I got some dish in my life!! - Page 3 - Drifting forum

MJG · 13-07-2008, 20:52

RE: suspension setup, don't blame it, drive a standard 25year old family saloon then you'll love your s15s setup I'm sure. Having trouble with it "snapping back" is 100% down to driver, you can telegraph standard suspension very easily and generally you can get the timing right on standard suspension 10x easier than with coilovers and all that jazz because everything happens so slowly. Just be quicker with the steering, this comes with practice, such as at Crail.

RE: your mate proving your a drifter because your old tyres on old rims were "on the cords" it just means you were irresponsible driving on the road with defective tyres (not good! Trust me), if you were a drifter you'd have 10 spare wheels with a shed full of tyres and you'd only know what tread was left by going to have a look in a dark corner of your garden lol.

RyanH · 13-07-2008, 21:26

The wheels look nice, it'll look much better when it's lower though.

Fair play to drifting an aero kitted S15, I know I wouldn't be willing to risk it!

luckyshot66 · 13-07-2008, 23:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by MJG

RE: your mate proving your a drifter because your old tyres on old rims were "on the cords" it just means you were irresponsible driving on the road with defective tyres (not good! Trust me), if you were a drifter you'd have 10 spare wheels with a shed full of tyres and you'd only know what tread was left by going to have a look in a dark corner of your garden lol.

ok maybe i over exaggerated a bit as they were close to being below the legal limit, but was just sayin that he does drift just not at crail, Its a good ways away and work commitments etc....

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdmash

learning. he said hes not. he hasn't been to a practice day. and not childish its a bit of friendly banter.

fair doo's if its all friendly banter but its doesnt read like that.

Just so i know when i get my first drift car, I need an old car and 10 spare wheels in the garage to be a drifter, awesome

(that was just trying to make a bit of fun out of this thread, incase i get flamed)

Dan Norton · 13-07-2008, 23:17

Nice housing estate!!!

MJG · 14-07-2008, 06:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by luckyshot66

Just so i know when i get my first drift car, I need an old car and 10 spare wheels in the garage to be a drifter, awesome

That's right, you're not a drifter until the council have complaints of you running a tyre business (that ACTUALLY happened/was threatened

)

uncle silvia · 14-07-2008, 08:20

Good choice of wheels....... Ive got these in silver on my (dead

) s14!

mint · 14-07-2008, 16:55

fair play however i think things have been blown a bit out of proportion here, as far as i can see i dont pick up on it as "friendly banter" and im usually pretty good with the banter thing too.

Meh im not that worried at the end of the day, I haven't been to crail yeah fair play, I also didn't say i was a shit hot drifter and i think you'll note i didn't actually say i wasn't practicing.. these comments? Have been created by you guys .. not me.

And also Mike, my garage is now full of tyres, well not full but iirc there's like 8 or so i think (So plus the 4 on the car) im getting there >.<'

I'll ensure not to make a thread of similar nature again tho lol as the last 2 pages was just full of shite to be honest hahahah!

Thanks for em, keeping my entertained and smiling over the last 24hours lmfao!

royal · 14-07-2008, 17:16

Don't take it the wrong way mate! I feel like a bit of a c*ck as you're obviously a sound bloke. I'm just very keen on getting people skidding and not stuck in shiny car land where you spend a fortune on upgrades

I was in the same position as you last year. I've wanted to try skidding for years but never have because I thought you needed a powerful car and that it was very expensive. I had the expensive car but was afraid to skid it in case I killed it. What people often don't realise is that you don't need an expensive car to skid. I had more fun in a £300 BMW than I ever had in £10k of 550bhp Rx7! and plus I could then afford to keep it going, or just buy another when I wrapped it around a lamppost 3mths later! Now I've sacrificed a few trampers I feel confident enough to get the Rex out to play again. I wish I knew this earlier because I could have been drifting instead of spending thousands on a car that looked and drove well but didn't actually do much. Thats why I always make a big deal out of it when new people in the same position come on here every month or two.

mint · 14-07-2008, 17:23

Yeah Royal no prob's, To fair i think i took the original comment to heart a bit much hence my initial reply.

Totally Totally understand what your saying! Without a shadow of a doubt, in ways i do really regret buying the s15 for the fact as you said, however i wont be in the country for xx amount of years now so i figure just get it the way i want it, have some fun and take it off the road and let it wait on my return

haha.

I scrapped a few positivness out this thread tho not a worry

haha, needs to get to some good circuits tho as i wanna get some propar time in but just right now i have no spare papers to do so, as i also enjoy attending shows hence buying wheels just now. Anyways.. its like 23'+ outside needs to go do something

Andy_f · 14-07-2008, 17:30

Come along to one of the BDC rounds, and we'll give you a few passenger rides. I'm sure then that'll encourage you to get your ass in gear.

mint · 14-07-2008, 17:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy_f

Come along to one of the BDC rounds, and we'll give you a few passenger rides. I'm sure then that'll encourage you to get your ass in gear.

That sounds like a plan to me andy!

I was down at Crail watchin the EDC (Round 2 i think) the day i got back from Japan so im always usually keen on long treks for days out!

but yeah, if thats cool then i'll need to oragnise a trip down, and someone can jump in my seat and show me what to do

lol

Thacko · 14-07-2008, 17:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by mint

That sounds like a plan to me andy!

I was down at Crail watchin the EDC (Round 2 i think) the day i got back from Japan so im always usually keen on long treks for days out!

God dude it was knockhill ...................... ur such a lifestyler

luckyshot66 · 14-07-2008, 17:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by mint

That sounds like a plan to me andy!

I was down at Crail watchin the EDC (Round 2 i think) the day i got back from Japan so im always usually keen on long treks for days out!

but yeah, if thats cool then i'll need to oragnise a trip down, and someone can jump in my seat and show me what to do

lol

I think you mean Knockhill minto

That sounds like a great day, anyone fancy taking me on a passenger ride?

Two_Sheds · 14-07-2008, 18:43

I'm sure any of the regular boys at Crail would be more than happy to take you guys out for a spin, give you some tips etc., despite it being a pretty gash track its still great fun to hoon about.

Theres a couple of guys who come down from Aberdeen quite regularly too, maybe you could come down with them at some point?

mint · 14-07-2008, 19:08

I meant crail........... lol dammit >.< haha oh well

yeah feel pretty noobish now haha, yeah could be a plan indeed!

Zoomj · 14-07-2008, 19:11

nice dish you got there mate, spot on

jamespa28 · 14-07-2008, 21:12

I joined DW last year the week I bought my S15, put a couple of really stupid threads and posts up I'm sure. It was the first car I owned that I was to purposely oversteer on an organised drift day

As soon as I got my bearings in the drift world, I bought a set of shitty steels, collected myself some part worns and went down to trampdrift! I bought my car to have fun with, I couldn't afford to fix the thing if it blew up, but frick it, it's a lump of metal and it's there to have fun with.

Mint is quite a nice kid, I've spoken to him on plenty of occassions, however I genuinely believe as much as he tells everybody he's skint, he just doesn't wanna smash up or blow up his pride and joy! And I totally understand that!

Personally I'm just a bit too much of an adrenaline junkie to give a frick about my paintwork quite frankly

I recommend you get down to a Crail and give it some gentle power overs. Standard S15's on 16's will drift like an automatic, all it takes is a flick and bit of countersteer/throttle control and your having fun! You'll realise you've learnt jackshit about drifting if you get the opportunity to drive something slow but it's all about having fun!

I seriously recommend you get on a basic practise day mint, the three days I did in my S15 resulted in a set of split turbo feeds and a couple of intimate moments with traffic cones - that is all! Then again you could do the bottom end on the first lap! I've blown up so many cars on the road driving casually, I'd rather get my money's worth out of it on a drift day!

LiGhTnInG · 03-08-2008, 13:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scotty_S14A

Loving it mint

lol at the comments tho, just wait dude the doubters won't have leg to stand on when you get back from japan.

EDC? EDC of frick all LOL

Lol. Did mint get you to sign up just so you could post on his thread to back him up?

Mint. Go get some seat time. Stop being a lifestyler.

Gavwan · 03-08-2008, 14:18

Dude the rims look nice on your tidy car...

...personally I'm a fan of battle scars but each to his own -or should that be 'give it time'?

G-Man · 03-08-2008, 20:52

only if you drive like me...
I find it's mostly a case of "when will i rip the next bit of bodywork off" it makes the car look mean.
I'm such a lifestyler I bought pikey's old front end and then smashed it up some more with a hammer for the proper "daily skid" look!

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13-07-2008, 20:52	#41 (permalink)
MJG e30 of Death Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Derby, England Posts: 10,926	RE: suspension setup, don't blame it, drive a standard 25year old family saloon then you'll love your s15s setup I'm sure. Having trouble with it "snapping back" is 100% down to driver, you can telegraph standard suspension very easily and generally you can get the timing right on standard suspension 10x easier than with coilovers and all that jazz because everything happens so slowly. Just be quicker with the steering, this comes with practice, such as at Crail. RE: your mate proving your a drifter because your old tyres on old rims were "on the cords" it just means you were irresponsible driving on the road with defective tyres (not good! Trust me), if you were a drifter you'd have 10 spare wheels with a shed full of tyres and you'd only know what tread was left by going to have a look in a dark corner of your garden lol.

13-07-2008, 21:26	#42 (permalink)
RyanH spl dori master Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Orpington / Bromley Posts: 316	The wheels look nice, it'll look much better when it's lower though. Fair play to drifting an aero kitted S15, I know I wouldn't be willing to risk it!

13-07-2008, 23:17	#44 (permalink)
Dan Norton dorifto kingu! Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,417	Nice housing estate!!!

14-07-2008, 08:20	#46 (permalink)
uncle silvia dorifto kingu! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Plymouth , UK Posts: 625	Good choice of wheels....... Ive got these in silver on my (dead ) s14!

14-07-2008, 16:55	#47 (permalink)
mint minto kun™ Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Asakusa, Tokyo Posts: 845	fair play however i think things have been blown a bit out of proportion here, as far as i can see i dont pick up on it as "friendly banter" and im usually pretty good with the banter thing too. Meh im not that worried at the end of the day, I haven't been to crail yeah fair play, I also didn't say i was a shit hot drifter and i think you'll note i didn't actually say i wasn't practicing.. these comments? Have been created by you guys .. not me. And also Mike, my garage is now full of tyres, well not full but iirc there's like 8 or so i think (So plus the 4 on the car) im getting there >.<' I'll ensure not to make a thread of similar nature again tho lol as the last 2 pages was just full of shite to be honest hahahah! Thanks for em, keeping my entertained and smiling over the last 24hours lmfao!

14-07-2008, 17:16	#48 (permalink)
royal S1- F.T break! Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 4,016	Don't take it the wrong way mate! I feel like a bit of a c*ck as you're obviously a sound bloke. I'm just very keen on getting people skidding and not stuck in shiny car land where you spend a fortune on upgrades I was in the same position as you last year. I've wanted to try skidding for years but never have because I thought you needed a powerful car and that it was very expensive. I had the expensive car but was afraid to skid it in case I killed it. What people often don't realise is that you don't need an expensive car to skid. I had more fun in a £300 BMW than I ever had in £10k of 550bhp Rx7! and plus I could then afford to keep it going, or just buy another when I wrapped it around a lamppost 3mths later! Now I've sacrificed a few trampers I feel confident enough to get the Rex out to play again. I wish I knew this earlier because I could have been drifting instead of spending thousands on a car that looked and drove well but didn't actually do much. Thats why I always make a big deal out of it when new people in the same position come on here every month or two.

14-07-2008, 17:23	#49 (permalink)
mint minto kun™ Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Asakusa, Tokyo Posts: 845	Yeah Royal no prob's, To fair i think i took the original comment to heart a bit much hence my initial reply. Totally Totally understand what your saying! Without a shadow of a doubt, in ways i do really regret buying the s15 for the fact as you said, however i wont be in the country for xx amount of years now so i figure just get it the way i want it, have some fun and take it off the road and let it wait on my return haha. I scrapped a few positivness out this thread tho not a worry haha, needs to get to some good circuits tho as i wanna get some propar time in but just right now i have no spare papers to do so, as i also enjoy attending shows hence buying wheels just now. Anyways.. its like 23'+ outside needs to go do something

14-07-2008, 17:30	#50 (permalink)
Andy_f 2 Tone again! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Redditch/Birmingham Posts: 1,873	Come along to one of the BDC rounds, and we'll give you a few passenger rides. I'm sure then that'll encourage you to get your ass in gear.

14-07-2008, 18:43	#54 (permalink)
Two_Sheds chaplad Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Fife, Scotland Posts: 473	I'm sure any of the regular boys at Crail would be more than happy to take you guys out for a spin, give you some tips etc., despite it being a pretty gash track its still great fun to hoon about. Theres a couple of guys who come down from Aberdeen quite regularly too, maybe you could come down with them at some point?

14-07-2008, 19:08	#55 (permalink)
mint minto kun™ Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Asakusa, Tokyo Posts: 845	I meant crail........... lol dammit >.< haha oh well yeah feel pretty noobish now haha, yeah could be a plan indeed!

14-07-2008, 19:11	#56 (permalink)
Zoomj Is Skint Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: hedge end, southampton Posts: 533	nice dish you got there mate, spot on

14-07-2008, 21:12	#57 (permalink)
jamespa28 dorifto kingu! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Gloucester, England Posts: 1,477	I joined DW last year the week I bought my S15, put a couple of really stupid threads and posts up I'm sure. It was the first car I owned that I was to purposely oversteer on an organised drift day As soon as I got my bearings in the drift world, I bought a set of shitty steels, collected myself some part worns and went down to trampdrift! I bought my car to have fun with, I couldn't afford to fix the thing if it blew up, but frick it, it's a lump of metal and it's there to have fun with. Mint is quite a nice kid, I've spoken to him on plenty of occassions, however I genuinely believe as much as he tells everybody he's skint, he just doesn't wanna smash up or blow up his pride and joy! And I totally understand that! Personally I'm just a bit too much of an adrenaline junkie to give a frick about my paintwork quite frankly I recommend you get down to a Crail and give it some gentle power overs. Standard S15's on 16's will drift like an automatic, all it takes is a flick and bit of countersteer/throttle control and your having fun! You'll realise you've learnt jackshit about drifting if you get the opportunity to drive something slow but it's all about having fun! I seriously recommend you get on a basic practise day mint, the three days I did in my S15 resulted in a set of split turbo feeds and a couple of intimate moments with traffic cones - that is all! Then again you could do the bottom end on the first lap! I've blown up so many cars on the road driving casually, I'd rather get my money's worth out of it on a drift day!

03-08-2008, 14:18	#59 (permalink)
Gavwan touge runner Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Essex Posts: 198	Dude the rims look nice on your tidy car... ...personally I'm a fan of battle scars but each to his own -or should that be 'give it time'?

03-08-2008, 20:52	#60 (permalink)
G-Man i do skids Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Grantham Posts: 832	only if you drive like me... I find it's mostly a case of "when will i rip the next bit of bodywork off" it makes the car look mean. I'm such a lifestyler I bought pikey's old front end and then smashed it up some more with a hammer for the proper "daily skid" look!