(2011 PREDICTIONS) Drifting

[my 1 88 u]

Alot of things to regulate

FD might need to hire a couple more people.

I can hold a ruler to a tire! Where do I send my résumé?

[Bebop]

info@formulad.com ??

That's where I sent my resume ages ago when someone told me they were looking. Was probably overqualified for the positions they had open...lol.

[Mike Peters]

it was ok when you had it but now that others like it... its bad?

someone need some attention? lol

EVERY car having a v8 IS lame.

Remember when EVERY car had an SR and it was lame?

Name one car keeping the 4 or 6 cylinder for next year, besides possibly Gushi. Nobody is doing anything different anymore. This is drifting, someone build something retarded, that works, please.





Also for wiegh-in, its really no big deal to carry a set of scales in the truck. Longacre makes a pretty simple setup that comes in a rolling cabinet that would make random inspections easy.

I am curious however as to how the tire measurement will be done, have y'all figured out which way y'all are gonna measure?

Will there be a way to purchase the measurement device like there was with the tirometer(sp?) so you can make sure your car is 100% legal when you're testing it before you show up?

Again, kudos for this rule, I think it will help some of the mid-pack guys keep up with the guys who have worked their way up to the big time operations.

[Justin Banner]

Will there be a way to purchase the measurement device like there was with the tirometer(sp?) so you can make sure your car is 100% legal when you're testing it before you show up?

I think you're talking about a durameter, which measures the tire's hardness. They'll probably have a template like Rally Car does for Rallycross, but I'm going to find out more.

[Mike Peters]

FD reads and posts on this forum, just be patient and let them chime in.

Whats the method on rally cars btw since you seem to know about that, I am completely ignorant to it.

[Justin Banner]

Well, it's just the rallycross cars that RallyCar does it with. It's a U-shaped template that measures 10" across at the opening. The tire, wheel, or both must pass through that template or you can't use that combination of tire and wheel. It's no more difficult than that and it's something a team can replicate.

And, I probably should have clarified that I'm finding out more for the "article," (in quotation because, well, I'm the one writing and I'm not really a publisher, I guess) as this is going to be one of the issues that I'll be writing about. It's another writing project like I did with "FD and It's Future, In My View" that I posted on the forum here.

[Slapshotnerd]

Gushi / Tanner's cars will both have 4-bangers, and Rhys Millen will have a 6 cylinder.

This year, Verdier / EOS / Nishida / Aasbo / Powers also had 4 or 6 bangers. But yes, they are in the minority

[bergenholtz]

Powers and Petty are rumored to be going V8

[INFO]

Powers and Petty are rumored to be going V8

Boso Garage has confirmed that they will be using a V8.

[bergenholtz]

Proposed Top 32 Competitors Motor Choice for 2011 in 2010 Championship Point Standings

V8 or above (Total: 19) 60%

Gittin
Tuerk
Yoshihara
McNamarra
Forsberg
McQuarrie
Takatori
Hubinette
Pawlak
Gruenwald
Powers?
Ng
Petty
Miki
Brakiohiapa
Pfeiffer
Wang
Essa
Kearney V8?

6cyl (5 total) 16%

Millen
Aasbo
Mordaunt
Nishida
Konstantinov

4 cyl (5 total) 15%

Foust
Gushi
Deane
Verdier
Aono

Rotary (3 Total) 9%

Mohan
Maeng
Whiddet

[Slapshotnerd]

Kearney may have a different motor for next year

[Bebop]

$100 from me personally to anyone who shows up to long beach with a diesel!

[J-Rod]

$100 from me personally to anyone who shows up to long beach with a diesel!

Haha I like that TDI Audi R8, haha!

[Bebop]

Haha I like that TDI Audi R8, haha!

I so wish VW would bring the Scirocco to the states already!

I'm serious though, $100 bucks...that's around 33 gallons of #2 diesel

Beats race gas prices!

[Justin Banner]

I so wish VW would bring the Scirocco to the states already!

I'm serious though, $100 bucks...that's around 33 gallons of #2 diesel

Beats race gas prices!

Or just use used french fry oil and keep the $100.

If I could find a practical way to do it, I'd love to convert the S12 to a diesel engine. If it wasn't so expensive, I'd buy the kit that has an adapter plate and flywheel to use a VW TDI 4 cylinder and a Toyota pickup 5-speed transmission. The kit I saw retails for $595.00 for a basic kit from ACME Adapters (adapter plate, flywheel, and "bolting hardware kit").