Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Northwest Import Meet Showcase 2012
Hello everyone! I was waiting for the report from Northwest Showcase 2012 and there it is! Finally! Some great cars, races and sound engines...ohhhh amazing! Below I present you short movie from this meeting and I hope you'll like it :)
Have fun! Very positive atmosphere ;)
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Drifting - Cars. PART 4
Today I'm gonna back to the topic about drifting. This post will be about cars which are use in this sport.
Usually, drift cars are light to moderate weight rear-wheel-drive coupes and sedans over a large range of power levels. There have also been AWD rally cars that have been converted to RWD.
Despite the export of Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) vehicles to continents outside Japan, it is notable that drifters within other countries prefer to use local examples as drift cars.
A high volume of JDM imports were brought to countries such as Australia, however it is not unusual to see Australian domestic vehicles such as the Holden Commodore or Ford Falcon utilised in drifting competitions.
The American market enjoyed a relatively high volume of JDM cars being imported over the last decade, despite Japanese domestic vehicles being right-hand-drive only. Locally sold imports such as the Lexus SC and Nissan 240SX feature heavily in American drifting, however they are usually modified with JDM engine transplants to mirror their Japanese domestic equivalents (usually with a Toyota 1JZ-GTE/2JZ-GTE or Nissan CA18DET/SR20DET respectively).
From: wikipedia.org
Usually, drift cars are light to moderate weight rear-wheel-drive coupes and sedans over a large range of power levels. There have also been AWD rally cars that have been converted to RWD.
Despite the export of Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) vehicles to continents outside Japan, it is notable that drifters within other countries prefer to use local examples as drift cars.
A high volume of JDM imports were brought to countries such as Australia, however it is not unusual to see Australian domestic vehicles such as the Holden Commodore or Ford Falcon utilised in drifting competitions.
The American market enjoyed a relatively high volume of JDM cars being imported over the last decade, despite Japanese domestic vehicles being right-hand-drive only. Locally sold imports such as the Lexus SC and Nissan 240SX feature heavily in American drifting, however they are usually modified with JDM engine transplants to mirror their Japanese domestic equivalents (usually with a Toyota 1JZ-GTE/2JZ-GTE or Nissan CA18DET/SR20DET respectively).
From: wikipedia.org
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Ford Mustang BOSS 429
OOOOOOOOH!!! Did you hear about this car? Yeah... This is Ford Mustang in limited version "BOSS 429". WOW! What a power! It sounds really great i think... How you like it? Let's tapping the gas!
HAPPY EASTER everyone! ;)
HAPPY EASTER everyone! ;)
Friday, April 6, 2012
H2O International Meeting 2011
I would like to show you a short movie from American meeting with European cars. There are a lot of very good projects and I hope that you'll enjoy it! The purple EG is soooo sweet... :D
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Hellaflush CRX
Hi :) Today I would like to show you the car of my dream - Honda CRX. It's one of the best car in the world! Maybe one day I will have it... I hope so :)
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
My big return !!!
HEEEEELOOOOOOO everybody!!! Firstly I would like to apologize you that I was inactive last time. I was really very busy and i couldn't be with you. Now it will change! I come back and I have a lot of special suprises for you ;)
At the beginning... Acura NSX Concept Car!
What do you think about it? In my opinion it's very nice and it might be success. It's a little similar to the Porsche GT :) Below, short movie from the Auto Show in Detroit
HAVE FUN!!!
At the beginning... Acura NSX Concept Car!
What do you think about it? In my opinion it's very nice and it might be success. It's a little similar to the Porsche GT :) Below, short movie from the Auto Show in Detroit
HAVE FUN!!!
Monday, February 20, 2012
BMW 850 v-max
Hello everybody! After short break I would like to present you short movie of BMW 850 speeding. Pretty cool!
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
EG Burnout
Hello everyone! Last time I have very little free time so I'am less active but when I have only few minutes for me I'm looking for some attractions for you ;) I have found something! Something interesting I hope.
Honda Civic EG burnout!!! Through launch control it's not so easy to burn tyres but it can!
Btw. Nice sound ;)
Honda Civic EG burnout!!! Through launch control it's not so easy to burn tyres but it can!
Btw. Nice sound ;)
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Snowmobile record jump
Hello everyone! Last time I was watching on the Red Bull movies and i found some interesting - record jump on the snowmobile. I think it's pretty cool :D really looooong jump!
Friday, February 3, 2012
Drifting - Competitions. PART 3
Drifting competitions are judged based on line, angle, speed, amount of smoke, and show factor. Line involves taking the correct line, which is usually announced beforehand by judges. The show factor is based on multiple things, such as the amount of smoke, how close the car is to the wall or designated clipping point, and the crowd's reaction. Angle is the angle of a car in a drift, speed is the speed entering a turn, the speed through a turn, and the speed exiting the turn; faster is better.
The judging takes place on just a small part of the circuit, a few linking corners that provide good viewing, and opportunities for drifting. The rest of the circuit is irrelevant, except as it pertains to controlling the temperature of the tires and setting the car up for the first judged corner. In the tandem passes, the lead driver often feints his or her entry to the first corner to upset the chase driver, however in some European series, this practice is frowned upon by judges and considered foul play, resulting in deduction of points.
There are typically two sessions, a qualifying/practice session, and a final session. In the qualifying sessions, referred as Tansō (単走:solo run), drifters get individual passes in front of judges (who may or may not be the final judges) to try to make the final 16. This is often on the day preceding the final.
The finals are tandem passes, referred as Tsuisō. Drivers are paired off, and each heat comprises two passes, with each driver taking a turn to lead. The best of the 8 heats go to the next 4, to the next 2, to the final. The passes are judged as explained above, however there are some provisos such as:
* Overtaking the lead car under drift conditions is ok if you don't interrupt the lead car's drift.
* Overtaking the lead car under grip conditions automatically forfeits that pass.
* Spinning forfeits that pass, unless the other driver also spins.
* Increasing the lead under drift conditions helps to win that pass.
* Maintaining a close gap while chasing under drift conditions helps to win that pass.
Points are awarded for each pass, and usually one driver prevails. Sometimes the judges cannot agree, or cannot decide, or a crowd vocally disagrees with the judge's decision.[citation needed] In such cases more passes may be run until a winner is produced. Sometimes mechanical failure determines the battle's outcome, either during or preceding a heat. If a car cannot enter a tandem battle, the remaining entrant (who automatically advances) will give a solo demonstration pass. In the event of apparently close or tied runs, crowds often demonstrate their desire for another run with chants of 'one more time'.
There is some regional variation. For example in Australia, the chase car is judged on how accurately it emulates the drift of the lead car, as opposed to being judged on its own merit, this is only taken into consideration by the judges if the lead car is on the appropriate racing line. Other variations of the tansou/tsuiso and the tansou only method is the multi-car group judging, seen in the Drift Tengoku videos where the four car team is judged in groups.
From: Wikipedia.org
The judging takes place on just a small part of the circuit, a few linking corners that provide good viewing, and opportunities for drifting. The rest of the circuit is irrelevant, except as it pertains to controlling the temperature of the tires and setting the car up for the first judged corner. In the tandem passes, the lead driver often feints his or her entry to the first corner to upset the chase driver, however in some European series, this practice is frowned upon by judges and considered foul play, resulting in deduction of points.
There are typically two sessions, a qualifying/practice session, and a final session. In the qualifying sessions, referred as Tansō (単走:solo run), drifters get individual passes in front of judges (who may or may not be the final judges) to try to make the final 16. This is often on the day preceding the final.
The finals are tandem passes, referred as Tsuisō. Drivers are paired off, and each heat comprises two passes, with each driver taking a turn to lead. The best of the 8 heats go to the next 4, to the next 2, to the final. The passes are judged as explained above, however there are some provisos such as:
* Overtaking the lead car under drift conditions is ok if you don't interrupt the lead car's drift.
* Overtaking the lead car under grip conditions automatically forfeits that pass.
* Spinning forfeits that pass, unless the other driver also spins.
* Increasing the lead under drift conditions helps to win that pass.
* Maintaining a close gap while chasing under drift conditions helps to win that pass.
Points are awarded for each pass, and usually one driver prevails. Sometimes the judges cannot agree, or cannot decide, or a crowd vocally disagrees with the judge's decision.[citation needed] In such cases more passes may be run until a winner is produced. Sometimes mechanical failure determines the battle's outcome, either during or preceding a heat. If a car cannot enter a tandem battle, the remaining entrant (who automatically advances) will give a solo demonstration pass. In the event of apparently close or tied runs, crowds often demonstrate their desire for another run with chants of 'one more time'.
There is some regional variation. For example in Australia, the chase car is judged on how accurately it emulates the drift of the lead car, as opposed to being judged on its own merit, this is only taken into consideration by the judges if the lead car is on the appropriate racing line. Other variations of the tansou/tsuiso and the tansou only method is the multi-car group judging, seen in the Drift Tengoku videos where the four car team is judged in groups.
From: Wikipedia.org
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