Smeathorpe Drift day, DRAG CANCELED

[Cook318IS]

Thats right! Smeathorpe is getting its run what you brung and drift what you brung back on after 2 years!

Apparently the strip is going to be a 1/4mile this time not an 1/8 and there will be a big drift track (much bigger than the old "handling course").


Modified Madness RWYB and DWYB hot action day Saturday 20th November 2010

Modified Madness brings you an action packed fun filled day of hot live action Drag racing on the Quarter mile and drifting on our custom designed drift area with 3rd gear corner
Smeathorpe Airfield Honiton Devon EX14 4LG
RWYB Unlimited runs £25
DWYB Unlimited drifting £40
Entry in advance Adults £5.00 on the day £10 Under 16 £1.00 in advance £3.00 on the day
website to be updated soon (camping maybe a possibility on the Friday but not approved yet)


http://www.modifiedmadness.co.uk/

I expect i'll be going, anybody else going to be venturing there?

[Cook318IS]

Anybody else doing it?

[eko]

I might go to spectate

[Cook318IS]

Good man! I've bought my entry ticket + RWYB ticket and ive got a helmet in the post

[e301988325i]

Hopefully!!! The E30 is running, I've got everything together for MAF/LPG carb project

[randomdave325]

yaaaaaaaaaay. i'm defo up for this. this was loads of fun last time.





With the drift track bigger i'll be more inclined to beat the m3 round there.

Time to break out the trx's lol Quality

[e301988325i]

Picking my seats up on Friday, so I should still make this!

[Cook318IS]

My car is sat outside my house leaking fuel, and my fuel pump is now screaming. If the car doesnt make it, i'll still be grabbing a lift of somebody to get there.

[randomdave325]

my mate has just bought glenns s62 m3 so that will be there on saturday along with some of the other m power kernow mafia. should be a good day.

[Cook318IS]

Im screwed

[E30BeemerLad]

Are you going to get the pump & leak fixed in time Paul?

[Cook318IS]

Hopefully. Its been never ending recently mate... maybe i'll update my thread when i can be bothered. Changed the spark plugs + TPS, 3 minutes into driving it, i lost a cylinder. Double checked that the spark plugs where adequately tightened and the coils were tight + the earths on - all was fine. Fired her up again and it was fine Then i got all this fuel issue!

I'll be taking my dslr camera up anyway, it just means i'll get more time to take some snaps if the car stays at home

[E30BeemerLad]

Mine has a minor misfire when on really really light throttle which happened yesterday.

Thinking tps but not certain.

How much was a new one of those?

[Cook318IS]

Mine has a minor misfire when on really really light throttle which happened yesterday.

Thinking tps but not certain.

How much was a new one of those?

Free - its the one out of my old m50 throttle body off the m50 inlet i had on my old engine. They are interchangable between the m52 and m50 throttle. They are about £100 new i think

[Cook318IS]

I've recieved this email tonight

Just an update on the event planned at Smeaharpe on Saturday November 20h. We have today met with the local Safety Advisory Group and Police and they have told us we need to make some alterations to the event.
As a comittee we are not particuarly in agreement with the changes but the alternative was not to get a license from the local council and having to cancel the event.

The following changes will be put in place.

1. A strict enforcement by Safety Camera Partnership of speed into and out of the event SPEED CAMERAS
2. a STRICT ADHERENCE TO NOISE LEVELS 105DB.
3.Regarding the drag strip anything quicker than 11.00 must run over the 1/8 mile but slower can run 1/4 mile.
4. BikeS can only run over the 1/8 because of the surface.
5. DRIFT AREA CANNOT HAVE 3RD GEAR CORNER WITHOUT CONCRETE BARRIERS IN PLACE (tHE COST BEING £2000 + VAT which we cannot justify on a one day event) Drift area is 1400 feet x 130 feet
6. Last action is at 16.00 hrs


We now have FREE TYRE CHANGING FACILITY SORTED
ENTRY FEE ON THE GATE £5.00

If anyone is unhappy and wishes a Full refund please e-mail us with you paypal e-mail address and we will procerss a refund.

We are sorry that we have to take these decisions but unfortunately we have no choice other than cancelling the event.


Thanks
Rob & Sean Gladstone
Modified Madness

Im tempted to get a refund. The forecast says heavy rain and i can't guarentee my car running at 100%

[Cook318IS]

DRAG RACING HAS BEEN CANCELED

This has been sent out on facebook -

the airfield at smeatharpe is heavily flooded at the drag strip area and due to the amount of rain that has fallen in the past few days the area surrounding the airfield is waterlogged and water is therefoe being held on the runway so we ca...nnot safely run the drag racing. we apologise for any inconvenience caused.
The drifting is not affected and indeed we have now doubled the size of the drift area

all rwyb will b refunded

I'll be getting a lift up with a mate and his family now anyway. Battery on the car is flat and its pissing down with rain! I'll be there with the camera though

[Cook318IS]

I've just recieved the email from them YOU HAVE TO REQUEST A REFUND!

the airfield at smeatharpe is heavily flooded and due to the amount of rain that has fallen in the past few days the area surrounding the airfield is waterlogged and water is therefore being held on the runway so we cannot safely run the drag racing. we apologise for any inconvenience caused.The drifting is not affected and indeed we have now doubled the size of the drift area
ANYONE WISHING REFUND PLEASE E-MAIL AND TELL US WHICH E-MAIL ACCOUNT YOU PAID YOUR PAYPAL PAYMENT THROUGH AND WE WILL REFUND ASAP

Thanks
Rob & Sean Gladstone
Modified Madness


Rob : 07823557642

Sean : 07824862207

http://www.modifiedmadness.co.uk

http://www.modifiedmatchams.co.uk

http://www.driftanddrag.co.uk

[Cook318IS]

Spotted this rather tasty e30 m3 in the car park


E30 m3 by Cook24v, on Flickr

I've got plenty of photos that i've taken from today including the e30s that were doing the drifto. I can post them up if anybody actually cares.

[randomdave325]

thats a nice one! have you got taller or are you stood on something?
gutted the drag wasn't on and really missed my m50 2 door for the drifting.
better build something for next time.

[Cook318IS]

Stood on tip toes, with my arm stretched as high as possible with my wide angle lens on. What you can't see is the bloke who was about to walk into my photo "look, thats wierd that, this m3 is left hand drive"

Do you still have the m50 2door? Did you see the prefacelift m20 doing its thing?


Drifting E30 325i by Cook24v, on Flickr


Sideways BMW E30 by Cook24v, on Flickr


BMW E30 325i Sport drift by Cook24v, on Flickr

[randomdave325]

I still have my car. it's sat in a shed not very happy atm.. i raped all the good bits off it for the m3.
I can't decide what motor to put in in it.
I put a s50b32 out of my z3m with no crank to modify the exhaust for the m3 but thats as far as it got.
In 11 years of e30 ownership i've done m10, m40 m42, m20, m50 and s50 pretty well now and i don't want a m30 or s14.
I sold the m50 and it's in a tech 2 sport now.
I've just put a m60 in an iS for rich and it went in pretty easily so if a cheap 540 manual came along i could be tempted.
Either that or a m42 rotrex but i'd have to sell the cab to do that.
I even thought about a 20xe redtop but will put that in the works van instead.
I have to do something as i've been told by girlfriend and friends i'm not allowed to sell it.
I'll just see what happens.
I really missed it yesterday.

Any hoo. i did see the red 325. good place to advertise it
He looked like he was having fun.

[e301988325i]

Stood on tip toes, with my arm stretched as high as possible with my wide angle lens on. What you can't see is the bloke who was about to walk into my photo "look, thats wierd that, this m3 is left hand drive"

That's great, so are the ones convinced that E30 M3's are 6 pots.

Gutted I couldn't make this, but with an inch of water (not coolant) in the passengers footwell, no seats fitted, trying to understand heated seat switches that turn one feed from live to earth when switching low to high, I've had my hands full.

[Cook318IS]

I still have my car. it's sat in a shed not very happy atm.. i raped all the good bits off it for the m3.
I can't decide what motor to put in in it.
I put a s50b32 out of my z3m with no crank to modify the exhaust for the m3 but thats as far as it got.
In 11 years of e30 ownership i've done m10, m40 m42, m20, m50 and s50 pretty well now and i don't want a m30 or s14.
I sold the m50 and it's in a tech 2 sport now.
I've just put a m60 in an iS for rich and it went in pretty easily so if a cheap 540 manual came along i could be tempted.
Either that or a m42 rotrex but i'd have to sell the cab to do that.
I even thought about a 20xe redtop but will put that in the works van instead.
I have to do something as i've been told by girlfriend and friends i'm not allowed to sell it.
I'll just see what happens.
I really missed it yesterday.

Any hoo. i did see the red 325. good place to advertise it
He looked like he was having fun.

How about a rotrex'd m50 or m52? You dont see many of them around at all.

Gutted I couldn't make this, but with an inch of water (not coolant) in the passengers footwell, no seats fitted, trying to understand heated seat switches that turn one feed from live to earth when switching low to high, I've had my hands full.

It was absolutely freezing up there and you couldnt see all the drifting becuase of the poor layout of the course but it was still quite good nevertheless!

[Cook318IS]

Bit of a long shot but is anybody else who had bought RWYB tickets still waiting for a refund? Everybody i know who was going has had a refund except me