I LEARNED'D something today!

[Dittoz7]

They Both Have Pistons!

GTFO...

American "Muscle" + Japaneses Ingenuity = Pwn Machine

[Dittoz7]

O..****!A Turn!.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvdaMMrmkF8



Driver Walked Away...

Nissan FTW!

[boro drift]

WOW! Its almost like that guy zoned out for a second.

[pflicht]

teh eff bomb!!!1!!!eleven!!ing sweet

[IanS]

They Both Have Pistons!

GTFO...

American "Muscle" + Japaneses Ingenuity = Pwn Machine

Well put friend, well put.

Good evening gents, how are things?

[boro drift]

Whats the word?

[King Ranzo]

They Both Have Pistons!

GTFO...

American "Muscle" + Japaneses Ingenuity = Pwn Machine

True...but still...eh...I'm just not a fan of that. I know it's like epic pwn machine but still...just not a fan of the whole 3 day engine swap deal. I'd rather get an engine swap done in a day and a half.

[IanS]

True...but still...eh...I'm just not a fan of that. I know it's like epic pwn machine but still...just not a fan of the whole 3 day engine swap deal. I'd rather get an engine swap done in a day and a half.

For some of us, a one day engine swap is boring. I have projects pending that will most likely be non running for months at a time. I was like you once, now Ive realized, releasing my old barriers has afforded me much more entertaining possibilities in tuning.

Ive contemplated swapping a 383 into either an FC, or an S13. I will do it someday, now is just not the time.

[boro drift]

I used all of last winter to swap my SR. I wanted everything to be right, plus, the engine and wiring were out of a all ready swaped car and I had to fix alot of wiring errors. This kind of stuff takes time.

[IanS]

WOW! Its almost like that guy zoned out for a second.

It was a catastrophic brake failure. Watch the video, the bar on the left shows brake pedal action, you can see it go all the way down, then he pumps, then he says F it, it looks like he attempted to scrub speed by sliding. In hindsight, he should have just gone straight in, instead of sliding, he could have avoided the roll.

[boro drift]

By god, your right. Thats gotta be a bad feeling, no brakes comming into a corner after a long strait.

[krimsonviper]

omg that sig thread is killing me. i keep going back to it just to laugh.

link please....

* *nvm i found it
Modified by krimsonviper at 4:53 AM 9/19/2008

[IanS]

By god, your right. Thats gotta be a bad feeling, no brakes comming into a corner after a long strait.

Hahahaha, I knew about the brake failure before seeing the video. There was an article regarding the crash, Im not sure where, I read it a few days ago.

[boro drift]

You can see it in the video like you said though. I can't believe I missed it the first time I watched it.

[boro drift]

So, if you were headed into a corner on your favorite mountain pass,full speed, and you go to brake and the pedal goes to floor, what would you do?

[IanS]

So, if you were headed into a corner on your favorite mountain pass,full speed, and you go to brake and the pedal goes to floor, what would you do?

That depends entirely on the corner, Im not a drifter, Im a rally guy, going into the woods, isn't a question of if, its when.

Every time I enter a corner I asses possible emergency exit stragagies.

In some situations, an early, exagerated slide may be enough to scrub dangerous speed, but often times, its already too late. Hitting trees hurts, but hitting them head on is far less dangerous than hitting them sideways. Also, a car has a much smaller cross section going forward. Ive seen race cars plunge 30 to 40 yards into dense forest, without hitting anything but mirrors. Its all about reactions, often times, a well trained reflex can save you from some pretty nasty offroad excursions. There are certain things you learn to do/not to do. Knowing exactly what the limit of your car is, is incredibly important. One of the first things to learn is, dont lock the brakes, it takes away control, and can often lead to a roll. The second thing you learn is, go in straight. Lastly, if you have to go in sideways, make sure the co drivers side is going in first.

The last part is a joke btw.

It that situation, the driver of the Z should have used a flick to initiate a controlled spin. If done properly, its likely he could have stayed on track until he had scrubbed a large amount of speed. Its what I would have done, I know, because I have done it, not because of a lack of brakes, but because of mud/snow/ice on the course in the braking zone.

Sometimes though, nothing can save you, racing is dangerous.

In 2001 driver Mark Lovell, and navi Roger Freeman were killed when their race car left the stage at high speed and slid sideways into a tree. Mark was a fantastic driver, I had seen him race, but sometimes there just isnt anything you can do.

[boro drift]

In the case of that 350 crashing, once he knew the brakes were gone, I think if his instincts were good, he should have E braked it while turning in. He still would have crashed but he would have made it half way around the corner and not totally destroyed the car. By the way, any rallies make it out your way?

[Dittoz7]

Heard You Can Get A Pretty Decent Mileage With A LS1 S14.

Sounds Crazy But Heard Since The S14 Lighter Less Weight, Better Mileage.

[IanS]

By the way, any rallies make it out your way?

Quite a few actually

Next up is LSPR in Houghton MI, I will be crewing for... I dont remember which number car, but its in late October. LSPR is my favorite in the Rally America series by far, they dont call it the oldest, toughest, meanest rally on the circuit for nothing

[krimsonviper]

hahahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahhahahahahahahhaha

OH EM GEE! always sunny in philidelphia is hilarious!

[xckid]

whores

[krimsonviper]

whores

flirting will get you everywhere with me

crickey! you guys are whores! the top 3 posters in this thread is drksolest with 1742, GOnissanTOM with 1126, and numbnuts240 with 1006

im in 9th with 288
Modified by krimsonviper at 4:20 AM 9/19/2008

[Marenta]

Happy Friday! Whee!

[numbnuts240]

effin a, i'm on the top of something. sweet.

[krimsonviper]

hey numbnuts, you are aware of the link in my sig right? the one that cartman is hyperlinking to?

[numbnuts240]

[krimsonviper]

ok, just making sure. i didnt know if you really did or not because of faizan's birthday thread

[numbnuts240]

lol, i figured that was why you were asking. but i've been aware of that hyperlink for a little while now. it's just too bad i don't get to enjoy it as much since i'm mostly logged on during work.

[krimsonviper]

lol i view them anyway. mainly because if they catch me in the comp room im a goner, so at least i'm viewing what i want

[numbnuts240]

hell yeah, go out with a fap