Japfest Aftertaughts

[Jamesconn]

x100 !!!!!

Dave is the best i've ever heard at any event, he has a passion for the sport and it shows by how much detail he can remember about the competitors and their cars.. i really hope dave's around for 2013 on the mic and competing!!

Top lad in car, on mic and off track! End of!

no bother,was happy to help a fine strapping young man like ya. was great to shout for ya and watch you all weekend, what a rookie year for you. delighted. great driver. great car.

it saddens me to see people complain about the commentating!!! because dave is the best that we have ever had!!! he wrecks your head because hes trying to get the crowd goin!!??? that just means ur one of the dry pricks that comes to an event and leaves with an opinion on everyting and i find it sad as its the people that say that he annoys them that sit at an event saying it boring!!!! he brings life to an event and does a get job!! and you will not find a DRIVER in pd i belive that will tell you that dave did not give them a great up on the mic!!!

What an unbelievable weekend!

What can I say about Saturday! Every driver competing in ama/semi-pro should take a bow for creating a world-class series from nothing! The aggression, speed, commitment and talent made me proud to be involved and although I didn't qualify I had one of the best days of my life calling it! 2 years ago there were 40/50 people sulking in the stands and this weekend the atmosphere was crazy with the level of driving justifying the huge attendance. Every driver's family and friends did them proud by showing so much support and we have a lot to look forward to next year. Dai Yoshihara and Larry Chen watched with their mouths open in the tower beside me, you guys have put yourselves on the map internationally this year! Awesome!

As far as Sunday goes the level just went up a notch from last year and bar-none that is the best drifting you will see in Europe, hands down! It was everything I wanted to see! A mix of seasoned pro's (Lenihan, Deane, Mulvey etc.) old school hero's ( Kearney, McNamara etc.) the Formula D best ( Dai, Aasbo) and the new kids ( Brian, P McCarthy, Duane etc.) It had everything! Shock exits, crashes, off-tracks and underdog stories! A new Campion! Formula D champ against Prpdrift Champ in the final! So much to keep everybody talking until next season and showed how unpredictable and exciting Prodrift has become. Congrats to all trophy winners all weekend, it was a hard year to get them!!!

As far as the commentary and judging are concerned, they are thankless jobs that only leave yourself open for criticism. This will probably be my last time doing it. I don't think people will ever understand what it's like. I had to commentate this weekend after driving all Friday and Saturday morning, I fucked up my qualifying and was very pissed off, couldn't be, showtime. I talked for 9 hours this weekend, unscripted, mostly to myself, nervously, to thousands of people, about 110 drivers and cars, with not one note in front of me! Then if I say the wrong thing people jump down my throat? I have to act like I don't know my own brother and friends to avoid being biased. There wasn't even a commentator on Saturday before me so I'm the first to have to do 2 full days of shouting which is pretty tiring. I'm under pressure all weekend with everybody relying on me to carry the show so tell me when I can relax and enjoy any part of it? Myself and the judges, who clearly only did it for a love of the sport (as there isn't one other reason) are human and will and do make mistakes but we are only doing our best. This favoritism bullshit is insulting and uneducated. Everybody is entitled to their opinion and I don't need anybody to defend me or even like my style. I just thought I'd give people fuel for thought.

I've had the best 3 years commentating but I'm gonna really try to give the driving thing a go properly next year and cheer on that lunatic brother of mine!

Phew.... lol

OK, Im so fucking angry at all the negative bullshit about your commentating, as i think it's second to none, and i hope you not giving it up because of a few assholes, I think its time for the true drift fans to step up here now and be heard, Dave i dont know you even i have been at all the rounds this Year (except for cork to far from Donegal:-) ) All i can say is THANK YOU............

[Chuck_g]

Dave makes us laugh too..............i loled so much with his comment about Shane o Sullivan......"Here is Shane o Sullivan all the way over from Galway" Ledge....!

[1jsoarer]

Dave Egan is a HERO simple as!!!... and i personally i have found the events way more enjoyable when hes on the mic!! wouldn't be the same without him tbh

[joey banana s14]

Dave you shouldnt have to come on here an explain youself. And intellectual ProDrift fan/ driver/ employee knows your value to the sport in Ireland over the last 3 years. You'v been nothing short of immense.

Im very dissapointed your moving on but i understand the want to compete properly and want to be a proper fan as i done something similar a few years back.

I wish you the very best next year with what ever role you take on be it fan or driver and look forward to partyin da shizz outta it with ya!

Also a big shout out to Mr. Kenny for finding you.

Major props to both you guys.

i disagree wqith you most times but your spot on anyone thats knows drifting knows the effect dave had on pd events he brought back the atmosphere its his pure love for the sport that shines through and although i wish him the very best competing next year hel be sorely missed , anyone with negitive comments im sure are the drivers of them vti civics reeeeeking of hash all day so wouldnt let that phase me

[Jamesconn]

Dave Egan is a HERO simple as!!!... and i personally i have found the events way more enjoyable when hes on the mic!! wouldn't be the same without him tbh

That's more like it, Totally agree

[niallmac]

all i can say is wow what a weekend,

nicky h is my hero , making manfoot proud winning ama,

sunday was unreal irish drifting is so good that 2 years in a row foumula d drivers come over here and cant win the likes of stone are as good as anyone in the world,


so sorry to dave not with us for next year, but i can see where he is coming from, its alot of work driving and being a commentator and wanting to progress on as a driver thats daves choise to make,

oh and that bus to the club, we need that for every round, fucking hell that was messy

[DaveZigen]

As I said I'm only the commentator and it's the awesome driving that made it easy to make it entertaining but I loved competing this year so much that I'll concentrate a bit more on that and I just want to watch and go bananas in the stand cheering on the lads like the rest of ye

It just seems that at a lot of events people come on with a lot of negativity about judges, staff, prices etc. and especially after what I thought was an amazing event you kind of think 'what do you have to do to get people excited and keep them happy?' Reckon people don't appreciate that they are watching world-class driving for 20 quid in their own country.... It's Awesome!

Look how far we've come in the last couple of years!

I just think we should be all celebrating the talent and stay away from nit-picking just to lord it up on the keyboard!

And Shane O'Sullivan had 2 connecting flights with a 10 hour stop-over in Athlone so appreciate his commitment Chuck lol ha ha

[duane-drift]

well dont even no where to start had ONE of theee most best weekends ever couldnt believe it when i got 2nd in superlap so i really pushed for twin battles and i was really happy with the outcome

thanks to chris brady over the weekend. i pulled in at one stage and i wasnt even out of the car yet and i heard the trolly jack being put under the car and then i seen chris jacking away.

and the whole crowd cheering for me was nice thanks

the car was going well all weekend thanks to richard bradley for fitting the turbo and mapping the car.

and who ever says dave egan is no good at commentary i dont no what to think cuase imo he is the best he never makes a slip and always has something to say and is real good at getting the crowd going so thereeee

[Chuck_g]

And Shane O'Sullivan had 2 connecting flights with a 10 hour stop-over in Athlone so appreciate his commitment Chuck lol ha ha

Likes

[leeK9]

This was said also last year.....were you in the stands? Cause we were and it was awesome....

i was standing right in front of the where the judges were sitting, right in front of the finish line for the drifting..

i was cheering and whooping away and having the crack with a few mates but was surrounded by dry sh1tes looking at me as if i was special needs

same situation with Dmac up on the judges platform...never seen the man break a smile for the whole 2 hours of the top 16 runs but may have been bummed out by his result

maybe it was my first japfest but of all the other people ive heard commentating on drifting dave is the best by far

he knows the drivers very well and knows his cars and what engine/power they are using which is good as i sometimes forget