Ask SAMUEL HUBINETTE Something!

[ferny]

how do you feel in particular about AE86's? do you like em? do you respect them? etc

[Monstor S14]

Sam!

Congrats to you and your team!

[Monstor S14]

Sam!

Congrats to you and your team!

[J-Rod]

Sam,
Congrats man!
I want to see you drive a 240 or even an AE86 for sure and let kids know even though their not American car fans yet they need respect the driver for they make the car drift!

[DomLee]

how do you feel in particular about AE86's? do you like em? do you respect them? etc

Isn't this kind of a loaded question?

[KristianAE86]

Isn't this kind of a loaded question?

Sam is a professional - He can take it - with ease

/
Kristian

[shubinette]

I don't respect cars. But I do respect people. Taka is a great guy and doing a phenomenal job with his car. Specially making it to top 16 in FormulaD that is the TOP Drifting series in the US (Except when D1 is here).
I am looking forward to FormulaD in Houston and I am sure it will be a closer battle between the cars because of the track layout.
My guess after watching JR in Atlanta is that he will be one of the guys to beat. He looked SICK in his new Mustang!!
Thank you Casper I appreciate it! And HEY. You looked good like always.I can't beleive you only been drifting for 2 years.

Drift Ya Later Dudes

[Mike Peters]

can we still trade cars? please?

ill even throw in an e-brake that almost works :P

good job this weekend, cant wait till all you guys get down here to houston to dorifto it up!

[KristianAE86]

Hej igen Sam - allt väl med dig & gänget / teamet ?


Skulle vara kul om du ville skriva lite på www.drifting.se forumet.

Bosse som har denna sajten har du ju träffat förra året i Stockholm.

Tänkte bara berätta att under 2005 så har jag lyckats få muntligt kontrakt på att köra uppvisningar under STCC .

Vänligen/
.............Kristian !

EDIT: a few minor changes in the text after discussions at home about this :-)

[shubinette]

Låter kanon att ni ska köra demos på STCC.

Jag skulle vilja komma över och köra med dig. Men jag vet inte om det finns tid.

Hoppas att ni får en bra sommar så det blir en cool smoke show.

Drift Ya Later dude

[MonkeySlide]

Sam,
Congrats man!
I want to see you drive a 240 or even an AE86 for sure and let kids know even though their not American car fans yet they need respect the driver for they make the car drift!

I was in the car with him while he was driving one of the signal auto twin drift 240s at the media day for JGTC/D1. It was one of his first times in a RHD car and he is still just as good.

Remember me Sam? its Andrew

[Ted J]

From Mopar,

The production Viper and the Comp Coupe both use the production Backbone square tube space frame (neither actually have a complete tube frame). The Viper Comp Coupe has a rollcage which links into the suspension pickup points to mimic a tube frame...but it's not a true tube frame car. The new drift car does not have this type of rollcage.

With that info in mind, if they wanted too could they have used the Viper Comp Coupe for the '05 Formula D Season?

[shubinette]

No because you have to have a VIN.
That is my understanding.
Later

[Ted J]

Thanks for the info, Sam.

One more question if you get a chance. I am curious what type of mods were done to the Viper for the steering and the ackerman? Considering the car came from the factory with toe out on turn in I'm assuming that this has been modded. My thoughts are that when in a drift and counter steering that with the ackerman you are now having your front tires toed out and causing the front to have it's speed scrubbed off. I had thought that maybe getting rid of the ackerman would work but wonder how it affects the turning into the corner and the handing of the car in general. Wondering if maybe for every 10 degree's of turning you have 1 or 2 degree of ackerman or if it's more, less etc... Oh, and how much steering angle do you get? Like if you use the front frame rail as a reference and turn the car full lock to the left how much angle do you get out of the steering?

Thanks!

Ted

[nohbudi]

Hi,

I am a fan of yours for a few reasons. Being another of the many Volvo drivers your swedish heritage attracts, I had to post.

Anyway, as a person who is only really started looking into drifting on my own. I intend on taking my 85' 745 and readying it. The car already makes enough power to do well, thanks to a nice engine I put together for it. I mostly need a LSD, manual transmission, and and a stiffer suspension under it. Mechanically I think the car can be made to do well enough. However I am mostly looking for any good advice. It seems like the Driftdays in my area are all pretty expensive, compared to Autox's (which I do regularly). So should I just put the money down, and roll with it? Or is there money better spent elsewhere to get my skill up, such as a school? Oh, and if you are ever at an event I am at, if at all possible a ride in would be great for advice.