Drifting.com Drifter Profile

[nissanguy_24]

hey guys, this is just something to do for fun, But why not Start a thread where we can put some info down about our selfs, So others know what kind of experience and such we have. I will go first.


Screen Name: Nissanguy_24
Name: Robert Hale
Nickname/s: SMC
Age: 20
Drifting Experience: over a year
Preferred Make: Nissan
Preferred Model: S13 (Silvia varient)
Car/s: Nissan 240sx (s13) 1992 Coupe
Color: White
Engine: Ka24de 2.4l DOHC efi
Transmission: Auto 4 speed overdrive
Differential: Open
Want to buy: Datsun 510!
Level of Modification: Nearly Stock
Modification: Lightened about 100lbs removed, Advanced Timming. 'Y' Intake pipe removed. Axxis Metal Master break pads.

Interest: Drifting, Touge, JDM Nissans (yes im a ricer), Dori Chicks.

Drifting Style: Heavy weight transfer, using the foot break combined with High speed drifts. Developed from an auto tranny and open differential.

Specialties: Tight Corners (greater then 90 degrees)

Preferred Tracks/Course: Very Tight.

Planned Upgrades: New Engine, probably Sr20det, and Q45 brakes, LSD.

Status of Car/s: blew an engine in the 240sx. Shes sitting waiting on me to pay for a new one.

[Misthael]

Screen Name: Misthael
Name: Jordan Hodges
Nickname/s: Jordo, Misthael, Jiggaman
Age: 19 (almost 20)
Drifting Experience: two accidental drifts
Preferred Make: mazda
Preferred Model: series 3 rx-7
Car/s: 1985 Mazda RX-7 GS
Color: Tornado
Engine: 12A carbureted
Transmission: manual 5 speed
Differential: No idea
Want to buy: SCOOT's four rotor car or just the engine
Level of Modification: Little more than stock
Modification: Racing Beat Header and presilencer, new cat-to-muffler connecting pipe, removed lock boxes, but added system

Interest: Cars (anything except Saturns, Geos, and Kias), music, art. chicks, video games, car audio, computers

Drifting Style: me being stupid and braking late into a high speed turn on an exit ramp off a highway. Almost too much brake.

Specialties: quick acceleration and getting rubber in second but not first

Preferred Tracks/Course: Any right now. I have no track experience so any track would be great.

Planned Upgrades: Maybe a Holley and intake manifold. Maybe. If anybody would like to loan me $450 I can get the Holley and intake now.

Status of Car/s: 1990 Ford Escort Hatch was my first car, went to my sis after I bought my car, sis got newer escort so we just sold the hatch to one of my friends. Bought my RX from my uncle who got it at a Salvation Army Auto Auction for $200 I think. I paid $950. Ran fine so I put in an engine with less than half the miles of the original one and got teh exhaust. THat's it.

[STFUAD]

Screen Name: JasperShowWRX
Name: Kevin C.
Nickname/s: Wonderbread/Crawdad
Age: 25
Drifting Experience: AWD aint good fer driftin' cept in dirt
Preferred Make: Toyota/Subaru
Preferred Model: AE86/WRX
Car/s: Subaru Impreza WRX 2003/AE86 Toyota Corolla SR5 1986
Color: WRX (white)/AE86 (red/black)
Engine: Stock (220hp AWD)/Blown sr5 (0 hp!)
Transmission: 5 speed manual on both
Want to buy: 4agze for my AE86!

[HX-50]

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[nedinic]

Screen Name- Nedinic
Name- Christian Nedinic
Nick name- chris, pimp(lol)
Age- 16 almost 17
Drifting Experience- i dont get my full license till June2 so not much. I have been racing go karts since i was like 6. So you could say no experiance at all.
Cars- none but might be buying 240sx real soon
Engine- keep it stock till i get good and scrap up some money and get Sr20det
Transmission- 5 speed if i get it
Want to buy- Rx-7 FD, and a BMW M3, Porsche 911.....

Interest- 1. TOUGE 2. Drifting 3. Girls 4. MUSIC(rap)

[MrodDrft]

Screen Name: MrodDrft
Name: Mike Simmons
Nickname/s: Mikey-kun lol
Age: 17
Drifting Experience: none.. yet =D
Preferred Make: Toyota or Nissan
Preferred Model: JZX81,90,100,110 varients
Car/s: My Kyosho Rc car =p
Color: Red
Engine: Speed Gems pro 15 turn electric motor
Transmission: 1 speed
Differential: limitedely slipping
Want to buy: Toyota Cressida, Sa22c, or s13 varients

Intereests: Drifting, touge, JDM lifestyle, cars (i like everythign except saturns =p), Japanes culture(im so ricey), music (trance and the like), Initial d, Live for speed, counter strike, computers, all kinds of technology, im a technical person har har

Specialty: Can fix anything.. and break it too har har

Status of my rc car... lol
Stripped the trans doing manji in my driveway

Have to say i like the old school drifing days with the more streetable cars rather than todays full purpose built drift machines, but i still love it either way

[Ghost of Duluth]

Screen Name: Ghost of Duluth
Name: Jay C
Nickname/s: Ghost, Goast if you are a moron
Age: 34
Drifting Experience: many years of foolishness, 2 years as Assistant Stunt Driving instructor at Stunt school, Bucaneer region SCCA Autocross winner of one race, Autocross events here and there.
Preferred Make: Anything I can get my hands on. Mazda mostly.
Preferred Model: FD
Car/s: 1993 R1 FD/ 1985 Toyota Corolla GTS Coupe cause i'm a Gangsta
Color: FD Black/ 86 Silver/Black/Rust
Engine: 13BTT/4age
Transmission: 5 and 5
Differential: Factory on both.
Want to buy: Russian Hooker
Level of Modification: 342 at the rear wheels on FD and Fart can coolness on the 86.
Modification: Pettit high flow turbos, 3 inch exhaust from turbos back, 8 1/2 lb flywheel, Centerforce clutch, Underdrive pulleys, MSD 6AL, Pettit ECU, Pettit cold air, 14.5 lbs boost, Tein springs, Super Advan gen 3's on front with Advans and stock on the back with Bridgestones on the FD/ Oily valve cover, dented oil pan, clear coat coming off to save weight, no reverse bulbs also for weight purposes, Possum dent in the bottom lip spoiler, Gutter splashing around the front for a Lip to hide Possum dent, Target racing wheels with some cheap tire on the front and a combo of either SSR's or Supra rims on the rear, Momo seat with a tear in it to make it lighter. No bottom radio console due to one of my Mesican brothers needing it more than I did, on the Corolla.

Interest: Speed.

Drifting Style. Whatever looks real good and keeps me out of the trees. Mostly a gripper but then again overcooking corners learns you real good.

Specialties: Well rounded.

Preferred Tracks/Course. Any that will let me run on them.

Planned Upgrades: Vacuum caps to plug all the snake heads that sprout from under my intake on the FD. God knows I need it all on the Corolla.

Status of Car/s: FD has risen from the dead, needs tuning. 86 is running fine.

[grift]

Screen Name: Grift
Name: Kris Cudmore
Nickname/s: none
Age: 25
Drifting Experience: 2 1/2 years

Preferred Make: anything rwd--I like nissian, mazda and toyota best

Preferred Model: rps13

Car/s: 90 rps13 ,

Color: white-clear flaking off-sweet custom huh--

Engine: sr20det

Transmission: 5 speed

Level of Modification: mild , I don't know what to put here see below

Modification: sr20det, apex intake, 5zigen Rocket exhaust, blitz downpipe, koyo radiator, act 6-puck, suspension techniques sway bars, jic flt-a2 spring/damper, spearco FMIC and custom piping , battle version tension rods, pilot strut braces, tomei lsd, some type of turbo mainfold looks like a imitation JIC one and tons of other doo dads like metal gaskets, pivot head light controller etc

Interest: lady (well ladies but since I am married I can only have one), anything for an andrenaline rush thats why I drift, ride dirt bikes and BMX

Drifting Style. - clutch kick , power over, e-brake, faint, and shift lock methods

Specialties: Well rounded.

Preferred Tracks/Course- Any where I get a chance to

Planned Upgrades: boost controller, wheels, paint, brakes and seats
Status of Car/s: 240 getting final touchs of swap preformed,

[dae]

name : owen stegemann

age : 18 gonna be 19 in not too long

car : 1985 rolla gts coupe flat black

cars i like : i really like vip cars but at this point none are very realistic for me to buy.

modifications : option2 sticker, www.speed-tribe.net sticker ( both add 100hp ) tokico blues sittin in my room, esperlir springs on the way, no name exhuast system, stripped in the back. OH and a light up bubble knob =).

drifting style : crappy power over till i get my cars brakes fixed and it in decent running order =(.

plans : maybe join the air force to move to japan

[Razer]

Screen Name: Razer
Name: Martin Sørlie
Nickname/s: Razer
Age: 19 on 28th of june!
Drifting Experience: I've drifted since I was eight, been racing gokarts, and was a rainweather specialist... While everybody used the understeer technique to get safely through corners, I used my proved oversteer technique to get safely past them
I have also raced R/C cars for many years, winning most races last season 10th Scale Touring Modified.... Retired this year due to high cost!

Preferred Make: Toyota
Preferred Model: AE86
Car/s: Citröen C15
Color: White
Engine: 1.4l
Transmission: 5 speed manual
Differential: Open
Want to buy: AE86
Level of Modification: Stock
Modification: none

Interest: Drifting, racing, chicks, and also I love music, and sing in a band...

Drifting Style: The Kamikaze way! http://www.kamikazedrifters.com

Specialties: I'll take it all!

Preferred Tracks/Course: Fast long corners getting tighter, and cool chicanes

Planned Upgrades: New Car

Status of Car/s: A bit rusty

[emission]

Screen Name: emission
Name: Unknown
Nickname/s: Jay, Jayvee
Age: 23

Drifting Experience: 2 1/2 yrs
Touge Experience: 1 yr
Drag Racing - Wangan Experience: 5 yrs
Preferred Make: Toyota
Preferred Model: Supra MA70

Car/s: Toyota supra ( MKIII )
Color: Blue mist metallic
Engine: 3.0 Straight 6 cyl. GE
Transmission: Auto 4 speed overdrive/Power

Differential: 4.30

Level of Modification: Mild

Modification: Stock hahaha!

Interest: Drifting, Touge, Wangan, Drag Racing

Drifting Style: Brake drifts, Side brake, Power over, Brake lock, Brake clouding, Drift drops

Touge Style: Tail gateing, Heavy brakeing, line.

Specialties: Kicking up rocks at the follower on the touge.

Planned Upgrades: Unknown ( you gotta be crazy if I tell you! )

Status of Car/s: Stock. haha

[WildSe7en]

Screen Name: FrankieHavok
Name: Frank Bianchi
Nickname/s: Fronk Bonk
Age: 19 (almost 20)
Drifting Experience: 1 day at beaver run
Preferred Make: Toyota
Preferred Model: AE86
Car/s: 2004 GTO, 1987 Corolla GT-S
Color: Black/Black, Red
Engine: LS1, 16V 4age
Transmission: M6, M5
Differential: Positrac, open
Want to buy: Twin-turbo, 20V Blacktop
Level of Modification: stock, slightly modded
Modification: N/A, TRD headers, springs, spark wires, 5zigen muffler w/ 2 1/4" piping

Interest: Cars, Women, Music(Punk, Hardcore, Rap, House, Trance,a lil R&B), Party'n

Drifting Style: from experience I prefer shiftlock and powerover techniques

Specialties: dunno yet, still workin on it

Preferred Tracks/Course: big open tarmac

Planned Upgrades: see WTB

Status of Car/s: (GTO)- 4 weeks old 3,600 miles
(Corolla) - hasn't passed E-check, getting fixed monday

[MrodDrft]

How is that GTO ??

[Drift For Food]

Screen Name: Drift for Food

Name: Matt Walters

Nickname/s: None

Age: 24

Drifting Experience: A year virtual (Live for Speed game), 3/4 year real; FWD ('89 Buick Lesabre), RWD ('88 Ford Ranger), AWD ('02Subaru Forester) all on the back roads around my house.
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Preferred Make: Toyota, Honda for reliability, Subaru and BMW for fun

Preferred Model: Subaru: STi, BMW: 330 Ci

Car/s: '02 Subaru Forester

Color: Silver

Engine: 2.5L

Transmission: Manual 5 speed

Differential: Viscous I think

Want to buy: BMW 330 Ci

Level of Modification: Stock

Modification: Nothing.
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Interest: Computers and Cars and everything related to both.

Drifting Style: Feint and braking drifts derived from learning on my Buick Lesbre, big, front heavy, and loads of understeer. I still like feint and braking drifting best, but use whatever is needed for the situation; starting to learn e-brake for tight corners, yeah, learn e-brake last, lol.

Specialties: 360's j/k Nothing really, still learning.

Preferred Tracks/Course: Windy road and a lot of loose gravel.

Planned Upgrades: Nothing planned but perhaps disabling ABS in a manner better than pulling the fuses, good tires and some higher grade brake pads.

Status of Car/s: Running like new cause it pretty much is, lol.

[WildSe7en]

Originally posted by MrodDrft
How is that GTO ??

its fast as hell. hard to drift tho. I think a lot of it has to do w/ the tires on the back. My friends said the smoke was real blue. So the car was trying to bite down the whole time. I'd love to keep drifting it but I pay so much damn money on it a month that I don't really wanna mess it up.