Thanks for the reply I guess I'll just have to be a spectator... Oh well Road-trip!!

It's a good piece of pavement if you autocross it but unless you have a purpose built drift car (ie the drift truck we had there last year) it's definately not a drift friendly track. I never got out of 2nd gear which led to plenty of over revs. Not to be a party pooper but to play Devil's Advocate I can honestly say from experience that while the surface may be tire friendly the track itself is definately hard on a car's drivetrain. I'll be there an may take a lap or two for the the autocross but I'll pass on the drift portion.

As far as drift friendly tracks go VIR is a better track to drift since it's wider and longer and you don't punish your clutch by staying in 2nd gear the whole time. Then again my car isn't exactly track ready so don't take my word for it.

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Ok....so there's an outside shot Steph and I might come down on the Sunday since she graduates on Saturday. So put us down

You got it

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NSR G50 already mentioned me, but me and the Z will be there for some auto-x.

Awesome.

Chaotic Warlord: You are correct that it's probably a better course for autocross than drift. There are a couple narrow stretches on left side (closest to PA turnpike) but I think you'll agree there was still plenty of space to drift. And when you take into account the cost to drift at Carlisle (free), it's a great deal.

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Chaotic Warlord: You are correct that it's probably a better course for autocross than drift. There are a couple narrow stretches on left side (closest to PA turnpike) but I think you'll agree there was still plenty of space to drift. And when you take into account the cost to drift at Carlisle (free), it's a great deal.

Bubba you're correct but I just want to insure that attendees don't go into the the drift portion blind and stupid like I did last year and need to be towed home with a blown engine. I was fortunate to live within the 100 mile distance that my AAA coverage gave me. Like I said in my previous post I don't want to be a party pooper just looking out for fellow members and their beloved rides.

That's excellent advice. For anyone that participates in an event like this, or any other "track" day for that matter, if you're not trailering your car to/from the event, you should keep in mind how hard you want to
push your car throughout the event. The goal is to have fun with your car and still be able to drive it home.

When is the hotel info and all that gonna be up? Or is it up already and i completely missed it?

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Ok so count Ron and I in with my G.... When is the hotel info and all that gonna be up? Or is it up already and i completely missed it?

Terrific, you're both in Good question about the hotel info. I don't have anything on it yet, but I'll be happy to make some inquiries .

For those interested in any information on the Carlisle event keep watch on this thread...

http://forums.nicoclub.com/zeroforum?id=238

there's nothing posted in it yet but I'm sure Greg and company will post info in it as soon as they know anything.

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Yeah, i have been watching that...and will continue to

Okay, hotel accomodations have not yet been discussed. Once I find out where 'da guys are planning to stay, I'll be happy to advise.

I stayed at the Hotel Carlisle last time and it was pretty nice.

And I believe Torry will be putting some info in that thread soon.

Correct, you gotta be 18 to drive the course. Im afraid that's a rule we can't bend. But I'm glad to hear you're coming down.

Cool. Im taking it thats its single runs , no quali w/ tandems right? Im leaning towards no....but im still stoked about coming to this.

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There's just enough room on the track for one car and coming out of the bottom corners thats sometimes pushing it.

Bubba looking forward to watching you guys drift the golf cart again this year. Do you know if Deiselman will be there again this year cause his truck is badass?

Red Dots - Is that about the size of a narrow one lane road?

Blue Dots - Is this say , a turn around area?

Yellow Dots - Entrance?

Am i corrected in thinking that the entire course looks like this by connecting these 2 pics?

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Last year, it was one driver on track at a time for the most part. But you can pretty much do anything you want during your runs and make each run as long as you'd like. There are no time limits.

There won't be any official drift qualifying or scoring. It's more of an exhibition and having fun. The drifting is also going to be prominently featured by Carlisle, including a special guest drifter, so expect plenty of spectators.

Ok cool , just so i get my fix. You see my above post?^

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including a special guest drifter

If its Nick Hogan i will throw eggs at him.

The track is little longer than the two pictures. I didn't measure how long it is, Guessing a tad under 1/4 mile each way. To complete one lap with the cones is little over 30 seconds. We were doing two lap autocross runs. Last year there were maybe 15 turns per lap, 30 per run. That's a lot of turns.

Red dot area is a little wider than it looks, you can fit two cars beside each other.

Blue dots: for autocross we run cones throughout that area, which is off camber. We take full advantage of that extra asphalt.

yellow dots is actually a small access road/emergency exit. there's a gate farther up road. It's also a little run off area if you go too hot into that big sweeping turn.

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Good question. I think Deiselman mentioned somewhere he was gonna try to come, but I'm not sure if he was planning to drive in or fly in. That truck combined with his driving skills were amazing last year.

Hey , thanks for the info!!!

To give you all a little taste, here are a few shots I borrowed from Carlisle's website from last year's event.

Hmm , looks like ill be sliding with some of the U.S. Drift cats.

That Atom is rad as hell. I wonder what timed he did in his class.

There were several NICOnauts drifting too.

I didn't time the guy in the Atom. Very fun little car.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuQzf_oV7Lw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXOn8Ak9CZk

I'll be interested mainly in auto X but I'd like to try drifting for fun.

I don't have inspections licenses but I'll be offering to volunteer any positions that you need including corner staffers (won't run me over!)

This is going to be great!

Thanks, that's great

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Excellent

Anyways, I'll come down with all of the Lancaster guys to watch! I'll even tell some Maryland guys about it. I'll spread the word!

That'll be great. And your birthday is coming up quickly

Ill bring the artic-camo-hooded coupe down for sure, dunno if i feel like tracking it, but then again, i have made some NICE investments lately... she should drive like a slow track-star lol... and heck, if i blow the KA... gives me a good reason to start building a CA...

but im in for sure. ILoveMyRHS13, you can ride down with me bro, we will be meeting up with Didderson and WC, and imma try to get my buddy to bring his z31, couple more dudes with s13's... get a nice caravan going...

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