What are you on about lad??:confused:I ain't stupid. What tie do you have to prodrift must be some cause your really on the defence.Quote:
Originally Posted by PdDan
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What are you on about lad??:confused:I ain't stupid. What tie do you have to prodrift must be some cause your really on the defence.Quote:
Originally Posted by PdDan
Im not being defensive... Its an open forum and im givin my 2 cents just like your giving yours...Quote:
Originally Posted by bnollie
It just seems to me you are blinded by something. Were you in Mondello last year for Japfest? Did you think there was anything wrong with the final between Dean Kearney and Alan Sinnott? Sinnott had it won and it kept being ran again and again and again till Dean span off. It happens every round some favourtism between the judges.Quote:
Originally Posted by PdDan
I was ther but i couldnt see the run... Im not saying i always agree with the judges decisions... I didnt agree with 1 in Fermoy but no matter who judges wed be listenin to all this... Its a tough job and every1s not always goin to agree!Quote:
Originally Posted by bnollie
Agreed it is a tough job but they should be swapped every round to keep it fair on the drivers.Quote:
Originally Posted by PdDan
i wasnt there but i said it last year i think pro qualifying needs to go back to being done on sunday morning so the spectators get to see more than just 16cars for the 20euro in,i thought the old way was better qualfying with loads of cars that morning,just my opinion
If you keep swapping you run the risk of getting some1 completely biased towards 1 driver and no matter what sending them through... Just wouldnt be possible! None of the other top series do that and infact they all have the same arguements after each round... Because not every1 is going to agree...Quote:
Originally Posted by bnollie
i said judging is a thankless job thats hardly defendingQuote:
Originally Posted by bnollie
different judges each round wouldn work it would cause massive inconsistencies
favourtism is your opinion and i dont think everyone would share your view
I'm one of those people !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by D McNamara
Have to say I'm with Darren on this one
I dont think the judging was that bad sunday, If i was judging myself id have done a SIMILAR job.
Darrens car had to be all over the place after the impact saturday evening.
His pre qualifying run was awesome, think he took a Ueo approach to the first corner :)
You do get tired of watching the same cars all day long so qualifying sunday morning would be a good idea.
Well done Gem, will you be able to keep up with the debut :p
I didnt read soo much in a long time:eek: some very interesting points made. As for calls made yesterday I couldnt say because I was watching from the start line all day.
Really enjoyed yesterday and I must say I was lucky to win it, everyone was on form and i was struggling with the car, it took me awhile to get back in to it. Roll on round 2
I have to agree on the favourtism part,cause there was a few times there deceisons where a load of balls plop.
intresting thread just to clear it up they should use past drivers for an event and see do the comments come back the same way
Ya very valuable points made ... Although weekend woz savage good driftin , good weather, (even great talent around :P ) .. Very good weekend in general view of driftin..
Firstly on the judging,With a quick ref to Alan Vrs Dean @ Japfest last year,As I said on here before it was all set up for Dean to win until he knocked himself out!
Yes There was also a strong favoritism.
Dan,Admit you tie to prodrift and take your tongue out of their arse,Your a cousin of the owner,are employed and socialize with them,So take the brown off your nose and go back to bragging of being "head track marshall" to a group of kids I seen you taking to.Dont deny it,I have the video saved on my N95 and was also witness by 2 members on here.
Pro qualifying on Saturday was a joke imo,Darren #1????WTF? Was I the only one to judge it a poor lap? At least if your gonna push your brother through the series dont do it so blatant after a crap lap?
Darren,Sorry to see the car in tatters,Unlucky.
Sundays judging was quiet fair only for Kieren Hynes bigging up the Caark Massive,He's a joke to be fair,Last year he wasnt bad but this year fuck me hes off the wall!
Ian Bergo Bergin,I comend him on a job well done,Found him extremely biased last year making terrible calls but this year and rd 1 I found him spot on.
Pedan,Excellent this year.And last.
John Gibbons,Shoot that Cnut!
Thought Eric was very easy on the ear,Enjoyed hearing what he had to say!
Saturdays are far to jam packed,Left nothing for Sunday,€20 for16 drivers and €26.50 for a jack russell burger.C'mon.
Infairness I did enjoy the weekend,Some fine metal this year.Some excellent driving by alot of drivers.
Most improving drivers this year,Dan Moorhead,Shane Sullivan,Donal Fucking Garry Jesus he was unreal (still needs SR tho):)!
Car of the Event and prob the year for me,Christys Phat Bitch S15,Fook that thing could cause cancer with the smoke,GTR ass and that car will be the one to beat.
Sinnott,Very deserving of 3rd place,Drove excellent all weekend-Needs to get grip tho to get the car to travel,You could see at the back of the tear drop where the S bodys were making ground on exit.
Colfer,That car is on the money,Hopefully last years bugs are gone,Steady,Excellent but safe;) drive all weekend.
James Deane,God,Truth be known Papa Deane and Mammy Deane must have conceived him in an Rx7,Jesus the car was made for him,He just puts it where he wants,Whoever said an RX7 was gonna be hard to drift obviously never ran it by him,Huge congrats on what was some show!Gonna take a good'un to beat you lad!
Overall a great weekend,Absolutely burnt to fuck now,Dyin in work all day!
Bring on the Punchestown,My local event.
All of the above comments are in my opinion,Im entitled to it.
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I do not know what a tracker mortgage is.
Micks posts are regulated by the financial regulator.
Good points there Mick i knew Dan had some tie to Prodrift. Thanks for clearing that up
RX7 is really hard to drive but i like the challenge!
G'way lad,Never seen someone so consistent!Quote:
Originally Posted by James Deane RX7
Was gutted i couldnt make it, had ferry etc all booked but out of my hands prevented me :(
Heard there was a lot of Karnage, which is a shame, surely there has to be some way of tryin to save lads cars against a concrete wall while they're still Amateurs etc?
Lads breaking their balls building and funding cars only to be stuck with a pile of metal afterwards.
Weird there was a bigger crowd on sat, maybe because it was only a €10'er? and there was more to watch with dramas etc...
I was at JDM Allstars the wk end, savage savage driving including Luke Fink making the trip for the event, and it was only £10stg entry.
I feel the €20 entry fee's really need to be revised and encourage families to go to events for a day out, noone has the spare funds like they did a few years back.
The athmosphere and crowds were also great and in high spirits, even when there were track breaks due to monstor trucks breaking etc, well done to the commentators, Fussy was one of them :)
I really hope Citywest is publicised enough to make it the great event its lined up to be, as there seems to be plenty of UK interest for it (by talking and encouraging drivers over for it)
Judging is always going to be questionable, regardless of what series you look or compete in, and not everyone will ever always agree.
I do believe a change or addition to a judging panel can be a good input. Although you dont need to go to the extent of flying someone in to do this, and even if you had to, Ryanair are great!
There was no crowd there on the saturday, it was that the day was packed, practice for amateur and non seeded and also their qualifying and top 32, mixed with pro seeded practice and qualifying. Nearly non stop drifting on the track from 9.30 to 7.30 that evening. Sunday then had loads of spectators and had Pro (16 drivers) practice, Superlap and then the top 16.
I can't see why Superlap can't be gotten rid of and have pro seeded qualifying on Sunday with the judges giving results for the qualifying laps as they happen, like in D1 and Formula D. I think it would help the spectators get an idea of how drifting is judged and be able to get behind drivers and see how they are doing.
No way, not even 1/100 of who was there on sunday.Quote:
Originally Posted by EvojeepGal
its hard keep everyone happy with judges decisions.
though darren was flying on sat before crash.some serious quick entries an practially rubbing the judges wall.tryin 2 hard dude.weather was savage,really made the wknd.and i was speechless afta carpos run.smoke monster.:D pity prodrift organisers dont get rid off the concrete walls an use something bit more drifter friendly.its a shame see new cars in bits after round 1.its expensive enuf, without havin repair cars after every round
.rant over
I mis-understood when reading so.Quote:
Originally Posted by ontherack
To be honest, (going on from my last post) it is the commentators that bring the athmosphere to an event, I know previous the PD PA system was shite and couldnt hear nothing.
In BDC & JDM its the commentators who bring the athmosphere to the events crowds and get them behind the drivers, i dont think its down to the crowd itself, maybe import some of the UK guys to get teh show movin a bit for the spectators and livin them a bit!
Danni not everything has to be UK related:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by EvojeepGal
Its John Gibbons needs to go,Chap is a fucking muppet!
Its John Gibbons needs to go,Chap is a fucking muppet!
no truer words were spoken
was a good weekend must say was up their both days sathurday was a better crack than sunday more cars more laps and was on for way longer,
16 cars on sunday!! got up their at 1 then they had a break for nearly 2 hrs which 1 thought was a joke .. and the judges were a joke they have their favourites and notin will evr change with pd every year every round is the same..
scoring 13 - 16 on the super lap never did i c it b4 joke...
its a money racket this 20e and 10e in the passanger for 2 laps of the track come on
Maybe not, but they do have athmosphere at 99% of the events! And a £10 er into JDm Allstars to see the standard of driving along with foreign judges, etc, bargain i say compared to the €20 PD charge for a dull day out!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mick K
Its Stg£10 in the UK for 2laps also so count yourself lucky, and they loved it!Quote:
Originally Posted by ian g sr20
start the bring back morris campaign me think,im gettn sick of gibbons asken same stupid question ,{ do drivers use 5min rule on purpose] drives me nuts, either get tommy and hector in,wudnt hav a clue but they be funny none the less lol:D
Podge and Rodge FTW!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by meego1
I agree, having the pro seeded qualifying on Sunday would also mean all the pro drivers would get more media/public exposure, witch might mean more sponsorship for them.Quote:
Originally Posted by ontherack
that a boy kenny no pussy footing round with you:cool:
on a lighter note where did maurice walsh go???
You know how I roll Brady,I speak whats on my mind,Quote:
Originally Posted by ste
Its gas how lads we're in here running their gob,I post then not a thing from them yet I watched them watch this thread for the last hour,Fun times!
Roll on Punch and the return of Maurice to the mic and Gibbons to the studio where he belongs.
Prodrift need something to attract a crowd,a crowd that not only eat and sleep drifting but something different,what the jdm all stars do in the uk is great,they have everything,free style motocross,monster trucks,its something different,and cheaper!!! most people ya talk to are sick of paying 20 euros to watch the exact same thing every event,it needs something to spark it up again,ya get rid of gibbons,get some new judges,not even fly people in but as someone said earlier old drivers etc,a bit of variety is all thats needed,the twin battle between colfer and lenihan was a fuckin disgrace now way should colfer have gone through,and a lot of drivers were hard done by.I even heard off somone before that a certain prodrift judge hates the sound off paul mcs bm and hates putting him through......total bull shit like.
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Originally Posted by Mick K
I came in to look about 10 times to see what replys you were going to get all the brown noses must be gone to bed.
ill be watchin this thread closely, jap scrap your car looks great seen ya leaving yesterday
see what you started........Quote:
Originally Posted by ste
there will be a revolution yet.........:p
never thought it'd go like this i just started it to see peoples opinions:o
No some people just hav lives... To be honest the 2nd i saw Micks name i knew i was gonna be readin waffle!
But u made a fool of yourself with the statement bout Darren so fair play..
Anyways iv already givin you too much of my time..
Oh and are you into recording guys at work ya????? Whatever your into mayb i should be flattered?? :confused:
Hmmm anyways wastin me own time here so bye bye