Japfest Aftertaughts

**nicknack** · 10-09-12, 17:30

Originally Posted by danmoorhead

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!!!

Here here.

**Greg** · 10-09-12, 17:35

Japfest for me summed up pretty quickly as I'm still depressed over Saturdays mess of an attempt at skidding.

Saturday - Crap
Mantra/bus trip/drunken shouting - awesome.
Sunday - The show had some pretty cool cars, some not so cool but they helped the cool ones stand out. The drifting(or what I saw of it because I wan't able to stay long) was amazing, the speed, noise, commitment, was out of this world. Great to watch.

**sparky** · 10-09-12, 17:37

think dave was gettin acid flashs back tho he saw cars "right on the wall" a few time

wall ?? :P

**nicknack** · 10-09-12, 17:58

Originally Posted by sparky

think dave was gettin acid flashs back tho he saw cars "run the wall" a few time

wall ?? :P

Ha ha!!

**nicknack** · 10-09-12, 18:04

Just looking back at some footage and although I was a distance away, it looked as if only 1 wheel on Diurmuid O Connells car went on the grass in the battle with Barry Hennessy!

**dR Dan** · 10-09-12, 18:20

Firstly i know this thread is titled Japfest afterthoughts but i couldnt give a flying fcuk about show cars.. This is driftireland and thats all i care about. The drifting.

Which was AMAZING as ever. 1 or 2 calls i didnt agree with but hey thats what you get in judged competition.

Heros of the weekend for me Stephen Harte and Duane McKeever. AWESOME.
Also a big shout out to Wez who was on fire. Delighted for him.

Big Congrats to Nicky, Adrian and Brendan on taking the titles well deserved.

To the newbs giving out about Dave i bet ye'r the same sort of boring cunt who give out about hats being on sideways and what not. Ye clearly havent got a clue cas no1 else in the country could get near him on a mic.

Saturday night was HILARIOUS highlights Neil from Juicebox on the bus celetaped to another bus, Chuckys schlong, Elevator rescue, asking the guards if theyd leave me fight the hotel manager, making Martina play with herselfs boobs etc etc etc.

Roll on the next outing and rolling out 'The Drift Republic' in a big way next year.

COYBIG

xxxx

**leeK9** · 10-09-12, 18:23

this was my first ever japfest as i missed the one last year due to a real bad toothache but i thought it was an epic day

few things that i didn't like that i feel could be improved upon without too much effort

letting euro cars in is completely redonkulous and if needs must a designated euro section could have been made for them to show off their mercedes wheels and carbon fibre vinyled TDi engine covers

the show itself was very badly organized and there was no actual route through the show you just had to wander around and i missed half the cars due to not paying attention to where i was actually walking lol.... with proper japfest material cars being shoved into a corner with not enough room between the cars to really appreciate them imo (ae86 stand/DTD stand/honda haven stand)

i thought the drifting was epic and the drivers were going balls out like ive never seen before in ireland.....few of the calls by the judges were a bit swayed by bias eg. i think james Deane had dai on the first top 16 battle and i think duane Mckeever was more deserving of the third place finish than Wez which is no dis respect to Wez as he was on fire also but he dropped two wheels off the track so should follow the rules even though there is confusion between wether 2 wheels or 4 wheels deems a score a zero

and lastly what was up with the crowd....never seen a bunch of dry owl sh1tes watching a drifting contest....these lads are putting their blood sweat and tears into this sport that reaps very little monetary rewards yet people wont even take their hands out of their pockets or as much as clear their throat for irish and international drifting stars in 600+hp cars giving it socks....i felt sorry for dave doing the commentary as he was trying his best to get the crowd going but he was fighting a losing battle unfortunately but i thought he was brilliant regardless...

bit of a rant but i enjoyed it and thought it was deffinetly worth the 4 hour drive down and 4 hour drive back and cant wait till next year and if i still have the PS13 she will be down in the show and shine area 1/4 panelling smelly VAG cars!!!!

**Boguey001** · 10-09-12, 18:37

Originally Posted by chrisbrady325

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!

Chris your interview was priceless Dave:When was the car for sale? Chris:"Now" brilliant lad haha
And i completely agree with dan about dave, he brings great life and atomsphere to the events.

All in it was a brilliant weekend, excellent driving from everyone, big congratulations to nicky hallahan, really stood out this last 2 rounds in particular, brian egan, his runs were insane, adrian walsh, consistent as ever and of course mr stone on winning the championship. The drifting was insane but the judging was a shambles at times, as some lads already said the hennessy o connel run, dai driving through the 1st corner in his first run against deane, dmac was in the judges tower and he said deane was robbed, also wez against dai, according to the rules all year 2 wheels off is 10-0 to wez? has been all year and wez hitting dai is 10-0 to dai? surely a omt, no? Also duane not drifting across the finish, from where i was sitting i seen several drivers not drifting from the final clipping point across the finish line including dai so why single out duane? Not taking anything away form wez though he deserved his 3rd place, his battles with barry leonard where the best of the weekend to me, didnt think they would ever get them seperated.

Also the final Dai had stone bet in the 1st battle so why the need for a omt, it was the same in tullyroan, deane was far closer to stone in chasing but the judges called a omt, the womans reply to that was "are they trying to give stone the win". But credit to brendan he deserved the championship, he's been on fire all year. Best moment of the weekend had to be the lad in the booter kicking out his front windscreen in front of the grandstand, the stand went wild haha.
And i probably will get slated over the above but this is a public forum and im entitled to my opinion.
As for the show and shine, didnt spend too long going around it but there was some yolks that needed to be scapped never mind enter a show and shine comp.
Anyway guna miss pd over the winter but roll on a bigger and better 2013.

**Robbie Daly Ps13** · 10-09-12, 18:37

Hats should not be worn sideways.....!

Serious drifting.....!

Dave Egan should be on tv.....!

Holla....!

**dR Dan** · 10-09-12, 18:42

People need to get facts before they talk. This year a new rule was introduced 1 wheel off course=slight point reduction, 2=slightly more, 3= big reduction, 4= 0 points

Happy now???

Sideways hats look really cool from the tower Robbie

xxx

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