IDC Round 1 afterthoughts...

[niall s14a]

Well said chuck and Brian. Brian they were all talkin about you only haven 256bhp as opposed to the 400/500 bhp cars, personally I think you better off wringing the neck outve that yoke the way she is! Very aggressive style, between you and Gavin Lenihan it's awesome to watch!

[stevek]

Even if James had 1 wheel off first, one wheel is only a points deduction!! Having another car hit you from behind is serious impeding and the judges made the right call based on facts and footage. Most spectators have never stepped inside a drivers briefing.....so do not know what judges look for and deduct points/disqualify points for! I love Martin as a driver, i pegged him for a podium but it was a simple mistake made and james won! Move on people!!

Id be more pissed at god for fucking up Gavin's chance of winning, which imo he was heading for. I genuinely almost cried and did some serious air punching!! What a fucking hero of a driver......an inspiration, just flat foot on every run!!

My own weekend was grand. The car ran like a dream, new ecu map is fucking unreal. Some go in it now. Qualifying 7th gave me some extra points on the board and a top 16 finish wasn't too bad......although disappointing. But not upset to have bowed out the the gentleman Daryl Barnett, what a second run And he went on to win semi pro so i dont feel too bad

Drivers of the weekend for me were Gavin Lenihan, Nikki Hallahan, Ffrenchy, Stephen Harte with his figure 8's on the line and clutch kicking the fuck out of it, Paul McCarthy with his insane speeds in practice, dairmuid o connell and so many more......some talent in this country!!

Last night......Fuck Mantra, Green Isle bar was a scream!! That is all

Roll on Rd 2

any footage of stephen harte?chap is unreal in a cam...i mised sat with poxy work!

[D.Daly]

Stephen Harte is my new hero! I think everyone was surprised with the unbelievably high standard of driving this weekend in semi and in pro.
I cannot wait for punches town.my favourite track of the season.brian the new livery looks awesome! FairPlay dude

[tezdude]

It was a great weekends drifting, loving some of the cars new looks especiallly Brian and Diarmud's 86's. I was really gutted for Gavin in the final, was loving his style all days pulling serious speed and angles totally deserved the win- cheers irish fcukin weather

[D.Daly]

Also I think a big congrats is due to darryl Barnett he really drove well all weekend!

[derek89]

Anyone have info on the Purple Sil80 that was in the top car park?

Ye as fitzer said thats my car...and have to say the level of drifting is pure class. I thought myself that french was robbed but Im not a judge and didnt see the camera footage. Was gutted for gavin was really on top form. Anyone know wats the story wit it bein on tele?

[silverbullitt]

I'll start with a few quibbles, which by the way aren't any fault of the organisers.

My heart goes out to Dave Egan , he tries his damned hardest to get the crowd gee'd up, and get them cheering on the awesome talent we have in this country but it seems that Irish people aren't up for actually cheering/ clapping for the serious display of driving that was witnessed today.
Despite his best efforts to get some involvement from the crowd in attendance most stayed stoney silent for the most part, with only the most hardcore of fans in the stand actually willing to show some appreciatation for the feats on show.
I think instead of monster being handed out , the next event should be sponsored by Bulmers in order to get a bit of a reaction out of the crowd.

Since when did mondello turn into Amsterdam, everywhere I turned today there were people skinning up joints , and the smell of weed hung thick In the air. I know yesterday was 420 day but Jesus is every drift fan also a stoner ?

Now the good points
The standard of cars today was exemplary, we must have one of the best turned out fields of cars in any drift series in the world including formula d.
It's a credit to the lads who pour their hard earned readies into creating some of the best looking and performing machines in the world.

The V8 invasion has begun, and I for one welcome them. There may be some detractors but they sound amazing and have bags of tuning potential, and seem to add an air of spectacle to the series.
McCord's LS1, McCarthy's M5 unit and ffrenchies one ( what is that again) are truly epic and have me on donedeal since I came home trying to source a v8 road car

Lenihans spin today showed how much mondello can change in 30 seconds, it seems that James deans win was written in the stars and whilst I live by the mantra from Terminator 2 " there is no fate but what we make" It certainly looks like there may have been a small touch of divine intervention in James Deane taking the win today.
Between the judges first time relying on video evidence to prove his victory over Martin, Brendan's engine leaking , thereby giving him a bye into the final and that 30 second blast of rain which caused Gavin's spin, which totally negated his dominance of the first run, it looks like James has a guardian angel looking down to make sure things go his way.
This can only be a good thing as I believe that If things do indeed go his way this year it could certainly mean his breakthrough to the big time proper , and possibly a regular seat in FD !

[Zomby]

derek89's sil80? if it had a carbon bonnet and rota gtrd's

Yeah did some research there. It's Tweek's old car, Derek89 is the current owner.
Thought she was fucking gorgeous!.


Pitty she's not up for sale!!

[Sir Diffsalot]

Since when did mondello turn into Amsterdam, everywhere I turned today there were people skinning up joints , and the smell of weed hung thick In the air. I know yesterday was 420 day but Jesus is every drift fan also a stoner ?

Are ya sure most of them werent just smokin amber leaf, a huge amount of people these days are smoking them

[D.Daly]

Are ya sure most of them werent just smokin amber leaf, a huge amount of people these days are smoking them

I could smell it everywhere today, thought it was crazy how casual lads were just sparking up a 3 skinner in the middle of the crowd with not one fuck givin.