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Roy Grand Master

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Did the fighting force of extraordinary magnitude ever get out of the garage and onto the track???

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I ask becuase i want some company when going to a few of these little lessons on protracted suicide...so who is actaully entering in the days/comps?

I recall the SFHS club was going to do its own thing, and not be associated with SAU, and thats cool, but its time SAU and Team Wang are represented...so lets see who can do the most panel damage :lol:

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LOL...lets see who takes life too serious and is offended / insulted, not meant to be offensive , just a ruse, an attempt to stimulate some interest amongst those hibernating...

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guys in NSW and SA are already hitting the track under the banner... check on NS and FLM forums ;)

narkeh's drifter's on its way from japan. Mine will be getting S13 suspension and steering rack from UPI fitted in the coming two weekends. Dunno if it'll be ready by the 24th, but I'll try. We'll be in the thick of it even if we don't compete Roy... if you come we'll keep you company anyways. I'll even bring some suntan lotion for ya :O

Roy Grand Master

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Cool...so being serious for a moment, i have read the CAMS aspects of it and starting to get my head around the different insurances the days run under...but who are running the better organised days, and which days does a hack novice get the most enjoyment out of?

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hack novice will get the most out of FLM events in VIC, if you're in Syd then either the fatz days or ID days.

DA (Drift Australia) events, which are now CAMS sanctioned, are closed to most privateers and beginners, and you need to be invited to participate.

FLM is a CAMS affiliated club, but to my knowledge their events aren't CAMS sanctioned. Which explains the event at Winton, as they operate without the need for CAMS liability insurance.

Roy Grand Master

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hack novice will get the most out of FLM events in VIC, if you're in Syd then either the fatz days or ID days.

DA (Drift Australia) events, which are now CAMS sanctioned, are closed to most privateers and beginners, and you need to be invited to participate.

FLM is a CAMS affiliated club, but to my knowledge their events aren't CAMS sanctioned. Which explains the event at Winton, as they operate without the need for CAMS liability insurance.

But Calder isnt the best , its 3 corners :O

The Winton day looks like the layout will be ok. So are these days full of sh1tters who arent overly concerned about rubbing ppls daily drivers, because thats drifting?

My biggest concern is keeping me out of the wall, a thing i no doubt will struggle with..and would rather not have ppl trying to drift right next to me, ummm into me

And these are pretty basic questions, and sorry... but I have never really been that interested in it and figure the WRX Club days are coming to an end so may as well get involved in a few of these days over XMAS ;)

funkymonkey Grand Master

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Winton's layout should be good fun. I mean, having used a Proton Elise... I mean Lotus Elise through the chicanes you should be pretty familiar with it.

The people that bring their cars drifting are just as possessive of their cars as you, and entrants are sent out with sufficient gap between them that if an incident was to happen, then the marshalls will have enough time to delay proceedings till the mishap is cleared.

As for drifting alongside someone, whether you take part in it is totally up to you. Bumps on the track are never intentional, and reckless driving isn't allowed, but accidents do happen. That said I've never seen hoons on the track who have no regard for other people's property.

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