Jump to content
SAU Community

Driver Dynamics Beginners Drift Day Sandown Saturday 17th January 2009


Recommended Posts

yeah when is the next one again? i think they said pretty soon i want in again.....

i should have some footage copied this week ill send to anyone that wants a copy of our group

i dont know how to youtube it?

anyway it would be better with spectators and id like to jump in with one of the DA team drivers again they were unbelivable.

im not sure what his name was but the guy with the stock r33. plates were DFTWPN. jumped in with him on the last run one word INSANE loved it........ crazy crazy crazy

Man that was my highlight of the day i would have paid just to do that all day

cheers for the lesson of how it should be done

yeah you actually got to experience him getting it sideways before entering the turn. looked sweet

i might actually go to the next winton beginner day. anyone else thinking of going?

I'm gonna have to hit you up for a copy. I especially want that clip of me linking turn 2&3...felt great, wanna see if it actually looked great.

  • Replies 147
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Top Posters In This Topic

Posted Images

hey guys luke fink here

great day you all went very well and +1 for burnt necks and both arms

see yall another time

haha cheers for all the help. (i was the untuned r32 gtst with the Uras rims)

All the stages where great fun and I reckon the big left turn you instructed was one of the biggest highlights of the day. Plenty of run-off so there was no fear of losing it haha.

For those interested in the drift day but didnt go. The event had 5 stages;

handbrake 180, skidpan, big left turn, linking 2 corners, right turn/powerslide

Each stage had a professional instructor so it went real smoothly.

Want to do it again haha.

Cheers Driver Dynamics for organizing such a great day!

Super day but my ass is stuck indoors today cause i am BURN't

For the first time it was run I give it 10 out 10

food good

instructors were excellent

Going forward here are a few ideas Im throwing out there

~ slightly smaller groups like maybe 5 per group and add 2 more instructers on 2 more corners that way there would be less waiting ( im being greedy I want more practice)

~ put people in groups of people at there same level, there were guy who could drift it better than me, where I have been doing J turns since I was 14

~ Have instructers in the car for the first few runs explaining what to then have them out of the car managing the corner keeping the cars following as quick and safe as possible. we all learnt the principles of it we just need to practice it.

Saying all that if you were ever thinking of taking the DRUG of drifting this is the place to start I am now thinking of buying a drift car just for the track and getting into it proper

the lads that were in my group sorry the video footage I got wasn't great but here is a small clip i did

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=xk2yiGzVNro&...re=channel_page

Hey all,

My name's John, I was at the drift day today, but I was one of the few people not driving a Skyline, I was driving the old BMW M5. I gotta hand it to you guys, I do heaps of track days with Driver Dynamics, and there are always more Skylines (mostly SAU members) than any other model of car, it's good to meet other people that share my passion for this stuff.

Met some new people today, and caught up with a lot of people that I had met before too.

This was my first drift day, although I did a skidpan day with Driver Dynamics out at Attwood a few years ago. I learnt heaps today, still got heaps more to learn so can't wait till the next one.

John

Welcome to the Skyline forums.

Im glad to hear you had a great day again. Dont bag the M5 to much shes a beast..

And if you get a chance email me the address for those driving shoes. [email protected]

Cheers Wayne.

Its also great to hear everyone else had a ball as well. I got a few pics/video so when i get a chance i will stick them up.

Cheers.. :angry:

Hey all,

I just posted a few videos on youtube, more to come later

John

PS Wayne, I just sent an email to Driver Dynamics with the info on the shoes, will send to your address shortly mate

Edited by jrobbo

G'day John,

I think im gonna have to get you to show me how to detail my car like yours. good to see you again on the day and on the forum. was the sound that bad on the clips? My bald head is raw as from the sunburn, hows yours :angry:

cheers

Muc

G'day John,

I think im gonna have to get you to show me how to detail my car like yours. good to see you again on the day and on the forum. was the sound that bad on the clips? My bald head is raw as from the sunburn, hows yours :angry:

cheers

Muc

now I know who u are....

G'day John,

I think im gonna have to get you to show me how to detail my car like yours. good to see you again on the day and on the forum. was the sound that bad on the clips? My bald head is raw as from the sunburn, hows yours :angry:

cheers

Muc

Hey Muc!

Yeah, good to see you too mate. Always happy to show a friend some detailing tips and tricks, anytime mate.

Yeah, the sound on the Hero GoPro is not very good. There is a new model that's supposed to be better. But I was just looking at it last night, wondering what could be done, and realised that if I drill a hole in the waterproof box that that camera sits in, then the sounds will probably be heaps better. Sure, it won't be waterproof, but then I don't drive underwater very often, so it should be ok :(

Mate, my head is so red, it's purple! I feel so stupid for not taking a hat with me!

Cheers

John

great day, learnt heaps. big thanks to driver dynamics and all the instructors and marshalls for running the day. i have some pics and vids which I am still editin, i will post them up soon.

nice to meet some of the SAU members, see you all at SAU Deca.

im burning the dvd's just in data format then you guys can edit what you all want

it turned out that its going to be two disk's i had the camera on highest res quality is sweet and sound is perfect

unfortunately i will have to ask for some cash just cause im going to be coping heaps by the sound of it

anyway im up for beginers drift day at winton 2.

Guest
This topic is now closed to further replies.



  • Latest Posts

    • GCG is a good company, they're a major distributor for Garrett in Japan as well.
    • Nah, OEM washer bottle and brake fluid reservoirs are fine I don't know what it is with the plastic that Mazda used, some plastics, like the washer bottle and brake fluid res are fine, and still look new after 20 years use, where as the coolant expansion tank, and PS reservoir, that I replaced with new OEM items when I first got the car, turned yellow and started getting brittle a few years later If the dirty yellow stained plastics didn't trigger me there wouldn't be an issue, but they did, much like the battery bracket....... Meh As for going back to work full time to support car stuff, nope, why, because I own a Mazda NC MX5, not a Nissan R series Skyline 🤣
    • I've never heard of CJ-motor, so can't advise you on them. I'd just go straight to GCG for a GCG highflow though. Seems no point to use a middleman. I'm somewhat surprised that the price on the CJ site is lower than the GCG retail price. Even though CJ would get a discount of some sort, you would hardly expect them to give up so much margin. Maybe the price is out of date? Having said that "I'd go to GCG"...when I did my highflow, I went to Hypergear. I did this https://hypergearturbos.com/product/rb25dethighflow/#tab-dyno-results with the R34 OP6 450HP profile. With the BB centre (extra $400) and intially with the standard boost actuator, but I eventually got him to send me the high pressure one when I got to the point of being able to actually use it. Ends up costing the same sort of money as the GCG highflow, but this is, of course, the turbo that I KNOW has a shorter length core and so moves the comp cover rearwards. The GCG apparently doesn't do that. My mechanic also swears by the GCG highflow, given that we have another turbo rebuilder who does something essentialy the same as theirs, using Garrett wheels. He says it stands up at really low revs and makes good power. I haven't pushed my HG highflow past ~240-250rwkW yet (should have a little more in it, but unclear how much) and it does have a fairly gentle boost ramp. OK, it's much better now that I have gotten my boost controller tuned up on it.  A lot of my earlier unhappiness was because I couldn't keep the wastegate flap as closed as it needed to be (including some mechanical issues). I'd still prefer it to boost up nearly as quickly as the stocker, and it certainly a bit slower than that. So maybe the GCG one is worth the first look (for you).
    • Ok thanks 🙂 I will higly consider this. Any "known" company for a good reviews and experience to send that off? Is that CJ-motor good one? Or go straight to GCG site? I need to use VPN to even find some of those "shops" let alone access them 🙂 
    • You can literally put in as much WMI as it takes to quench the combustion totally (and then back it off a little, obviously), and it will keep making more and more power. The power comes from the cooling effect of the water (and the meth) and the extra fuel (the meth, which also has massive octane). It is effectively exactly like running E85. One might be slightly better than the other, but they are damn close. But with either you can lean on the boost or the timing (or both) waaaay more than with just petrol and the results are similar. Here's the first thing I googled for an anecdotal bit of evidence. Can't access the attachment without being a gold member, but it is there for the getting if able to, or searched up elsewise perhaps. https://www.hpacademy.com/forum/general-tuning-discussion/show/wmi-vs-e85/
×
×
  • Create New...