Pd round 1 afterthoughts

[Prodrift]

Thank you for the comments guys and girls!

All constructive criticism is welcome and appreciated!

PD

[danmoorhead]

all the talk of a diffrant wall is stupid imo im out this year to compete in the full seson and if i as worried about hitting the car id leave it at home!! if they were plastic or more hit freindly walls every one would be hitting them for that extra crowd exitment factor and the marshals would be all day putting them back in place the saturday is jam packed as it is with out waiting 5mins between each run for the wall to be put back!!!! leave the concreat as it is if you are afraid to hit it leave your car parked at home

totally agree!!! the wall was the pure excitement of rosegreen from both a spectator and driver point of view!!and as gem said if your scared of damaging ur car leave it at home!! at the end of the day the wall is a pure safety issue!!! its der to keep spectators safe!!!

[MCNSPORT.com]

all the talk of a diffrant wall is stupid imo im out this year to compete in the full seson and if i as worried about hitting the car id leave it at home!! if they were plastic or more hit freindly walls every one would be hitting them for that extra crowd exitment factor and the marshals would be all day putting them back in place the saturday is jam packed as it is with out waiting 5mins between each run for the wall to be put back!!!! leave the concreat as it is if you are afraid to hit it leave your car parked at home

This man is on the ball

This is supposed to be precision driving, grow some balls and scrape the wall

[nigey00]

This man is on the ball

This is supposed to be precision driving, grow some balls and scrape the wall

Perfectly said!!

[Driftma]

how much is it to compete in events now?what is the prize money?and how much to register?i remember the good old days of 50euro to compete

it e150 for logging day and E100 an event after that i think,a bit much but hey thats life

[B.Egan]

RX7 is really hard to drive but i like the challenge!

James Deane,God,Truth be known Papa Deane and Mammy Deane must have conceived him in an Rx7,Jesus the car was made for him,He just puts it where he wants,Whoever said an RX7 was gonna be hard to drift obviously never ran it by him,Huge congrats on what was some show!Gonna take a good'un to beat you lad!

Would it be fair to say though that by fitting the sr20 you've removed alot of the reasons ppl say rx7s are hard to drift? Lack of engine braking with the rotary engine, small and lightweight engine size means that it is effectively a mid-ship layout. SR20 should remove those two main problems I imagine, and the only other negative about them as far as I'm aware anyway is that you are kind of sitting on the rear axle nearly, although that would be more just a case of getting used to it I'd presume? Although switching between as many cars as you do I imagine that makes it much more difficult. Anyway congrats on the win!!

As for the judgegate topic. Wasnt there so cant really comment. But Irish drifting is all too close nit so it would be nearly impossible to get a totally neutral or non connected person to judge, who would yet still be up to and qualified for the job. Its true that in no other sport would you have somebodys friend, relation or even business colleague etc. judging them in a professional competition, but no matter who you get that will most likely be the case, unless they bring in ppl which I'd be pretty sure they wont.

Nobody will ever be fully happy with judging decisions. Just the nature of the game, and I plan to be at punchestown so I'll get to see for myself I suppose.

[lsd32]

lads i been reading through the replys on this thread so i though id stick my 2cents in as well.

no matter what drift event that is/was ever on there is always people complaning,be it prodrift,d-rift or even the di days.you can be assured that the day after the event there will be people whinging about judging,parking,prices,the burgers you name it.

the fact is that the majority of drivers and spectators really enjoy the prodrift events and i for one am dam happy that there is a drift event here to compete in.
the price for entering is peanuts in comparison to rallying or circuit events so that is not an argument at all really.€100 for a competing on brilliant tracks,well organised and well suppored by drivers and sponsors is a steal.

regarding the concrete walls if your afraid of them dont go near them!!its drifting not a pillow fight with cars.most drivers will tell you that once you set off from the start line you dont even think about walls,all you are worried about is your line and clipping points and trying not to spin!

as for judging is a thankless job as no matter what decision you make its going to upset somebody.In different peoples eyes different things will impress them more but may not necessiarly what the judges outline what they want to see as it varies from event to event so cut them a bit of slack.

thanks all i have to say except roll on round two and before anyone has a go i have no links to prodrift or any other series.im just a clubman drifter so to speak

[dR Dan]

lads i been reading through the replys on this thread so i though id stick my 2cents in as well.

no matter what drift event that is/was ever on there is always people complaning,be it prodrift,d-rift or even the di days.you can be assured that the day after the event there will be people whinging about judging,parking,prices,the burgers you name it.

the fact is that the majority of drivers and spectators really enjoy the prodrift events and i for one am dam happy that there is a drift event here to compete in.
the price for entering is peanuts in comparison to rallying or circuit events so that is not an argument at all really.€100 for a competing on brilliant tracks,well organised and well suppored by drivers and sponsors is a steal.

regarding the concrete walls if your afraid of them dont go near them!!its drifting not a pillow fight with cars.most drivers will tell you that once you set off from the start line you dont even think about walls,all you are worried about is your line and clipping points and trying not to spin!

as for judging is a thankless job as no matter what decision you make its going to upset somebody.In different peoples eyes different things will impress them more but may not necessiarly what the judges outline what they want to see as it varies from event to event so cut them a bit of slack.

thanks all i have to say except roll on round two and before anyone has a go i have no links to prodrift or any other series.im just a clubman drifter so to speak

Well put lad! People starting to get it at least!

[James Deane RX7]

Would it be fair to say though that by fitting the sr20 you've removed alot of the reasons ppl say rx7s are hard to drift? Lack of engine braking with the rotary engine, small and lightweight engine size means that it is effectively a mid-ship layout. SR20 should remove those two main problems I imagine, and the only other negative about them as far as I'm aware anyway is that you are kind of sitting on the rear axle nearly, although that would be more just a case of getting used to it I'd presume? Although switching between as many cars as you do I imagine that makes it much more difficult. Anyway congrats on the win!!

As for the judgegate topic. Wasnt there so cant really comment. But Irish drifting is all too close nit so it would be nearly impossible to get a totally neutral or non connected person to judge, who would yet still be up to and qualified for the job. Its true that in no other sport would you have somebodys friend, relation or even business colleague etc. judging them in a professional competition, but no matter who you get that will most likely be the case, unless they bring in ppl which I'd be pretty sure they wont.

Nobody will ever be fully happy with judging decisions. Just the nature of the game, and I plan to be at punchestown so I'll get to see for myself I suppose.

No I think when people say RX7's are hard to drift they mean the way they handle, dont think the SR20 made much of a difference. Even if you asked d mac of fFrenchy im sure they would say the same. I think its because they are so short and wide it makes them very snappy and unforgiving.. It is really easy to spin. But the best thing about the RX7 is the traction, they have really good forward speed.

[bnollie]

Well put lad! People starting to get it at least!

Get what lad? What are you on about?
Everybody has a right to an opinion on this.
Your view is biased anyway.
You are linked to Prodrift so obviously you will support everything they do.


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