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10-21-2008, 07:08 AM
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Now you have to get an NA FC orrrr an AE86 so you can learn inertia drifting, then we'll get you behind the wheel of an SW20 so you can learn how to control feint and braking drifts, then, last but not least . . .
We'll get you with SW-1 so you can learn HOW TO MIX DEM PHAT BEETS!
w00t w00t
-Dave
We'll get you with SW-1 so you can learn HOW TO MIX DEM PHAT BEETS!
w00t w00t
-Dave
10-26-2008, 07:27 AM
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I didn't SAY ANYTHING!!!!!!!!
I honestly was thinking that I would LOVE to get a chance to tandem with these guys, just to see where the Japanese/American interchange on drift skill is.
I think since my ventures in J-land I've gotten exponentially better.
I would LOVE to test it out, now to get my Mustang over to Japan, LOL! Those Japanese guys would FREAK they LOVE American muscle cars!
-Dave
I honestly was thinking that I would LOVE to get a chance to tandem with these guys, just to see where the Japanese/American interchange on drift skill is.
I think since my ventures in J-land I've gotten exponentially better.
I would LOVE to test it out, now to get my Mustang over to Japan, LOL! Those Japanese guys would FREAK they LOVE American muscle cars!
-Dave
10-27-2008, 02:05 PM
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yea bro... its cool when people see you trying a new line every time.. you spin back to back.. and then the next time you complete what you were attempting and they are like "whoaa.. did he just pull that off" lol.
all i have to say is.. think while drifting lol.. its easy.. imagine your line before you get to it and it will come. i had to calm down a bit.. i was getting angry because well..
-i cant keep still because i have no harness yet
-the chassis is tweaked
-bad alignment
-not so good front tires.
which i will correct lol, but work comes first.........
all i have to say is.. think while drifting lol.. its easy.. imagine your line before you get to it and it will come. i had to calm down a bit.. i was getting angry because well..
-i cant keep still because i have no harness yet
-the chassis is tweaked
-bad alignment
-not so good front tires.
which i will correct lol, but work comes first.........
10-27-2008, 07:46 PM
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i mean i started the day with some mixed matched 215/45/17's at 40psi
however i had a set of Bridgestone Grid III's 235/45/17 i put them on @ about 38 psi and i had much better control.
then one of my old school work rims bent so i took the tires off in between sessions and swap them to another set of 17in wheels and my day went even smoother with balanced wheels.
I really miss my Falken RT-615's
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the conditions were wet and dry so the psi level was lowered to maintain more contact with the ground. i even dropped the psi in the rear to about 43psi. when it got dry i put it back up to 52psi.
however i had a set of Bridgestone Grid III's 235/45/17 i put them on @ about 38 psi and i had much better control.
then one of my old school work rims bent so i took the tires off in between sessions and swap them to another set of 17in wheels and my day went even smoother with balanced wheels.
I really miss my Falken RT-615's
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the conditions were wet and dry so the psi level was lowered to maintain more contact with the ground. i even dropped the psi in the rear to about 43psi. when it got dry i put it back up to 52psi.
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10-27-2008, 08:49 PM
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ROFLMAO!
WOW those are some SERIOUSLY high tire pressures. We were talking about that at a dinner though. It was myself and some other drivers, two of them pro, and they were saying how when you're talking to the Japanese guys, they all say run like 80 and 90 PSI on your tires.
The whole table was like "What?!", we honestly could not believe that, even Andy was wondering how it could work, LOL! But Marty explained how they run those insane tire pressures and just keep the wheels spinning from entry to exit and all the way to the next turn.
Then Andy chimed in about how in America we run LOWER tire pressures because we want more grip and more smoke. In Japan they run higher, so Marty mentions how funny it is to hear all the Japanese guys saying 80psi, 90psi, then you talk to the American drivers and you hear 30psi, 28psi, LOL!
Honestly big bro, I would drop my tire pressure WAY lower than what you've got them at. 52 is astronomically high to say you run your own tires. Don't they just delaminate themselves after a while?
-Dave
PS: It makes sense though because when you watch Americans drift, it's this huge smoke show with crazy angle, if you watch Japanese, they just flick in, start sliding and rock some amazing distances, but not much smoke. Especially when they're drifting in Japan.
WOW those are some SERIOUSLY high tire pressures. We were talking about that at a dinner though. It was myself and some other drivers, two of them pro, and they were saying how when you're talking to the Japanese guys, they all say run like 80 and 90 PSI on your tires.
The whole table was like "What?!", we honestly could not believe that, even Andy was wondering how it could work, LOL! But Marty explained how they run those insane tire pressures and just keep the wheels spinning from entry to exit and all the way to the next turn.
Then Andy chimed in about how in America we run LOWER tire pressures because we want more grip and more smoke. In Japan they run higher, so Marty mentions how funny it is to hear all the Japanese guys saying 80psi, 90psi, then you talk to the American drivers and you hear 30psi, 28psi, LOL!
Honestly big bro, I would drop my tire pressure WAY lower than what you've got them at. 52 is astronomically high to say you run your own tires. Don't they just delaminate themselves after a while?
-Dave
PS: It makes sense though because when you watch Americans drift, it's this huge smoke show with crazy angle, if you watch Japanese, they just flick in, start sliding and rock some amazing distances, but not much smoke. Especially when they're drifting in Japan.
10-28-2008, 07:45 AM
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I took advice from a 86 driver who has lived and drifted in the mountains of japan for 20 years .. who is located in the states now. since doing so i like the feeling, you do realize a lower psi means way way more sidewall flex
80 psi
never heard of it yet
but higher psi less contact with ground and stiffen sidewalls unless you want to stretch tires
i don't need smoke lol
80 psi
never heard of it yet
but higher psi less contact with ground and stiffen sidewalls unless you want to stretch tires
i don't need smoke lol
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10-28-2008, 08:06 AM
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At first, I wasn't about smoke or show either, I just wanted to get sideways. But the more I started driving with some of the better sliders, the more I wanted to get that aggression.
I'm, by no means, looking to go pro, but highly competitive at my level . . .yes . . .I would love that!
-Dave
I'm, by no means, looking to go pro, but highly competitive at my level . . .yes . . .I would love that!
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10-28-2008, 08:33 AM
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Dave you cant kid us
you want to bask in the sun.. you want your long golden hair to blow in the wind as they scream your name as you drink from the bottle of Glory.
wtf am i talking about.................clutch kick sideways *****es.
you want to bask in the sun.. you want your long golden hair to blow in the wind as they scream your name as you drink from the bottle of Glory.
wtf am i talking about.................clutch kick sideways *****es.
10-28-2008, 08:53 AM
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I honestly am thinking about doing all of my 2nd gear drifting in 3rd gear from now on. That would mean going against my virtues and actually start clutch kicking for initiation (I love braking and feint drifts) but I have to push to that next level somehow . . .
-Dave
-Dave