Dai's Driving Academy June 20 (Saturday), 2009 - 9AM to 4PM

[mmdb]

From Hiro Inada...

Hello,　

Thank you for participating in May 3rd Dai's Driving Academy. We were happy to hear positive comments from many participants. And now, we would like to make this event happen more often, hopefully on monthly basis at the same location, El Toro. Though City of Irvine is quite risk conscious, El Toro has a big advantage of its space, as long as we can use same area as in the past event.

Next one we arranged is June 20(SAT), and we are going to add intermediate courses for both drift and grip, shorter and easier than advanced ones, particularly with many turns for grip.

Also we are working to improve several points; food service, tire service, and also planning to invite more JDM gear vendors. Keep you updated when our conclusion comes up on these issues.

Lastly, we would like to ask $80 for entry fee for either drift or grip driving, but we'll include limited version of JDM OPTION T-shirt, which we parepare exclusively for this event, only for early registration by end May.

Please take a look of attached files, and send us back your registration form by e-mail or by fax by end of May.

Thank you again and hope to see you on June 20.

Regards,

Hiro Inada
D's Club Inc.

https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=3a44dfc031&view=att&th=121672e74e000476&attid=0.3&disp=inline&zw

[foreverdark]

I will be there tearing it up again!

[yeti303]

hows the course on tires?.....lake perris chews through mine to fast....

[SUPERSTAR]

Man I wish it was a SUNDAY.

[Brian]

I think I want to go to this perhaps.

[Jimmy Up]

EDIT: The saturday is a bust... I will be working.

[SUPERSTAR]

EDIT: The saturday is a bust... I will be working.


Same here. :down:

[rat240]

i want to take pics

[Croan]

yay more info!!


Date: Jun. 20th(Sat), 9:00AM-4:00PM
At: Former Marine Corp Air Station at El Toro, Irvine, CA
Instructors: Daijiro Inada, Ross Petty, Hiro Sumida

Collaboration: Shogun Style Performance (Matt Monaco, Course Management), Garage Boso (Ross Petty, Instructor), SR Motor Cars(Steve Rogers, Car Inspection), H&D Racing(Hiroki Miyaji, Translator)

Courses: Beginner Courses (Skid Pad, Figure 8, Enter & Brake)
Drift Courses (Intermediate, Advanced)
Grip Driving Courses (Intermediate, Advanced)

Note: *All drivers and passengers need helmets. Driving suits/gloves are not needed.
*Registration and Safety Inspection starts at 8:00AM.
*No Gas Service. All vehicles have to fill gas outside of El Toro Field.
*Food Services and Tire Services are TBD.

Entry Fee: $80 per driver for drift or grip (Receives Free T-shirt* when paid by May 31)
$100 for both drift and grip (Receives Free T-shirt* when paid by May 31)
$40 for 2nd driver for any of above (T-shirt* not included)
*T-shirt: Limited Version of JDM OPTION T-Shirt for this event
Max. 4 persons including driver(s) per one registered vehicle have
access to the event location by signing insurance waiver form.

Payment: By Check, Credit Card or Paypal. Paypal account is [email protected]
Please send check to D’s Club or call D’s Club for credit card payment.

JDM GEAR ARCADE: One day special sale for;
INGS, 5ZIGEN, BRIDE, SUN AUTOMOBILE, D-MAX, CUSCO,
YASHIO FACTORY, DIXCEL, GP SPORTS, ATTAIN and more.



D1 UNDERGROUND Event: This event is practice event, not competition. However, sanctioned by D1 UNDERGROUND organizer, Driven Event, Daijiro will select maximum 4 drivers as D1 Pro Qualification drivers who can skip D1 Driver Search, and run at D1 Pro qualifying event.

Event Organizer and Contact for Registration:

D’s Club Inc.
2281 W. 205th St. #113, Torrance, CA 90501
Tel:310-212-0100 Fax: 310-212-0104 E-mail: [email protected]
Contact: Hiro Inada

SEND E-MAIL TO [email protected] for REGISTRATION FORM




feel free to put that on the 1st post mmdb


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cya all there!!

[DMaxUSA]

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Don't miss out on this fun event guys!!! LOTS of seat time, great instructors, and great tracks!!

[Dax]

I will be there tearing it up again!

Hell yah you were killing it!

I have some photos from the past event on my blog. Check it out @ Roflhouse Rock! (http://roflhouserock.blogspot.com/)

[mmdb]

hows the course on tires?.....lake perris chews through mine to fast....

Course is pretty rough on tires. I'd bring an extra set just in case.

NEED MORE GRIP DRIVERS! :) Barely any were out there. I got so many runs my oil started overheating! Also instruction is provided which will help tremendously, whatever you skill level is!

[94cc0rd]

yea.. el toro is pretty tough on tires...

i went through a brand new set pretty quick...

but Dai's academy is a cool event... you get to meet jdm peoples and u get a free jdm option t-shirt with early entry!

[doridet]

i'm definitely going to this one!!! ill send in payment next week when i get paid!!! ^_^

[qwikspool]

im going to try my best to sign up.

[JohnnyDrfiter22]

WE need stuff like this on the east coast!

[nxt774]

i guess i might have to make the drive to cali for this

[dkwasherexd]

i might be down for this, Eltoro is like 20minutes from my house !!! :) Now Ineed to start finding tires !!! and its ona Saturday so i wont miss Church!

[Joshkl]

im probly gonna do this.

[Paul2x]

Count me in!

Last time was a blast, won't miss it! =)

[THE PROPHET]

so how long will 2 pairs on a KA last? approx??

[foreverdark]

I run my KA there and about 2 to 3 pairs of tires should be enough.

[foreverdark]

i'm definitely going to this one!!! ill send in payment next week when i get paid!!! ^_^
Awesomeness!!!

[s13gold]

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[Leo-kun]

Cool! I definately would like to go! But I can't...=(
Are you guys going to have another event in July or August?

[simplistek]

i might do this is no one buys my spares.

[turns101]

If they have the big course and you have power I got 3-4 runs out of my tires on there. 3rd gear manji and upshift to 4th gear or 4th gear initiation and maybe down to 3rd for the manji..
Its a fun place..

[landins13]

i really need to move back out west.

[MaRshMaLLow]

i think its time for the SR86 to hit this up ...

[turns101]

all done huh big boy...

[dkwasherexd]

yeah el toro kills tires.. in 2-3 laps my almost new tires are blown. Im in this because the d1 underground..

[Paul2x]

Payment sent today =) :D

See u there =)

[MaRshMaLLow]

all done huh big boy...

heh yea , got some bugs to work out but for now i just wanna drive

[iMAGE976]

i want to go....i need to go....i think i am gonna go...... payday is just around the corner.

[mmdb]

Cool! I definately would like to go! But I can't...=(
Are you guys going to have another event in July or August?

According to Hiro he's wants to have this event monthly. If all things go well I'm sure they will.

[Yeap]

According to Hiro he's wants to have this event monthly. If all things go well I'm sure they will.


Thats what I'm wondering too. My cars in the shop so cant make to the June event but I would go in July or August if they have another.

[s13gold]

All staff

Please find latest information on this event as per attached.

At this moment, we have 55 registered drivers, and may go up to over 60 drivers, including spot registration.
Among these 55,

Alls staffs are requested to be at El Toro at 6:30AM in order to start the event on time.
This time, entrance has changed at the end of MARINE WAY. Should turn to the right, and get in the runway behind the baloon place. Please do not use Marine gate which we used before.

Registration tent will be set at the end of entrance way after turning right at the end of MARINE WAY. Not in paddock/parking area as before. This is to secure safety and insurance for all who attend the event, as well as to avoid any possible abuse of our event by attendents.
We''ll prepare all the paperwork there, and ask all guests to sign on the waiver and give wrist bands.
We prepared several colors for each group of people, drift driver, grip driver, non-driver, vendor and staff.

And all course starters should check each drivers' wristband color before let them start.

We prepare food service this time. TACOS shop will provide free meal for all staffs and media, but no drinks. So, please bring drinks or you can purchase at TACO shop.
Lastly, we provide one limited version of JDM OTPION T-shirt which we prepare exclusively for this event. Please pick up at the registration tent when you sign for waiver.

We need to have a quick meeting in the morning before we start the event.

By the way, we got great raffle prizes from support vendors, and we would like to make this raffle open to all of our staffs as well, not only for guests. So. please join in it.

Regards,

Hiro Inada
D's Club Inc.

[garagejerry]

would anyone have tech specs???
i would like to run this event

[dkwasherexd]

haha il cya guys theree

[Yeap]

holy crap 55 drivers. How much track time do we get with 55 drivers?

[dkwasherexd]

last time there was plenty of track time on the high speed coarse.. The beginner 2nd gear coarse looked crowded...

[SUPERSTAR]

yup. Speed drift is where it's at yo.

Great event, I wish it was on Sunday.

[Checowa]

I just signed up for the auto-x!

But what I really want to do is instruct!

-Larry

[brainfood]

I will be there with Sun auto finally found some time to shake down the new car. See everyone there I am excited to drive. Tire changing facility on location?

[mrizsuki]

yeah, monthly events! should be able to make the july or august one if things go well.

[brokeAs240sx]

for grip:

- how long is course estimated @? 40/50/60 seconds?
- will there be timing equipment w/ display? or some other setup?
- of the 55 drivers so far, how many are for grip?

THANKS!

[Blackparade]

trying to get my car running 100% to make it to this.

[DMaxUSA]

See you guys there tomorrow!!!

[SUPERSTAR]

There is a DTC in Lake Forest for those that need tires or changing. We have a flat rate set up, thanks to Hiro.

He has all the info and I will have one employee dedicated to you guys all day, so you get back to the track quick and enjoy it.

Hiro will give you all the details. HAVE FUN AND DRIVE HARD!!

[mmdb]

FYI. I'm not organizing the event. But send "[email protected]" an email and tell them you want to register asap. Hiro is pretty good about responding to emails. Also call 310-212-0100 asap.

Good luck!

[Driftmonkeyautotek]

aaah im going freakin nuts i need directions to el toro or an address would be good, im coming from the fontana area

[turns101]

I will be there with Sun auto finally found some time to shake down the new car. See everyone there I am excited to drive. Tire changing facility on location?

Awesome bro!!!
Have fun.. Show the youngens whats up..

[turns101]

aaah im going freakin nuts i need directions to el toro or an address would be good, im coming from the fontana area

Google it. Its easy.

[brainfood]

I won't have the car out my truck and trailer fell through. I'll be out hanging out though

[R34RB25]

Would noon be to late to show up for drift? got some family in town...

[Teknolust72]

Would noon be to late to show up for drift? got some family in town...

Should be ok. I showed up last time and paid for half day

[brainfood]

Really good turnout! Tracks looked fun def. a good event!

[MiataCharles]

^^

Yeah thanks Hiro-san for putting together a great event. Got my D1 invitation(provisional license?) to enter the next D1 event, I am pretty excited about it. Now I really need a real drift car!!

Thanks again to all my sponsors, especially 949Racing and Socal240sx, without you guys I wouldnt have made it.

:)

[240XTC]

DAIS academy was poppin! only thing that sucked is taco man had to leave after lunch...lol...

but congrats to the drivers who won the D1 invitational

Charles Ng
Nick Hogan
The gentleman who drove the vert FC. (didnt hear the name)

[dkwasherexd]

vert fc v8 was Jeff Guiloite something like that hahahah

YouTube - El Toro Dai academy Gold rx7 100mph + entry then someone was in my way (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uB2JTLGEN8)
100+ mph 4h gear entry and almost hitting somebody that stalled out in the middle of the track. The flagger guy told me to go, but didnt see that the car before me that went stalled... scaryy

[Croan]

vert fc v8 was Jeff Guiloite something like that hahahah

YouTube - El Toro Dai academy Gold rx7 100mph + entry then someone was in my way (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uB2JTLGEN8)
100+ mph 4h gear entry and almost hitting somebody that stalled out in the middle of the track. The flagger guy told me to go, but didnt see that the car before me that went stalled... scaryy

That was me!!!! holy shit scariest shit that has ever happen to me seeing flying towards me. i am so sorry about that. Lost all electrical power and was in the process of trying to roll the car off track when i heard u coming. we need to man a post at the sweeper for this very reason. glad every one made it home safe.

[doridet]

Super fun event!! I will go to the next one again for sure!! and next time, i should join the raffle, my friend got some pretty awesome prizes. ^_^

[foreverdark]

Damn looks like I missed out.

[Shadowhunter]

I really would like to attend but my car is not quite ready yet,hopefully very soon!

[yoni_nismo]

Super fun event!! I will go to the next one again for sure!! and next time, i should join the raffle, my friend got some pretty awesome prizes. ^_^


hell ya this event was sick i wish my car was ready people got so much track time and yes i did win some cool things but i wanted the greddy informer but i guess the blitz i-burner and vertex shift knob isnt that bad either :ddog:

[240XTC]

That was me!!!! holy shit scariest shit that has ever happen to me seeing flying towards me. i am so sorry about that. Lost all electrical power and was in the process of trying to roll the car off track when i heard u coming. we need to man a post at the sweeper for this very reason. glad every one made it home safe.

dude u stood right next to your car and didnt move a bit! u must luv her..:2f2f:

[iMAGE976]

This was my first event and it was fun as hell......im definitely going to the next one!

[dkwasherexd]

That was me!!!! holy shit scariest shit that has ever happen to me seeing flying towards me. i am so sorry about that. Lost all electrical power and was in the process of trying to roll the car off track when i heard u coming. we need to man a post at the sweeper for this very reason. glad every one made it home safe.
yeah Im very glad I didnt hit ya lol, it was hard to slow down drifting at over 100mph lol

yes we need somebody at that corner to watch and flag that its safe to go

[rat240]

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[rat240]

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[autobahNESSA]

Hey everyone. I was out mostly posted by the skid pad towards the end of the day taking some pics. Here's a sneak peak (the rest are here: Dais Drift Academy 06202009 pictures by sheunderground - Photobucket (http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y5/sheunderground/Dais%20Drift%20Academy%2006202009/)).

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Such an awesome event!

[jbguillo]

vert fc v8 was Jeff Guiloite something like that hahahah
damn daniel you got close! guillotte...hahaha, no one gets it.

[SlideKing92]

I know that there were some more people taking pictures, any clue where they are going to be posted?

[sileighty83]

when's Academy 3 going to happen? I didn't get the car finished in time.

[satakal]

I know that there were some more people taking pictures, any clue where they are going to be posted?

I'd like to know too.

when's Academy 3 going to happen? I didn't get the car finished in time.

I think after the raffle, I heard Aug 1st.

[Brian]

Are there slower courses?

I don't want to drift in 4th gear.
Seems too scary.

[turns101]

Wise ass...

So 100mph entry huh....

[ScarredOne]

It was nice to have such a short wait for the long course, medium length 2nd gear course took a while, and what was up with people understeering for 5 min.+ on the skidpad courses??? I rolled up to finish off tires/practice tips from the coaches, only to wait FOREVER for some :ghey:fools to finish doing about 30 passes each; with no concern for the long line of people waiting. If you're gonna do that, at least don't unda-unda the whole run :bash:!

Hiro did a good job as usual with even more courses and drivers to keep tabs on, and a limited staff. The August 1 event should be interesting, when Ross unveils Dai's new sr20 Mango.

[iMAGE976]

Are there slower courses?

I don't want to drift in 4th gear.
Seems too scary.

the sweeper is sooooo big there's plenty of room to pull it off. The SR powered cars were having fun on the sweeper. but the Brave KA's were still trying to put it down . My buddy didn't even bother with the switch backs in the begining of the high speed course . he just bombed the sweeper in fourth gear around 90+MPH to clear it! Shit was fun !!

[iMAGE976]

I know that there were some more people taking pictures, any clue where they are going to be posted?

Yogi was taking pictures of the big sweeper we are all talking about, so lemme see if i can get my grubby little hands on some of his pics.

[Croan]

the sweeper is sooooo big there's plenty of room to pull it off. The SR powered cars were having fun on the sweeper. but the Brave KA's were still trying to put it down . My buddy didn't even bother with the switch backs in the begining of the high speed course . he just bombed the sweeper in fourth gear around 90+MPH to clear it! Shit was fun !!

dood, I'm scared to skip the begging and bomb it at 90 heh :keke:

for all you DOHC KA guys i was drifting the whole course in 2nd, and then doing the whole sweeper at around 75mph like mid 3rd gear, like without straightening out.

Ross Petty told me to try to skip the first corner, just to get into 3rd gear, and just try to take the whole course in 3rd. i cant wait till next time to try that.

o yea, here are some video and pics my dad took.

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i think this is dkwasherexd (http://zilvia.net/f/members/dkwasherexd.html)

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yay Jason!!


click on the pics to make them huge!!

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Paul your car was my dad's favorite, WTT for SL500?? haha

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me :naughtyd::rl:

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me again! :duh:

[swayray]

awesome event! so much run time... this is the only place I can actually get my stock KA up to 90 MPH at the top of 4th gear on that sweeper...

btw thx for the pic rat240...

[SlideKing92]

Does Yogi have a website or anywhere he posts normaly

[foreverdark]

Will there be another one next month?

[turns101]

Where is there some 100mph entries?? I want to see some vid..

[MiataCharles]

dood, I'm scared to skip the begging and bomb it at 90 heh :keke:

for all you DOHC KA guys i was drifting the whole course in 2nd, and then doing the whole sweeper at around 75mph like mid 3rd gear, like without straightening out.:duh:

In my KA DOHC, I skipped the whole first section and my entry speed for sweeper was about 87mph. But I used the 949Racing race car(140hp, no powersteering) for the driver search, IMHO its impossible to link the whole course with the stock KA on 3rd gear manji.

I'd like to say Thanks again to 949Racing for all the support.

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[dkwasherexd]

i was able to do 100+mph entry top of 4th gear, but no footy :( shit was scary at first to clutch kick at that speed..but somehow my balls grew and I did it.. the one footy I have was my 1st time doing 100mph entry..is when I had to slow down and stop because Croan stalled out at the sweeper.. drifting at that speed feels like the car will flip.. damn i need more power... I want to up my boost, but i don have enough fuel .. I tried 8psi thaday and it was bogging my motor, so i urned it down to 6psi and itwas barely okay... :( Time for bigger injectors and a standalone...

[ryster]

damn daniel you got close! guillotte...hahaha, no one gets it.

Cograts on the invite Jeff! Good job!

[Flaco S14]

is the high speed course bumpy? or will stock suspension make it through there?

[foreverdark]

IMHO its impossible to link the whole course with the stock KA on 3rd gear manji.


Define stock. lol. I only have Headers and intake and I was able to link the last Dai's academy layout all in 3rd gear. That was so much fun.

[MiataCharles]

Define stock. lol. I only have Headers and intake and I was able to link the last Dai's academy layout all in 3rd gear. That was so much fun.

100% stock 220K mile engine, no intake, no header, stock exhaust with cat and everything, full interior and back seat with spare tire unremoved in trunk.

Just a welded diff and taiwanese coilover. Trust me its hard, I am not too bad at handling underpowered car I think you know that, haha! I could link the whole course with the 140hp miata tho, sometimes its about the weight and setup.

And my definition of linking realy means 0 understeer, not even a bit of it, always from lock to lock transition, or almost.

[foreverdark]

100% stock 220K mile engine, no intake, no header, stock exhaust with cat and everything, full interior and back seat with spare tire unremoved in trunk.

Just a welded diff and taiwanese coilover. Trust me its hard, I am not too bad at handling underpowered car I think you know that, haha! I could link the whole course with the 140hp miata tho, sometimes its about the weight and setup.

And my definition of linking realy means 0 understeer, not even a bit of it, always from lock to lock transition, or almost.
Gotcha. In a miata that is freakin pretty tough. I had one myself. You are a true gangsta.

[turns101]

Its harder in a stock ka 240( like the one Charles just explained) than a 140hp miata. Trust me. A 140hp miata can do alot..

[Croan]

lil some thing i made real quick

YouTube - JDM OPTIOM DRIFT DAY JUNE 20TH 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06WmxCcS7kg)

[Paul2x]

Awesome event, awesome pic's.

Thanks for the shot's Jason.

Big track was so much fun, 2,3,4th shifting was sweet.

But it spoils you. You can run the small course all day on one pair of tires. Then i got to the big track 3-4th plus big smoke = bye bye rubber =( lol

Think i'm just gonna stick with roadracing, way cheaper.....so when the next one lol :drool:

I think i'm going to host a event at HTM soon, never ran it before and heard it's the shiz so i'll keep u guys posted =)

:trogdor:

[swayray]

100% stock 220K mile engine, no intake, no header, stock exhaust with cat and everything, full interior and back seat with spare tire unremoved in trunk.

Just a welded diff and taiwanese coilover. Trust me its hard, I am not too bad at handling underpowered car I think you know that, haha! I could link the whole course with the 140hp miata tho, sometimes its about the weight and setup.

And my definition of linking realy means 0 understeer, not even a bit of it, always from lock to lock transition, or almost.

I can completely relate... stock exhaust, cat, full interior, scissor jack (i forgot to remove) but I put a JWT filter. I couldn't get my car over 90 mph... i think i was at 88-91 mph at the most. If I had more runway, and shift up to 5th i probably would've made it... Although I was hanging on a thin line since my front tires were completely shot showing cords already which should've made me understeer alot...

Fun times!

You were looking good out there Paul2x! If you do host an event at HTM, can I come?

[iMAGE976]

Just a few more pics......
Http://kru-tha-nooch.com/ms/5/q%20(6).jpg
Http://kru-tha-nooch.com/ms/5/q%20(11).jpg
Http://kru-tha-nooch.com/ms/5/q%20(12).jpg
Http://kru-tha-nooch.com/ms/5/q%20(21).jpg
Http://kru-tha-nooch.com/ms/5/q%20(32).jpg
Http://kru-tha-nooch.com/ms/5/q%20(34).jpg
Http://kru-tha-nooch.com/ms/5/q%20(44).jpg
Http://kru-tha-nooch.com/ms/5/q%20(37).jpg
Http://kru-tha-nooch.com/ms/5/q.jpg
Http://kru-tha-nooch.com/ms/5/q%20(17).jpg

[DMaxUSA]

Pat Morduant's front camber is totally awesome!!!

[dkwasherexd]

dayum that hot cake in your sig is totally awesome

[SlideKing92]

I know there was a guy taking picks of the grip course, i wanted to see those. Does anyone know the wedsite. I cant remember the guy said like yoyomotorsport.com or yogimotorsports.com or yotomotors.com lol or something along those lines. anyone know?

[PanchoPanoch]

yo guys dai's event was pretty sick with it. charles thanks for the dope ride along. i had fun. well i was snappin away on the drift course here ya go.

http://www.so-cal240sx.com/DaisTrainingAcademy/images/IMG_0060.jpg
http://www.so-cal240sx.com/DaisTrainingAcademy/images/IMG_0065.jpg
http://www.so-cal240sx.com/DaisTrainingAcademy/images/IMG_0167.jpg

check out some more at http://so-cal240sx.com/sc240sx/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=30&28e5bbf660cb545fc854f5c048c7be7c=35d187ccf859f0b9e dafc7fae4b672ac

[silsx13]

yo guys dai's event was pretty sick with it. charles thanks for the dope ride along. i had fun. well i was snappin away on the drift course here ya go.

check out some more at Dai's Driving Academy 2 (http://so-cal240sx.com/sc240sx/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=30&28e5bbf660cb545fc854f5c048c7be7c=35d187ccf859f0b9e dafc7fae4b672ac)



Great Pics Pancho! Was checking out some of them on the socal240sx page but seems like some of the pics don't show.... Just wondering if it's my comp or the links to the pics...

[doridet]

Great Pics Pancho! Was checking out some of them on the socal240sx page but seems like some of the pics don't show.... Just wondering if it's my comp or the links to the pics...

yeah, for some reason, the page doesnt even load for me too... >_<

[DMaxUSA]

Some more pics I found for you guys:

Dai’s Driving Academy 2 « Shinnosuke Jon Fujisawa (http://fujishino.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/dais-driving-academy-2/#more-1828)

[Croan]

In case you haven't read.

from Hiro Inada, JDMOption.com

Hello everyone,

First of all, thank you for your participation in this event, and we again apologize for no show of GoGo Daijiro Inada this time due to his unexpected happening. He is sure to attend the next event on Aug.1, at the same location.

It was a great turn-out over 130 drivers, and almost same number of accompanied guests, which made its total number of attendance over 300 people, including staff and coaches. Moreover, it was the best driving condition with no sunshine, no rain. Seven vendor booths were also available to ask any questions on their products.

All 60 drift drivers enjoyed beginners’ courses, an intermediate and a high speed entry and big turn advanced courses. And 30 grip beginner drivers received seated lecture on the basic technique and information about sports driving by Hiro Sumida, professional driver & coach, and started their practice at the grip beginners’ course. Then they joined to the advanced high-speed grip course. We found it’s necessary to prepare one more advanced grip course for the next time, since there happened a slightly long waiting time over 20 minutes. However, we still hope all grip drivers got enough run time in one whole day.

Since this event was sanctioned by D1 UNDERGROUND, Ross Petty, Drifting Main Instructor, D1/Formula D Pro Driver, selected 3 drift drivers who could directly entry into the D1 driver search. 3 drivers are Charlie Ng, Nick Hogan, and Jeffrey Guillotte. Congratulations!!!

There were 3 big raffle prizes; A SET OF SWIFT COILOVER SPRINGS, GREDDY INTELLIGENT INFORMETER TOUCH, and BLITZ i-BURNER ILLUSION, all $400 value items. All products including ENEOS oil were given to winners, regardless of their presence, and apparels and accessories were chosen to only who were present at the drawing.

Thank you again for your participation in this event, and we hope your appearance in our DAI’S DRIVING ACADEMY 3 on Aug. 1, 2009 at the same location, Ex-USMAC Air Station at El Toro, Irvine. GoGo will be sure to be present in the next one, hopefully with his new? machine, 73 CELICA with SR20DET, tuned by GARAGE BOSO.

Besides all participants and guests, without support and help from following companies and individuals, this event could not have been successful. We appreciate great assistance from Shogun Style Performance, Garage Boso, Hiro Sumida, SR MotorCars, H & D Racing, Adam Nguyen from OC Porsche Driving Club, Adams Motorsports Park, Discount Tire Centers-Long Beach and Lake Forest, El Ojo de Agua(Thank you for great tacos!!), Swift Springs USA, Greddy Performance Products, Blitz Performance Sales, Nippon Oil USA(ENEOS), Tomei Powered, Car Studio(D-Max), Hitachi Automobile Products (TOKICO), Sun Automobile USA, Vertex USA, 5Zgien USA, Nukabe Automotive(CUSCO), and INGS USA.

Hiro Inada
D's Club Inc.




**Check out the new thread of the next event!!!


also, please send an email with any suggestions you might have to make the next event even more successful. send them to [email protected]

[Paul2x]

Nice pic's Pancho =)

Can't wait for the next event

See you guys soon =)

:bow: