Just wanted to know people thoughts on the day. I had a good day saw some things i didnt think i would see ( lol at the fire, that was so funny for so many different reasons, for one i had to tell them there was a fire before they realised )

OMG that blue Shelby flew, any one got any movies of that thing could they please post them.

Also who won????

Thanks
Grant

During practice was good to watch, once it hit 3pm looked like event co-ordination failed. I left 30min into the comp

I pulled up just before 3, and was dissapointed at the amount of action up until 4. It was fairly decent after then for about 30 min though.
But they need to be making launches every 20 - 30 secs, to keep us entertained

Yes, have to agree with everyone there sorry.
We dont have access to the tower to be able to use the microphone to keep spectators informed.
And the most annoying problem we had was drivers saying they were going to compete in the comp. and then when we came to call them up for a run they were nowhere to be found. So therefore, we had to spend time hunting around for drivers that were meant to be running.
Next month we are changing the format of the competition to accomodate this and hopefully it'll solve these problems.

Thanks to everyone who came out and we hope you did have a great day.

Yep went down there today and I liked it! Maybe a megaphone would help in rounding up the drivers.

yer thats all tru but still was sum really good drifting out there, good on the VT aswell he was cutting sik out there, also the 2 sprinters that were goin around 2gether was awesum got sum great pics.

best drifter to me was the r32 missing the front bar - had ttr sticker on the side

after 5 they started to rip it up, after most people left

what time did it go till, we had to leave, i have 500+ photos, and 2 vids of the stang, does someone wanna host them

was a good day just need to flow through the drivers a little more........ maybe a change in track also? ie sort of like the circuit used for powercruise last year? incorporated the skid pan area after turn 3, turn 5, turn 6 and turn 7........?????

have a selection process for the comp. ie. you have to be chosen to compete....

they do John its called qualifying ie the first round

yer we left at about 5:30 and who won?
it was awesome to see the sprinters giving it there best
and THE 86 (hsv) ur shift light was glowing strong

We thought that we were prepared to handle 40-ish cars in the competition but we can see now why the numbers are restricted by qualification in other events.
It just seems unfair to knock people out who might have never been out before they even get started.

thanks man was that on the track or outside you could see the shift light? Beau in the Panda Sprinter won the event i believe.....

Today woz cRaZy shit ay, some awesome shit goin on yeh that Shelby cut sick so far the best Drift day for this year, Creds to Driftzone and all the ppl that made it happen

Lee

yeah i was pretty dissapointed that i only got 1 run to prove myself and didn't even get another! one minute i think they said one driver leads and then you swap but i only got one run and i saw others that couldn't even hold a decent drift get 2 or 3 runs to quallify... what's the go???
not a big deal but need to work on your organization skills and judging a little guys ...

all in all was a good day! had a ball testing the new suspension out

Ill think youll find that might of been round one where there was the best of one run to go through to round 2 and 3 in the other format....

I think we r all forgettin one form of convo: The white Sprinter and the GT almost kissing

Lee

what was with that fire anyways??


i look forward to competing in a few of these day soon cam

fire thanx to DRF13 nice work bro, the guys that WERE MENT to put it out just stood around doin jack shit until it reached the other side of the track (they prolly wonder wot they get paid for)fire started from exhaust (i think)

Lee

Finally some 1 picks up on the convo that we r missin ^^^^^

Lee

who won anyhow???

i wish i went, the pics look like it was a good day

Another problem came in the form of a lot of people who had entered and had been practicing from for the first 2 hours deciding to pull out of competing moments before the Comp began. We had previously worked out pairings with all cars, then when a car pulls out it TOTALLY ruins this. In future, there will be no planned pairings and you will run against whoever is either in front of or behind you on the grid. For the first Comp with a field of 30 odd cars, our first approach worked perfectly. With a feild of 40+ cars, it was just too difficult chasing up people who had decided not to run, or were chatting to mates, or over getting a hotdog, can of coke but still waiting on the steakburger from their mate Stevo over at the canteen, or on the phone trying to hook up via SMS.

It was an assumption on my part that everybody who paid for the day would enter the Comp, [I know I would]
So yeah sorry guys, but this is only our second Comp and we are learning as we go.

Geeez Driftdays without Comps were So much easier. I got a lot more driving time too with those which I don't seem to get any more.

PS Sorry about the bushfire as well.

Im spewin I missed it, it sounds like it was a great day... I was really hoping to compete in this but my clutch decided to give way So I just stayed on the coast for the day.... and copped a defect fine.... But anyways, I will definately be at the next one for sure

Can you still drift without a license??


Crystal

it was a good event, a little disorganized. but i bet it will be even better the next time. was my first time out there and i fully enjoyed myself.

holy crap you lost your licence crystal? gah saw the cops on saturday doing a big defect stop post near broadbeach..heaps of cars were done

The skill level has jumped a lot ! Was good to see many drivers linking the entire drift section of the track.

Hahahah the little Red car had wayyyy to much power, the fella poped his front tires even though it was rear wheel drive. that fella was funny especially seeing him paired with the Shelby Mustang. Those two looked like they had a ball.

As per earlier said
Need a microphone.
and to have more cars on track

Other than that a good day

Yep need more carz on track, mayb should try 4

Lee

It was an ok day out, some of the drivers are pretty good...

the most fun cars in my opinion were the AE86 with the RB25 and that 800hp turbo V8 cobra! - i loved the way he lit up 3rd on the straight, very cool site to see!!!

OMS-180 - sorry to hear about your licence darl, and im sure you can still dorift on da track without a licence...

i might participate in the next one with EAT17....thats if i still have it by then....

Thanks to all those who came.
We have already started talking about the problems that arose due to the competition format and will address the issues before the next Drift day.
We most likely will at 3pm make the lane closest to the fence a comp lane and the far lane open, so that whilst the comp drivers are trying to get ready, e.g.. tires. The open lane can still allow others to get out.

We can only get so many cars on the track at one time for 2 reasons, 1. saftey and 2. when one person spins it does not ruin it for those behind.

Yeah was as great day apart from some minor hiccups i thought, but as u guys said ur just getting started and used to things......maybe when the guys register to drift they can tick a box or something saying whether they will be entering the comp or not so u kinda have a rough estimate of numbers..........n like MR E said about the lanes etc.......Good job guys...but yeah a microphone is needed and maybe a basic set of rules for each comp...so like dont change the rules comp to comp ...just a suggestion......

Was a great day :-)

I know this has been asked before , But is there a chance of possibly running just practice days with one car passes? (seperate from the drift comp days) - where the whole point of the day is just practice - and spectators dont get charged?

I for one need a lot of practice, and i would be more inclined to race more often if i knew that people werent paying to see me spin out every lap..

- I understand that some people were getting bored with the practice days - but for noob drifters i think they would still be very popular..

thoughts?? comments??

I wasn't being rude i was just suggesting

Comment on performancecars' post: id agree with u but spinning iz wot gets u betta, no? eg. a pale blue skyline that woz there woz pretty dodge when he started but by the end of the day he woz awesome

Lee