TrialByFire Presents: NICOfest at Firebird - NIGHT DRIFT! (with pics)

[AZhitman]

TBF brought night drifting to Phoenix this past weekend! This has been a yearly tradition for a few years now and it's always a blast. This year was no different, another night full of non-stop action. All were welcomed to hit the track and try their hand at drifting. There was a great mix of beginner, intermediate, and advanced drivers, and all were eager to have fun and destroy a few tires.

Super Street, Grassroots Motorsports, Modified Magazine and Desert Imports were on hand covering the event.

Special THANKS go out to the corporate sponsors of this event (SakuraProject / Toy Box Auto), as well as our good friends and local forums AZ240sx.org and AZ350Z.com, who always pull through and bring a TON of Nissans and draw the biggest crowds!

**Event Features**

NICOfest Phoenix :: After several years of collaboration between NOPI and NICO, Arizona was removed from the tour by NOPI. This appeared to bring the Phoenix Nicofest to a stop for the time being, but officials from Club Racing Arizona thought there was no better way to continue the NICO event than to invite them out with us for what we consider our largest event of the year. That being said, we welcome NICO and hope that they enjoy this event as much as we do.

Modified Magazine Tuner Shootout :: This section of the event puts the top tuner cars in the country up against each other in a head to head battle in auto-x, time attack, drag racing, dyno runs, and more. Participation in this portion of the event is INVITE ONLY. There has benn rumors that the 2008 confirmed participants include; Cobb Tuning Nissan R35, Factor X Acura NSX, Full Race Nissan R14 (AWD S14 with RB26 powerplant), World Scion TC, Skunk2 Acura RSX, KSport Acura RSX. Rumors continue to say that several other major tuners; such as AMS, DynoComp, WORK and more; are still considering the event.

Super Street Magazine Super Lap Battle Qualifier :: For the last few years, Super Street magazine has held one of their qualifying rounds for their annual Super Lap Battle here in Phoenix with NASA Pro Racing Arizona Region. The Super Lap Battle final will be held on November 12th at the Buttonwillow Raceway Park in Buttonwillow, CA. Local racer Tage Evanson will be defending his 2007 championship this year along with his track record in the Limited FF class.

UMS Tuning Time Attack :: Created by Tage Evanson for the local road racers, the UMS Tuning sponsored Time Attack has proven to be very popular in the local scene and continues to grow every month.

US Drift by Trial By Fire :: Trial By Fire was one of the first organizations to start its own drifting events for drivers of all skill levels here in Arizona. Hosting their own parking lot style events in Tucson and Phoenix, they have continuously teamed up with NASA Pro Racing to create some of the biggest experiences in drifting that Arizona has to offer. This portion of the event will feature over 30 drivers of all skill levels. A great place for beginners to come out and see what they can do. A great place for professional drivers to come out and have some fun and show the new guys the tricks that made them pros.

Centerforce Clutch Hyper Drive :: The hyper drive program gives an opportunity for normal people to get 15 minutes on track to experience what our drivers experience at a very very low price compared to normal registration costs. We thank Centerforce Clutch for making this possible for those who decide to participate.

NASA Race Groups :: NASA race groups are filled with amazing competition which features several classes. This years 100 minute Enduro should be as exciting as last years with several local Honda Challenge and Spec 944 racers coming to battle it out and prove who is better. Along with them will be the Performance Touring and Super Touring classes which include BMW's, Porsche's, Dodge Viper's, Nissan 240sx's and more.

NASA Time Trial :: NASA TT is all about your fastest times and not about position on track.

NASA HPDE Groups :: High Performance Drivers Education. HPDE1 through HPDE3, these groups are the stepping stone into NASA Time Trials and NASA Race Groups. HPDE1 is designed for the new driver who may not know about braking zones and track etiquette. HPDE2 is for those who are ready to drive with a larger group of cars and learn the proper ways to drive side by side, make passes, and other vital procedures when driving on a race track.

AZAWD.ORG Meet :: Annually, the AZAWD.org meet brings out about 30 Evo's and Suby's. This year will be no different as the popularity of the two cars continue to rise.

Evolution Motorsports/Scottsdale Exotic Car Club Vehicle Display :: Another new portion of the event, we welcome these two groups who will be displaying some of the most expensive cars on the planet.

Without further ado, ON TO THE PICS!!!!

[AZhitman]

More pics to come - Including DRIFT ACTION!

[xweav32]

the purple s13 coupe was the sechs!

[dickie]

<3 MX83 action...

[nsrZ32]

Hot damn! There were some seriously nice cars there!

[S15nS13vert]

wowi gotta move to arizonawas that a regular production GT-R???i like the pic, with the little girl has the L on the forehead, next to the xb

[Bubba1]

wowi gotta move to arizonawas that a regular production GT-R???i like the pic, with the little girl has the L on the forehead, next to the xb

Great shots. Who's the attractive lady in the black shirt with the big white logo on the side?

[SEV6]

This one made me lol. Where did those random Porches' come from?

[4WOFURY]

Was that Eclipse the only fwd there? I didn't scan over all the cars too well, but the Eclipse looked out of place lol.

[Kckouki]

Those pics are sweet.

Your vert is freakin hot.

[ProjectX001]

Alot of nice rides out there we'll see about the next one maybe i'll be willing to make the trip out there from ilinois :P

[CodeRed]

Aftermarket wheels on an R35, shouldn't the ECU just implode?!

[mmm240]

Who's the attractive lady in the black shirt with the big white logo on the side?

Was that Eclipse the only fwd there? I didn't scan over all the cars too well, but the Eclipse looked out of place lol.

There was also the xB

Aftermarket wheels on an R35, shouldn't the ECU just implode?!

LOL

[danielekfuj]

is that the hitman's daughter?

[briyourself]

Great shots. Who's the attractive lady in the black shirt with the big white logo on the side?

That would be me, but no pics of my carAny action shots?

[mmm240]

That would be me, but no pics of my carAny action shots?

Welcome to NICO pretty lady!

[TrueVillan]

Sweet shots. Looked like lots of fun too. Moar picturz!

[briyourself]

Sweet shots. Looked like lots of fun too. Moar picturz!

There's a couple here http://www.az240sx.org/forums/...&st=0

This event was so fun, if you didn't go you really missed out

Welcome to NICO pretty lady!

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[Joe]

thanks for the writeup and pics greggers.

this was easily one of the best weekends ive ever had, and i think thats the best event we have ever thrown.

[Rev_D21]

I didn't know Arby's made spoilers.

[jEzTeR]

yup if your car is thinking Arby's

[OpeLok]

Any action shots?

bedroom, or otherwise??

[Joe]

bedroom, or otherwise??

wait till you see the action shots from the sushi shenanigans last night. what a night lol

you should have been there you jackass.

[Gold Digger]

How can one thread be so full of win.

The skeet factor has gone off the scale here, kiddies.

[Joe]

you think the thread is good, should have been at the event.

i had a blast and i practically had to work the whole time

[ninety-one-coupe]

you think the thread is good, should have been at the event.

i had a blast and i practically had to work the whole time

Practically had to work the whole time my *** I remember alot fo you sitting around going man its awesome when the event practically runs itself. LOL .And greg I like how there are no pics of my car but a couple of my fat *** at the drivers meeting. Good job.

[Joe]

LOL not last night. the first 5 hours were chaos.

usually our events run themselves, but for some reason george and i had to do work and **** for a few hours

[AZhitman]

I neglected to caption the pics -

The little girl hatin' on the xB is my daughter. My kids hate those damn things.

The hot tattooed chick? She's not one to be leghumped - Move along.

Freaking unbelieveable event. Joe and George simply owned.

[AZhitman]

Oh, and you guys missed THIS:



Yep - I'm driving. And I can tell you, I'm in no danger of being mistaken for a real drifter.

Practicing was AWESOME, and I think I'm hooked now. Can't wait to get more practice!!

However, George (TBF co-organizer) drove my car after dark (in the midst of all my FAIL) and said it was one of the most powerful and easiest cars to drift he'd ever driven.

He gets in the car, straps in, and makes 3 FLAWLESS laps at high speed - Made my day.

I was giggling like a schoolgirl the whole time, makes all the hard work building the car worthwhile.

Next 'tard says something stupid like "convertibles can't drift", better check yourself, because it performed amazingly.

Great car, needs a driver.

Joe & George: THANK YOU.

[Otto.]

looked really fun! Some really nice cars!