DRIFT MEETING Feb 20th Oran Park

[Ghostrider]

Hi Guys,

Went to the first official cams approved drift meet at Oran Park this afternoon.

It was very entertaining and makes me wonder wether my HR may be suited for just this relatively NEW form of motorsport.

There were a few guys down from Queensland, the popular pick were Nissan Silvias & 180SX's. A couple of AE86 Toyota Sprinters, a couple of R32 Skylines and a lonely Mazda MX-5 made up the field of 20 strong.

The MX-5 won the day, but was far from the best on the day.

In D1 rules, it's 2 car teams, one leads out, does a warm up lap, then point scoring lap and the 3rd, cool down lap, then they swap leaders and go around again, same deal 3 laps. BUT!!! if you do a loose, it's instant disqualification on that point scoring run and a loose is anything that stops the continuous forward motion. Doesn't have to be a crash or 180, but just to get past the point of no return.

The BEST and most entertaining was a guy in an Burgundy S13 Silvia, he was by far, the stand out performer on the day, but his tyres were very low in his final couple of runs, to the point of sparks coming from the steel belts and in his final rounds did a couple of looses, hence NEVER made the final.

That was a shoot out between the MX-5 and an S13 180SX, of which the MX-5 was the eventual winner, by popular vote, Cheers from the crowd.

Sundays event should be very entertaining.

Sorry guys, no pics, as I don't own a digital camera, but for Sunday, I will resurect the old motorsport gear (Canon SLR & 500 mm lens) and get some stills for you to see. :ghost: