. I think it was fate, that that was my first car to do anything with really.. other than my '04 Scion xB!!!!!! OH SNAP! :jerkit:

and I've been through exactly 142 hours and counting, of professional driving schools... Skip Barber, Bob Bondurant, and Jim Willis... all from summer of '03, until just recently this last summer of '05..

NOW, I finally have my dream car.. the S2000... its not a car engineered to drift, but lets just say, I could make the S2000 look like its a purpose-engineered car to drift. lol!!!!

I'm going to pre-register for April 8th here in another week.. I should have my new sets of rear tires by then!!

so ya, expect to see my lard ass, driving sideways around turner field April 8th. lol

ttyl...

btw, despite the fact of having alot of miatas out in force there this last saturday.. and the fact that the dude with the blue wheels on that red miata.. He couldn't drive for jackass shit. lol :idb:

that's a whole lot of talk. i certainly hope you look like a pro your first time out.

[Tyl0rWeaver]

that's a whole lot of talk. i certainly hope you look like a pro your first time out.

we'll have to see!

I'm sure I won't look like an idiot out there.. I'll more than likely look, like I know what I'm doing.... truthfully, it all depends if my wrist heals faster!!!! hahaha... (too much :jerkit: )

LOL, jk.. but, ya, I sprained it a week back, and its still pretty swolen

I'll be straight by the next even though!!

[Ran]

See if you can't diable that traction control system on the S2K. The last time I saw an S2K try to drift, he basically autocrossed the course because the TCS wouldn't let the rear slide out.

[Tyl0rWeaver]

i liked the spinning out it put off good amounts of tire smoke! got lots of video

DITTO!!!!!! how about the guy in the 1991 MR2?? lol... its a shame he went out there in an open-diff MR car.. wow, that should have said or flashed something to him RIGHT off the bat.. lol

instead, I don't think he actually ended up getting ONE point of oversteer, that ended up going in the direction he was intending it to.. lol

= massive smoke, and ended up burning out his passenger rear tire and exposing about 5-7belts.. lol, then drove off on a spare, and came back with a new tire... and ended up doing the same damn thing.. lmao

good shit.. at least he came there and tried to learn in the proper environment.. instead of trying to drift around his apartment complex and running into his superintendant's Buick Regal, or hitting the garbage man.. or someshit.. lol!!!!

smart thinking.. then again, i bet he wishes, it wasn't as large of a public venue, it ended up turning into! lol :idb:

[chnco]

I had a great time, but I'm burnt as hell!!

See you guys April 9th!

[JPA]

I had a great time, but I'm burnt as hell!!

See you guys April 9th!

Shit, like sunburned? I got sunburned like crazy. I mean damn, my stupid ass forgot that the sun still exists even when it's cold outside haha.

One of the best parts of the day had to be being harrassed by a homeless guy while in Ran's car after the competition. "This nice car and all you can't even buy me a Baby Ruth?" Gotta love ATL.

[Ran]

One of the best parts of the day had to be being harrassed by a homeless guy while in Ran's car after the competition. "This nice car and all you can't even buy me a Baby Ruth?" Gotta love ATL.

+1

It was worth it though, since they crowds ran like hell when my car backfired. Ghetto much?

[Elbow]

Yeah that MR2 spun out every turn I think. I was wondering how it would do, did not know if he had a secret or something. I am burnt too it sucks lol. I kind of want to go to the April 9 event in my 240, but have never done it before, I have drifted but only practice in parking lots, at night, away from anyone and anything.

[Tyl0rWeaver]

Yeah that MR2 spun out every turn I think. I was wondering how it would do, did not know if he had a secret or something. I am burnt too it sucks lol. I kind of want to go to the April 9 event in my 240, but have never done it before, I have drifted but only practice in parking lots, at night, away from anyone and anything.

well.. then would be the perfect time! instead of possibly getting caught in a parking lot driving sideways, or wrecking your shit into a row of shopping carts, or just simply butt-fucking a light pole in the middle of nowhere..(trust me.. you'd think.. Pshhht, its like WAAY over there.. how would it be MY luck to hit that? lol.. trust me, you'll nail it, you're luck)

I promise I won't laugh (hard) at you when u come out to the next event.. lol, jk

ttyl!

-Tylor

[Nemesis]

Some say you shouldn't get a diff until you can drift with an open... and some say a diff is the first thing you should get, no matter what.

is this just based off opinions or is there some logic to it? Obviously, an open diff will restrict high speed ass-sliding and having a diff won't necessarily mean you can become some tsuchiya right off the back.

[SIL80det]

The difference between having a diff and not having one is like night and day. I'm an advocate for diff first.

-Matt

[HiPSI]

The difference between having a diff and not having one is like night and day. I'm an advocate for diff first.

-Matt

w3rd up. open diff will force you to learn different techniques for initiation and such, but with an LSD you can do all that and then some. even a crappy vlsd like mine will help a lot over trying to slide with an open diff, especially when it comes to the ~65-70mph entries like at turner.

[chnco]

Or you can always weld it up, like me!

[quazar]

enough talkin... next DG event... come out and slide..or DIE..i'll personally make sure you die if you don't slide.

BTW... erik drifted his g35 with both abs and tcs... how do you turn it off? pull the fuses and relays.. haha.. who cares about warning lights.