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You could try the Collie Motorplex. Last Saturday there was approximately every S13 ever built going around practicing drifting. I think it was the Drift WA guys or similar. Try contacting Jay Hewson at [email protected] for details of the nearest club day.

Just bring some spare tyres.....

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drift bible is a good starting point, also watching alot of option, hot version, B.M etc helps...

hmm you dont really need shitty tyres to drift... but i guess its up to what ur style is like. some drifters like grippy tyres others they can just grab some shitty tyres and it will be fine for them

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so what about complete noobs?

i mean, guys thatll spin out at ever corner? is htere an event for them?

once a month drifting is crap, youll never learn how to do it properly.

i think fortnightly would be better,

steve

well is better than nothing... drifting is only starting in wa and we as perforance car owners need to support it 100% or else it will never get any better than it is...

and i once a month is alot :O its not like u get 4 laps and thats it. i remember the last time i went i got heaps of turns i lost count...

and yes you do learn how to do it properly :ban: its all trail and error people dont really mind if u spin out everyturn but you soon learn what makes you spin and what doesnt make you spin :D

if your worried ur going to spin, just take it easy and build up ur skill slowly :)

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My 0.02 - dont use crap tyres, cos if you do you wont have decent traction and will spin out heaps - WASCC is a high speed track through the front section, so traction is important.

Get a good wheel alignment, there is nothing more frustrating than have a poor wheel alignment and the car just wont handle properly.

If you make sure the car is set up reasonably well beforehand, then you can have a great time, even if it is only once a month.

If the car isnt handling right, you just wasted your only opportunity for the month to thrash, and that can really piss you off (it does me)

the sessions once a month, whilst not frequent enough for my liking, is better than nothing at all

If you are new to it, dont be scared to give it a go. Its great fun and they have newbies lanes and experienced lanes for staging. You shouldnt fear spinning out - its a practice and thats what people do, both beginners and more experienced. If anything, often the more experienced may spin out more, cos they are pushing their limits harder :mrt:

just do it :mrt:

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i reckon it will be a lot more fun if the surface was wet, i just did a a safe driving coarse today in the wet and going around the coarse in the wet is quite fun. work at dominos so this was for free for me yayyy. also had a hot lap with CRAIG LOWNDES going full out. quite fun, what do yous think, drifting in the wet or dry?

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A lot easier to lose it as well, and it's much slower. The first drift comp was wet & when people lost it they spun out from the wet surface, the last one was dry & when they lost it it was because of going too hard :thumbsup:

Much better in the dry, half the fun is seeing the smoke produced!!!

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