Chris Rado, SPORT COMPACT CAR "Getting the Whole Drift"

[nitroboy24]

Hey Rado!

There is a guy on the boards who posted a thread in the pics/vids forum with him drifting his Tacoma truck. So it's not impossible thats for sure He had a custom turbo setup and it was an older tacoma as far as I know.

I've enjoyed reading your articles in SCC (never picked up the issue w/your infamous drifting article though, lol) so keep up the good work!

And yeah, Dave Coleman is my all-time favorite magazine editor in general, technobabble (hope I got that right) is probablly one of my favorite articles in each magazine. No offense

Voila! Tacoma drift pics thread:
http://www.drifting.com/forums/showt...ighlight=truck

[Craftsman]

NEVER... Dave Coleman is my hero...

The Dave Point tought me how to drift...

Yea, his endless search to be the ultimate car geek is astonishing... You have to introduce me to him at FD...

Matt.

[aristo]

The only big things that kinda got me on the article was the ego part and the other part regarding the appearance of the cars at D1 being compared to Nextel Cup Cars. One fails to mention that cars like that are tube frames dressed in fiberglass. That's why they look fresh the next week: New body. Most of the time, they usually have a several cars per driver as well. I doubt the cars you see at D1 have tube frames, fiberglass bodies nor do I see half a dozen backup cars per driver.

You could probably keep the tacoma clean pretty easily, since it's body on frame. Just buy two identical bodies and keep one for backup, have someone wax one while you use the other one. (Don't worry, it's only a half serious suggestion)

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Coleman are teh own. Before this month's issue came out, a friend of mine was considering trading his WRX wagon for a cheaper Forester. I immediately got to wondering what other subaru parts fit...and Dave answered my question(s) before I had even asked one. I love you Dave. More than my boyfrr...errr...nobody heard that.

[nissanguy_24]

Yo Rado, welcome back, i ment to respond to this last night but was having net troubles. I havent read your artical yet. But i am glad you took the sugestion to heart and wrote a new one.

I will read it as soon as i can get to the book store. someone mentioned a letter what letter is it? one of mine? lol that'd be cool but anyways.

Actually i'd love to see alittle bit ocasional with your progress in your new drifting adventure.

Well keep in touch man, thanks for posting on the board.

[Erkumi]

Originally posted by Craftsman
I dunno man... The truck is kinda... Uh....

Man... get an eight-six? THat'd be cool no?

Matt.

Dont encourage him to get an AE86. Too many people are starting to buy the AE86. Thats just what the corolla community needs, prices on AEs going up. More people wanting the AE86. Dont encourage enyone to get one. Leave them to the corolla guys. You know AEs arent only used for drift cars. This isnt just towards you craftsman either, its adressed to everyone. As for you Rado, good luck with drifting. , but stay away from AE86s .

[nitroboy24]

Originally posted by Erkumi
Dont encourage him to get an AE86. Too many people are starting to buy the AE86. Thats just what the corolla community needs, prices on AEs going up. More people wanting the AE86. Dont encourage enyone to get one. Leave them to the corolla guys. You know AEs arent only used for drift cars. This isnt just towards you craftsman either, its adressed to everyone. As for you Rado, good luck with drifting. , but stay away from AE86s .

Hehe, he said toyota was only giving him a car that was made by Toyota (no lexus's) and was currently in production. I'm not sure about you but I haven't seen a RWD Corolla in quite come time

[Craftsman]

TOYOTA if you hear me...

Bring back the RWD Corollas...

Matt.

[Erkumi]

See i dont mind bringing back rear wheel drive corollas cuz everyone would want them and prices on the old school corollas would go down.

[Craftsman]

Hell, I'd pay up to 20,000 bucks for an underpowered Double Wishbone RWD car.. with no options on it...

Matt.

[tonesdef]

well my last post got deleted. But i've meet you befor and don't like you. YOu think you can flip flop and no one will care well it seems that it works. Most of these fools were pissed at you a month or two ago i still am and think you should stick to your drag racing that you do.


I don't care if you're a big guy in the scene you were a prick when i met you and a prick in the articule and now trying to back peddal after you called most of us ghetto and untalented.

[Erkumi]

Hey i was never mad at the guy, and i just found out who he was today. So im not going to take offense to that post

[aristo]

Originally posted by Craftsman
Hell, I'd pay up to 20,000 bucks for an underpowered Double Wishbone RWD car.. with no options on it...

Matt.

Try the Mazda Miata.

[Craftsman]

Originally posted by aristo
Try the Mazda Miata.

Hahaha, you got me there. Hell, put me in a Lotus

Naw, I really don't like an open top car. I'm a hard top addict... Convertibles are overrated in my opinion. Anyways, Rado, you can't get yourself in an old Supra?

Matt.

[Tsunami]

Christian good to have you here. I was sad to hear that you guys couldn't run you're new 2.4T Celica drag car, I was looking forward to seeing that beast. What I'm wondering is do you know exactly why NHRA canned the TRD V8's?, I've heard rumors that it was because they were running numbers that were superseding pro stock.

p.s. I was also wondering if you know what Manny Cruz is running in that new Cougar of his. It looks like John Mihovet's old 4.6 TT drag car.

[nitroboy24]

Originally posted by Craftsman Anyways, Rado, you can't get yourself in an old Supra?

Once again, he said toyota is giving him (from what I understand) any toyota vehicle to drift as long as it's in current production and not a lexus.

From what I can tell he's getting a free ride (pun intended) from toyota if he uses an in-production car to drift. But, yeah a Supra would be badazz..