DRIFT SHOWOFF (PHOTOS) Houston, April 23rd

[Stickz]

Look at the third guy with his hands in his pockets, hes like in shock! LOL



I need to go to Texas!

[ProjectS15]

Look at the third guy with his hands in his pockets, hes like in shock! LOL



I need to go to Texas!

the second guy in the photo is me
the Third eye is Charlie

[Hubert Young]

It was a very unfortunate day. My practice time ended only after 5-6 laps around the course.

I was testing out the new Falken Azenis RT-615 in the rear for the first time. It seemed that the tires felt better and better as it heats up. I was running relatively lower pressure than the ST115s.

I was on my 3rd lap on those RT-615s and they started to feel better and better. So I entered turn 1 the big right hand sweeper a little faster but the traction was actually lower than I anticipated. I went wide, messing up the line into the left hand switch back and I spun. Then it happened. I had no where to go.

Hiro was a good sport even though his car had more damage than the Discount Tire S13. Hiro and I had some histories as early as the beginning of 2004 when he spun and I hit him during a tandem practice at California Speedway with NASA US Drift. Now we are even Hiro! No more! :P

The crash looks a lot worse than the actual damage done on the Discount Tire S13. It seems the frame rails are still straight. Kevin Wells from LS Automotive has confidence that we can get it done in 4 days before the car is loaded on the Falken truck to go to Formula D round 2 in Atlanta. See you all there!

[kineticdb8r]

THAT SUCKS FOR YOU AND HIRO......
glad to hear you both OK!


see ya in atlanta!

[tululu]

I just got back from Houston.
It really sucked to haul back a junked car
for 30 hours straight. . . .
My sincere apologies to Hubert for cutting his
practice time short (very short), and busting
his competition car. Sorry Hubert, it was completely
my bad.
Good luck to Kevin with the repair! Hope to see
you guys soon in Atlanta !!!

Hiro

[Al]

I just got back from Houston.
It really sucked to haul back a junked car
for 30 hours straight. . . .
My sincere apologies to Hubert for cutting his
practice time short (very short), and busting
his competition car. Sorry Hubert, it was completely
my bad.
Good luck to Kevin with the repair! Hope to see
you guys soon in Atlanta !!!

Hiro

WOW... All the original cream car is dead.

First Andy Yen. Then mine that went straight the to wall. YOU went straight to a car. hahhaha Sory to hear Hiro. Hope to see you at Atlanta. Im crossing my finger that Im able to attend.

-Al