Im from central florida, as in right in between orlando and tampa... I JUS WANNA KNO IF THERE ARE ANY DRIFTING EVENTS OR DRIFT LOCATIONS PEOPLE GO TO?? IVE SEEN VIDEOS OF A WAREHOUSE IN TAMPA WHICH IS INDOOR BUT HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO FIND IT.. PLEASE SOMEONE FILL ME IN.. BECAUSE MY BABY IS ALMOST DONE AND IM READY TO SLIDE

 

Why not try the local section instead of putting this in the technical section?

 

SE forum, events are posted in there pretty frequently.

 

I'd recommend learning to drive the car correctly the right way at speed before you try to drive it sideways.

 

i feel you on that.. and i will

 

he is going about it the right way though looking for tracks and sanctioned events. Keeps him from "learning" on the street.

john ny

 

What the hell is ur problem? You don't even know this guy, he could be a pro indy driver wanting to switch. You can't just assume everything! If ur not gonna write anything useful, then don't even post!

 

 

was that necessary?

 

haha wow so much **** slinging goin on.

a mod will move this to the SE section and you might get a good answer.

and tyler....you need to chill dude. ya he could be an indy driver or he could be an undercover cop looking to bust some "drifters" the fact is yes he needs to learn his car before learning to drift. everyone needs to learn their car. Period.

to the OP i suggest you get out and do some autox racing first. thats one of the best ways to learn how your car reacts to hard driving.

 

A pro driver would have the knowledge and resources ready to hand, and wouldn't be asking in the wrong section of the RX-7 board. His style of language also indicates that he's pretty young, and lately as drifting gets popular there has been a huge influx of people who think it's awesome and want to do it, but have no high performance driving experience and end up smashing their cars. I'm trying to impart some of the motorsports wisdom that I've gained over the years and help the guy out. Sorry if you don't like my tone, but the bottom line is that an inexperienced driver has no business trying to drift. He needs to go to HPDE type events and get a firm handle on the right way to drive, and once he does, it will help him immensely in his drifting endeavors.

 

damn. Yeah, i never even thought about the undercover cop route. Damn they are some sneaky *****. Clever though.

john ny

 

Yeah but what would be the point of goin to a track where people are drifting at?? You cant give out wreckless driving tickets to people sliding on a track.

 

You can always follow them home :p

 

I would hope anyone going to these events is smart enough not to on the street, and at the very least checks there mirrors lol

 

You haven't been to many of those events I take it. :p

 

Nope, i dont see it as a sport, more of a hobby, how good a drift is is subjective to the viewer. Its just an exhubition of power, With kits and wings that are doing absolutely nothing as such low speeds and sideways for that matter.

 

drifting is as much of a sport as any other type of racing. mind you, theres two types of drift races. Show drifting (making the "over dramatic" turns) and race drifting (auto-x with higher speed turns). until you understand the concept, dont bash.

 

Drifting is fun to watch, I don't go out of my way to see it but I always try to catch it when it's going on at an event I'm at. Think of it as Racing : Drifting :: Hockey : Figure Skating

My point in my previous comment was that in the drifting participant/fanbase pool there are lots of ricers and FATF knuckleheads. Think of the crowd that was really into drag racing honda civics about 8-10 years ago when that was cool.

Apparently Time Attack (It's like Time Trials but it's JDM yo) is where that crowd is heading next.

 

indy driver.... right.

 

okay im not an indy driver but ive been drifting for a couple years now and i drive my uncs 8 second toyota starlet (yes quarter mile) and i was just askin because my turbo vert is almost done and im jus anxious to slide... ive 5 rx7s which i have done it with and 2 AE86 which were the easiest to drift..

and as far as the cop thing goes... IM NOT A DAMN COP IM A 21 YEAR OLD CAR LOVE WHO IS BROKE AS **** BECAUSE OF HIS CAR, I DIDNT EVEN GET MY BITCH A BIRTHDAY PRESENT BECAUSE MY RX7 NEED A MICROTECH AND A NEW GARRETT TRUBO AND INJECTORS... i actually hate cops im on probation right now becasue of a gay cop who said i was racing when i was jus driving fast next to a slow *** 6cylinder camaro

 

dude get on sfldrifters.com dont post on here people is just gonna flame on u

 

i was actually refering to him saying "any places where people go" and...."i hear there is this warehouse......bl blaa bla" when i commented on the under cover cop ****

john ny

 

+1 sfldrifters.com

im kinda done sliding... after a few near misses for 30mph sideway intense driving i realize i like my 160 mph runs with the vette and supra guys

 

haha damn. dont get your panties up in a wad. your talking to a bunch of FC owners. were all broke as ****.

and your on a computer. no one knows what or who you are. trust me alot of cops troll through forums looking for **** like this. my local forum use to be plagued with them. good luck with your vert and be safe. dont go and total out that FC youve been workin so hard on.