it is a sileighty

 

Nope, check the title... I'm sure it says 240sx

 

i suppose..

traditional Sil80's tend to have S13 front ends, but i suppose S15 silvia still classifies as sil 80..

 

noone from tampa got the invite to qualify for D1 Cali

however Mattback and DG Eric made it to the final 7 and were cut after that

You can honestly see who had the potential to make it and win..to be even considered to qualify for D1 you almost have to be able to drive at the Pro Level and these Pros were many fold at a higher level than most of the tampa/ east coast people.

until you see Yamamoto enter the first sweep at 162kmph and combo the entire course in under 5 seconds...you cant really judge on who is "good" at drift.

being "good" is just not good enough sometimes

 

i have to agree..

from spectating the saturday to driving it sunday... it most deffinetly seperates the two. I was EXTREMLEY IMPRESSED BY THOSE WHO MADE IT IN THE TOP 7 (they were picked for a reason) and those who didnt did well too.

Once I got out there, and felt the elev. changes... and how different it was, all my comments from saturday (i.e. wow why cant (so and so) nail that turn ) so on had changed. It was extremley different thats for damn sure. Overall I had an amazing amazing time, Wesley, taka, koji taught me so much (though theres no way at that moment i could imitate on a course like that what they taught me on flat pavement. I am just glad i was given the oppourtunity to go out there, participate, meet these great people and have a blast.

Oh and totally have the greatest luck and win falken tires! Hey someone had to

 

it's true.

i have such a long way to go.

 

we all do, matt. but you just wait, within the next couple of years i bet you south florida will produce at least one major contender for the japanese

(optimism people, optimism..)

 

The 3 lucky people who *DID* make it were:

Vaughn Gittin (JR) -- DG Ace and all around good guy
Calvin Wan -- Falken's "#1" driver and interesting character
Tony Schulz -- DG regular, good kid, and amazing driver

The others to make it to the "final round" (which was a total surprise):

Tony Hart (Mazda Rev-It-Up! index driver and longtime racer)
Mattback from SS
Ben Schwartz (Florida's drifting star)
Erik Jacobs (yours truly)
Hiro Sumida from Drift Association

The level of talent of this group of people is really high. Basically, the D1 judges (Keiichi, Nomuken, and one other guy) were mainly concerned with entry speeds, shortly followed by racing line. I ran some 225 tires in the rear on Sunday for some practice runs (I left early) and was able to increase my entry speeds by almost 10-15mph (coming in middle of third). Having more tire out back really helps to make the car more predictable and settled going sideways at really high speeds. I think that I'd like to upgrade to 235s for the rear. This will give a good balance of spinability (is that even a word?) and high-speed control.

At first I was worried about the facility being a little spooky for some of the newer drivers and lower powered cars, but in the end I think it really worked out nicely. I'd like to have another event there in the future, but I'm not too sure if the facility management is going to be keen on having us back. Like Rob said -- being able to do some nice high speed stuff was fun. It was a first for me and I'm glad I got to do it. However, without building a good foundation and understanding of how the vehicle moves at low speeds, doing the high speed stuff could result in some pretty disastrous vehicle behavior. So be happy that you guys are getting to practice at such wonderful facilities like Primus -- it's going to pay off for you tremendously in the long run.

 

i was doing 3rd gear entry in my KA

yay, i <3 high speed.

please try to get that course back, ill get an asian slut to suck u up my friend.