Hows our boys do? - Page 2 - Drifting forum

superclarkey · 20-04-2008, 22:48

Fair few cars went into the armco

Great day, amazing driving.. bon was knocked out but he was on it well and good!

Some very strange judging imho....

clarkey.

**Phil** · 20-04-2008, 22:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by eircamae86

Was Bon Bon not happy with the result of his runs?

He wasn't happy with how he drove I think. He looked to be going really well in the second vid Reds posted, the first show's a correction though.

Stavros · 20-04-2008, 23:35

YouTube - Prodrift Europe Round1

Mint vid

RED · 21-04-2008, 00:36

Another couple of vids. Got quite a few more too so bear with me.

YouTube - Prodrift Europe Round 1

YouTube - Prodrift Europe Round 1

FrictionAddiction · 21-04-2008, 00:51

retrodan called me to tell me how it was all going. he sounded really dissapointed with himself

. but fair game to him, he had been working so hard last few weeks to get the car ready in time, then got in mapped etc on friday and only just caught his ferry, he didnt sleep or eat for over 40 hours. then to drive the car, he had never driven before to go out there and go for it hoping it would do him well considering how rushed he was to get it done.. i didnt even see him for the time he was working on it!! dedicated..... i think so

dancin_with_a_cow · 21-04-2008, 01:59

just back from it there myself... it was confusing at the end... alot of people went home thinking darren mc namara won as he was called our over the loudspeaker as the winner, however when it came to the presentation alan took 1st...

dancin_with_a_cow · 21-04-2008, 02:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by IrishPaddy

1st Daren Macnnamara sr86
2nd Alan lenihan s13
3rd Damien mulvey rb26 powered s13
4th James Deane s13

was james deane not driving an s14?

JacobPhoto · 21-04-2008, 03:38

James Deane was in fact in the S14...

Overall, I was REALLY impressed with the driving today! From Ireland, UK, and abroad, there were about 8 drivers who could have taken the win had it not been for minor mistakes. I think this series is as competitive if not moreso than the US events as far as competitive skill goes.

It was grand meeting many of you, look forward to coming over again soon

jap-si · 21-04-2008, 07:13

has anyone spoken to dec? is he alright?

Conor-Vtec86 · 21-04-2008, 08:05

very strange how darren mac was awareded the win then 2 mins later it was given to aln,not taking anything away from alan but darren was on fire all weekend,he put a super pass on martin ffrench on the saturday PRODRIFT IRL round and on sunday he was getting smoke wen the ground was still wet.
Very surprised with the desision,it also ended the day on a poor note as people wee going home not knowing who won or why,pitty.

IrishPaddy · 21-04-2008, 08:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by dancin_with_a_cow

was james deane not driving an s14?

sorry yeah my mistake... he was driving the s14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phil

He wasn't happy with how he drove I think. He looked to be going really well in the second vid Reds posted, the first show's a correction though.

that was on the first run... i think he missed third gear... i could see him smacking the steering wheel with his fist when it happened... that was a 6/4 to deane... but the following run was a 6/4 to bon bon so it went one more time... and then another one more time after that...

whats the storey with the result? as far as i could see i thought alan had the better runs but darren overtook him at the end.... it was a bit of an out drag him... but there ws smoke pouring off darrens wheels so he was drifting...

personally i would love to see alan win... hes knocked on the door so many time but just feel shy of the wining post...

anyone want to clear it up?

IrishPaddy · 21-04-2008, 08:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by jap-si

has anyone spoken to dec? is he alright?

i'm sure he is.... when he crashed in the armco... he got out of the car and took several bows to the crowd...

it didnt actually look like a hard crash... the left hand side of the car look verly badly damaged though.

damien mulvey and billy o calihan clatered the barier earlyer in qauilifying... i was really surprised that mulvey made it back looking at the damage to his suspension...

missy · 21-04-2008, 08:54

got home about half an hour ago... have had about 7 hours sleep since friday...

took over 5 gig of pictures and will get some up in a day or two, when i'm back to normal.

despite it being bloody cold it was a great weekend and i want to say thanks to the guys that gave me a lift.. was my first time in ireland and thoroughly enjoyed it.

everyone was really friendly and the crowds on the sunday was pretty impressive.

Muttly · 21-04-2008, 09:00

The story with the result was that Alan was called the winner over the radio and someone somewhere got the result mixed up and Maurice called the wrong person as the winner. So basically it was just a simple mistake that got pulled way way way out of proportion.

Also the pass, as IrishPaddy said it was a sort of out drag him, but it was deemed to be outside the scoring area and more of a drag pass than a drift pass so it was treated as a driving pass.

On a personal note it was nice to chat to all the lads over. I'm looking forward to chatting to ye over in Teeside next month and hopefully a few more of ye!

DavidRuston · 21-04-2008, 09:28

BonBon reached Top 16
Declan reached Top 16 - front pssenger side into armco, some damage (pics to follow)

Buff = 20th I think
Beezy finished 22nd
Tom finished 26th
Dan - DNF (aborted qualifying runs after spins)

IrishPaddy · 21-04-2008, 09:35

was dan in the white driftworks s13?..

i so wanted him to do better... i wanted some more of you lads in the last 16... just needs more practice with the car... and in farness to him the track was a bit unpridicable in qaulifying with dry and wet patches al over...

Muttly · 21-04-2008, 09:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by IrishPaddy

was dan in the white driftworks s13?..

i so wanted him to do better... i wanted some more of you lads in the last 16... just needs more practice with the car... and in farness to him the track was a bit unpridicable in qaulifying with dry and wet patches al over...

Unpredictable isn't the word, it was lethal, it was catching out drivers that are well used to it, not to mind lads that have never driven it let alone never driven the car!

lsd32 · 21-04-2008, 10:36

ya some of the best drifting i have ever seen,bon bon and mike deans twin battle was unreal ,so fast and both so aggressive and i think bon bons should have got a prize for the smoke machine of the weekend,,,fantastic!!!

MarkS15 · 21-04-2008, 11:56

Savage wk end really enjoyed it, must say Billy Nolan done really well on the Sat,was gutted for him on Sun as he had to drop out "clutch was fried"
Well done to all great show even tho I think I have frost bite!!!

oldskooler · 21-04-2008, 13:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by IrishPaddy

was dan in the white driftworks s13?..

i so wanted him to do better... i wanted some more of you lads in the last 16... just needs more practice with the car... and in farness to him the track was a bit unpridicable in qaulifying with dry and wet patches al over...

qualifying was a lottery alright, i only found a dry line in one of my runs which got me through. real pity bout the conditions, i seen dan in practice on saturday eve and his lines were absolutely mint

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MarkS15 gripper Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Co.Kildare,Ireland. Posts: 25	Savage wk end really enjoyed it, must say Billy Nolan done really well on the Sat,was gutted for him on Sun as he had to drop out "clutch was fried" Well done to all great show even tho I think I have frost bite!!! Last edited by MarkS15 : 21-04-2008 at 11:58.

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20-04-2008, 22:48	#21 (permalink)
superclarkey ______________ Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 9,014	Fair few cars went into the armco Great day, amazing driving.. bon was knocked out but he was on it well and good! Some very strange judging imho.... clarkey.

21-04-2008, 00:51	#25 (permalink)
FrictionAddiction Miss Pez Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: sarrfend, essex Posts: 592	retrodan called me to tell me how it was all going. he sounded really dissapointed with himself . but fair game to him, he had been working so hard last few weeks to get the car ready in time, then got in mapped etc on friday and only just caught his ferry, he didnt sleep or eat for over 40 hours. then to drive the car, he had never driven before to go out there and go for it hoping it would do him well considering how rushed he was to get it done.. i didnt even see him for the time he was working on it!! dedicated..... i think so

21-04-2008, 01:59	#26 (permalink)
dancin_with_a_cow tail slider Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 90	just back from it there myself... it was confusing at the end... alot of people went home thinking darren mc namara won as he was called our over the loudspeaker as the winner, however when it came to the presentation alan took 1st...

21-04-2008, 03:38	#28 (permalink)
JacobPhoto spl dori master Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: SoCal, USA Posts: 277	James Deane was in fact in the S14... Overall, I was REALLY impressed with the driving today! From Ireland, UK, and abroad, there were about 8 drivers who could have taken the win had it not been for minor mistakes. I think this series is as competitive if not moreso than the US events as far as competitive skill goes. It was grand meeting many of you, look forward to coming over again soon

21-04-2008, 07:13	#29 (permalink)
jap-si TE37 club Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: somerset Posts: 5,186	has anyone spoken to dec? is he alright?

21-04-2008, 08:05	#30 (permalink)
Conor-Vtec86 spl dori master Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 287	very strange how darren mac was awareded the win then 2 mins later it was given to aln,not taking anything away from alan but darren was on fire all weekend,he put a super pass on martin ffrench on the saturday PRODRIFT IRL round and on sunday he was getting smoke wen the ground was still wet. Very surprised with the desision,it also ended the day on a poor note as people wee going home not knowing who won or why,pitty.

21-04-2008, 08:54	#33 (permalink)
missy Driftscene Tog Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Bucks Posts: 1,447	got home about half an hour ago... have had about 7 hours sleep since friday... took over 5 gig of pictures and will get some up in a day or two, when i'm back to normal. despite it being bloody cold it was a great weekend and i want to say thanks to the guys that gave me a lift.. was my first time in ireland and thoroughly enjoyed it. everyone was really friendly and the crowds on the sunday was pretty impressive.

21-04-2008, 09:00	#34 (permalink)
Muttly doughnutter Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mitchelstown, Co Cork, Ireland Posts: 41	The story with the result was that Alan was called the winner over the radio and someone somewhere got the result mixed up and Maurice called the wrong person as the winner. So basically it was just a simple mistake that got pulled way way way out of proportion. Also the pass, as IrishPaddy said it was a sort of out drag him, but it was deemed to be outside the scoring area and more of a drag pass than a drift pass so it was treated as a driving pass. On a personal note it was nice to chat to all the lads over. I'm looking forward to chatting to ye over in Teeside next month and hopefully a few more of ye!

21-04-2008, 09:28	#35 (permalink)
DavidRuston dorifto kingu! Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,662	BonBon reached Top 16 Declan reached Top 16 - front pssenger side into armco, some damage (pics to follow) Buff = 20th I think Beezy finished 22nd Tom finished 26th Dan - DNF (aborted qualifying runs after spins)

21-04-2008, 09:35	#36 (permalink)
IrishPaddy Rain Dancer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Very North Dublin Posts: 316	was dan in the white driftworks s13?.. i so wanted him to do better... i wanted some more of you lads in the last 16... just needs more practice with the car... and in farness to him the track was a bit unpridicable in qaulifying with dry and wet patches al over...

21-04-2008, 10:36	#38 (permalink)
lsd32 touge runner Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: wexford,ireland Posts: 241	ya some of the best drifting i have ever seen,bon bon and mike deans twin battle was unreal ,so fast and both so aggressive and i think bon bons should have got a prize for the smoke machine of the weekend,,,fantastic!!!