IDC Round 1 afterthoughts...

[MissSuz]

I had a great weekend anyway! Super driving all day Saturday and Sunday. Paul Styrker and Jack Shannhan had an awesome battle and of course couldn't wait to see Chuck's out on track with all the new shiny colours!

As I'm quiet new to the whole drifting scene I really do not have enough knowledge of the rules to comment on the whole James/Ffrench battle and before reading everyone's comments here and on Facebook I just assumed James would get it as Ffrench hit him, however AFTER reading everyone's opinions on it there is soooooo much more to it so thank you everyone for keeping me educated!

I'm not sure where everyone else was watching from but the Stand was buzzing imo and that's down to Dave Such a hero on the mic and also Eddie Power (I think) He done and excellent job commentating aswell over the weekend. Not an easy job but seemed to come as naturally to him as it does to Dave! It was great Craic in the stand. As said there was a few people smoking joints but again I wouldn't go as far as to say there was loads of scumbags there!

Pedan made a hilarious funny Sat and we were weak in the stand but I just for the life of me cannot think what it was!

Lols were had Sat night as per I'm sure ya have all seen my pics by now! I generally don't take pic's of drifting cuz I like to actually watch it myself and not through the camera so I leave that to the professionals

Brian Egan and Diarmuid O Connells car's look the business this year!

Roll on Punch

[Chuck_g]

Pedan made a hilarious funny Sat and we were weak in the stand but I just for the life of me cannot think what it was!

Peden was on fire the weekend......his cork/carlow translating was lolarious!!

[Martin ffrench]

What a weekend im glad for a few reasons
1: i can still drive
2: i am driving
3: ill be back with more hp and a louder exhaust and maybe more lock.

well done to everyone cya at punch..

[hoopsbhoy]

^^^ There is no more lock :-)

[D.Daly]

What a weekend im glad for a few reasons
1: i can still drive
2: i am driving
3: ill be back with more hp and a louder exhaust and maybe more lock.

well done to everyone cya at punch..

Martin, you were doing a burnout while moving like a crab...it's a bit like going to the gym and asking for more weights...THERE ARE NO MORE WEIGHTS!lol.
You cannot possibly have more lock? Oh I can't wait for punchestown!

[E.Power]

I'm not sure where everyone else was watching from but the Stand was buzzing imo and that's down to Dave Such a hero on the mic and also Eddie Power (I think) He done and excellent job commentating aswell over the weekend. Not an easy job but seemed to come as naturally to him as it does to Dave!

Thanks for the kind words and as mentioned it is such a difficult job and while I already appreciated how much effort Dave puts into commentary my respect for him has gone through the roof. The excitement on track speaks for itself but describing it with such passion requires immense talent. As for my own performance I battled my nerves all weekend and on a few occasions kicked myself for coming across like I was insulting drivers when trying compliment. So I would like to apologize for this.

Dan did a fantastic job judging and not afraid to call it how he sees it, a great addition to the panel.

The standard of driving was incredible from everyone this weekend, Stephen Harte wowed me in his 20v as always. Jack Shanahan was so aggressive and exciting to watch, and at 13 years of age is really showing his mettle. I think his style is well suited to Punchestown and my pick for RD 2 Rookie/Semi-pro. Gavin Lenehan was on fire and great to watch. Also very impressed with Kenneth Murphy qualifying for the top 16 and giving Brendan Stone everything that car had left.

All in all a great weekend at IDC Round 1. Lots of excitement and controversy which is what makes it so entertaining.

[silverbullitt]

Martin, you were doing a burnout while moving like a crab...

That was insane . I could only half see it cause of the smoke , but I was thinking that martins car is moving at a funny angle .
Thought he was after fitting some fancy 4 wheel steering system.

[ELV-iS]

anyone any idea what the craic is with MotorsTV coverage ?

Dave mentioned it a couple times but it wasnt in the schedule on Sunday so is there programme on it during the week maybe ?

[haydomiata]

It takes about a month to be on tv with omnicoverage

[G.Lenihan]

Savage weekend of driftin, big thanks to everyone that helped out over the weekend, family, friends, girlfriend, thanks to idc for a well ran event, big thanks to media guys n gals too for all the awesome pics n vids
Car didn miss a beat, pity the nut behind the wheel did n the final but how's ever
Serious drivin out of everyone at the weekend everyone balls out
Gonna b sum interesting names in the top 16 me thinks this year
Roll on punchestown for sum #spoilerrippinaction