stu_c
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i missed this by minutes
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SportBoy
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i just missed it ... never watched it .. am i the only person that thinks drifting is boring?
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stu_c
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quote:
Originally posted by SportyBoy
i just missed it ... never watched it .. am i the only person that thinks drifting is boring?
each 2 their own pal
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jr
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quote:
Originally posted by Kurt
looks like drift slicks + standing water/wet track marking = crash
could be chatting crap as i wasnt there..
also tbh.. a bit of duct tape and it will be reet and stylish
[Edited on 07-09-2008 by Kurt]
what exactley is a drift slick, a purposly slick tyre will produce if anything to much grip 
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SportBoy
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allso .. why do alot of driftcars have big fvckoff spoilers on the back if they want to go sideways all the time?
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jr
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its called a BGW, i explained this theory to Ian and Ste
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Paul_J
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quote:
Originally posted by SportyBoy
allso .. why do alot of driftcars have big fvckoff spoilers on the back if they want to go sideways all the time?
some are reversed i think? to do the opposite.
The tyres look like r888's looking at the tread. They do aqua plane  I find my car jumping across the road in heavy road above 50 mph as I use them as a daily driver tyre.
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Paul_J
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quote:
Originally posted by SportyBoy
i just missed it ... never watched it .. am i the only person that thinks drifting is boring?
I find all the japs drifting quite cool  They seem to do it with flair / don't mind smashing it up pushing too far.
However the few times I've seen it in britain (D1 at Trax last year) - it was a bit dull... just seemed too controlled etc but that's probably due to the run off / width of silverstone making it risk free.
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SportBoy
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i do like it when there doing it somwhere abit dodgy ... ie on a mountain road in japan ... just like you say its not the same around silverstone
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RS6
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found it boring today at trax just on for less than a min then off again, commentry was over the top to trying to make it more fun than it actually was
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RS6
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this was the real crash today
unlucky hit a wall, write off?
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SportBoy
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that commentry bloke was more innoying than mike brewer *sp at pvs and i thought that was imposible
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S@M
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t-cut out surely?
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WATSON
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From driftworks,
Today one of the most spectacular drifting accidents happened at Silverstone and europe during the round of the EDC, The Japspeed R33's driven by Shane Lynch and Danny Ayles were involved when shanes car snapped back viciously and bounced off the tyre wall into danny's car, shane had no chance but to hold on and await impact, danny who was in transition (hand braked sideways) could not avoid the on coming r33 of shane, shane's front end stoved into danny's drivers side the cars were approaching the first bend at around 60mph...
Both drivers were taken to the medical center and given first hand attention by the medics of silverstone, both shane and danny were released after full check up from the doctors.
Danny suffered a sore ankle from where his roll cage was pushed onto his foot from the impact.
Shane who wore a neck brace suffered mild whiplash, both guys left with a few bruises and mild shock, i did speak to both guys in an after leaving the medical center and they both were in good spirits considering the immense impact of the accident.
I know from speaking to the EDC officials/scrutineers who done after crash investigations to both cars, that the spec to which Paul (Japspeed) had the cars built to was a life saving investment and a tribute to the standard in which they were built to, it shows how dedicated the Japspeed team are to the safety of their drivers.
I watched the whole accident un-fold and it was so quick that any other driver would have been caught out with the weather conditions today, im totally amazed at the high speed response of the saftey team at Silverstone to which they attended the needs of both drivers and removal of vehicles.
As i saw it this was just an accident that goes with the sport, no-one was to blame its just a god send that both shane and danny walked away with dented pride, bumps and bruises, which in itself it a miracle.
As your probably agree the importance of driver safety is imperritive and the cars can be replaced.
Paul deserves a medal for the time and effort in achieving the high standard of driver safety and management
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little_duke
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^^^ will t-cut out 
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BarnshaW
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"most spectacular drift accidents"
lol bit of an overkill
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richc
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quote:
Originally posted by SportyBoy
i just missed it ... never watched it .. am i the only person that thinks drifting is boring?
think its dog shit tbh! I would much prefer to watch the amuteur track time than the 'proffesional' shitty d1 euro drift king thing!
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DannyB
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Didn't look all that bad on the vid but looking at the gold skyline suggests otherwise and shane lynch has been drifting for a good few years now, he's not new to it.
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richc
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quote:
Originally posted by SportyBoy
i do like it when there doing it somwhere abit dodgy ... ie on a mountain road in japan ... just like you say its not the same around silverstone
I was just going to say that word for word in my edit but you have already wrote it 
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little_duke
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thats shane skint again! back to boyzone mate
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SVM 286
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
its called a BGW, i explained this theory to Ian and Ste
Big Gay Wanker?
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Nath
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I'm sure My Lynch has a few quid for another one.
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jr
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Big Gay Wing 
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WATSON
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My Lynch wont have to pay a penny
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Graham88
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Jesus christ, looks alot worse in pictures than it did on camera!
quote:
Originally posted by SportyBoy
lmao at the comment
Fail.
UPS were late with the delivery of Talent
[Edited on 08-09-2008 by Graham88]
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