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**Mitch** · 18-04-2007, 11:14

Was a great day. Sun was out, lotsa great people

From a marshalls point of view, there seemed to be tons of track time, the surface is really good on tyres and everyone behaved impeccably, which is always nice as you never know who is watching

BillyFIVE · 18-04-2007, 12:29

Wow! sounds awesome. proper motivation to get me car sorted and get skidding

Conor-Vtec86 · 18-04-2007, 12:31

Im deffo going to make the trip over during the summer for one of the days maybe 2,looks brilliant and sounds like it ran well!!

superclarkey · 18-04-2007, 13:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stavros

Id rather have less people and less money then passengers and higher price or whatever.

This was the point i was trying to make..

Glad you agree

**James** · 18-04-2007, 13:38

cheers guys, we were really pleased with how the day went and it was great to see how much people progressed as the days went on

BIG thanks to the marshal crew and big thanks to all the drivers for behaving so nicely and keeping everything as stress free as we wanted it to be

We've taken some ideas and suggestions away and will be making improvements for next time

We're aware that the passenger thing is quite high priority for a few people, the issue this time round was that with the particular insurer/policy we had for the day, we were quoted an extra £150 for passenger cover and it was an extra cost we couldn't cover ourselves. We'll work to get this cost down as much as possible, and if passenger people are happy to chip in a bit each to cover the cost of the extra insurance, we've got no problem at all with people taking their friends and co drivers out for a bit of fun and maybe a few pointers

Overall it was a great day and I feel and a good indicator of things to come

(might take some sun cream with me next time......)

superclarkey · 18-04-2007, 15:19

Haha i'm burnt lol

Dex · 18-04-2007, 15:20

i wouldnt mind paying a tenner to drive along with some folks

MJG · 18-04-2007, 15:33

Yeah an extra 5 - 10 per person isn't bad and if there's over 50 people there then it's hardly anything extra per person! It would be good for people in my situation where I was trying to give advice, and due to the nature of the venue it makes a great place for beginners due to masses of track time on the small donutty/circly area. Our sierra went through about 12 tyres or so, we were changing them round to negate the camber issues

they were mostly shit ones though - tyre pile 14s are always fricked as people who have 14s on their cars generally are poor and don't change tyres willy nilly.

WelshMart · 18-04-2007, 18:45

Thank DW's, had a great day for my first go at drifting. Cant wait for the next one.

MJG · 18-04-2007, 20:02

It was Mart's sierra yesterday/in the pics

Cheers for letting me hoon around in it!

Dex · 18-04-2007, 20:15

looking at the video, why wasn't the "high speed track" a full lap?

John@TunerUK · 18-04-2007, 20:18

It was a copy of the track used at round one of the EDC

superclarkey · 18-04-2007, 23:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dex

looking at the video, why wasn't the "high speed track" a full lap?

Better then having two tracks the same

**Phil** · 18-04-2007, 23:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dex

looking at the video, why wasn't the "high speed track" a full lap?

Because I wanted people to practice a run the same way they would have to do it during a qualification run for any intermediate, pro-am or pro competition.. It could have been linked without a problem but going round in circles waggling from side to side is easy.. Accelerating as hard as you can and entering the first corner correctly is not, and it's something that 90% of drifters in this country get wrong. I'd like Driftworks practice days to go some way to correcting that

superclarkey · 18-04-2007, 23:54

No one cliped cones on entry.... if it was me i would have invisioned ebisu's wall and gone in deep flat !...

....maybe it was good no one let me skid there car

ha! ha

(and if all had failed i would have cracked open a new tub of butter)

Matt_S · 19-04-2007, 00:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by superclarkey

No one cliped cones on entry....

You dont necessarily need to clip a cone on entry. Just on the clipping point

superclarkey · 19-04-2007, 00:10

and that is why i'm cool and your not

haha

BACKWARDS ENTRY YO ! SPASTIC ENTRY CONE CLIPPING

chunk · 19-04-2007, 00:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stavros

I guess the passenger thing is a lil bit dissapointing for some, but personally, I dont see the problem, your there to get better at drifting, not take folk for joy rides.

Id rather have less people and less money then passengers and higher price or whatever.

Im in 100% agreement, I just expected passengers would be allowed i guess, hence why i took a mate.

Anywoo, t'was a cracking day, im still on a high from it

**Kenny** · 21-04-2007, 05:15

i am just about recovery from the day. It was a great day with well behave drivers except the good old TNS boys.......

but fun is what's all about. The venue is so great, it has so much potenital. Seeing most people progress so much towards the end is unbelieve. I think it's all down to the amount of track time they have.

My KE have improved massively due to the laser eye tracking. I haven't been so happy drifting for a long time. can't wait for the 5th May and it's Saturday, traffic should be better round M42/A42, better get book up quick before it's full.

Mike@TDSW · 26-04-2007, 19:54

Bit late I know but didn't know his on-line name to say ta.
Thanks to 20v-Will to helping us out with his big wrench

and lending me his airline on the day.

Me and my passenger were driving around at lunch time looking for lunch and somewhere to pump up some tyres when we remembered we were parked next to a tyre van all morning

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18-04-2007, 11:14	#21 (permalink)
Mitch Driftgarage Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Derby fulltime Posts: 10,099	Was a great day. Sun was out, lotsa great people From a marshalls point of view, there seemed to be tons of track time, the surface is really good on tyres and everyone behaved impeccably, which is always nice as you never know who is watching

18-04-2007, 12:29	#22 (permalink)
BillyFIVE no disassemble Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Norwich. I just live here, I ain't no local! Posts: 1,015	Wow! sounds awesome. proper motivation to get me car sorted and get skidding

18-04-2007, 12:31	#23 (permalink)
Conor-Vtec86 spl dori master Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 279	Im deffo going to make the trip over during the summer for one of the days maybe 2,looks brilliant and sounds like it ran well!!

18-04-2007, 13:38	#25 (permalink)
James Lights out! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Birmingham UK Posts: 7,496	cheers guys, we were really pleased with how the day went and it was great to see how much people progressed as the days went on BIG thanks to the marshal crew and big thanks to all the drivers for behaving so nicely and keeping everything as stress free as we wanted it to be We've taken some ideas and suggestions away and will be making improvements for next time We're aware that the passenger thing is quite high priority for a few people, the issue this time round was that with the particular insurer/policy we had for the day, we were quoted an extra £150 for passenger cover and it was an extra cost we couldn't cover ourselves. We'll work to get this cost down as much as possible, and if passenger people are happy to chip in a bit each to cover the cost of the extra insurance, we've got no problem at all with people taking their friends and co drivers out for a bit of fun and maybe a few pointers Overall it was a great day and I feel and a good indicator of things to come (might take some sun cream with me next time......)

18-04-2007, 15:19	#26 (permalink)
superclarkey Mood=Badical! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Birmingham-spec Posts: 8,588	Haha i'm burnt lol

18-04-2007, 15:20	#27 (permalink)
Dex kut! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Clogsville Posts: 9,010	i wouldnt mind paying a tenner to drive along with some folks

18-04-2007, 15:33	#28 (permalink)
MJG e30 of Death Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Derby, England Posts: 10,931	Yeah an extra 5 - 10 per person isn't bad and if there's over 50 people there then it's hardly anything extra per person! It would be good for people in my situation where I was trying to give advice, and due to the nature of the venue it makes a great place for beginners due to masses of track time on the small donutty/circly area. Our sierra went through about 12 tyres or so, we were changing them round to negate the camber issues they were mostly shit ones though - tyre pile 14s are always fricked as people who have 14s on their cars generally are poor and don't change tyres willy nilly.

18-04-2007, 18:45	#29 (permalink)
WelshMart touge runner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 167	Thank DW's, had a great day for my first go at drifting. Cant wait for the next one.

18-04-2007, 20:02	#30 (permalink)
MJG e30 of Death Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Derby, England Posts: 10,931	It was Mart's sierra yesterday/in the pics Cheers for letting me hoon around in it!

18-04-2007, 20:15	#31 (permalink)
Dex kut! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Clogsville Posts: 9,010	looking at the video, why wasn't the "high speed track" a full lap?

18-04-2007, 20:18	#32 (permalink)
John@TunerUK tail slider Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 92	It was a copy of the track used at round one of the EDC

18-04-2007, 23:54	#35 (permalink)
superclarkey Mood=Badical! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Birmingham-spec Posts: 8,588	No one cliped cones on entry.... if it was me i would have invisioned ebisu's wall and gone in deep flat !... ....maybe it was good no one let me skid there car ha! ha (and if all had failed i would have cracked open a new tub of butter)

19-04-2007, 00:10	#37 (permalink)
superclarkey Mood=Badical! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Birmingham-spec Posts: 8,588	and that is why i'm cool and your not haha BACKWARDS ENTRY YO ! SPASTIC ENTRY CONE CLIPPING

21-04-2007, 05:15	#39 (permalink)
Kenny -NIGHTSPIRIT FAMILY- Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Corolland Posts: 3,074	i am just about recovery from the day. It was a great day with well behave drivers except the good old TNS boys....... but fun is what's all about. The venue is so great, it has so much potenital. Seeing most people progress so much towards the end is unbelieve. I think it's all down to the amount of track time they have. My KE have improved massively due to the laser eye tracking. I haven't been so happy drifting for a long time. can't wait for the 5th May and it's Saturday, traffic should be better round M42/A42, better get book up quick before it's full.

26-04-2007, 19:54	#40 (permalink)
Mike@TDSW dorifto kingu! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,349	Bit late I know but didn't know his on-line name to say ta. Thanks to 20v-Will to helping us out with his big wrench and lending me his airline on the day. Me and my passenger were driving around at lunch time looking for lunch and somewhere to pump up some tyres when we remembered we were parked next to a tyre van all morning