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Braineack 12-18-2018 04:45 PM

stop calling drifting a sport.

Full_Tilt_Boogie 12-18-2018 04:47 PM


Originally Posted by z31maniac (Post 1515557)
Using cringey unironically is really cringey.

Using unironically cringely is really snowflake.

sixshooter 12-18-2018 05:08 PM

Buttsex

Leafy 12-18-2018 05:16 PM

I've been meaning to drift the crown victim but all the ones here require your helmet to be less than 5 years from manufacture, have to have a fire extinguisher mounted in a metal bracket, and the vic needs an e-brake (purchased, aliexpress yo). One of the ones near here is like super secret or they just suck at webdesign because you have to click through a security redirect warning to get to their website to see the fucking schedule.

Jacobmx5_ 12-18-2018 07:29 PM

Can someone explain to me what formula drift is?

Joe Perez 12-18-2018 07:41 PM


Originally Posted by Jacobmx5_ (Post 1515611)
Can someone explain to me what formula drift is?

It's like figure skating, only louder.

tylerkun 12-18-2018 07:59 PM


Originally Posted by Leafy (Post 1515575)
I've been meaning to drift the crown victim but all the ones here require your helmet to be less than 5 years from manufacture, have to have a fire extinguisher mounted in a metal bracket, and the vic needs an e-brake (purchased, aliexpress yo). One of the ones near here is like super secret or they just suck at webdesign because you have to click through a security redirect warning to get to their website to see the fucking schedule.

The only thing they care about in central / southern California is if you have a battery tie down. Everything else is pretty much fair game. Once you get to the bigger tracks, they ask you to make sure your car isn't leaking fluids. I'm pretty sure a bicycle helmet would be acceptable to some events

Full_Tilt_Boogie 12-19-2018 08:35 AM


Originally Posted by Jacobmx5_ (Post 1515611)
Can someone explain to me what formula drift is?


Originally Posted by Joe Perez (Post 1515615)
It's like figure skating, only louder.

I was going to say its like a gay pride parade only with even fewer women in the audience

sixshooter 12-19-2018 09:53 AM

This is how they do it.


Joe Perez 12-19-2018 09:56 AM

One hopes that the surgeons were able to save the passenger's right arm.

Jacobmx5_ 12-19-2018 09:59 AM


Originally Posted by Joe Perez (Post 1515693)
One hopes that the surgeons were able to save the passenger's right arm.

Whatever is left of it

viperormiata 12-20-2018 10:39 AM

Another Mariner bites the dust.

shuiend 12-20-2018 10:53 AM


Originally Posted by sixshooter (Post 1515692)
This is how they do it.

https://youtu.be/3Q2uUW_xpBM

I mean crashing happens in all forms of motorsport events.


Braineack 12-20-2018 11:37 AM

when you build suspension into your bumper covers, you're no longer in a sport.

Braineack 12-20-2018 11:38 AM

when your race car needs an e-brake in order to compete, you're no longer in a sport.

Braineack 12-20-2018 11:39 AM

when you modify your tie-rods so you can turn your wheels perpendicular, you're no longer in a sport.

Braineack 12-20-2018 11:45 AM

when whether you win or lose is determined by a panel of judges who subjectively measure your angle, you're no longer in a sport.

Braineack 12-20-2018 11:45 AM

when style points matter, you're no longer in a sport.

Braineack 12-20-2018 11:49 AM

when you go head-to-head, but just have to mimic your competition in front of you, you're no longer in a sport.

Braineack 12-20-2018 11:50 AM

when tire changing is discouraged because it can slow the continuity of the "show", you're no longer in a sport.

Braineack 12-20-2018 11:51 AM

when smoke adds to your score, you're no longer in a sport.

Braineack 12-20-2018 11:53 AM

when fast and furious is not a joke but an instruction manual, you're no longer in a sport.

matrussell122 12-20-2018 11:54 AM


Originally Posted by Braineack (Post 1515891)
when your race car needs an e-brake in order to compete, you're no longer in a sport.

What about the World Rally Championship

Braineack 12-20-2018 12:06 PM

amended:

when your race car needs an e-brake in order to gain more points, you're no longer in a sport.

matrussell122 12-20-2018 12:12 PM

Well played :bigtu:

ryansmoneypit 12-20-2018 01:06 PM

Who puts this much effort into posting on something they hate? why?

shuiend 12-20-2018 01:09 PM


Originally Posted by ryansmoneypit (Post 1515915)
Who puts this much effort into posting on something they hate? why?

A government contractor of course.

Braineack 12-20-2018 01:14 PM

just gotta maintain that 7 lines of code on average.

L337TurboZ 12-21-2018 06:43 AM

Step one: buys car
Step two: buys three sets of mismatched wheels and used tires
Step three: install extremely long shift handle, e brake lever, and weld diff
step four: goes to drift event and snap steer into wall
step five: sell car as "awesome race car project, never beated on and well maintained with lots of extra parts. Price firm I know what I have"
step six: no one buys the car so it's new name is Patches the Drift missle, goes to every skid pad in the region blowing vape smoke and claiming to be D.K.

Full_Tilt_Boogie 12-21-2018 08:32 AM


Originally Posted by Braineack (Post 1515908)
amended:

when your race car needs an e-brake in order to gain more points, you're no longer in a sport.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...eutschland.jpg

Hmm???

shuiend 12-21-2018 08:45 AM


Originally Posted by Full_Tilt_Boogie (Post 1516025)

That's not a sport, its a Stobart!

Braineack 12-21-2018 09:43 AM

in the above picture: is he getting extra points for his entry speed, angle, and clipping point and then his final judgement based on the culmination of achieved points?

if yes, then it's probably not a sport -- but quite possibly an Olympic game, where the winner can achieve nothing with his/her life with gained game skills but to be a commentator/coach.

mreakus 12-21-2018 09:44 AM


Originally Posted by hector (Post 1515398)
Tylerkun, let me preface this by saying that I have nothing against drifting or the stance crowd. Matter of fact, I'd likely be doing the same thing if I were a millenial. But allow me to share my age and pseudo wisdom with you. Many moons ago when I was a very young man, my much older second cousin shared this story with me:

There once was a little bird who refused to take his friends' advice to fly South for the winter. It was a beautiful day and he was enjoying having all the fruits and berries to himself as the weather quickly started to cool. Sensing trouble and with his belly full he decided to start his flight South.

However, the weather came in faster than he could fly. As he lost his body heat he started losing altitude and starts contemplating his terrible miscalculation. Finally he hits the ground in a huge empty field and can't believe he's going to die frozen and alone.

From out of nowhere a cow walks by and drops a huge steaming pile of shit on him. He can't believe this is how he would die: frozen, alone, and in a big pile of shit.

But just as he thinks all is lost he starts feeling the warmth of the steaming pile on his body. He suddenly feels that he will find a way to make it South and live to learn from his lesson. He is so overcome with joy that he starts chirping and singing and flapping his wings in celebration!

Just then a scrawny old beat up farm cat catches the display the little bird is putting on and without hesitation pounces on him, drags him out of the shit, and eats him.

The moral of the story:

-Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy.

-Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend.

-If you are perfectly happy in a steaming pile of shit, don't feel the need to tell anyone about it.

In case you don't understand my dinosaur old man denture talk:

-You are the little bird.

-The haters are your friends.

-Drifting is the steaming pile of shit.

-The mods are the farm cat.

Keep chirping, you are about to get eaten.

Quoting this so I can find it later. This made my day.

matrussell122 12-21-2018 10:39 AM


Originally Posted by shuiend (Post 1516026)
That's not a sport, its a Stobart!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...eutschland.jpgSeems like an incredibly dangerous place for the camera man to stand.

whitrzac 12-21-2018 11:26 AM


Originally Posted by matrussell122 (Post 1516038)
Seems like an incredibly dangerous place for the camera man to stand.

On armature night, the safest place is the apex of the corner.

z31maniac 12-21-2018 11:59 AM


Originally Posted by Full_Tilt_Boogie (Post 1516025)

This has already been addressed. 404 valid flex not found.


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