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Post by sidewinder on Aug 25, 2007 19:48:29 GMT 12
hey these guys seem to have some talent
i use to think they were just boy racers with jap nuts cars but to there credit it looks like they have a blast.
i think the days of it just being hoons running around on the road (come on we have all done it) causing a nuisance to everyone but after having a good look at a car these cars show some good workmanship but my only problem is that the top end cars are all turbo junk i wonder if there is any one out there utilizing the development that has gone into the jap V8s that we see in the super stocks?
what do you guys think?
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Post by Sharns With Sparky on Aug 25, 2007 19:53:59 GMT 12
yes it is, this sport in nz is getting bigger and bigger my mates are all drifters and some hrs go into these cars i hope the tv coverage keeps coming
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Post by porry41 on Aug 25, 2007 20:05:29 GMT 12
well i was a drifter & i never had a car ;D  hic |
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Post by drew on Aug 25, 2007 20:17:45 GMT 12
Google the current aussie drifting series and you will find more than 2 v8 monaros and a holden v8 powered Nissan silvia and a turbo v8 ford...
The Aussies thought to themselves - "why do we need turbo jap crap when we can just outhoon them with cubes..."
The V8's have sent the yaps running for the hills and then they came back with their lightweight yap cars powered with 350 chevs and LS1's to try and keep up.
(Its true - do some research!)
Drew
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Post by Glenn, Ex 269s on Aug 25, 2007 22:14:17 GMT 12
yep went drifting once, just pulled the anchor up and let the boat go for it, even had the drifters playing on the wireless hahahaha ;D
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Post by banaro on Aug 26, 2007 9:52:43 GMT 12
just look at a fellow kiwi in the usa Rhys millen out there killing the riceburners with the potent gto coupe dont like the car in tokyo drift though being a ford lol nah nice looking fastback muzzy albeit ford what makes it worse they threw a jappa in it
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Post by escort2 on Aug 26, 2007 10:44:00 GMT 12
ford australia have a factory drift car.
a f6 typhoon all modified by ford performance racing.
never seen it in action or heard how it goes tho?
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Post by Autopete55 on Aug 26, 2007 10:52:51 GMT 12
ford australia have a factory drift car. a f6 typhoon all modified by ford performance racing. never seen it in action or heard how it goes tho? Mark Winterbottom of Supercar fame runs this car pretty regularly with the help of the C.A.P.A. Performance guys and is doing very well when he competes. Has said he has a little trouble adapting back to the Supercar come race time!!!LOL!!! |
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Post by escort2 on Aug 26, 2007 11:51:40 GMT 12
well there you go then!
thanks for the info
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Post by Sharns With Sparky on Aug 26, 2007 12:23:57 GMT 12
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Post by 4stree on Aug 26, 2007 19:26:29 GMT 12
No big deal really , Bald tyres, icey roads and a bit of deisel on wet tarseal , can say i have done a fair bit of it myself before everyone got all technical about it ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by wayne on Aug 26, 2007 22:26:37 GMT 12
ford australia have a factory drift car. a f6 typhoon all modified by ford performance racing. never seen it in action or heard how it goes tho? Mark Winterbottom of Supercar fame runs this car pretty regularly with the help of the C.A.P.A. Performance guys and is doing very well when he competes. dont know if it was the same car but seen a falcon ute on tv drifting in aus the driver said it was being looked after by fpr with all the supercar stuff in it , and it drifted like a peice of s!!t , didnt do to bad a burnout though ( for a ford ) |
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Post by Autopete55 on Aug 27, 2007 6:58:50 GMT 12
ford australia have a factory drift car. a f6 typhoon all modified by ford performance racing. never seen it in action or heard how it goes tho? Mark Winterbottom of Supercar fame runs this car pretty regularly with the help of the C.A.P.A. Performance guys and is doing very well when he competes. dont know if it was the same car but seen a falcon ute on tv drifting in aus the driver said it was being looked after by fpr with all the supercar stuff in it , and it drifted like a peice of s!!t , didnt do to bad a burnout though ( for a ford ) MW's deal is a 4 door and is fully sanctioned by Ford,Castrol and FPR. Have seen it in action at Willowbank along with Aussie's Top Drifters. The only thing letting it down was Marks ability to FIND traction and hence the thing straightened out and went FAST!!! The was talk of the car being revampped or sold on.The Winterbottom participation was for promotion only. |
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Post by craige on Aug 27, 2007 7:19:21 GMT 12
also in palmy a well known person in the speedway field is biulding a ba falcon with a 460 crate motor from the states with a 6 speed gearbox behind it. and man this guy can drive to going to be interesting when he finaly gets it going .he will show theses jappas what a real v8 can do ;D
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Post by escort2 on Aug 27, 2007 9:49:04 GMT 12
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Post by escort2 on Aug 27, 2007 9:57:30 GMT 12
And if anyone knows what the lady is crying about in the last vid let me know ok.
ha ha look at this one
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Post by saloonfan on Aug 28, 2007 9:06:04 GMT 12
Most of the speedway drivers drift aswell. It would be good to get a few speedway drivers into these cars to see if they are any good, and get some of the drifters into the speedway cars to see how they go.
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Post by MadMarty13B on Aug 28, 2007 12:14:50 GMT 12
Drifting???is it Motor Sport or not???
no its ballet
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Post by exmountie6 on Aug 28, 2007 13:45:02 GMT 12
Hell no
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2007 13:55:56 GMT 12
I think its a sport, same as speedway, race on a circuit and drift (controlled slide) around the corners.
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