Team BANKRUPT Drift - SIL80

[aka pete]

Came across a few old pics of the motor when i got her - she's had a few changes over past few yrs - some good and some bad - got me thinking about how much money i spent on her (bad idea) - money which i easily justified at the time and quickly forgot about - like any addiction it can be justified, no matter what .. 'the daily's tyres are threadbare but i've enough new tyres for the next driftday' or 'the shocks are wrecked in my daily but thankfully the new coilovers arrived for the driftcar' - ha, it's mad..but all good

this wee image sums up the different stages of drifting for me, but still doesn't stop me drifting, but for all newbies out there - beware, it's a moneypit haha.. it will bankrupt you, but it'll be a fun ride!



Stage 1 - relatively secure - buy driftcar
Stage 2 - constantly broke - constantly fixing and buying tyres
Stage 3 - debt - the thirst for more power and improved handling
Stage 4 - Bankrupty - all of the above and being unable to stop - aaggghhh..





After developing an unhelathy interest in drifting I saw this car sitting for months back in 2010 - after a bit of tyre kicking we agreed on a deal and i got her home with me




Fair spec - a dash dodger, MOT and tax had just ran out - was still a roadcar
she had tein coillies all round
decent wheels
endless brakes
engine supposedly 300ish
HKS induction, filter, mani, FMIC
IHI turbo - similar to T28
550's, metal head gasket
3'' straight through
2 way
and after wondering what the whining was with the clutch in I was glad to find out she had an ORC twin plate carbon clutch





I wish I hadda kept the wheels (sold and bought rota torques)
and I wish I hadda copied the aero bumper before bashing it up, but u live and learn

so I got me a helmet, seat, harness and hydro and did a few practice days