Rb Series Debate

Post by **Rb26d Sileighty** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:25 pm

alright guys whatever. thanks for giving me support on the topic. i dont need like tips or anything just go about your bussness and leave me alone.

Post by **Joe** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:27 pm

dont take the internet seriously. everyone is an ******* here.

Post by **Rb26d Sileighty** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:30 pm

yeah i tell karmin. i guess this site is true. u guys do take nissans seriously.im sick of people on here tellin me how being a drifter wont happen. im gonna do what i want anyways.

Post by **Joe** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:32 pm

i know you are, and since you are in tucson you will probably drive at one of the events I organize or at the very least be at an event im at. so i look forward to meeting you and trying to nudge you in the right directions

Post by **Rb26d Sileighty** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:00 pm

damn i didnt know u were in tucson. i live in oro valley. but yeah id love to meet you one day and see how you are

Post by **grinder** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:21 pm

does anybody know how old Ken Gushi started difting pro? Was he 16 or 18? Anyways, Goodluck! with your plan kid...most of us went thru that same "I wanna fix up my car" thing. I'm pretty sure a lot of us also spent rediculous amount of money on our first car when we were your age, I know I did. Looking back to those times made me regret that why didn't I just spent my money on a house back then. I could be driving a Porsche by now with the equity earned instead of my RB25 powered s14. Long story short, everybody just don't want you to go thru with what most of us went thru.But then again, thats how we all learn right?

Post by **Rb26d Sileighty** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:46 pm

grinder wrote:does anybody know how old Ken Gushi started difting pro? Was he 16 or 18? Anyways, Goodluck! with your plan kid...most of us went thru that same "I wanna fix up my car" thing. I'm pretty sure a lot of us also spent rediculous amount of money on our first car when we were your age, I know I did. Looking back to those times made me regret that why didn't I just spent my money on a house back then. I could be driving a Porsche by now with the equity earned instead of my RB25 powered s14. Long story short, everybody just don't want you to go thru with what most of us went thru.But then again, thats how we all learn right?

I belive ken gushi was 18 when he started. but yeah i understand the whole save money thing im gonna do that no matter what, but people tellin me that my goal of bein pro is pointless is anoying. thanks for the advice.

Post by **grinder** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:29 pm

To have a goal and not even try is pointless... Do it step-by-step, but do it in a controlled environment where it's safe. Start with a go cart if you must.Work your way up to D1.

Post by **skillzilla** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:02 am

Im not hating on you for being 15 y.o., if a 30 y.o. man posted what you did I would hate on him too.

If you want to be a pro drifter thats awesome, like Kamin said work at it and take the advice of others that know the best route. Also, as stated by Grinder, start with something that will develop your driving technique and give you a good base to work with, such as Kart racing or Solo SCCA.

At any rate, good luck with your plans and your future, hopefully everything works out for the best.

Post by **Darius** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:25 am

Visit the site below and open a RothIRA. Stick $4000 in a fund named "Target Retirement 2050" this year. Save the rest in a money market account at your local bank and add $4000 to your RothIRA for the next four years for a total of $20,000. Put the other $15,000 towards your turbo KA drift car and work hard for the rest. Swear to god you will be retiring by the time you're 50 if you keep it up.

https://flagship.vanguard.com/...t.jsp

Post by **Coolwhip** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:45 am

hell, you not only got advice on your career of choice, first hand opinions on prospect engine choices, you got financial/investing advice as well...

2 words...NICO ROCKS

I love this forum, lol

Post by **Coolwhip** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:46 am

oh and for free...

(people pay big money for that kind of insight)

Post by **blurrbosi** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:52 am

Kamin wrote:im not gonna go list off my accomplishments to some random people on the internet. but just for a little bit of reference i do hold a professional license (even if it is a ****ty one) and am sponsored by Cooper tires. so i have a little bit of first hand experience. even tho i am only just entering the "pro" level myself, i do somewhat understand what path has to be taken so please dont belittle me by saying someone who "wants" to drift.

im not some random ******* trying to crush his dreams. at 15 years old he may not even WANT to drift once he realizes how steep the learning curve is. it takes a LONG time to get good at drifting especially with no performance driving background because not only does he have to learn how to drift, he has to learn racing technique too with line, entry, cornering, linking, etc. if he had already been drifting for a year or two and said "id like to go pro" GREAT! go for it! ill share whatever knowledge i have on the subject and guide him in the best path to take for what he wants to do. i never said he CANT be a pro drifter, im trying to help him be realistic and not just have blown out of proportion dreams.

LOLZ... Alright alright.... But someone has to give the kid some support. Not bother him with the sad stories.

P.S. Kamin. I never mentioned you. Sry you felt that way. I dont "belittle" people I dont know. Especially when it comes to drifting. I would like to see your skills BTW.

Videos or ban yourself!

Post by **Jimefam** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:21 am

Darius wrote:Visit the site below and open a RothIRA. Stick $4000 in a fund named "Target Retirement 2050" this year. Save the rest in a money market account at your local bank and add $4000 to your RothIRA for the next four years for a total of $20,000. Put the other $15,000 towards your turbo KA drift car and work hard for the rest. Swear to god you will be retiring by the time you're 50 if you keep it up.

https://flagship.vanguard.com/...t.jsp

That would be great advice except that you can only deposit earned income into an ira. It cannot be money that you inherited or interest earned on money inherited. In his case he would probably be better off using 15k of that money to put down 10% on a rental prop keep 10k in a money market just in case of expenses in the home and uses the other 9k for his ride. I did that with the exception of the car thing and have about 240k in equity in my first property and I just turned 22(although this was in miami right when the market started going up like crazy so i got kind of lucky!) but even at an average return of 10% a year(the historical return of real estate) that would be about 100k. And yes I also do this for a living as well. But other than that good advice.

Post by **Coolwhip** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:44 am

to end the investing conversation.....if real estate rose 10% a year, a $25k home in 1957 should be worth around $3million today. Not Likely.

To bring it all back on topic...

Go with a Rb20.. you get the power you need, < 400hp. And you don't break the bank on a rb25 or a 26 in which for the same amount of HP your going to by spending twice as much. Let us not forget the amount of money that needs to prep a "drift" car to handle that type of power.

Spend money, have fun, and take pics to share

Post by **Darius** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:02 am

If I sold crack for a living, I could put my crack profit into my RothIRA. The IRS is not going to know a difference. Are you sure you're not thinking of a Roth401k?

Either way, it is very good advice about the rental property, but the real estate boom honeymoon is over and a real estate market correction is near. 10% is a wet dream except in Miami and you'd be lucky to get 4% a year at this point.

RB26d sileighty is the lucky SOB that gets to learn from our mistakes and skip all the regret that we felt when we pissed so much money down the toilet. If he follows through, he can look back and laugh at all of us

Post by **Jimefam** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:05 am

http://ezinearticles.com/?Hist...39799

one of a million articles supporting this. but any wayzzzz I concur with the rb20 idea thats probably the easiest and best thing to do. Although I shouldn't be giving advice as I haven't been able to decide which engine I want and have my shell just sitting there all ready but cant make up my mind not to get the rb26.

Post by **Rb26d Sileighty** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:57 am

well everyone, i appreciate all of you guys who gave me advice on investments and saving money and also sticking to my dream. and yes i know it will take some time but i hope it all pays off. and i apprciate all of your tips and storys that would keep me from gettin out of debt. and trust me ill use my cash very usefully now that i got all this advice from you guys.

Thanks alot.

Doug

Post by **lucky7** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:53 pm

i wanna be 15 again.

Post by **Gold Digger** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 3:11 pm

I think this thread has run it's course.

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