Foam Blocks??

[Dan Byrne]

Im sure this has been discused before but i was just watching a bit of D1GP and i noticed that foam blocks save so many cars and they are not even that big.
I think this would be an idea to look into for Prodrift 2011 season as the truck is brought to all the events i would imagine there could be room to transport them.

There were so many cars destroyed/crashed/damaged this season (including myown S15) and most of them all in the one spot so there are only a need for a small amount of these foam blocks.

Its not only the amature and non seed drivers that make mistakes. Just an example off the top of my head eric clipping the wall in FD 2 weeks ago, this shows even the cream of the crop, the best of the best make mistakes.
And here is the video where all this is coming from.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgXPK-WCXfg

I know Prodrift are aiming to run events like FD but why not try run it like D1??

Drifting for me is fun, but when a clipping box is put on top of a steel barrier with no room for error it kinda takes the fun out of it.

The crowds love crashes.

The drivers don't!!!!

To summerise my rant its not fair on the drivers who put in long hours and a lot of hard earned money if one simple mistake on the first corner can end your season.

Where a few foam blocks could see them to go on to finish the season with only minor cosmetic damage!!!!!

Opinions PLease?????

[driftescort]

I agree, I think they would be a welcome addition.

Also if I had to choose if I wanted my drift series to go in the direction of FD or D1, D1 would win hands down.

[johnbro]

Would be a great idea alright Dan
There must be a reason why they don't use them probably the expense
I'd imagine the adds on em' would pay for them over and over again
Would be well cool for Prodrift (safer too)

Could do the wall game like in D1

[Eddie]

yeah this has been talked about before, i think the main thing was;


that in jap land its ok to have them out and leave them there

but in ireland if it rains on them and they get wet the water is just soaked up and after a few days the smell off them would unbareable, like just imagine if the had to bring them back to cork.

not sayin its a bad idea, i think it would be great.

[peterhouze]

yeah this has been talked about before, i think the main thing was;


that in jap land its ok to have them out and leave them there

but in ireland if it rains on them and they get wet the water is just soaked up and after a few days the smell off them would unbareable, like just imagine if the had to bring them back to cork.

not sayin its a bad idea, i think it would be great.

could they not get a cover for them it cant be that hard

[Aidan Hogan]

This was discussed before and I think it ended up with the spectators view being blocked and the smell !!

[wezwkd]

I agree Dan in what you are saying & personally understand but ultimately I have to say I am on the other side of the fence.

Ok with ref: to Amateurs & pretty much non seed pro who are basically lumped in together. Wall tagging is a total non runner in my mind. Its unfair & Ive seen many a driver end up in the wall or tyre barrier ( me included ) when they were far from prepared to even consider wall rubbing.

Ok we all wish we could start off with that skill but the majority of us just don't guys. Lets be honest.

There is a Seeded Pro Class who Certainly do understand the limits & also what is expected of them. These guys are there for a reason. Not because last year they decided to install a hydraulic handbrake in a car but because they have been there for a long time & showed their talent over the years.

It takes quite some time to get to the standards we all see at each PD event. Ive personally seen events all over many championships etc. Hand on heart. We are spoiled for talent in this country. So much so many have left our shores.

Fact is we have a major lack of tracks & places to go to hold real events.

The 2 important keys to a successfull championship of "ANY" series.

No.1. Seriously talented drivers
No.2. Fans to match.

We all need each other guys.




So point taken Dan, us amateurs do need a small bit of spoonfeeding. Apologies but hell lets call it that until we gain enough skill to skid about ANY track without hitting the wall.

Its great to have the interest to even have an argument about it all.

[Dan Byrne]

I see your point wez but my original point is that even the best of the best make mistakes.

As i said already im looking to see the pros and cons of doing this.

But as you said we also have the issues of propper tracks and so on, so its really a case i suppose of making the best of what we have.

[Prodrifter86]

yeah this has been talked about before, i think the main thing was;


that in jap land its ok to have them out and leave them there

but in ireland if it rains on them and they get wet the water is just soaked up and after a few days the smell off them would unbareable, like just imagine if the had to bring them back to cork.

not sayin its a bad idea, i think it would be great.

it rains in Japan too you no............... but i get what your sayin about hauling them all back to in the lorry dranched....... but id say a couple of sheets of white plastic and happy days

i think for specatators a bit of damage is a good watch, BUT, even myself starting out drifting. i surely dont want to smack off a wall at high speed...
but i think the foamy D1 walls are actually cool to watch. if some1 does hit them...

[wezwkd]

I see your point wez but my original point is that even the best of the best make mistakes.

As i said already im looking to see the pros and cons of doing this.

But as you said we also have the issues of propper tracks and so on, so its really a case i suppose of making the best of what we have.

well as Ive said I really think amateur drivers should have an easier track for their own benefit. Its tough enough to run a drift car without wrecking it into a wall. My 2 cents anyway.