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that fool is absolutely insane in the membrane. his drift bible was awesome. his drifting the f430 was pretty interesting too. seems to be able to drift with just any car. crazy guy.

 

[Sadly, I saw it coming now that s2k's are affordable to kids in highschool. You should see how it ruined the rx7 community]


how do high scholl kids afford anything their parents don't give them?
my kid has TWO jobs just to keep the jeep he has running!!

I'm an older s2k driver, and I like to drive fast. I have also "drifted" not on purpose. I may want to lear. It's a sport, isn't it....but I may want to learn in YOUR car

mike

 

I had some FusionZr1's($88 each) on my S and that made it really easy to get the car sideways, so I got pretty decent at it pretty quickly. Also, where I live in Las Vegas we have huge 3 lane streets everywhere(lots of room for error). My advice: If you want to get better at drifting buy crappy tires.

 

[QUOTE=my_s2k,Mar 9 2006, 03:39 PM]Other then wearing out tires and maybe more frequent diff oil change, any other side effects of putting S thru drift boot camp?

 

[QUOTE=Fumanchu,Mar 9 2006, 07:11 PM]Oh no, the fad is hitting this forum too.

 

I'm 19 now, and bought the car in full cash when I was 18 with out my parents help. So it can be done... But I do have a great job as junor electrical engineer with my father's company, but I still work hard for all the money I make also...

 

RSR sponsers a S2K that drifts, I seen it with my own two eyes lol

Big deal, life goes on, If you have a problem with the type of people that drive your type of car then you can get a more exclusive car lol

 

 

I'm 57 now, and I bought my car in full cash when I was 55 without my parents help. I'm also a partner in CCR (Cool Cat Racing), and most of our business comes from young people (under 30) who work their tails off to pay for their cars and mods to their cars. These are GOOD kids and young adults who love cars and are willing to work hard to earn the money they need to play the game. The SCCA is now actively trying to attract these kids/young-adults, because they realize that our youth represent the future of our hobby. Rather than slamming them because they do different things than we did when we were kids, we need to learn to appreciate their perspective. I think old guys who can't do that are OLD.

I run into lots of young people who think drifting is something new (and from Japan), but most of them are fascinated to learn that there is a chapter in the book Sports Car and Competition Driving (by Paul Frere, published in 1963) entitled "Drifting the Car Through the Bend" (starts on page 58). This is one of the books I used to learn to drive, and I grew up thinking that learning to drift was a part of learning to drive (well). Imagine my shock the first time I heard some snot nosed kid say that drifting was invented in Japan.

Anyone who hasn't attended a professional drift event, or who can't appreciate the sport for what it is, is missing something that is a heck of a lot of fun. Drifting my MGA around corners was fun in 1963, and it is something I enjoy to this day. I also FIRMLY believe that it makes me a better driver, because when the unexpected happens one is often better off knowing how to handle slides. I still consider the classic "four wheel drift" (where the front wheels point straight ahead and the car is steered around the corner with the throttle) to be one of the ultimate driving experiences. It is NOT easy in the S2000.

Do you find punks and rotten kids at drift events? Did you find punks and rotten kids at the "drive in" where we hung out when I was a kid (in the 60's)? Nothing has changed. Some of us just got too old to know a good time when we see it.
Not me.

I respect anyone who pays as they go, regardless of their age. Our money goes a hell of a lot further when we avoid credit. If you pay as you go, invest a little along the way, and don't give in to the temptation to buy every new toy you see, you might be able to retire at 47 like I did. Early retirement is the best toy of all.