KillboSlaggins
Active Member
Good on you dude, your second qualifying run was insane.
Nice to see you getting so much support throughout the weekend too
Nice to see you getting so much support throughout the weekend too
Not so N/A S13 anymore...
Bu11et
Well-Known Member
Top driving man! I guess now I can say I’ve had a passenger ride with a BDC driver
Are you gonna be at the three sisters round as well?
Hahaha I haven't changed!! My passenger seat is still always open man!
Nah I won't be competing anymore this year - now I've got my BDC license I've got a bit of saving to be doing so I can make the car a bit faster for next year!
I'm just a guy having fun in his street S13
Thanks man!!
Honestly, about an hour into our trip down my heart sank and I thought "Oh shit!!! I haven't changed my rear lights!!" I was almost teary lol, but ye luckily they survived! Think thats mainly due to my rear bash bar!
On the Sunday? It felt pretty insane in the car hahaha, probably my best lap ALL weekend!! Weather didn't help though!
Honestly I was/still am blown away with the amount of people I had supporting me throughout the weekend, absolutely unreal!!
Bu11et
Well-Known Member
I'm gonna try keep this short and sweet but we all know that probably won't happen...
Friday - Practice
BDC - We headed down on the Friday morning and arrived about 1pm - got setup and headed for Drivers Briefing
Got out on track and had a good few hours practice - although not many laps due the way it the layout was you double backed so you couldn't send the cars with a 20 second gap unfortunately. Plus it was dry so it was nice and fast!
Got comfortable with the walls a few times
Then packed up and called it a day - went and met David and Katy for some tea and sleep!(Shout to David for letting us stay in his apartment for the weekend!)
Saturday - Pro-am
Woke up Saturday morning to rain - great... Wasn't looking forward to it much as my wipers currently didn't work - easy fix but wasn't able to fix at the track - so out came the Rain-x! Whilst I was in the briefing, David and Owen made up a little block of aluminium to stop my Hydro being pushed too far when I use my footbrake - This was a genius idea and worked amazingly! Top lads!
Straight into practice. Rain-X worked like a dream!
In the wet, the track is so sketchy, as you entered it was like ice, and then literally 50yards after you've entered it was really grippy! You had to be so careful with throttle/steering.
Qualifying came round and I managed a measly 57.33 on my first run and an even lower 52 on my second run, but it was a score on the board which some drivers didn't even manage to do!
I ended up qualifying in 19th place! This meant that I had gained my BDC License! I was so so happy!! Could not believe it, I came into this year thinking I would just use it to get my eye in and see what it's like, and now somehow I'm a BDC Pro-am driver!!
Anyway, after celebrating, my first battle was against Danny McGuire in his 600hp RB R34... Instantly pooing myself I warmed up and lined up - Lead run went well, although all I could hear with my passenger window down was his wastegate going mental behind me...Sounded like he was close
Chase run wasn't really anything to write home about, but Danny straightened infront of me when leading and also his line was off a few clips! None the less great driving. I took the win though! Mega happy! First ever BDC Event and I'm through to the Top 16 of the Pro-am BDC!
Next I was up against Ian Rutherford in his 450hp Supercharged V8 S13, Coming off a podium from the last round he was on fire! On his lead run I tried to stay close but he left me off the line, then as we got near to Clip 3, Ian spun!!
Going back around I knew I just had to put down a clean lead and I would win, and I tried my best but Ian was all over me..
But his chase run wasn't enough to make up for his spin on his lead run, I came away with the win!
Great 8 now and I was against Dominic Gates in a borrowed R34, again another drifter I have seen do really well recently so another daunting battle! Chasing first, and again I had no pace to keep up! No matter what I did I was just left for dust. Dominic put down a solid lead run!
Swapped around and Dominic's turn to chase! He was close but approaching Clip 3 he straightened behind me giving me a huge advantage and letting me through to the Top 4!!!
Getting this far in my first ever competitive round of the British Drift Championship was absolutely mind blowing! I couldn't believe it. I mean I think I only won most of the battles due to how slow my bloody car is lol...
My Top 4 battle was against Josh King in his 650hp E36, His car was FAST! Chasing first again, I actually kept up pretty well to my surprise!! The closest I had been all day!(I must have got a huge jump on him at the start line lol)
Then we switched round and he chased me. What a driver! He was all over my door and even left me a nice tyre mark on my wing/broke my indicator :@
He took the win and advanced on into the final! Well deserved!
My final battle was for 3rd/4th Place against the Scotman, William Hanna in his 550hp R33 - he is an all or nothing sort of guy and definately shows in his driving!
Chasing again it was another fast car! Although I managed to keep up a bit better and it was a really fun battle!
Swapped it round and I had no room for error, I put down a good lead line but all I could hear throughout the run was Willi's Wastegate going mental! I knew he was close!
Willi took the win, but I wasn't really bothered, I had shocked myself and pretty much everybody else watching me, it was insane!!
Getting to the Top 4 meant I was able to join the Pro's the next day, which after some discussion with Amy, we decided to do it for the crack, we both knew I had no chance but thought fuck it, might aswell whilst I can lol.
Sunday - Pro!!
Next day after staying at David's apartment again(thanks!) got the car ready and went out for some more practice - this time with the Pro's! NEVER thought I'd see this day!
It was another rainy day and I was grateful for ANY result at all - to stay in the Pro class you have to finish in the Top 4 that day - NO CHANCE
Qualifying came round pretty quickly... My second run was pretty intense! I thought this is my last chance to put on a show, so I did a nice flick entry and skimmed the wall with my bash bar perfectly! Apologies for the quality but I stole this from the livestream
This run scored me an 80.3 and I ended up qualifying 5th overall in the Pro Class against some of the best UK Drifters that I have looked upto for years including the likes of Phil Morrison and Oliver Evans etc!! How did I manage that in a basic street spec S13 that me and Amy built on our drive?? Unbelievable!!
After this, The Top 24 qualifiers had a Track Walk, so we all parked up on track and then all the spectators could come down and have a look at the cars etc - very odd experience but It was nice that alot of people came and spoke to me and asked about the car etc - alot were shocked that it was still on the standard turbo lol
Due to qualifying in the Top 8, I got a by run into the Top 16! I was gob-smacked but happy lol, actually had time to chill and watch a few battles.
My Top 16 battle was against Tom Murphy in a borrowed 400hp JZ PS13 - Due to qualifying higher I was leading first this time! I put down a decent lead line but Tom straightened behind me giving me the advantage
Chase run and I was surpised that I kept up with him on the straight and on initiation I was all over him!
Then we got to Clip 3 and I honestly have no idea what happened, but I managed to straighten up and drive straight into his passenger door! This pushed him off track giving him the advantage. Luckily there was no damage to either car(apart from a damaged ego on my part and the bent outer skin of his door). This was the end of my weekend.
I wasn't gutted at all, I only came here to qualify on the Saturday and gain my license for next year, but I had accomplished way more than I could of ever dreamed of!
Thanks
I know mention it alot, but I wouldn't be where I am now if it wasn't for Amy. She is such an amazing woman, always supporting me and keeping my head in the game whilst also being the best spotter I could ask for! She's direct but also very good at giving tips on how to improve quickly! I couldn't ask for anything more from her, she is great!
Also all the support I get from my sponsor Kenda, they are great! They air-shipped 4 tyres straight to me within a week from Taiwan just for BDC! And I now have my supply for the rest of this year going into next year! I can't wait to see how much more grip I can get from the Kenda's!!
AB Auto-Works have been a great team that have helped me throughout the latter half of the year! Always happy to help and generally great guys that also drift themselves! If you're in the West Yorkshire area then give them a shout, they know what they're talking about!
Driven Racing Oil's for keeping my engine and drivetrain running silky smooth with no issues!
and all of my friends and family! The amount of support I had at BDC was amazing, so many people messaging me, my phone was going mental!
PS - Did somebody say BDC Round 5 @ Three Sisters? :O
Friday - Practice
BDC - We headed down on the Friday morning and arrived about 1pm - got setup and headed for Drivers Briefing
Got out on track and had a good few hours practice - although not many laps due the way it the layout was you double backed so you couldn't send the cars with a 20 second gap unfortunately. Plus it was dry so it was nice and fast!
Got comfortable with the walls a few times
Then packed up and called it a day - went and met David and Katy for some tea and sleep!(Shout to David for letting us stay in his apartment for the weekend!)
Saturday - Pro-am
Woke up Saturday morning to rain - great... Wasn't looking forward to it much as my wipers currently didn't work - easy fix but wasn't able to fix at the track - so out came the Rain-x! Whilst I was in the briefing, David and Owen made up a little block of aluminium to stop my Hydro being pushed too far when I use my footbrake - This was a genius idea and worked amazingly! Top lads!
Straight into practice. Rain-X worked like a dream!
In the wet, the track is so sketchy, as you entered it was like ice, and then literally 50yards after you've entered it was really grippy! You had to be so careful with throttle/steering.
Qualifying came round and I managed a measly 57.33 on my first run and an even lower 52 on my second run, but it was a score on the board which some drivers didn't even manage to do!
I ended up qualifying in 19th place! This meant that I had gained my BDC License! I was so so happy!! Could not believe it, I came into this year thinking I would just use it to get my eye in and see what it's like, and now somehow I'm a BDC Pro-am driver!!
Anyway, after celebrating, my first battle was against Danny McGuire in his 600hp RB R34... Instantly pooing myself I warmed up and lined up - Lead run went well, although all I could hear with my passenger window down was his wastegate going mental behind me...Sounded like he was close
Chase run wasn't really anything to write home about, but Danny straightened infront of me when leading and also his line was off a few clips! None the less great driving. I took the win though! Mega happy! First ever BDC Event and I'm through to the Top 16 of the Pro-am BDC!
Next I was up against Ian Rutherford in his 450hp Supercharged V8 S13, Coming off a podium from the last round he was on fire! On his lead run I tried to stay close but he left me off the line, then as we got near to Clip 3, Ian spun!!
Going back around I knew I just had to put down a clean lead and I would win, and I tried my best but Ian was all over me..
But his chase run wasn't enough to make up for his spin on his lead run, I came away with the win!
Great 8 now and I was against Dominic Gates in a borrowed R34, again another drifter I have seen do really well recently so another daunting battle! Chasing first, and again I had no pace to keep up! No matter what I did I was just left for dust. Dominic put down a solid lead run!
Swapped around and Dominic's turn to chase! He was close but approaching Clip 3 he straightened behind me giving me a huge advantage and letting me through to the Top 4!!!
Getting this far in my first ever competitive round of the British Drift Championship was absolutely mind blowing! I couldn't believe it. I mean I think I only won most of the battles due to how slow my bloody car is lol...
My Top 4 battle was against Josh King in his 650hp E36, His car was FAST! Chasing first again, I actually kept up pretty well to my surprise!! The closest I had been all day!(I must have got a huge jump on him at the start line lol)
Then we switched round and he chased me. What a driver! He was all over my door and even left me a nice tyre mark on my wing/broke my indicator :@
He took the win and advanced on into the final! Well deserved!
My final battle was for 3rd/4th Place against the Scotman, William Hanna in his 550hp R33 - he is an all or nothing sort of guy and definately shows in his driving!
Chasing again it was another fast car! Although I managed to keep up a bit better and it was a really fun battle!
Swapped it round and I had no room for error, I put down a good lead line but all I could hear throughout the run was Willi's Wastegate going mental! I knew he was close!
Willi took the win, but I wasn't really bothered, I had shocked myself and pretty much everybody else watching me, it was insane!!
Getting to the Top 4 meant I was able to join the Pro's the next day, which after some discussion with Amy, we decided to do it for the crack, we both knew I had no chance but thought fuck it, might aswell whilst I can lol.
Sunday - Pro!!
Next day after staying at David's apartment again(thanks!) got the car ready and went out for some more practice - this time with the Pro's! NEVER thought I'd see this day!
It was another rainy day and I was grateful for ANY result at all - to stay in the Pro class you have to finish in the Top 4 that day - NO CHANCE
Qualifying came round pretty quickly... My second run was pretty intense! I thought this is my last chance to put on a show, so I did a nice flick entry and skimmed the wall with my bash bar perfectly! Apologies for the quality but I stole this from the livestream
This run scored me an 80.3 and I ended up qualifying 5th overall in the Pro Class against some of the best UK Drifters that I have looked upto for years including the likes of Phil Morrison and Oliver Evans etc!! How did I manage that in a basic street spec S13 that me and Amy built on our drive?? Unbelievable!!
After this, The Top 24 qualifiers had a Track Walk, so we all parked up on track and then all the spectators could come down and have a look at the cars etc - very odd experience but It was nice that alot of people came and spoke to me and asked about the car etc - alot were shocked that it was still on the standard turbo lol
Due to qualifying in the Top 8, I got a by run into the Top 16! I was gob-smacked but happy lol, actually had time to chill and watch a few battles.
My Top 16 battle was against Tom Murphy in a borrowed 400hp JZ PS13 - Due to qualifying higher I was leading first this time! I put down a decent lead line but Tom straightened behind me giving me the advantage
Chase run and I was surpised that I kept up with him on the straight and on initiation I was all over him!
Then we got to Clip 3 and I honestly have no idea what happened, but I managed to straighten up and drive straight into his passenger door! This pushed him off track giving him the advantage. Luckily there was no damage to either car(apart from a damaged ego on my part and the bent outer skin of his door). This was the end of my weekend.
I wasn't gutted at all, I only came here to qualify on the Saturday and gain my license for next year, but I had accomplished way more than I could of ever dreamed of!
Thanks
I know mention it alot, but I wouldn't be where I am now if it wasn't for Amy. She is such an amazing woman, always supporting me and keeping my head in the game whilst also being the best spotter I could ask for! She's direct but also very good at giving tips on how to improve quickly! I couldn't ask for anything more from her, she is great!
Also all the support I get from my sponsor Kenda, they are great! They air-shipped 4 tyres straight to me within a week from Taiwan just for BDC! And I now have my supply for the rest of this year going into next year! I can't wait to see how much more grip I can get from the Kenda's!!
AB Auto-Works have been a great team that have helped me throughout the latter half of the year! Always happy to help and generally great guys that also drift themselves! If you're in the West Yorkshire area then give them a shout, they know what they're talking about!
Driven Racing Oil's for keeping my engine and drivetrain running silky smooth with no issues!
and all of my friends and family! The amount of support I had at BDC was amazing, so many people messaging me, my phone was going mental!
PS - Did somebody say BDC Round 5 @ Three Sisters? :O
BenRice
Well-Known Member
You're on one hell of a roll right now dude. Great to see you're keeping a level head about it to
Tbh, Driftworks is missing a trick here right now: here's a guy that's documented his history on their site, runs their products and has a car that is infinitely more relatable to their customers
Did any of the staff come over and say hi at BDC Pro?
Tbh, Driftworks is missing a trick here right now: here's a guy that's documented his history on their site, runs their products and has a car that is infinitely more relatable to their customers
Did any of the staff come over and say hi at BDC Pro?
Bu11et
Well-Known Member
She's normally infront leading the way hahaha
Thanks man, I'm just having fun and getting a few trophies along the way haha!!
End of the day its their call really, forums aren't really a thing anymore and they get way more media attention from Instagram/Facebook so this would be pointless
nope haha
Bu11et
Well-Known Member
Since BDC, I've had a pretty chilled time, then 2 weeks ago I went and spectated for Driftcup Round 4 at Three Sisters(My local track, 50 mins from my house) - I also spotted for these 3 - they are all really awesome drivers and I can't wait until they are all doing well - they will go far!
Then I needed to do a few things to the S13 as I got an invite to do some Demo's at Three Sisters(Which was yday, 26th Aug). Ordered these.
For BDC you have to have a 6 point harness as part of the regs, currently only having a 4 I required 2 more harness points so got these fitted up
Then fitted the rest of the harness so it was matching, a nice K-Sports 3" 6 Point Harness
Then did an oil change
Also fixed my broken side indicator lol
Then went to Three Sisters, we even got to bring Scarlett with us! So pumped when she comes as she loves it when I'm on track and gets all excited, which is nice to see! She even helped clean the car lol
My Avengers get alot of attention from spectators lol
Did some skids - thanks for the photographers, SK Photography & Harry Nixon <3
Car is running real good, although with the new Kenda's it bogs a bit in 3rd even though I run them at 40psi! Although my boost controller did get reset and I've only quickly set it back up so that might need setting up properly again, or I might have a small boost leak...
Next time drifting is BDC Round 5 at Three Sisters on a new layout so that should be interesting - Might try get out in the car before to set the boost controller up and also want to give the car a full nut and bolt check beforehand aswell as I heard a few knocks here and there yesterday...
Oh - Onboard from BDC R4 is below btw!
Then I needed to do a few things to the S13 as I got an invite to do some Demo's at Three Sisters(Which was yday, 26th Aug). Ordered these.
For BDC you have to have a 6 point harness as part of the regs, currently only having a 4 I required 2 more harness points so got these fitted up
Then fitted the rest of the harness so it was matching, a nice K-Sports 3" 6 Point Harness
Then did an oil change
Also fixed my broken side indicator lol
Then went to Three Sisters, we even got to bring Scarlett with us! So pumped when she comes as she loves it when I'm on track and gets all excited, which is nice to see! She even helped clean the car lol
My Avengers get alot of attention from spectators lol
Did some skids - thanks for the photographers, SK Photography & Harry Nixon <3
Car is running real good, although with the new Kenda's it bogs a bit in 3rd even though I run them at 40psi! Although my boost controller did get reset and I've only quickly set it back up so that might need setting up properly again, or I might have a small boost leak...
Next time drifting is BDC Round 5 at Three Sisters on a new layout so that should be interesting - Might try get out in the car before to set the boost controller up and also want to give the car a full nut and bolt check beforehand aswell as I heard a few knocks here and there yesterday...
Oh - Onboard from BDC R4 is below btw!
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BenRice
Well-Known Member
My point is that there's an opportunity to be associated with an up & coming driver in a relatable situation to their customers. The public can draw links between your car and their own a lot easier than anything else seen at competition events. And you're doing grassroots events as well, covering a lot of bases there tbh
Would have loved @Starkey to shove the camera in your face and put you on the spot lol
Bu11et
Well-Known Member
Ye fair point lol
Hahahahahaha I'd have hated that!! Low Origin lads did it for their Instagram Story and I had no idea what to say! haha
Bu11et
Well-Known Member
Haha thanks guys apppreciate it
Since my last post, I went on Holiday to Bulgaria for a week, that was nice and chilled, extremely hot though!! Whilst on holiday got invited to do some more Demo's 4 days after we got back off holiday - obviously Accepted!
Got home and Lee came round for the day and helped me fit the HEL Performance 16 Row Oil Cooler I had bought 3 months ago lol - at the last demo day oil temps kept rising really quickly meaning I was doing 2 drift laps and then 3 cool down laps! Not ideal!
This was also my first time making braided lines, I was dreading it but after watching a few youtube videos, it was fairly simple and so far leak free!
Also fitted a bunch of fresh KR20A's.
Did some Demo's - it was fun!
Then did some BDC Prep - Removed my ignition barrel by drilling out the security bolts so I can get rid of the factory steering column lock, this was done with some help from Amy and a hacksaw. Then replaced the security bolts with a normal bolt.
Also fitted some more fresh Kenda KR20A's
Noticed an oil leak when I pulled the car off the trailer, traced it back to a leaking power steering line...arghhhhhh
went out and bought some new copper line and made up a fresh line
Fitted with no leaks thankfully!
Found some play in my track rods, so replaced them with some spares in my box - but the ones I had were a bit longer so its knocked my tracking out a tad so will need to sort that on Friday Morning
Noticed on the last demo days that my car was bogging in 3rd gear when I up-shifted around the last corner, so I went over all my intercooler clamps and tightened them all up as none of them were super tight, hopefully this makes a difference!
Also found 2 bolts underneath my downpipe from the turbo that were loose so nipped them up aswell
Took it out for a spin and filled it up ready for BDC, took it home and loaded it onto the trailer ready for Friday morning.
Next update will after BDC R5 I imagine - so fingers crossed I can qualify and do some battles!
Since my last post, I went on Holiday to Bulgaria for a week, that was nice and chilled, extremely hot though!! Whilst on holiday got invited to do some more Demo's 4 days after we got back off holiday - obviously Accepted!
Got home and Lee came round for the day and helped me fit the HEL Performance 16 Row Oil Cooler I had bought 3 months ago lol - at the last demo day oil temps kept rising really quickly meaning I was doing 2 drift laps and then 3 cool down laps! Not ideal!
This was also my first time making braided lines, I was dreading it but after watching a few youtube videos, it was fairly simple and so far leak free!
Also fitted a bunch of fresh KR20A's.
Did some Demo's - it was fun!
Then did some BDC Prep - Removed my ignition barrel by drilling out the security bolts so I can get rid of the factory steering column lock, this was done with some help from Amy and a hacksaw. Then replaced the security bolts with a normal bolt.
Also fitted some more fresh Kenda KR20A's
Noticed an oil leak when I pulled the car off the trailer, traced it back to a leaking power steering line...arghhhhhh
went out and bought some new copper line and made up a fresh line
Fitted with no leaks thankfully!
Found some play in my track rods, so replaced them with some spares in my box - but the ones I had were a bit longer so its knocked my tracking out a tad so will need to sort that on Friday Morning
Noticed on the last demo days that my car was bogging in 3rd gear when I up-shifted around the last corner, so I went over all my intercooler clamps and tightened them all up as none of them were super tight, hopefully this makes a difference!
Also found 2 bolts underneath my downpipe from the turbo that were loose so nipped them up aswell
Took it out for a spin and filled it up ready for BDC, took it home and loaded it onto the trailer ready for Friday morning.
Next update will after BDC R5 I imagine - so fingers crossed I can qualify and do some battles!
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Bu11et
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I had a quick look, and its all stock gaskets with the stock tabs that stop them coming loose, now i've nipped up the downpipe bolts theres no blowing that I can hear anymore - I will give them a once over though tomo morning - good shout
Bu11et
Well-Known Member
BDC Round 5 - It was all going so well...
Practiced on the Friday Aft and felt pretty confident with my line
Saturday Morning came round and practice again twinning with other drivers getting to grips with chasing etc
Qualifying, put down a 78 on my first run, then tidied it up a bit on my second giving me an 81.33 - putting me in 9th overall for the battles!
Top 32 battle was against Lewis Baker in his JZ S14 - It was pretty fast tbh! Lead run was good and I felt confident coming round to the last clip - shifted upto 3rd and boom, exploded 3rd gear... putting me straight between Clip 9 and 10 and giving Lewis a 10-0 advantage that run!
Drove back round to the start line knowing I only had 2nd gear and Lewis had a 10-0 advantage from the firts run. I had almost no chance of winning as long as he didn't spin or cause any serious mistakes. I felt pretty happy with my chase run, but towards the last 2 clips Lewis left me for dead as I was smashing the limiter in 2nd and gaining no speed unfortunately!
That'll teach me for running 235 wide Kenda KR20A Semi's on a stock SR Box hahaha - to be honest I'm surprised it lasted this long!! I wasn't dissappointed because I didn't get knocked out due to shit driving or anything like that, it was purely a mechanical fault! And this is the ONLY mechnical fault that has stopped me drifting ALL year which I am mega happy with!!
Onboard from the weekend is here
Loaded up and went home - I was still in high spirits and went out with Amy, Harry & Kylie that night for a meal which was a bag of laughs!
The following day I got an offer of a 350z gearbox that I couldn't refuse... So I arranged to collect it Wednesday Morning(My birthday!) and Amy thought I was crazy, but I think a new gearbox is a pretty good birthday present!!
Took the 13 down to AB Auto-Works to borrow their ramp
Drained the oil from the SR Box and instantly found all this gunk on the plug
Then looked in the pan and found this lot - I miss 3rd gear
Comparing the old gearbox to the new one - quite a sizeable difference! Especially in weight! I can happily lift an SR box on my own, but these 350 boxes weigh alot more!
Test fitted the adapter plate
then test fitted the box to see if we are going to have any clearance issues - might need to massage a few places!
Then took my flywheel and clutch over to CG Motorsport to get refreshed ready for the new box, they got it turned around in 2 days which I'm mega happy with!
Waiting on a few more parts which I'll hopefully be getting at the weekend and then I can put the box in for good, then just waiting on the prop and it should all be done! Oh I also need to swap the output shafts on my diff so I can run skyline shafts - sounds simple so fingers crossed it is!
On the friday evening of BDC, Amy paid for PR Motorsport Photography to do a feature on me and the car as a keep-sake and a birthday present to me - Heres the link and a few shots that he took
http://www.prphotographyuk.com/charlie-hulme
Practiced on the Friday Aft and felt pretty confident with my line
Saturday Morning came round and practice again twinning with other drivers getting to grips with chasing etc
Qualifying, put down a 78 on my first run, then tidied it up a bit on my second giving me an 81.33 - putting me in 9th overall for the battles!
Top 32 battle was against Lewis Baker in his JZ S14 - It was pretty fast tbh! Lead run was good and I felt confident coming round to the last clip - shifted upto 3rd and boom, exploded 3rd gear... putting me straight between Clip 9 and 10 and giving Lewis a 10-0 advantage that run!
Drove back round to the start line knowing I only had 2nd gear and Lewis had a 10-0 advantage from the firts run. I had almost no chance of winning as long as he didn't spin or cause any serious mistakes. I felt pretty happy with my chase run, but towards the last 2 clips Lewis left me for dead as I was smashing the limiter in 2nd and gaining no speed unfortunately!
That'll teach me for running 235 wide Kenda KR20A Semi's on a stock SR Box hahaha - to be honest I'm surprised it lasted this long!! I wasn't dissappointed because I didn't get knocked out due to shit driving or anything like that, it was purely a mechanical fault! And this is the ONLY mechnical fault that has stopped me drifting ALL year which I am mega happy with!!
Onboard from the weekend is here
Loaded up and went home - I was still in high spirits and went out with Amy, Harry & Kylie that night for a meal which was a bag of laughs!
The following day I got an offer of a 350z gearbox that I couldn't refuse... So I arranged to collect it Wednesday Morning(My birthday!) and Amy thought I was crazy, but I think a new gearbox is a pretty good birthday present!!
Took the 13 down to AB Auto-Works to borrow their ramp
Drained the oil from the SR Box and instantly found all this gunk on the plug
Then looked in the pan and found this lot - I miss 3rd gear
Comparing the old gearbox to the new one - quite a sizeable difference! Especially in weight! I can happily lift an SR box on my own, but these 350 boxes weigh alot more!
Test fitted the adapter plate
then test fitted the box to see if we are going to have any clearance issues - might need to massage a few places!
Then took my flywheel and clutch over to CG Motorsport to get refreshed ready for the new box, they got it turned around in 2 days which I'm mega happy with!
Waiting on a few more parts which I'll hopefully be getting at the weekend and then I can put the box in for good, then just waiting on the prop and it should all be done! Oh I also need to swap the output shafts on my diff so I can run skyline shafts - sounds simple so fingers crossed it is!
On the friday evening of BDC, Amy paid for PR Motorsport Photography to do a feature on me and the car as a keep-sake and a birthday present to me - Heres the link and a few shots that he took
http://www.prphotographyuk.com/charlie-hulme
Bu11et
Well-Known Member
So carrying on from my previous post, Had a busy few weeks and I wouldn't have been able to do it without the lads at AB Auto-Works - they've helped me out no end with advice and also helping inbetween actual jobs!!
First off I took the 350 and S13 Prop over to Dunning & Fairbanks in Leeds so they can be mated together - Still waiting for this back but hoping to have it back Monday!
Then made some more room in the tunnel - drilled out all the spot welds and removed the original gearbox mount
Adam fabricated some custom mounts out of 5mm steel
Once done put some captive nuts in aswell
Then he finished off making the bracket to go between the 2 mounts.
Put the adapter plate on for good!
Then alot was missed out as it was busy, but essentially due to the size of the Z33 Bellhousing and the tiny gearbox tunnel in the S13 we had to drop the engine and subframe etc just to get the gearbox on! What a nightmare. Had to remove radiator hoses, steering rack UJ's, viscous fan and shroud - it was alot of hassle but it meant we could get the gearbox on without fighting the car.
We put the box on for the first time with the flywheel and clutch mounted and it wouldn't go the last 20mm... Adam figured out it was due to the centre of the S15 6 Speed flywheel, it wasn't big enough for the Z33 input shaft to go in... So we had to drill out the centre of the flywheel to accomodate(20mm diameter)
Once it was on, I had to refit everything I had removed, including buttoning the engine and subframe back up to the car which was done with alot of help from Adam and Ali including refitting one of my heater matrix hoses that was a nightmare!
The exhaust was next...we knew we had to do a bit of trimming so we got the grinder out
and this was the outcome
Now the gearbox is in, this is the final shifter position - bit peeved that I had to remove my centre console, but it was bound to happen at one point or another! Adam also made up a plate to cover the old shifter hole which you can see here...
Now I'm just waiting on my prop to be done, then I can fill the gearbox with oil - gone for Genuine Nissan stuff as thats what some people seem to be running and it seems decent?
and then run the engine upto temp with fresh coolant, and also do an oil and filter change ready for BDC Round 6 at Buxton next Friday! Oh I might also try and get an alignment in before then aswell lol
Huge shout out to everyone who has helped with the conversion - Iain & Paz from Retro Speed Shop with a few bits and bobs to help along the way! Gaz Crabtree for giving me the top shifter plate and the cover boot. Adam and Ali from AB Auto-Works for all their help along the way as I'd really struggle to do 90% of this on the drive at home!
First off I took the 350 and S13 Prop over to Dunning & Fairbanks in Leeds so they can be mated together - Still waiting for this back but hoping to have it back Monday!
Then made some more room in the tunnel - drilled out all the spot welds and removed the original gearbox mount
Adam fabricated some custom mounts out of 5mm steel
Once done put some captive nuts in aswell
Then he finished off making the bracket to go between the 2 mounts.
Put the adapter plate on for good!
Then alot was missed out as it was busy, but essentially due to the size of the Z33 Bellhousing and the tiny gearbox tunnel in the S13 we had to drop the engine and subframe etc just to get the gearbox on! What a nightmare. Had to remove radiator hoses, steering rack UJ's, viscous fan and shroud - it was alot of hassle but it meant we could get the gearbox on without fighting the car.
We put the box on for the first time with the flywheel and clutch mounted and it wouldn't go the last 20mm... Adam figured out it was due to the centre of the S15 6 Speed flywheel, it wasn't big enough for the Z33 input shaft to go in... So we had to drill out the centre of the flywheel to accomodate(20mm diameter)
Once it was on, I had to refit everything I had removed, including buttoning the engine and subframe back up to the car which was done with alot of help from Adam and Ali including refitting one of my heater matrix hoses that was a nightmare!
The exhaust was next...we knew we had to do a bit of trimming so we got the grinder out
and this was the outcome
Now the gearbox is in, this is the final shifter position - bit peeved that I had to remove my centre console, but it was bound to happen at one point or another! Adam also made up a plate to cover the old shifter hole which you can see here...
Now I'm just waiting on my prop to be done, then I can fill the gearbox with oil - gone for Genuine Nissan stuff as thats what some people seem to be running and it seems decent?
and then run the engine upto temp with fresh coolant, and also do an oil and filter change ready for BDC Round 6 at Buxton next Friday! Oh I might also try and get an alignment in before then aswell lol
Huge shout out to everyone who has helped with the conversion - Iain & Paz from Retro Speed Shop with a few bits and bobs to help along the way! Gaz Crabtree for giving me the top shifter plate and the cover boot. Adam and Ali from AB Auto-Works for all their help along the way as I'd really struggle to do 90% of this on the drive at home!
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Bu11et
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Thanks dude! Ye Toshi is a good guy haha
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BDC Round 6 - Buxton
We went with the thought it was going to the be the worst round ever of BDC. Turns out that Buxton is the PERFECT venue. This was by far THE best round of BDC I have EVER been to! Even though it was cold, windy and rainy the atmosphere was electric!
For this round, everything had been moved forward a day, so Pro-am was Friday, Pro's were Saturday and then BDC were trying a new event called Battle Royale on the Sunday.
We arrived Friday morning and got setup - I genuinely thought our gazebo we going to end up 6 miles away as soon as we let go of it! It was so windy it kept trying to lift it off the floor!! Luckily Paddy Byrne was near us and had some spare pegs that I used to keep it down.
Practice was completely wet with standing water all over the track making it rather sketchy in places! Especially chasing
Qualifying came round, and the track had dried out dramatically - ARGHHH. We got 1 practice lap in the dry, and then a qualifying run.
2nd qualifying run came round and it was almost dark! Pretty cool!
Did both my runs and ended up qualifying 10th overall! Happy with that
Came to battles and my first Top 32 was against Chris Parnham in his RB25 S14.5 - it was a good battle but I got the slight advantage and moved on!
Top 16 and I was up against my old pal Willi Hanna in his pretty crazy RB25 R33 - It was a close battle but Willi took the win and that was the end of my event unfortunately!
Youtube footage up below:
The following day we came back to watch the Pro's battle and it was amazing! After the Pro's had finished, there was an awards ceremony and I won something!!
I have been awarded the 2019 BDC Up and Coming Driver trophy!! How cool is that?! Totally unexpected and I was over the moon! Unbelievable!
The next day it was the BDC Battle Royale event - this was every driver who wanted to enter just thrown into a bucket and battles plucked at random! 64 drivers in total, and you had 1 chance to get back into the fight if you lost aswell which is good!
I'll explain it quickly - Top 32 was against Josh Payne, but on our practice run together, his exhaust fell off, and due to NO 5 minute rule in Battle Royale, he lost the battle and I won by default. Then my Top 16 was against nobody as they had both ruined their cars the days before lol so I got a by into the top 8! Then I went against Harry Hudson in his SR20 Powered RA28 Celica - driven with him alot and hes really good, but unfortunately he made a few errors and I got the win! Top 4 and I was against Martyn Cowley! This was THE best chasing I have done in competition and gave me so much confidence to be able to stick it to him really good and close!
There was alot of chatting inbetween battles..
No pictures from the Sunday have come up yet so unfortunately its just my car for now - but it was a cracking event and I'd love to do it again!
Buxton is a great track and the layout the BDC used was very fast compared to what I was expecting
The 350z box worked a treat and I'm extremely happy with it, combined with the 3:9:1 diff ratio and my current wheel/tyre combo, it worked perfectly for Buxton as you'll see on the onboard! Mega happy!
I didn't get away from Buxton totally unscathed though...
Rear Bumper...again....
Also purchased a Skyline Kazz 2-way LSD and shafts ahead of more power for next year - interested to try out an LSD aswell - only ever driven with Welded...
The car has sat on the trailer since we got back from Buxton, and I've just been and collected it and put it back on the drive, hopefully give it a quick wash tomo(still on the trailer) and then I'm competing in Drift Knights at Birmingham Wheels on Sunday which should be a fun event! If you're bored on Sunday, come and watch! Battles into the night apparently!
