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Drift practice at Norfolk Arena 21st November
Drift practice at Norfolk Arena 21st November
A really cheap day out for those that fancy a paddle Log onto Driftworks if you are interested in either watching or driving.
Details to follow.
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Pictures from a very enjoyable day
Fun
mcgldrck2's car
Here is the man himself He drove well and never stopped grinning throughout
One of his mates had a gorgeous 350z. He was man enough to give it some toot too
Oops
He hit the wall pretty hard and was not the only casualty. One of the other new guys wrote his S13 off! No pictures......it seemed impolite.
Most of the cars were Japanese
but there was another classy looking E36 Nato four door
This 320 was already sold on to another guy, due for delivery after the event! That's some confidence and just to prove he was driving the car hard
One of my favourite cars of the day
The owner linked the whole damned track
I had a few little bumps....
fortunately my new grinder spec light wings were very easy to pull back out
I got some quick coaching from a genuine World champion.......I would add credibility now by quoting the guys name and his discipline but I can't remember it! Anyway, he said I was doing OK, he liked the car but he said I needed to work on subtlety of input. Not the first time I'd been told about Manfoot and Bladey was there to endorse the fact too. He repeatedly told me to chill out.......that just made me want to do more and more laps......which increased the frustrations of spinning
Anyway.....the first stage of subtlety
Haha
I had my Alpinestars boots but man, that was a muddy place
So there we are. Summary as follows
Cheap
Huge fun
Local (ish)
Educational
Going to do it again?
Fuck me, YES
Oh yeah........I was pretty crap and still loved it
Fun
mcgldrck2's car
Here is the man himself
He drove well and never stopped grinning throughoutOne of his mates had a gorgeous 350z. He was man enough to give it some toot too
Oops He hit the wall pretty hard and was not the only casualty. One of the other new guys wrote his S13 off! No pictures......it seemed impolite.Most of the cars were Japanese
but there was another classy looking E36 Nato four door
This 320 was already sold on to another guy, due for delivery after the event! That's some confidence
and just to prove he was driving the car hardOne of my favourite cars of the day
The owner linked the whole damned track
I had a few little bumps....
fortunately my new grinder spec light wings were very easy to pull back out
I got some quick coaching from a genuine World champion.......I would add credibility now by quoting the guys name and his discipline but I can't remember it! Anyway, he said I was doing OK, he liked the car but he said I needed to work on subtlety of input. Not the first time I'd been told about Manfoot and Bladey was there to endorse the fact too. He repeatedly told me to chill out.......that just made me want to do more and more laps......which increased the frustrations of spinning
Anyway.....the first stage of subtlety Haha I had my Alpinestars boots but man, that was a muddy place
So there we are. Summary as follows
Cheap
Huge fun
Local (ish)
Educational
Going to do it again?
Fuck me, YES
Oh yeah........I was pretty crap and still loved it
and christ a sileighty! dont see those everyday
Genuinely Dan, it was a bit of an eye opener. I only had 4 sessions and a little non-competition non-judged bit so not stacks of seat time. The car was great, the treble eights were mega (officially the World's best tyres ) and the more practice I get, the better. I am very firmly of the opinion that getting more comfortable with the cars grip envelope will make me quicker everywhere (Circuits etc) I think Fletch put it best when he said " you'll learn not to over react".........this is paraphrasing him but the gist of it is accurate. I hope to learn not to panic and over use any of the major inputs when the car invariably starts over steering for a number of reasons (including pilot error)
These things run each month so I have plenty of opportunity to practice.
) and the more practice I get, the better. I am very firmly of the opinion that getting more comfortable with the cars grip envelope will make me quicker everywhere (Circuits etc) I think Fletch put it best when he said " you'll learn not to over react".........this is paraphrasing him but the gist of it is accurate. I hope to learn not to panic and over use any of the major inputs when the car invariably starts over steering for a number of reasons (including pilot error)These things run each month so I have plenty of opportunity to practice.
stuart wrote:I'll miss the events in December Heath but will be there in January and that's 100%
I meant to come and find you to say 'well done' before I left. You were carrying noticeably more speed into the bends and sustaining better angles too. Glad the trusty 32 didn't let you down.
im going to try to make it down this weeknd for the drift day at R.A.F Wimbish (saffron walden)...kinda expensive one(65 pounds) but its the only one ill be able to do until spring, some of the guys i was with at norfolk arena are heading down...its posted up on driftworks if your interetsed or anybody else....heath