First Time Drifting

[Flash89]

hey guys and girls.

i am planing on drifting my 180 for the first time on the next drift practise in feb.

would like some idea on what i should bring and how much of it

also how much is it going to cost me, i will be going to all the drift practises throughout the year

thanks

Gordon

[Nic_A31]

Bring atleast 2x pairs of tyres...and have a third pair to drive to/from the event on.

Don't even think about trying to get home on a pair you've used.

Can of fuel, if you're gonna be hammering it with rich tune.

Make sure you're all set up to pass scrutineering:

Fire Extinguisher (floor mounted, passenger side of the gearbox)

No loose shit inside the car.

Long sleeve shirt and pants, enclosed footwear

Decent tread on front tyres

Battery tied down, marked by sticker

Tow points marked by sticker

Assuming you have your membership and CAMS license, you only need to pay for entry.

http://www.driftwa.com.au/

[Kaido_RR]

hey guys and girls.

i am planing on drifting my 180 for the first time on the next drift practise in feb.

would like some idea on what i should bring and how much of it

also how much is it going to cost me, i will be going to all the drift practises throughout the year

thanks

Gordon

if its your 1st time out then will send you out the back of the track to do some practice work (around cones etc, till you feel your ready to head out onto the track).

Come with a full tank of fuel and that will last you for the night (there are afew fuel stops about 5-10mins from the track). one set of rims (rears only) should be plenty for your 1st time, i say you wouldn't even need to change them at the end of the time (depends on what size you plan to run)

best bet is just have your drift rims and then your normal drive home rims.

cost

$60 for cams (once a year, Only need lvl 2 non-speed)

$250 for wascc license (once a year)

$60 for the practice

$40 for Fire Extinguisher (can get from supercheap etc)

Go Gear have the tow and battery stickers ($10 or $15)

And the main thing is just to have fun =) and remember you don't have to go out onto the track unless you feel you are ready!

hopefully will have my car ready for the feb prac

[Flash89]

so i have to bring my own jack. do i have to worry about chaining up my wheels so no one takes off with them? i got drift tek rims on atm will be using 4x stock wheels for the rear on the day. wouldnt hurt to bring some tools?

[Nic_A31]

Will need your own jack and tools, but if you're without something, fellow drifters are always friendly enough to help you out.

Shouldn't need to worry about chaining up your wheels and whatnot, some people do, but again...drift community are pretty cool blokes.

[Ehgriez]

Hey man,

If you dont have a jack dont worry you can park uo near me and excentrix and use my crap if you like,

You dont need a fire extinguisher for practice, just tow stickers and battery triangles, and even then they dont really worry about it much.

You wont chew a full set of tyres in your first prac unless your making big power.

Bring a set of skid rims if you like and we can swap them before you go out.

If you have never had cams or wascc before then total cost is about ~430 off the top of my head which will include your entry for the night,

Come early as it will take a while to sign up/change tyres/talk crap and people have been getting irritated about late starts recently.

Long shirt and pants and enclosed shoes.

Need a helmet.

You wont even use a half tank of petrol unless your again making big power, im lucky to use a quarter of a tank at most.

Set your tyre pressures a bit higher than usual, i run mine at 40 psi all round.

Thats about it. Send me a pm if you like and you can meet me and thomas before we head down to the track I live just down the road.

Regards,

Greg

[Ehgriez]

I believe it is 270 for wascc + nomination fee if its your first time holding one of ~60 bucks or so,

Might as well get L2S so you can go to tuning days as well as drift practice.

Its 90 instead of 60 i think.

[Dorigecko]

they aren't doing NS anymore, reckon is no point, so L2 speed is mandatory.

Look for a show-spec s14 (lawl) his 32 and a white a31. we're keen to help any newcomers.

[Kaido_RR]

Gordon if i am down there (finger cross the car will be ready), i am more than happy to help you out (think i meet you maybe once at beyond custom). I will have a jack and plenty of tools. just come down and say hi my name is Michael and i have the grey r33 (evl r33)

[ecentrix]

Good luck, see you there man.

People here are only ever happy to help (well most of sauwa anyway).

[Ehgriez]

we generally group up at my place down the road and drive down, your welcome to join us as well mike ? more people the better.

[bubba]

I will be taking you all up on these offers when my 32 is back on the road

[Ehgriez]

Its ok i probably wont be here in 2012.

[bubba]

Harsh!

Just for that, the first burnout is on your driveway

[Dorigecko]

won't be too hard - his entire house is surrounded by sand

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[Flash89]

sounds good, will pm you some time near the date

[Flash89]

is there any rules about exhaust systems????

[Kaido_RR]

is there any rules about exhaust systems????

nope

[Flash89]

im worried my exhaust is going to be too loud. i just read on drift wa forums that they dont like overly loud

[Kaido_RR]

im worried my exhaust is going to be too loud. i just read on drift wa forums that they dont like overly loud

trust me you won't have a problem, my mates na 4age was f**king loud (just straight pipe) and they had no issue with it. plenty of guys running ext gate too with no issues