This is a thread to talk about drifting in the NT.

It's a place to talk about current or upcoming events, advice, or asking questions, even posting up pictures.

Just remember that any discussion of illegal activities will not be tolerated, and shall be dealt with.

So let's all play nice in here so it doesn't get closed, so no fights, flaming or other naughty type activities.

I'll start it on a "nice" note with a few photos of the boys doing their thing! Also a photo of my old 180SX which I sold to someone up here and apparently was written off

Not a huge drift fan, but I will say everytime I am at the track with the race car boys, the drifters have always improved!! Last weekend was pretty kick ass to watch, keep up the good work guys

Cheers, Mick

hahahahahahaha you have a PM Scotty

Thanks matey! See, I'm an "enthusiast" who appreciates all makes and models of vehicles! Once Rattler is finished I'd like to build a Datto 1600 drift car

Shotgun!

oooooo i like the sounds of that.

better have a rotor in it Scotty..........combine 2 good things to make 1 outstanding thing.

Feel the love for Danny's nuts Ford. Love it, no-one puts on a better smoke show.

http://www.zmit.info/gallery/namsc/hv/hvmay08

not too many this time... wasnt too crash hot. but the guys seemed to be doin pretty well again.
sorry i didnt end up seein ya scotty.

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drift 13b 1600 Scotty.mmmmmm tuff

gota say powercruise drifting just didnt realy do it for me so went agen and watched last weekend and my god jeffrey was just peeling, danny was putting on a good smoke show and the others were all good to watch keep up the good work drifters

Darren was going fantastic, love watching him at the hair pin

danny always does the v8 guys proud

and mmmmm shane in a vl is there any more to say !

Im a bit dissapointed with what is happening with the "club" of late....i'd have to have a bit of a think about it if i were to think of joining.......hint hint.....

Not really proffesional. If your going to bitch, dont do it on a public f**king forum where every man and his dog can read or you'll have NO CHANCE of getting any sort of funding or sponsorship in the future. To the ones in the club with half a brain this might prompt some action on behalf of its members to stop any negative publicity that you dont need.

Take this advice or not, i really dont give 2 hoots either way, your choice.

Now thats out of the way, Good to see some of the boys improving last week, darren with the wicked angle, danny with the smoke, and jeff for getting some corners linked pretty smoothly. Keep up the good work guys.

Nice pics from the event. I was the dag at Flagpoint 3 waving the green flag at the drifters. Can someone please confirm where you were allowed to start drifting? I was under the impression it could start from Turn 3/4 and go on until Turn 10. Or was it only from Turn 5? BIG thanks to the driver of the R32 - was it Jeff? Those burnouts probably wouldn't have been looked upon kindly by the guys in the tower, but they were very much appreciated by myself and the other guy who couldn't see any of the drift action.

Drifting is between turn 5 and 9 i think it is just after the sweeper. Turn 5 through to the sweeper are the only ones judged. They are allowed to go pretty close to each other now but on the last run are meant to be seperated and go singaly to be judged correctly so that the peepscan watch the whole run. This was not happening. Next time if your on that flagpoint can you talk with the guys on flagpoint 5 so when one is finished then you can wave the next guy through.

That's tuff matey, but I was thinking more about an LS/RB26DETT/FJ20DET powered Datto! Here's a photo of an RB going into a 510! Looks like a big job and the SR20 will go in much easier, but have had an SR20DET beofore and they bore me!

That would be stupidly and insanely overpowered.



I LIKE

that's one hell of alot of custom work

miss my p510, lucky i still have the plates

Thanks for the verification. I was trying to keep the guys evenly spaced during the first few runs, and they were pretty much spacing themselves out for the last run in each event. I didn't know until UNKNOWN mentioned to me that the last runs were judged and therefore meant to be spaced further apart. I thought we had it going pretty well, but it's obviously difficult to see how far around the corner each car is from Flagpoint 3. I'd been spacing the cars so that one car should have finished drifting Turn 5 when I waved the next car on. I'll make sure that next time we give a bit more room again.

From the point of view of someone standing at that flagpoint, it would be really, really good if TEDA could convince NAMSC to let them start drifting a Turn 3, as it would add an entertainment factor for the persons at that flagpoint - it's SOOOOO boring to wave people off and not get to see what fun they have a result. Plus Turns 3 & 4 would provide a nice point for drivers to start off with a fairly easy right-hand drift and flick to a left-hand drift, with plenty of room to straighten up (if desired) and prepare for Turn 5. Just my suggestion for you guys to consider.

They should just let them have the whole track.

would be good. The they might enter turn 5 properly if they already sliding. Hmmm something for them to look at. Got me fucked how it would be judged though cos you cant see the other corners.

Adam, regarding that request u just put up,

it would be better to talk to someone at teda, as bj's advice all be it maybe correct maybe not and they might have change,

and to stop any shit fights would be best to talk to the person incharge of judging or one of the teda committe members for clarification!

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Good advice there Lars things have changed since we were doing it so not sure.

actually u might want to fix that bj, which u have

thank u for clarifying the above!

PM as to how it is incorrect dude.

pm sent

PM replied now sit down womenz

thank u for editing, so if any mis conception people know where the information came from

That would be ideal, but getting Turns 3 & 4 included would be a good start. It appears that the guys that are turning up to compete are starting to get good, so it would be easier to convince NAMSC that more room to do their thing is in everyone's interest (eg. better for spectators, better for competitors, and more entries for the club as a result). Then moving up to having Turns 10 through 14 wouldn't be such a big step. Not sure if they'll allow drifting the full track, as there would probably be reserves about persons attempting to fishtail/drift up the main straight. Give it time - I'm sure these things will eventuate.

the straight has nothing to do with drifting

most drifting around australia is only a few corner's and not a whole track

u got to remember how much tyres you would go through doing the whole track!

but sounds good either way

No Scotty, I wont let you! You can have my car if I go back to the army...

Ha Haaaa!! Thanks Matt, but the Datto 1600 which we turned into a 510 was my 1st ever car so I have a passion for that model! I want my drift car to be "different".... but I know your mum's not that impressed with the shape of 'em, lol! She can get to pick the colour!

a datsun 1600 is a 510 / p510 it's the model number ? unsure how u managed to turn it into a 510 when that's how it left the factory ???

cool choice of car, and i believe one of the drift shops down south has made one also!

Sorry, I should've "elaberated" a little more, we turned her into a "Rally 510". We pulled both front and rear bumpers off and welded/bolted a piece of 2inch alloy round bar in their places. Dropped a 200SX engine with twin SU carbys (they were a b!tch to tune.... had to do it fortnightly) and put a set of Recaro racing seats in. It wasn't much but it made her look like a real rally car and as I was only 16yrs old so thought it was pretty cool! We also used windscreen wiper squirters and put them into the rear guards. When I was at a set of lights next to a big V8, I'd hit the button and detergent would squirt over the rear tyres (had it connected to another winscreen wiper bottle in engine bay) and I could sit there, light 'em up and smoke would be pouring from my rear tyres! Impressed alot of people back then! Wish I still had photos of her, but was back in the Ice Age before digital cameras evolved and have lost many a photo album throughout the years

Something similar but I had 13" Magnums


My father raced 1600's as a privateer at Mallala Raceway in Adelaide before he passed away in '74 and was only 1second behind Team Nissan! So the Dattos are in my blood and always will be! Thanks for the comment, I'll do some research and find out who it is that's building it

Scotty, been in 1600's since i was 7 when my brother got one well about 4 at the time,

my sister had one with axe wholes in the doors and bonnet,

my first car was a 1600 and during that time at 4 of them

Go go datto-mobile, this has now become the 1600 thread

Sweet!! When I start the build I'll be looking for advice! They're definately a classic! I had the '69 model (no pun intended)

Back on topic:

When are the drifters going to hire the track privately again??

alex, we all know there the best

ask devo

well there is a 200B SSS, a blue bird powered by FJ20 turbo... a 1600 with the maddest rollcage... minis everywhere.... and piles of different engines.... I still think RB30ET powered 200B is the go!!!! plus the stroker crank to take the FJ to 2.4 litre

that takes money... organisation... and a time that suits all of those that are happy to pitch in.

so i think the first step for that is to establish when works for the most people.

If TEDA ensure that NAMSC know that the straight isn't going to be used for any drifting, and perhaps keeping the 80/100km/h speed limit up the straight, then I wouldn't imagine there'd be as much resistance as if they simply asked to be able to use the whole track. I know it seems pedantic to have to specify the difference, but it may help you guys get to where you want to be sooner.

And if the number of entries is holding whole track drifting back, then someone give me a set of 16" wheels to suit the GT-Four, with tyres, and I'll be out there next meet. Not that I can drift, but I can enter anyway.

You will lose the ability to judge if you open up that much of the track - I think mastering a few corners will help anyway.

The judging doesn't necessarily have to cover the whole track. Allow drifting to take place on all corners, but only have a small group of corners (eg. Turns 7-11) judged.

just use the whole track on a prac day

I liked jeff's idea of two start point's , so one at turn 3-4 and one for the down hill part , so you have a break between sections

but with all things

peoples wouldn't be drifting for that long in the day

the boys have problems with having enough tyres now, so u imagine if u open the whole track up, how long are the drifters going to be drifting for ?

namsc has already said yes to us using the back section of the track on normal track days with the condition that only people good enough can use it, so we dont have someone new flying off and hitting a wall. I believe the system for deciding who is good enough will be decided at the next teda meeting.

Good point, but then that is the inherent issue with drifting - it's the ultimate tyre killer.



Excellent!

Cant afford the tyres, dont drift, simple.

Or, find sponsership. There's plenty of s/hand tyres around, you dont have to use brand new ones.

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