HybridMT

Nowhere else will you be able to just pull up and race on a road course. All you need is a helmet!

Three cars are sent out at a time in 5 second intervals with 5 laps per session. Try to catch the car in front of you and don't get caught by the car behind you! The "chase" is extremely fun and can not be experienced with any other kind of racing... drag, autocross, or e-racing on XBOX. Passing is only allowed on the straight away.

This is NOT a competition, but more of a practice, "free for all" session for beginner to novice drivers. There are no class designations, so all kinds of make/model vehicles will be racing each other... from Ferraris racing with Civics, to Vipers with Scions. Be the next Honda to lap a Ferrari on the road course! It's happened before, lol.

EVENT INFO: Open ROAD COURSE grip lapping and/or drift practice sesssion.
Sunday, January 29th at No Problem Raceway (9am - 5pm). Gates open at 8:00 am, drivers meeting at 8:30.

Driver fee = $75 for UNLIMITED lapping sessions on the 1/2 mile road course. Driver spots are limited and they WILL sell out, so call now to preregister, 225-247-RACE (7223).

General information: HybridEntertainment78@yahoo.com or Phone: 225-335-6428
Track info and Road Course layout: www.NoProblemRaceway.com The road course is a half mile long with no obstructions to hit like walls or trees, only grass.

zonblitz

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Sonofabeech... I have to work that weekend, I miss all the good events!

southernrunner

man to bad i have a auto trans am. lol

recon fd

^You still better come josh with whatever you got!!!! I am going to be out there!! Count me in.

josh

southernrunner

any news on that turbo II?

southernrunner

hell i might just go take a ride out there.

clean85owner

I don't agree with the lack of class designation at all... It seems totally irresponsible to put someone who has no clue at all on a track with someone who is actually fast around the track.

What do you think will happen when someone with no experience at all is being pressured by a regular who is up their *** the entire time? It's just a recipe for disaster, if you ask me.

The claim of "no obstructions to hit like walls or trees" is pretty far fetched, as well; considering that the dragstrip's retaining wall parallels the straightaway of the peanut at about 35 feet away.

For those of you who do not know the layout, here is the photo from NPR's website that I have edited for easier viewing. The very crude red line is a trace of the peanut which will be "raced" on. The crude black line in the retaining wall. Doesn't look like "just grass" to me. Also, if you notice, in order to make it onto the peanut's straight, you will notice that Turn 14's radius has to decrease drastically. What happens when you get someone who is inexperienced and without instruction flying into a decreasing radius turn? Either lots of understeer or lots of oversteer. And when there is a concrete wall less that 50 feet away, I think it would be wise to have some instructors on hand.




I'm not trying to rain on your parade or discourage people from going, track time is the absolute best way to learn how to handle a vehicle and it increases your everyday driving safety 100-fold. I cannot begin to tell you how many times my experience in a go-kart ~5 years ago has helped me in everyday driving. What I am trying to do is save Pat some money by not having someone die on his track because someone didn't think it was important enough to teach the new guys what to do.

And also, please, please, please tell me that the DoRiFtO **** are not going to be on the track at the same time as the people actually trying to race on the race track? That's just asking for a world of hurt.

Right now, I am praying that you will actually have instructors on hand, and I'm hoping that you have measured the importance of driver skill, and I really hope that you accidentally left that information out of your post; other wise, I will be praying that I don't hear about any of you guys on the news....

recon fd

^Agreed!! I love the idea of this "race", but I hope there is some type of bracket.

thanks,
-josh

HybridMT

These events are always safe. I can go on and on with the safety precautions NPR takes at these events, but it's not necessary. All of that is addressed at the drivers meeting on the day of the event. If anyone has any questions or concerns, contact us. We've been doing these practice sessions since 2002 with thousands of laps and have never had an accident. Instructors are onsite and any dangerous drivers are immediately black flagged, even kicked out if too dangerous. Drivers are seperated between grip and drift. We've hosted events on other tracks around the country and NPR is by far the safest. There are no walls on the course like there are on the oval tracks we've done events at.

I invite all of you to come to one of these events. If anything, the drivers will be bitching because NPR can sometimes be too strict.

danec020

Don't know what that is about, drifting isn't as easy as it looks and takes a lot more ***** then going around a track IMO. But either way NPR is always an awesome place to get in some practice for either of your perfered sports.

But I agree that there definitely should be classes for those who want to race. As clean said, there is a lot that can go wrong when someone unexperienced is under pressure to be passed, or just isn't use to paying attention.

DaneC020 (BTW if you can't tell, I am going )

Umrswimr

If it was the 1.8 mile track, I'd think about it. A half mile track? Might as well autocross....

christaylor

We've all already heard this same lame-assed bullshit line, we don't need to hear it again.

danec020

Ok then. Give me your reason why drifting is not a sport and isn't on the same level as other racing sports? And why are there professionals in Japan as well as huge events? I am curious about this. I personally like AutoX and drifting but I believe the people who think drifting is just spinning tires share your views and don't fully understand what it is.

Dane

nashman69g

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damn...my damn clutch is slipping and I need a clutch but I might just show up anyway...Day before classes start....got to think about this one....

HybridMT

I used to think drifting was pretty silly too, until I attending a Formula D event with professional drivers. My jaw literally dropped when I arrived.

Attend a professional event and your opinion on drifting will change, guaranteed. It's definitely more that some kids in beat up 240's doing donuts at 30 mph. The pros are going down a course side by side inches away from each other at 80+ mph, SIDEWAYS.

christaylor

Hey, I never once argued whether or not drifting was a sport in this thread. I said we don't need the drift patrol coming in here and telling everybody how great it is and to "stap h8in', f'real".

Besides, I know drifting is a sport. And just like Figure Skating or synchronized butt-humping I don't give a flying rats *********.

Umrswimr

I just spit water all over my keyboard....

clean85owner

Sigged!

You guys keep talking about "how if I go to a professional event" my opinion will change. Quite possibly, but how many of these professional drivers live in southern Louisiana?

Face it, it will be a bunch of kids in beat up 240s doing donuts at 30mph.

Please, by all means, go out there and drift your hearts out, but don't confuse yourself with a "Japanese professional who can drift inches away from an opponent." It's a good way to wind up in a wall if you think like that.

Does drifting take talent? Of course. Is everyone into drifting talented? **** no. In fact, the vast majority of the "DoRiFtO crews" have no talent at all; which is why I pray to God that they aren't on the track with anything other than their own kind.

It makes me happy that you guys are going to have teachers, though. That's one good thing. And, yes, I will agree that NPR is usually pretty good about their safety; but I have seen a lot of things out there that just blow my mind with how dangerous, yet totally accepted, they are. These are typically at small events, though, with trained professionals on the track.

recon fd

Is anyone actually going to this thing. I want to go, I probally won't run, but I will go. Let me know if any of you are thinking about going.

thanks,
-josh

southernrunner

I was thinking bout it but i wont have my 7 by then. still dont know for sure or not.

clean85owner

I'll most likely be at the Gun and Knife show at the Ponchatrain Center. Although, I never had intentions of going to this event in the first place...

APEXL8T

coonass crybabies.......

zonblitz

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LOL

recon fd

*BLING BLING!!!* Well since non of you are going to this event I will probally be joining clean85owner at the gun show also! I want to buy a pistol that shoots angry smileys at prople like this one. I hope I can find one!!!!

hahaha
-josh

HybridMT

There will be several experienced drifters there getting ready for the $1000 drift competition on Feb. 19th at NPR. info... http://www.sportsnimports.com/forums...threadid=37860

Spots are going fast, so call now to make your reservation. List of registered drivers so far...

1) Dan Amire
2) Raymond Moreau
3) William Defopass
4) Chris Brandt
5) John Bourque
6) Darnell Walton
7) Aaron Loosey
8) Charlie Whipp
9) Matt Lindsey
10) Tao Thechakanon
11) Mike Vanetta
12) Ronnie Thompson
13) Chris Carver
14) James Riles
15) Jason Mayoka
16) Chad Lincoln
17) Brian Widiker
18) K. Tran/R. Evans
19) John Smith
20) Simon Lejeune
21) Benson Young
22) Mark Evangelista
23) Greg Therior
24) L & B Fitzhenry
25) Phillip Knieper
26) Casey Quillen
27) Chris Hutchinson
28) Eric Schmiedel
29) Kenneth Duratau
30) Luis Alessia
31) Bryon Rome