Continuing a tradition I started last year... (http://www.drifting.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18818)
the drivers list is out (http://www.drifting.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22752).... now, who do you think will do good?
things to remember:
- Long Beach is a TOUGH course!
- Rhys / Sam / Tyler M are in new cars, while Dai / JR / Tanner / Gushi are all in the cars they're familiar with.
- There's more room, which will probably favor the longer, higher HP cars (last year, the top 4 cars were all longer-wheelbase cars!)
- Some of the drivers have been doing demo's for Long Beach Grand Prix for 3 year now, so they have much more track time on the tighter course. That will probably play a big role in who does well (all 4 of the Semi Finalists last year had experience on the course)
- Kazu Hayashida tore it up last year, and is driving for Signal this year
- Drivers like Haraguchi / Ryuji Miki / McNamara / Sezaki have some amazing experience internationally, but none have seen the Long Beach course up until this event.
There's a whole lot of not-publically-released info which may affect some people's picks... but post up and let's see who you like for the top 3.
the drivers list is out (http://www.drifting.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22752).... now, who do you think will do good?
things to remember:
- Long Beach is a TOUGH course!
- Rhys / Sam / Tyler M are in new cars, while Dai / JR / Tanner / Gushi are all in the cars they're familiar with.
- There's more room, which will probably favor the longer, higher HP cars (last year, the top 4 cars were all longer-wheelbase cars!)
- Some of the drivers have been doing demo's for Long Beach Grand Prix for 3 year now, so they have much more track time on the tighter course. That will probably play a big role in who does well (all 4 of the Semi Finalists last year had experience on the course)
- Kazu Hayashida tore it up last year, and is driving for Signal this year
- Drivers like Haraguchi / Ryuji Miki / McNamara / Sezaki have some amazing experience internationally, but none have seen the Long Beach course up until this event.
There's a whole lot of not-publically-released info which may affect some people's picks... but post up and let's see who you like for the top 3.
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