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Get your cheque books out :D :D :D Discuss
Bullshit. I Agree. Cans
Yep. Power goes straight to the final.
On another note. Eoin sully, man, or machine??...
Eoin Osullivan is a hero driver fact
Who won in what??!
Paul McCarthy knocked out dwaine McTOOMUCHPOWER and took the win in Semi Pro.
Some seriously good battles
Eoin, twincam 16van and brian mx5 my favourite!!
Any proper update or story on today???
The track was always gonna lean to big power cars
fucking right, most entertaining driver to watch all day, constantly running the outside wallsQuote:
Originally Posted by PeterT
put mckeever in a car with more normal power and see how he goes..
it would be interesting to see what hes like alrite, in something under 300bhp or something!Quote:
Originally Posted by will_c
cap power output in amateur/semipro, or just throw lads like that into pro and make it more interesting!
I don't think it's fare to have a BHP cap, tyres is the only thing you can restrict.
he would go great! his car hasnt allways bien 800hp seen him in bishopscourt 2 years ago n he was a great driver, he is defo 1 of the most entertaining drivers in pdQuote:
Originally Posted by will_c
I actually can not believe some of the comments on this thread,, ye obviously have no idea what ye are talking about!! Duane is a savage pilot, it has nothing to do with his car, yes he has horsepower and a well set up car BUT it's sweet fuck all good to you if you can't steer it!!!! And another thing everyone thinks because you have loads of power it's easy to drive, it's far from it iv driven plenty of high horsepower cars in different forms of Motorsport and your reaction times have to be alot faster,,, it's totally unfair to come on here and say duane done well this weekend because of his car, he done well because he can fucking drive end of!! Pisses me right off seeing this to be honest!! I talked to duane and his dad a couple of times over the weekend and nicer lads you wouldn meet and I hope bullshit comments like in this thread won't discourage duane from coming to future events!!!
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Originally Posted by Stonie
in my opinion there are advantages and also disadvantages of having a very high powered car when drifting...but at the end of the day it dosent matter who has what if you cant drive it! Duane done well cuz he is an excellent driver and if anything should be praised even more because he can handle a car with such power at such a young age!
Well said, agree 100% with you, fair play to him only 15yrs of age, couldn't fault him and all the support he had with him. From where I was, it was hard to call between himself and Christy who's fault it was, :afro:Quote:
Originally Posted by Stonie
i agree totaly there is no way the power makes him go as well and as consistant as he does, anyone who has driven a 350bhp car will no its just enought usable power for most tracks put another 300bhp on top of that and it will be a dam hard car to drive the same way!! for a few resons dont forget lads with that power comes big turbos wich brings in lag you get into a car with any form of lag and try fallow a slower driver and not let the car fall out of its power range and still stay on the perfect line 3-4 inches off a wall!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Stonie
Duane spun infront of Christy in fairness just came in to hot,, but that's a different story can happen anyone, spun myself in my first battle,,,
we put this thread up yesterday drunk...banter is all :D certainly punchestown was a track that realy needed a proper set up car due to the differant speeds and corners!
is that blue ae86 actualy only a 16v on the topic of power???
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Originally Posted by Stonie
maybe will is implying it would be interesting, not sure he was putting him down! theres no denying hes a serious driver alrite!
haha i remember how drunk you were when you started this thread!! wankered up on booze hahahahaha!Quote:
Originally Posted by PeterT
To be fair and I dont mean this in a bad way,This weekend is the first weekend Ive seen that car actually have grip!
Ennis and Fermoy is had zero pace,For some reason it could actually shift and pull a gap instead of banging and spinning wheels!
Absolute talented angry agressive little fuck of a driver! Would hate to have the be the following car or to have him on my ass in a twin battle!
Your prob right there, he did come in a bit too fast, the commentator said the crash happened because of Mckeevers Tie-Rod breaking. Me thinks it was christys front bumper, thats all but had a savage wkend all the same. :afro::afro:Quote:
Originally Posted by Stonie
i was only saying that earlier, being stuck in smoke from duanes car or something with that smokeyness must be seriously scary shit on a track as unforgiving as punchestown when ya cant see a thing!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mick K
for sure. Duane can drive. for a 15/16 year old to drive a car like his does. u kinda have to a head on ya to do it even without bhp. God bless the instructor when he does his driving test in a year or 2. lol! haha
thanks petey, i think i gave off the way wrong impression here!Quote:
Originally Posted by PeterT
first off, i have absolutely nothing against the chap, he is a very talented driver well able to stick it to the older lads, and i did genuinly feel gutted for him when he crashed out, it was unfortunate.
however, in terms of "chequebook motorsport" being used, i mean to get an rb26 to 800bhp still costs big big bucks, well out of the range of most drivers and i think it kind of takes away from the fun a little bit imo. For example, an 800bhp car against a 200bhp car is never going to be fair unless on a tight technical track, and at that part your nearly gone past i think pitching the quality of drivers against each other, but at that stage about what the car is capable of.
(at this point i would like to point out i am not a driver, and its not from a drivers point of view, just from a spectators point of view and it was something i overheard a few times over the course of the weekend)
I completely understand what gem etc said about it being hard to drive a car of that power on a slow track, power bands etc, and as i said very good pilot, dont take any of this as being personal!
Apologies again for seeming like a cunt :)
with no roof and no visor I can safely say yes! Thats why I tried to overtake him sure.....so I could breathe lol!!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by PeterT
Well I for one think Pro-Drift weekend is all the better for having Duane there. Forgetting the fact he is only 15, the country needs people to push the limits, both of themselves and of the cars, in order to progress and I understand 800bhp is a big push, but for me, all the different cars, power, engine swaps etc is what makes it so exciting.
Sure if power caps came in you may as well get everyone in the same cars too.
I think that all the talk he generates for the sport is obviously good and I for one rate him very highly as a driver and seeing him in a lesser powered car dosnt really enter my head. Dont forget having him and that car draws attention and surely will help with sponsors.
I say he shouldn't be allowed enter another event until that yoke pushes over 1000bhp :)
What sort of power does Nick Quely have in the r32??
werent far off either love the mx5 and that young duane is going places very consistent and entertaining behind the wheelQuote:
Originally Posted by Trixta
i would nearly go as saying fact,, wel said brendanQuote:
Originally Posted by Stonie
Haha! Oxegen bottles and a drop down mask like on a plane is ur next mod :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Trixta
What sort of power was the tdp r32 running? What a serious machine...air breaks are an odd looking thing!
i overheard jay saying around 550bhp iirc ??Quote:
Originally Posted by PeterT
he is a serious driver in all fairness to him!! and that car is unreal!! it was actually scary when he was following me in our twin battle!! but he was stuck to me like shit on a blanket when he was following!! takes a lot of skill to do that!! and the grip in it is unreal!! when i was following he sunk the shoe and he pulled 3 car lengths on me straight away!! haQuote:
Originally Posted by Mick K
y do you say that look at the semi pro final paul mc in his 300bhp bmw was al over duane in his 800bhp 180sx, bhp means noting all bout the driver and how the car is set up, duane is a savage driver for his age if he wasnt he woudnt be able to drive that car like he does and follow the lead car like he do.Quote:
Originally Posted by will_c
i agree with hoopsbhoy and stonie.. iv been watching dwaine since he started
and seen him in jdm and never mind his age he's well able to drive full stop..
but on the topic of your wallet winning for ya to some extent its true but are'nt
pro's in all motorsports the fellas with the most talent and biggest financial backing
im not saying the most expensive cars will win but at that level money does come
into it as everyone knows
Il be the 1st to admit after Ennis and Fermoy i was very unsure about Duane having not really seen him before then... Draggin the e brake to a stand still and bateing her off limiter for the rest of the track aint anythin special which is all i seen until Punch... But he was awesome then...
And yes the blue 86 is 16 valve... 176 horsepower if im not mistakin...
ya lads its 176bhp, gona go 4 more tho, really need it
Good Christ! You're a lunatic! Fair feckin play!Quote:
Originally Posted by ae86-connell
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Originally Posted by PeterT
Loved watchin all his runs, just flat on the power the whole time..
Braaaaaaaaaap
I agree...Duane drove as well in that exact same car with 350hp as he does with 700hp.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stonie