yes mate i would.
Northern drift championship teesside autodrome 24/25th march
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Adam s
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if they dont let you twin without a cage theres aways buxton twin comp every month no safty stuff needed and winner gets £100 2nd gets £50
thanks for that but in reality i just want another blast round teeside as it's such a fun track. it's not the comp aspect which is a second consideration for me tbh as i'm not competing anywhere this year but it would be a good laugh to do this as it's near (ish) me
im sure there will be plenty of practice days aswell, so even if ya dont compete u can still do the track. Theyre not busy January so you can just about go whenever you want this month
Wilk0
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Sorry but I can't agree that driver ability is the ONLY way to do it... Might work for the BDC, but splitting by car type works in EVERY other form of motorsport I can think of, and every form of motorsport has a range of abilities.
Personally I have only been into drifting for a few months, I have 2.5 days track experience & although in the process of building something more potent, currently share a car with a mate that is running 135bhp in a 1400 kilo shell... so I'd be in the lower class however you measure it... however, I would much rather finish behind a far better driver in a similar car than a similar standard driver in far better car.
Personally I have only been into drifting for a few months, I have 2.5 days track experience & although in the process of building something more potent, currently share a car with a mate that is running 135bhp in a 1400 kilo shell... so I'd be in the lower class however you measure it... however, I would much rather finish behind a far better driver in a similar car than a similar standard driver in far better car.
GB / John
NDC Runner Up 2012
If its done by car type, then a lot of people wont have a hope of qualifying, therefore they prob wont bother coming. Putting people who have trouble linking the track into they own group, then they all have a chance to qualify. Its the only way to keep it fun for everyone.
That reads to me, like all classes will be twinning, with a gap between amateurs. NO mention that a cage is needed.
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ricey- 200sx
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im in for this! is there a car entry limit, sorry not read full thread yet
In EVERY other type of motorsport (with the exception of destruction derby banger races!) the aim of the game is to get to the chequered flag the quickest. Therefore it makes perfect sense to split those events by car type since a more powerful car with the same driver will go quicker.
Drifting on the other hand is all about driving style and not just about speed. Therefore it makes little sense to make a split by engine size or power output. Our original idea to use completely standard cars for amateurs (which has been scraped by the way) was to try and bring complete new comers to the sport. Hence why we are trying to come up with another idea. It WILL be done by driver skill but exactly how we decide we are still discussing.
Wilk0
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What I don’t really get (and maybe somebody could explain?) is that if you have 50 drivers and you split them into 2 groups of 25 based on ability, surely the top 20% in the lower group will nearly always qualify, and the bottom 20% in the upper group will nearly always be eliminated? So, I don’t understand how it is “fairer”, as there still have to be the same number of eliminations in each group? What am I missing?
CrabsterDrift
Callum Craddy
3 groups. One for complete amateurs, one for people who can drift, one for drifting competitors (BDC, EDC, JDM Allstars.. you get the point).
What's so hard too realize about that? -_-
What's so hard too realize about that? -_-
Ricky Emery
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Wilk0
Member
There is nothing hard about that; you have not actually answered the question I asked though.
If you forget the 'top' group with twinning for the current competitors, then you are left with a load of people of differing experience & car standard to split into 2 groups. What I don't get is why people think it would be more fair to do it based on ability (as you have outlined), rather than on the standard of the car.
Other posters said that it couldn't be split on car type, because the crap drivers would always get eliminated and wouldn't want to compete. As I understand it, the 'worst' in each class will always be the ones that get eliminated, regardless of whether it's split by car type or talent - so I don't see why it is 'more fair' to do it one way than the other?
I'm disappointed that I seem to be getting replied to as if I am an idiot that doesn't grasp the basics - I think I'd rather go on Trampdrift and get called a c*** outright than treated like one on DW
Wilk0
Member
Fair enough & cheers for the reply - the guys at the bottom end of the "more experienced" class will not really be that much better than the top of the 'amateurs' though will they? So won't it just be them losing out instead?
Checked out a couple of vids of Teesside on youtube, looks like an awesome track - I assume a reasonable amount of power is needed to drift the fastest bend? Looks to be 3rd gear?
Checked out a couple of vids of Teesside on youtube, looks like an awesome track - I assume a reasonable amount of power is needed to drift the fastest bend? Looks to be 3rd gear?
GB / John
NDC Runner Up 2012
2nd or 3rd gear is fine, entry above 50mph can link the track, would need to be around 70mph for 3rd. Faster you go in, I assume will get more points for qualifying. Dont need massive power, mine was ok standard at about 192bhp, its only 220 ish now.
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CrabsterDrift
Callum Craddy
If it's damp when you came up it'd be fine. probably about 130 in my BMW (318is saloon) and it linked the track well enough with the open diff. 3rd gear has none of it in the dry like haha! Diff's getting welded this week so will get back to you on how it is