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Post Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:03 pm

i fogot how much fun it is....... just been out with a mate doing some drifting..... always manages to put a smile on my face :P

Long time since i have done it properley....... still doesnt out proform my 3lt s capri, but still very fun and rewarding when you get it right!!
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Post Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:06 pm

i had bother just getting a bit of power down in a straight line earlier, back end twitching all over, nankang and a maxxis on the rear :cry: what a peasant! :lol:
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Post Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:09 pm

8O

I Have goodyears all round, there pretty shocking!! but i like.... trouble i i managed to use Ԛ£40 petrol in about 2 hours :O
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Post Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:27 pm

BrAdZ wrote: trouble i i managed to use Ԛ£40 petrol in about 2 hours :O
Fockin ell!
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Post Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:31 pm

Too much traffic round by me for that(and had the miss's old man and uncle in the car), 325i infront givin it large comes to a stop at a roundabout i hit the brakes and kept going........... :clin: O'dear
Luckily i did'nt panic and kept pressing the brakes on and off stopping the wheels from locking up while the old man was hanging on to the dashboard for dear life :lol: Then the 325 started arse whipping infront 8O I then came to the conclusion of how many tankers drive round here with diesel spillage...........NICE! Bloody arseholes!!
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Post Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:35 pm

not so bad for me, fairley quiet area... apart from the 1 plod car that was watching me oops
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Post Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:44 pm

People after my own heart... I love drifting!! I just finished work and was BEGGED by fellow workers to go out on the wet roads in my car... its been a gorgeous day for it, sideways at every corner.... rear wheel drive so much fun.

Whats even better is setting off from standstill with wheels spinning and the back end drifts slowly sideways as it attempts to get traction, even thought your in a straight line! hehe... wet weather is the BEST! As you can see from my pic.. .its also much fun on the ring... that was taken just as the back end started to step out!
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Post Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:59 pm

fun fun fun!!
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Post Sat Aug 13, 2005 7:03 pm

BrAdZ wrote:8O

I Have goodyears all round, there pretty shocking!! but i like.... trouble i i managed to use Ԛ£40 petrol in about 2 hours :O
I thought Goodyears were supposed to be good tyres ? Or are they just worn out I.E. to much drifting :thumb:
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Post Sat Aug 13, 2005 7:05 pm

my F1's on the back are superb in the wet, i have to give mine some stick to get it out!
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Post Sat Aug 13, 2005 7:06 pm

nope there still fresh.... loads of tread left!! dont really tend to drift in the dry because it just trashes the tires in moments
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Post Sat Aug 13, 2005 7:50 pm

on my way back from work having a thrash down the a10 with my m8
in his astra turbs, my back end was trying to over take the front.
hairy but fun and scares other people big time.
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Post Sat Aug 13, 2005 7:53 pm

zaust wrote:on my way back from work having a thrash down the a10 with my m8
in his astra turbs, my back end was trying to over take the front.
hairy but fun and scares other people big time.
Thought you were'nt at work on saturdays? I could have come and got that prop off you today :(
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Post Sat Aug 13, 2005 8:15 pm

i worked yesterday 3pm - 9.30 and 8 till 2 hours ago. thursday is my best
and real day off.
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Post Sat Aug 13, 2005 8:21 pm

Ok...........just want my prop :cry: :cry: :cry:
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Post Sat Aug 13, 2005 8:50 pm

had a good blast today with Dave in the drift slag tourer
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Post Sun Aug 14, 2005 1:29 am

Usually I have to give it heaps to get it sideways in the wet in my 323i with LSD and good tyres. I have to be fairly committed to it otherwise it won't slide. That is on normal wet bitumen though, if it has oil or mud or is off camber or something then it will slide ok. Tight roundabouts are easier too except they usually have tight exits 8O .

I had a 90kg friend in the back one day when it was raining and that got me so much traction that I couldn't spin a wheel anywhere even with full throttle and around a few roundabouts.

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