Drift Event: April 10th Irwindale

[socalraceclub]

April 10th Pacific Drift by Southern California Race Club, check out http://www.socalraceclub.com (http://www.socalraceclub.com) to register. You MUST register to be part of this event, people who don't sign up and want to drift will be turned away at the gates!!!

REGISTER FOR EVENT (http://www.socalraceclub.com)

More reasons to register:
1. All registrations qualify to WIN A CASE of Torco High Performance racing Oil
2. Our scouts will be at our events, looking for the best drivers and cars for sponsorships on parts AND to enter extra Drifting events
3. In each "Pacfic Drift" event there will be an eliminator competition. The elite will be offered a place in the "Pacific Drift October Azusa Touge", a fully legal (of course) mountain touge event, to have ALL MEDIA EYES on this event, with MILLIONS of viewers
4. Registrations for this event will be pre-registered for the Pacific Drift componant of the California Extreme 2 day event at California Speedway, on July 24th and 25th
5. We are looking for around 10 vehicles to feature, with full driver interviews, in a magazine feature in DialD
6. We are looking for 2 cars / drivers to race with our core Drift team of 6 on a contract basis, providing full track time, insurance and expenses.
7. We need a full registration, sponsorships are waiting to help the cars we show at our events.
8 This Event will be in magazines (GoDrift and Scene Magazine), webmedia and a DVD about Pacific Drift)
Prepare to be famous!

IF YOU WANT TO DRIFT OR LOVE DOING IT, YOU HAVE TO BE REGISTERED FOR THIS EVENT ON APRIL 10TH AT IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY, EAST LOT AND SKIDPAD.

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[HyperTek]

What Azusa!?!?!! ohh chit!! lol. Oh yah, im signed up already! WHoop!

[chokudoriS13]

3. In each "Pacfic Drift" event there will be an eliminator competition. The elite will be offered a place in the "Pacific Drift October Azusa Touge", a fully legal (of course) mountain touge event, to have ALL MEDIA EYES on this event, with MILLIONS of viewers



Wtf is this supposed to mean?

[tsunami0ne]

Wtf is this supposed to mean?

It means Initial D 4th Stage USA ultimate Driftar edition will be out soon.

[CleanS14]

HAHAHAHA halarious!!! I want to participate in the touge battle... I'll bring my www.tougefriends.com hahahahahaha

[mmdb]

Free for spectators?

[kanekz]

Wtf is this supposed to mean?

This means bad news. This really sucks to hear. Means more MEDIA attention...more Takumi wannabes...more cliffhangers...more deaths....more cops. I mean it does sounds like a cool event to go to. But man, it kinda sucks to hear. Just more attention that doesnt not need to be had. But I guess it was bound to happen. And I guess its like not One individual person owns the damn mountains. aaarrghh anyhow..rant rant...sucks to hear. :-/

[chokudoriS13]

This means bad news. This really sucks to hear. Means more MEDIA attention...more Takumi wannabes...more cliffhangers...more deaths....more cops. I mean it does sounds like a cool event to go to. But man, it kinda sucks to hear. Just more attention that doesnt not need to be had. But I guess it was bound to happen. And I guess its like not One individual person owns the damn mountains. aaarrghh anyhow..rant rant...sucks to hear. :-/


You know, no matter what it says on the site, I see very little chance for them to get actual permission to run there. Imagine the cost of insurance, etc. for an event like that.

[pruto]

hmmm, irc, back in the day (96?), option video got permission to close off a portion of a socal mountain pass to do a special.

its certainly doable.

[Heartwork]

hmmm, irc, back in the day (96?), option video got permission to close off a portion of a socal mountain pass to do a special.

its certainly doable.

true, but Option is a more established organization and probably more funding...

not saying SocalRace Club wouldnt do it, they might with enough funding, but both SocalRace Club and Option is like comparing apples to oranges

[DoriftoSlut]

Whoa. 5 days notice for such a "big" event? Too bad. Im still in Hawaii visiting my fam. Maybe my trip would have been planned better if I HAD KNOWN ABOUT THIS with a normal timeframe for a competition. Tsk tsk. Oh well, hopefully there will be others. And hopefully somewhere other than a parking lot? Besides the ultra JDM touge of course.

[Flybert]

I don't know if it's just me but this event sounds like a something put on by people that are only concerned about making money off of drifting. They say that people will get sponsored and stuff but for what, performance parts, neon underglow, apc tail lights, tires? No details. Just saying that you'll be filmed and that you can join their special drift team. Plus, it seems like this is put on by a bunch of people in the show car crowd. Anyone else see the sketchyness in this event?

[240Stilo]

Anyone else see the sketchyness in this event?

I do. :ughd: +1 for post whoring weeeee. I hope those that registered get enough seat time since I bet everyone and their mama is probably trying to get in.

[CleanS14]

Yep... definitely not put together by drift enthusiasts concerned with seat time!!! But then again Chris you can't knock them by making a dime or 2 at the event... you know how hard it is to come out on the plus side on these things...

I just feel bad for the drivers... unless of course you're good and make it to the TOUGE!!! hahahahhaahaha

Closing off a section of Touge isn't too hard... I've looked into it... but yes insurance is INSANE!!! Especially since it's not like the Hot Version touge shiz where things are fenced up and stuff in certain areas... well at least that's what they told me...

[TRUENOCOUPE]

Ieatshit = Jay? hahahah

[HyperTek]

oh well, i signed up without thinking.. I dont mind starting out at a small event like this, if it does promise seat time.

[HyperTek]

About the touge, you guys have a good point as to why it would be bad to commercialize that. Ive felt that way alot about drifting and how the announcers at big drift events would always say "240s are cheap, drifting is a cheap sport to get into blah blah" look at hondas, before in teh 90's, it was original to fix up a honda, you could go to a import show and appreciate the cars since they wherent as stupid and ghey as they are now, more on performance based.. then more and more magazines and media coverage got it, and now everybody and there momma has altezza taillights and every lil kid wants to be Brian O'conner.

[kazuo]

Y'all act like Azusa is this secret that nobody knows about...

It's been blown up already so its not like we're going to lose anything if that little "event" occurs.

[adey]

Is this a small DD style event, or is it going to be more of a competition? I don't like the sounds of "eliminatior competition" ... to crap drivers like me that sounds like "less seat time". :p
GIVE US MORE INFO!!!!

[SpeedMonkeyInc]

I saw the schedule for the day and now I am worried that I am going to get knocked out early in the day and not get to drive much. I signed up for this event a long time ago.
I will post Sat night or Sunday how this event went.

[pruto]

where did you see the schedule? i'm signed up, cause, well, i'm bored and i got the itch....

[MrMigs]

Event seemed really cool. it was small, but the coordinator was really nice. I just showed up to watch, but he let me do 2 runs before closing-time. nice guy.

[SpeedMonkeyInc]

The event got off to a pretty rough start. But after the course design was fixed it was a lot of fun. I got a ton of track time in. Definatly worth the money.

[ISTOTOSAO]

I also got in a ton of time. enough to go through two sets of used tires on smooth asphalt. horrible begining. I got to finally meet people because of it though.

speedmonkey: black s14 right? I forgot your name though. This is steven with the black primered s13. you did great by the way.

In the end it was a good day.

[SpeedMonkeyInc]

Thanks! I had fun. Learned alot too.
I don't remeber wich car yours was? So many S13s.....Give me some other details so I can rember you. The name is Matt.

[sideviewcivic]

steve's was the stock height grey coupe on velox looking wheels. damn steve that clutch wuz extreme stiff. shit i cant wait to get mine......haha

gotta make those tires center pieces to show off to the ladies.....

[sideviewcivic]

hopefully i can be out there for D-day on the 24th in tha skid pad area....

[pruto]

yeah, but you know, if 55 people actually did show up for this event, it woulda totally sucked. It was a good event strictly because it was small and everyone got a lot of track time.

They need better organization, more people, and more planning if they want to do an event for anything bigger than 30 people.

[HyperTek]

yah I had tons of fun and learned alot too. If anyone remembers me by my signature. Event was filmed by somebody (they said ESPN but who knows). Oh yah, no S2000s or any of the FWD cars that where on the list showed up so I think that might have been used as promotion since I know a guy with a S2k and his name was on there and so was his friends name but they didnt know anything about this event. But yah, the event didnt seem too organized at the beginning, but you did get tons of track time. I was like the only person out there with open diff, but I learned alot in how to tame it. Now OEM VLSD isnt looking too bad for me now.. lol

Next event they are planing to be held in the infield at Irwindale, some of thier sponsers couldnt make it to this event so hopefully next time. I guess what they really are doing is trying to spot out who they wanna grab for sponsership, could be why its a private event.

Id be damned tho if they really do this Azusa run as a way of grabbing someone to use to flim a scene in a movie like the next fast and furious.. who knows, they could be up to something, seeing how on their forums they had a forum for "fast and furious music tour" or something like that. haha

[CleanS14]

Ieatshit = Jay? hahahah
oooooooooo AL you jerk!!!

TURDENOCOUPE = Al hahahahaha

[pruto]

I know a guy with a S2k and his name was on there and so was his friends name but they didnt know anything about this event.

Next event they are planing to be held in the infield at Irwindale, some of thier sponsers couldnt make it to this event so hopefully next time. I guess what they really are doing is trying to spot out who they wanna grab for sponsership, could be why its a private event.

Id be damned tho if they really do this Azusa run as a way of grabbing someone to use to flim a scene in a movie like the next fast and furious.. who knows, they could be up to something, seeing how on their forums they had a forum for "fast and furious music tour" or something like that. haha

the S2000 thing should give you a clue. Take what that guy claims with a grain of salt. He uses a lot of names without permission and openly lies through his teeth. Were you there when two of the people in his own club chewed him out about using their names? Is it SocalRace club or is he trying to run an one man show behind their backs?

I contacted Speed Alliance, one of their socalled sponsors and SA (Chris) told me the guy TRIED to get SA to sponsor them, but failed, but still uses SA's name without their permission. Same goes for Tanabe from what Chris tells me. Pretty friggen shady if you ask me.

i don't doubt that he has good intentions... but i just can't really believe him anymore. That stuff about Azusa, ton of sponsors being there, irwendale infield. I'll believe it when i see it.

[kpxchonnom]

hi guyz ^_^ i'm the guy with gunmetal 240sx, and also my engine was gone after being abused by -.- event cordinator ( he drove on 1stgear all the way around the track -.-...)
well i 'm getting my stuff fixed -.-...
well the event was pretty free for all because there wasn't that much
of a rule so ppl didn't have to wait as much ,,
btw i just talked to the socalraceclub owner jason and he's thinking about hosting
another event next month and also he's planning to rent AZUSA the whole street
soon.. cool huh?
well i just wanted tell u guyz that , even though this event preparation didn't go really well and also it was very unorganized but i'm pretty sure it;ll be better next time,
maybe u guys should give it another try next time ^&^and i'll try to get discounts for the zilvia.net forum members

[HyperTek]

umm pruto's input is interesting and id consider it. but the event was fun none the less.

off-topic:Did anyone else know that the girl that was flaging had a birth control patch on her shoulder and would occasionally say "go kick ass!" or "you guys are fast!" lol.. Before she left the event at the end, she jumped and hugged that cordinator guy like he was her daddy or something. haha

[kanekz]

off-topic:Did anyone else know that the girl that was flaging had a birth control patch on her shoulder and would occasionally say "go kick ass!" or "you guys are fast!" lol.. Before she left the event at the end, she jumped and hugged that cordinator guy like he was her daddy or something. haha

Hmmmm....interesting! Maybe I should've went. HAHA...j/p But you never know man, maybe it was a Nicotine patch or solonpas or something. Was she even hot?

[pruto]

her name was Jo, i'm sure it was a nicotine patch, she said she smokes. she cute.

[kpxchonnom]

hmm... she kinda looks older for her age -.-.. but she drive black z4 -.-... high roller~

[pruto]

really... when i asked if she had a car she told me she has a camry...

we are talking about the small asian flag chick right?

[HyperTek]

nah i asked her if it was a nicotine patch, she said birth control and that she doesnt want her people to get pregnant. so that just makes me wonder about her antics. hah. besides, she busted out a cigerette a few times there anyways.

[sideviewcivic]

[QUOTE=kpxchonnom]hi guyz ^_^ i'm the guy with gunmetal 240sx, and also my engine was gone after being abused by -.- event cordinator ( he drove on 1stgear all the way around the track -.-...)
well i 'm getting my stuff fixed -.-...
well the event was pretty free for all because there wasn't that much
of a rule so ppl didn't have to wait as much ,,
btw i just talked to the socalraceclub owner jason and he's thinking about hosting
another event next month and also he's planning to rent AZUSA the whole street


-dood that sux ass that ur motor phudge'd up. wuz that the mean valve tick i heard. same goes for the M3 owner i heard his car clunking loudly, hopefully it was just a throwout bearing.

BTW- who wuz the guy with the white hatch with blacktop SR rollin SSR up front, that guy had gross suggestions i hadnt even considered for my 240. hope to see all you guyz at D-day "i want ride alongs, until june haha"

if jason somehow convinces the city to allow azuza runs which i highly doubt. how will there be a way to filter out the wannabes from those who want to take it seriously. not to mention setting up braking markers. insurance is the main thing, so many sue happy phudge'rs out there, fees wud kik or arse in order to do that.

[ISTOTOSAO]

hi guyz ^_^ i'm the guy with gunmetal 240sx, and also my engine was gone after being abused by -.- event cordinator ( he drove on 1stgear all the way around the track -.-...)
well i 'm getting my stuff fixed -.-...


I am sorry. It happend so early too. That is one reason I don't let but only a few select people drive my car.

SCRC need to get some help from the dday, or NASA people on how to set up and run an event. If these stay small though I would love to go again. It is sad to see that non-registered cars and drivers were out there. My friend took out prelude. It was fun to watch but I think it shouldn't have happened. I don't like the sound of the Azusa thing at all. I don't want to see people out there practicing for this thing with other cars on the street and such. I also don't want to see people with my skill level out there on a street with curbs and cliffs and hills. I would never try drifting on my road. too much to lose.

Anyway. What is the next event that everyone is going to. I am not signed up for dday but I want to get back out there soon.

P.S. The asian chick's ass was way too flat------ "like board".

Steven

[IchigoMae]

P.S. The asian chick's ass was way too flat------ "like board".

HAHahaha hell ya. Her constant w000ting became kinda annoying.

and also my engine was gone after being abused by -.- event cordinator ( he drove on 1stgear all the way around the track -.-...)

The aussie guy right? what an idiot.

Who was the guy with the brown primered s13 coupe? he had sum wide works up front and steelies on the back. he was hauling azz out there.

[ISTOTOSAO]

HAHahaha hell ya. Her constant w000ting became kinda annoying.



The aussie guy right? what an idiot.

Who was the guy with the brown primered s13 coupe? he had sum wide works up front and steelies on the back. he was hauling azz out there.



Yes she did get annoying!!


Aussie? sure. yeah he was driving Ku's car.


Brown primer was bryan. he was doing great. very consistent and balls out. I loved his paint (sceam)sp. he was :whip: ing that thing around.

What were you driving? I was the originally black but now grey primered s13 coupe. stock suspention :squintd: :rofl:

Steven

[TRUENOCOUPE]

oooooooooo AL you jerk!!!

TURDENOCOUPE = Al hahahahaha


I was just wondering, iEATshit. ahhahhaha

[HyperTek]

I jus wanna know who was filming that... and did anybody take pictures or anything of the event?

[ISTOTOSAO]

I'll get footage for you.

[kpxchonnom]

hey steeven i think u could've done so much better with some coilovers ^^ save up^

[kpxchonnom]

the guy with brown 240sx bryan's friend ian and jason took some videos i might be able to get'em soon

[kpxchonnom]

umm pruto's input is interesting and id consider it. but the event was fun none the less.

off-topic:Did anyone else know that the girl that was flaging had a birth control patch on her shoulder and would occasionally say "go kick ass!" or "you guys are fast!" lol.. Before she left the event at the end, she jumped and hugged that cordinator guy like he was her daddy or something. haha
hey hypertech how did u do that blinking brake signal ^_^ i was behind u the whole time ^^ show me ur trick

[Equinox]

If anyone got some videos or photos of my car, I'd love to see them! :)

I was #45. Black s14 with Racing Hart Type-Cs. Controlled Spin Racing stickers on the car.

[HyperTek]

blinking tailights?? I think that was the tougefriends pignose coupe??

[SpeedMonkeyInc]

If anyone got some videos or photos of my car, I'd love to see them! :)

I was #45. Black s14 with Racing Hart Type-Cs. Controlled Spin Racing stickers on the car.

Dood....you where tearing it up out there! Nice driving. It was nice to get to meet you. Maybe we will meet again at another event someday.


I asked the guy filming and he said its for a video called Thrust. They do car videos I guess, the guy said the DVD would be out by summer.

[ISTOTOSAO]

Speedmonkeyinc: I actually had you confused with equinox. But you had the black racing wheels? your were still doing great.

Equinox: just waiting t get the video from a friend and if you are on there, I am sure you are with those skills, I'll get you a copy.

[JH]

Video available here:
http://www.driftaholic.com
Please right click and download the video instead of streaming it off the site.
thank you come again

[HyperTek]

ugh 56k... =(

[mililani]

i just wanted to say hi to jo!

thanks for riding along. hope you enjoy the video.

( http://www.driftaholic.com )
[download at bottom of page ]

[socalraceclub]

I think i should summarize the entire thread:
1. There are possibilities of getting Asuza, but until we have all the bases covered, this will be a long time in coming. Maybe end 2005, we just dont want any bad press for any of us.
2. I had a lack of staff for the 1st event, people flaked on me, i tried my best with what i had
3. A lot of scouting was done at the 1st event and sponsored cars and drivers have already been contacted.
4. SCRC and Pacific Drift have been offered a sponsorship by Speed Alliance for Vertex body kits and Chris and Warren both know about this, so i do not know where that information came from
5. Tanabe Racing Development are a company we have never promoted nor inferred alliances with. Michael McFall knows SCRC and their product line was out of stock at the time of the last event, when we last talked.
6. Ku, your car was fixed straight away and i put that down to stress on the day, but you are cool
7. The S2000s I actually remember posting about that in the SCRC wondering where all the S2000 registrations came from, I phoned a few of them. The information (email address and phone number) was all accurate so I presumed they group registered. I am checking ALL the registrations for their validity now and all registrations get a confirmation email to the email address to stop people from registering other people.
8. SCRC does not make money from any event, even if we did, the money would go into creating more events for the Drifters. It personally costs me in time and money to put on these events
9. I am not from Australia, I am from England and you are entitled to your opinion as badly informed as it is!
10. Pacific Drift #2 is on June 5th on the Inflield, goto www.socalraceclub.com for registration
11. The event was filmed by Thrust Video, I got a promo reel 3m44s and the final segment will be upto 15 minutes on DVD
12. If you have any questions, concerns or anything, email me so that the next event will be much better.

I value your input, we learn from our mistakes

[MikeFD3S]

Tanabe Racing Development, USA has no corporate alliances with SCRC and any strategic ties were never expressed nor implied.