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[tonesdef]

Originally posted by BensonHsu
of course not

dai is a really great driver... and i have a lot to learn before i get to his level. i think i posted just so that i could explain my feelings about competitions.

you did a great job on the video!

*sigh*... yeah... i need to stick with single car so that i can stop confusing MYSELF!! it was my first day driving the car!

benson can you please tell us how the scoring works. I heard that off the line if you pull hard you gain points which would be why hiro didn't advance even though he seemed to be pushing everyone on the corners.

[Lord_EJR]

Originally posted by BensonHsu
*sigh*... yeah... i need to stick with single car so that i can stop confusing MYSELF!! it was my first day driving the car!

which car were u driving?

[BensonHsu]

Originally posted by tonesdef
benson can you please tell us how the scoring works. I heard that off the line if you pull hard you gain points which would be why hiro didn't advance even though he seemed to be pushing everyone on the corners.

well, scoring is always subjective.... and each judge will score differently. Maybe Alex Pfieffer can jump in on this one, since he was a judge.

BUT... basically they look at a few key categories. LINE, SPEED, ANGLE, and IMPACT.

if hiroo lost points on the main straight, it could be because of his setup for the first corner, which affects line. or if he wasnt full throttle (which i doubt), it affects speed and impact. also, the judges are all experienced drivers... they can see/hear a lot of little things that you might not notice... like throttle/clutch control or left foot braking, half clutching... etc.

i wish i could say why hiroo didn't advance. i didn't watch much of anybody else's runs... but i know that he kept up close to me on one run because i could hear his engine screaming behind me! haha!

[BensonHsu]

Originally posted by Lord_EJR
which car were u driving?

i was driving the yellow s13 with the silvia face and black work meister wheels.

[DriftingNewbie]

That yellow S13 looked great out there. I am so happy i made it out to 66 from western Illi. And i am also suprised because 3 of the amatures live right around me. That silver 240 w/ the black ssr wheels (not sure if it was on the vid) and sleepy eyes works at the vid store by my house. I had no idea any of them were that good.

[Reckless Hero]

haha yeah there are a few of us in the area
too bad im not in the video
Damn u simba for snubbin me agian on the video!!!!!! its cause i didnt crash huh

[Doriftogasm]

when benson clutch kicked that thing!!! the loudest BANG came out of the exhaust everytime, it got the crowd so hype!!!

BENSON
later in the day you switched over the the gold S1's....did that set have more tire on it??? i thought it did when i was chilling in the pits on saturday

[kidynomite]

Originally posted by DriftingNewbie
That yellow S13 looked great out there. I am so happy i made it out to 66 from western Illi. And i am also suprised because 3 of the amatures live right around me. That silver 240 w/ the black ssr wheels (not sure if it was on the vid) and sleepy eyes works at the vid store by my house. I had no idea any of them were that good.

that'd be me

[my 1 88 u]

Originally posted by kidynomite
thanks, umm 75% are from chicago (including me), there were a couple from MN, , PA, IN, one from Canada, forget where the rest were from.

After watching JDM Option #6 D1 driver search Fontana, I think you midwest boys would kick those Cali boys A$$es

[tululu]

me vs benson run

when i went up against benson, it was at difficult
time of day when the sun was right in front and
blasting into your eyes. i felt i did a good run when
i was in front of benson, but when i was chasing him
i kicked the clutch too soon because i was watching
benson's car, the wall, and trying to not look at the
sun, and i mis-judged the distance to the entrance.
then i understeered for little bit (right in front of the
judges) before i began drifting again.
i was surprised to go "one more time" after such a
big mistake, but i made the exact same understeer
error at the entrance of the first turn. i was able to
catch up after that, but understeering is as bad
mistake as spinning, if not worse. so, i messed up!
all day, i was trying to hit the wall at the right side of
the course as i entered the first turn, but i coudn't.
my friends told be i was getting very close on some runs,
but no scratches were made. oh well.

benson, now our battle record is 1-1. i'll get you back
next time!!! ha ha ha

hiro

[HX-50]

Originally posted by kidynomite
thanks, umm 75% are from chicago (including me), there were a couple from MN, , PA, IN, one from Canada, forget where the rest were from.

I came out from cleveland, there's a pretty decent sized community here and in western pa as well

[BensonHsu]

Re: me vs benson run

Originally posted by tululu
when i went up against benson, it was at difficult
time of day when the sun was right in front and
blasting into your eyes. i felt i did a good run when
i was in front of benson, but when i was chasing him
i kicked the clutch too soon because i was watching
benson's car, the wall, and trying to not look at the
sun, and i mis-judged the distance to the entrance.
then i understeered for little bit (right in front of the
judges) before i began drifting again.
i was surprised to go "one more time" after such a
big mistake, but i made the exact same understeer
error at the entrance of the first turn. i was able to
catch up after that, but understeering is as bad
mistake as spinning, if not worse. so, i messed up!
all day, i was trying to hit the wall at the right side of
the course as i entered the first turn, but i coudn't.
my friends told be i was getting very close on some runs,
but no scratches were made. oh well.

benson, now our battle record is 1-1. i'll get you back
next time!!! ha ha ha

hiro

haha! hiro i can't wait!!!

i have a lot to learn from you... you get so close!! if i could drive like you in a high horsepower car... i would be unstoppable! uhh... maybe that means you wont teach me now. hahaha. see ya!

[slideways2004]

ooohhh. i get it now. in the video i was looking all over for ben's car. hey that yellow car suits you pretty good. i was wondering who that was.

[tululu]

i have a lot to learn from you... you get so close!! if i could drive like you in a high horsepower car... i would be unstoppable! uhh... maybe that means you wont teach me now. hahaha. see ya!

i can teach you how to drive a corolla with no power!
(kicking your clutch throughout a big sweeper......)
i think we should always teach each other whatever we
can until can be closer to running head to head with the
top guys from Japan.
we improved a lot in the last year and a half, but we still
stink compared to them
we'll get there!..............hopefully..................may be......

[tonesdef]

man watching hiro and taka going made covinced me to keep my rolla than the sturt tower ripped off the body and now i have a 240 sx hehe.


But yeah you guys did pretty good. Does any one know if tiger racing just sucks or was there car set up pretty bad.