So I Went Drifting this Weekend and it Looked More Like this:

"John Norris (AngryDrifter)" (angrydrifter)
02/08/2016 at 20:48 • Filed to: None

Thanks Brandon Andrews for a great shot.

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And thanks Shawn Smith for another great shot.

Someone asked before where the event was taking place. It was at Talladega Gran Prix, which is neat little road course about 20 minutes from the famous NASCAR tri-oval in Alabama.

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iTrack put on the event. Incredibly enjoyable.

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DISCUSSION (14)

whoarder is tellurium > John Norris (AngryDrifter)
02/08/2016 at 20:51

oppo is pleased, very pleased.

GTO FTW.

Jonathan Harper > John Norris (AngryDrifter)
02/08/2016 at 20:58

Is there gopro footage?

Milky > John Norris (AngryDrifter)
02/08/2016 at 20:59

Keep oppo oppo.

John Norris (AngryDrifter) > Jonathan Harper
02/08/2016 at 21:04

Yes, in time. For now, here’s a video of my son at the wheel.

Jonathan Harper > John Norris (AngryDrifter)
02/08/2016 at 21:06

son got skills, ya did gud

TheHondaBro > John Norris (AngryDrifter)
02/08/2016 at 21:08

You’re a good parent.

DoYouEvenShift > John Norris (AngryDrifter)
02/08/2016 at 21:14

Nice!!! Great shots and looks like a blast!

And that GTO exhaust!

thedevilinside > John Norris (AngryDrifter)
02/09/2016 at 01:18

Some good pictures and video. Is it pretty much 1 day = 1 rear tire set?

John Norris (AngryDrifter) > thedevilinside
02/09/2016 at 06:05

I brought (6) new tires plus (4) on the car with about 50% and it wasn’t quite enough for Saturday afternoon and Sunday afternoon. They had HPDE time attack event in the mornings.

CaptDale - is secretly British > John Norris (AngryDrifter)
02/09/2016 at 16:59

I want to do this

John Norris (AngryDrifter) > CaptDale - is secretly British
02/09/2016 at 21:15

Well get to it. Seattle area?

http://www.evergreendrift.com/

Looks like they have an open drift this Saturday. If you haven’t spectated at one of their events go and watch a few events, figure out what it’s all about, and then show up for an open event and get to it.

1. Keep your expectations low about how skilled you are going to be in your first few outings. Be prepared to be humbled.
2. Focus on following their rules.
3. Read their tech requirements and make sure you meet them before you head to the track.
4. Get your hands on 6 or 8 wheels and a boat load of tires.

You will have plenty of fun if you follow the above.

CaptDale - is secretly British > John Norris (AngryDrifter)
02/10/2016 at 11:36

No, I’m in the San Luis Obispo area... Shit that is a lot of wheels and tires...

John Norris (AngryDrifter) > CaptDale - is secretly British
02/11/2016 at 22:42

Willow Springs is a pretty fair distance from you but they have frequent events run by different organizations and sometimes multiple events going on on the same day at different tracks on the facility. It’s worth a trip to go see. I’m not sure what drift events would be closer to SLO.

Once you get it going you eat up a lot of tires. Most people find some good sources for cheap used tires. When you start drifting you learn at a pretty fast pace. It is bad to be all set up with your car at the track running well, on a nice day, and your getting enough track time to improve, and then you run out of tires.

CaptDale - is secretly British > John Norris (AngryDrifter)
02/13/2016 at 10:46

Willow Springs and Laguna Seca are the two closest tracks to me that I am aware of. I know there are a few groups trying to build something here, but they still don’t even have land yet, so that’s way out of the question for years. I will look into these things though. My goat wants to see the track.