Northern NJ drift/drive club

[mirochuki13]

What's in your garage right now?

[BMAR240SX]

I looked on the site, and they dont say anything about being 17 and able to participate, anyone here know?

I have my nyc jr license

[mirochuki13]

Are you talking about Club Loose?

Chances are they won't even look at your license. I've been at a lot of autocross events where they're supposed to check your license, and they don't. It's probably the same story with Club Loose. I don't think it'll be an issue, but you can go on their forum and ask to make sure.

[BMAR240SX]

Thats cool i guess, im looking at the one at giant stadium. I am willing to go the friday of spring break if there going to hold it there.

My 240 is pretty stock auto etc. I just want to run on the track and get a feel

[mirochuki13]

We're having a meet tomorrow in Newark at around 8:30pm. Dat will decide on a place to meet up and post the address since I'm not familiar with Newark. Post if you're going to come or give me a call (201-562-5770) so we know who to wait for tomorrow night. It will probably only be an hour or so of practice.

[BMAR240SX]

Go on aim

[ldatstarl]

Anyone can come basically Only a few rules apply LOL 1- Don't come if you are afraid to mess up your new body kit or new paint job2- Don't come if you are again afraid to ruin your new tires. 3- If you do come...you don't have to drift just at least try. That's why we're all here right?4- Don't get mad if you get a ticket, and if it does happens, just pay it off and come back next week. 5- Got to bring some girls, just kidding, ahhhhhhhhh no girls required but i guess if we get a couple of girls into drifting that would be cool.

Drift action Friday night

******** About 20 cars expected to come***************************So Bring your A Game and show us what you got ******[65-95] Passaic StNewark, NJ 07104

This is the meet up point tomorrow at i 830 or 930 it depends

type the address in mapquest exactly the same including the brackets

call me (DAT) or MIRO if you have any questions

LOL yeah right 20 cars hahaha just kidding that would be crazy though

[ldatstarl]

Guys almost forgot. Miro and I have been looking really hard for a safe place to drift, so if you come please respect the area.........ahhhhhhhh what am i talking about................were leaving tire marks everywhere lol .......... what im trying to say is that .............ahhhhhhhhhhh nm i dont know what i want to say NM .................anyway ohyeah ............keep a heads up if you see any good drift spots around.... in case if this one gets busted like the meadowlands ..........

[mirochuki13]

I'll make sure to remove my carbon fiber front bumper tonight.

[My RB25]

LoL yea and I'll take off my RE30's for my alloys...

Newark? I thought it was somewhere else. Oh well I should be there tonight, just gotta make sure I'll have enough money for gas and tolls Wooo being broke FTW!

[My RB25]

I'll definitely be there. Where exatly are we meeting on that street? A parking lot, store...side of the road?

By the way I forgot my phone charger at work and my battery's been about to die for the past 3 hours. So if you cant get me thats why, once I start driving I can charge it.

[mirochuki13]

Yeah. I have no idea if it's a store or what. I'll call Dat in a little while. Also, I think I'm going to get there around 9:30. I'm running a little late getting back from the city, but leaving soon.

I was browsing the site of the photographer that took pictures in the last autocross event and I found the awesome pictures from the first event.

This is where I was drifting for the first few runs, and then they told me to stop... haha. I think this could be the next big thing: driftcross.

The second pic is funny... right when I'm smacking that cone with the back of the car.

[My RB25]

I had some stuff to do, I'm getting a later start than you lol I'm leaving in like 5 min.

[mirochuki13]

Lately, it seems that the police can read our minds. We realized after last night that we need to set up legitimate drifting events instead of doing what we have been doing.

We actually started to do this way back when I began this thread, so here's the information that I got back then.

I talked to one of the coordinators of the Meadowlands autocross, and he gave me a lot of useful information.

1. Renting the Giants Stadium lot is about $1000 per day. Yeah, this sounds like a lot, but if 25 people pay $40 each, that covers the cost. If we get more people to come out, it will be even cheaper. Also, renting the Giants Stadium lot is probably a lot more expensive than many other parking lots because the schedule at the stadium is very tight.

2. In NJ, you need to file for a club racing license with the state police.

3. Most car clubs use K&K Insurance to insure the events. The premium depends on how many members the club has and the size/type of event. The autocross club pays about $1600 per year for insurance. I think the insurance premium would be less for us since we will probably have a smaller event compared to an autocross.

So we need to apply for a Club Racing license. I think that's what I'm going to concentrate on for now since it seems like it might take a long time to get. It's a good idea to apply for it early.

Also, I (or if anyone else thinks that they can do a good job) will write a standard letter that we can send out to businesses/lot owners to explain what we want to do, how much we're willing to pay, and what safety precautions we'll be taking.

I'm going to try to find out for sure if we need insurance or not. If we don't need insurance, we can all sign a waiver saying that we won't sue if we get hurt/damage our cars. Also, we can sign an agreement with the lot owner saying that we will pay for any damages. We could sort of make our own insurance by charging everyone like $5 extra each event and then keeping that money for any payments that we might have to make in the future.

Let me know what you guys think, and start getting contact info for lots that may be good candidates for renting.

In the meantime, there's autocross and Club Loose to go to until we can set up our own events.

The pictures from my last post aren't working because the server where I host my website and pics is down; hopefully, it'll be back up soon.

[mirochuki13]

Steve, here's the wheel database that we were talking about: zerothread/265282

The funniest thing about last night is when the cop was lecturing me. She gave me the standard talk on how you can't do s*** like that. Then, she says, "Go to a race track. There are plenty of them in NJ." I was thinking... uhhh, what the hell are you talking about?

[My RB25]

Then, she says, "Go to a race track. There are plenty of them in NJ." I was thinking... uhhh, what the hell are you talking about?

If only she knew. I wonder if I got off easier than you lol. You didn't even really do anything. The guy cop was pretty cool with me, we were just talking window to window when he first got there. Then when people started passing by and stuff he pulled behind me lol. He just told me I couldn't do this on private property and that they have my plates and if they catch me doing it again I'll get a ton of tickets, basically the Medowlands Speach.

I said I thought it was public since it was a parking lot . He kinda just got silent and walked away. That women cop pretty much said the same thing to me, I just agreed with what she said and I sounded ashamed when I answered her. To be honest I really can't remember anything she said.

Who were those guys in the Hyundai or Kia, neighborhood watch?

Hey Dat did you get your tires? I remembered this morning.

[mirochuki13]

I didn't see any guys in a Hyundai.

Yeah. That sucked. I didn't even get any practice... lol.

[My RB25]

Cops seem to come when I make my runs, why? Why can't someone else get caught?

[ldatstarl]

LOL

[mirochuki13]

I'm writing a standard letter to send to people we may want to rent from, and we need a name to use for the club. So please make suggestions, or I'll choose something if we don't have anything in the next day or two.

Something low-key would be good. A name like "Super Extreme 'We will f*** up your lot' Drifting Club" would not be a good name. I was thinking using some kind of acronym like XYZ Performance Driving Club or XYZ Car Club. Let me know if anyone has good ideas for the XYZ part or just a good name in general.

Also, let's keep a list of possible lots to rent, so we know who to contact. For now, here's what we have so far:

1. Giants Stadium2. Movie theatre lot in Newark3. PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ (BMW Car Club of America holds an autocross event here)4. Commerce Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ (Another BMW autocross spot)5. Yogi Berra Stadium near Montclair University6. Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, NJ

Quote the list, and add new spots if you have any in mind.
Modified by mirochuki13 at 12:10 AM 4/7/2008

[mirochuki13]

I wrote up a rough first draft of a proposal letter.

MS Word: http://www.projectautox.com/dr...l.docPDF: http://www.projectautox.com/dr...l.pdf

This letter is assuming we'll get insurance and the club racing license. Also, I'm trying to think of some way to describe the drifting event without calling it a drifting event, since this might scare people. So for now I'm calling it a driving school, but this will probably be changed in the future. Let me know what else you guys think needs to be changed.

We should choose "club officers" too... lol... to sound more legit. Steve and Dat, pick a nice sounding position. I was thinking like club spokesperson, event coordinator, something along those lines. Anyone else that wants to contribute or be mentioned in the letter (Rich, Carlos, Nino, TJ, Nate, Eulises, Travis, and anyone else that reads this) pick a position.

Next thing I'm going to do is contact the state police and find out how to get this club racing license.

[xpicer]

i would like to help if i could, im located in newyork if i could do anything let me know

[mirochuki13]

Hey. Welcome. If you know of any large lot that isn't too close to any residential area, please let us know. The hardest part of this process is finding a suitable location, so that's where we need the most help.
Modified by mirochuki13 at 11:13 AM 4/7/2008

[xpicer]

ok i got a couple of places first is this parking in a movie theather http://maps.google.com/maps?f=...=addr or we can always try city island lol its the biggest and best ive seen http://maps.google.com/maps?f=...&z=16or we could try the palisades mall http://maps.google.com/maps?f=...&z=16

[ldatstarl]

I nominate myself as Treasurer lol IF we need that position Or Chief Marketing Officer lol also if we have that position

[ldatstarl]

OK i didnt clearly read your post b4 MIRO..................

First off i think

MIRO should be the President - i think you are the only one qualified for this position

Steve Should be the Vice President and Club Spokes Person. Although both you guys should share these responsibilities.

I myself dont mind being the event coordinator / Treasurer lol

[ldatstarl]

Club Skid Club DAT ............... jkClub Miro ..........jkClub Steve ...............lol jk Club Glide Club FR ................... FR meaning FRClub NJD........................New Jersey Drift Club Angular Drift ............ this me my second favorite Club Shift ................... i think this one sounds the best

[ldatstarl]

Club Momentum Club GForceClub Kinetic

also came up within these lol they are names of bowling balls it doesnt sound so bad either

[mirochuki13]

ok i got a couple of places first is this parking in a movie theather http://maps.google.com/maps?f=...=addr

The lot looks a little too small but could work.

or we can always try city island lol its the biggest and best ive seen http://maps.google.com/maps?f=...&z=16

Wow. That lot looks awesome. This would definitely be my first pick.

or we could try the palisades mall http://maps.google.com/maps?f=...&z=16

That's not bad either. Is there a day when they're closed though? Same with the theater. Is there a day when they're closed, or are they open all week?

Thanks for the input. This really helps.

Updated list:

1. Giants Stadium2. Movie theater lot in Newark3. PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ (BMW Car Club of America holds an autocross event here)4. Commerce Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ (Another BMW autocross spot)5. Yogi Berra Stadium near Montclair University6. Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, NJ7. Theater in NY8. City Island9. Palisades Mall

I'll update the letter with "club officers" soon. Also, I was thinking about what we should call the event. At first, I thought that calling it a driving school would attract less attention and make it sound safer. But now I think we really need to call it a drifting event or performance driving event. We wouldn't want to mislead the owner of the lot since this may lead to disputes and generally bad things for us.

So I think I'll rewrite the letter to actually call it a drifting event. We might get turned down more because of this, but I think it'll work out better in the long term.

For names, I like Club FR the best, but someone's using it already (searched it on Google). The other names aren't too bad. I'll try to think of some and post them, and hopefully we'll have something good in the next couple of days.

[ldatstarl]

Good News I called up about the Club Racing License, and got them to send me an application. they also gave me a link for the Rules and regulations. Miro Give me your Email so i can send this to you