DWYB 6/4/2011

Well i didnt think i'd be drifting for a LONG time, but ben from emperor went all out to make it happen!

And what am amazing day for it too, im actually sunburned!! (as well as aching all over), the sun was the blessing and the curse of the day for me, because it was so hot tyres on the big track would last like 3 solid laps of linking all corners up then it would be time for a new set (dispite me trying to get another lap out of one and fucking my shit all up).
It has been the first time iv been able to drift at speed in the dry with my new susp setup/height and lesson learned, MOVE INNER ARCH WIRING LOOM!!! My front right wheel was doing that cool thing where the tyre just catched the top of the fender and smokes, but little did i know it was also chewing through my wiring loom, it started with the windscreen wipers coming on which i couldnt work out wtf, then my indicator stayed on, then after going back to the pit area to sort it out like a eager beaver i went back out and fully destroyed it! at the very top of the big track the car cut out and the horn just came on! Luckily i could unplug the horn from through the bumper, becasue i was at the far end nobody knew i was there so they kept sending cars out and i was stuck on the outside of possible the fastest corner I had to phone the mrs and ben to get them to tell the marshals, eventually the marshals stopped the track and came to give me a push off the track (much to there disgust was my 'shitworks' sticker on the back , i got comments like "more time on wiring, less time on stickers ay?" haha

Once off the track i had to take the wheel off and sit there in the arch in the beating sun seperating and taping back up practically every wire in the main loom, after i did this it still wouldnt start, luckily some guys i was chatting to earlier in the day came and helped, turned out it was blown fuses/relays (makes sense really but at the time i was stressing too much to think straight), after bodging a washer in the fuse box it started!! but i had to drive home with no dash working (speed, fuel etc was a guessing game), no indicators, windows down, and my sideskirt in the way of the gearstick, lol

All in all though i had a brilliant day and cant thank ben enough for helping me and making it happen.

Just to add about bens S14; i HAVE to get a welded diff, drifting that thing was litterally effortless and gracefull, and after having all of us run a train on its ass it took the beatings and drove home sweet as a nut.

Anyway heres loads of pics the mrs took:

^ We came accross this guy and his mate broken down in a cresta JZX90 about 10 miles from pod, the funny thing was they werent even going to pod and didnt even know it was on, they came from holland to buy the cresta and were taking it home, after ben helped them get it going again they followed us to pod and couldnt beleive there luck hahaha





^This is what happens if you try to squeeze another lap out of your tyres in bone dry conditions, took my skirt clean off too!




^50psi with no reenforcment, i was shit scared it was gunna blow up, lol


^Notice my indicator on, that was just the start of the electrical problems









They change the direction of the track half way through the day





























^I dunno wtf im doing with my arms there

Daves JZX100 on the kidney:








Ben in his Silvia on the kidney:






Dave having seconds:


Me having 3rds (after merking 5 tyres i ran out of tyre money, ben let me have a burn)

A couple I snapped on my phone:

Shiiit, pics look good, sounds like a good day, gutted I was working, after speaking to ben he persuaded me to weld my diff too, it's o e of those horrible dancing day that at the same time is epic like mine yours and alex's fail night a few months back

Fair play

unlucky but all in a days drifting i suppose, looks like you had some fun!

Awesome looking fun!

looks like a good day, some nice pics too, your sill looks f00ked!

looks like a fun day! if I didn't have work would have came
haha a fr is definitely on my list next

was a great day, everyone having so much fun and SUN BURN !!

Looked like fun mate, gutted i was at work was gunna come too but couldn't get outta work. :-(

i could have skived the day off if i'd have known lol

there always have next time

car already booked in at silver stone on 2 may and 20 May.

if things goes well, the silvia will be renting at £150 for a day

O also need to check redline mag. there was a guy come to took photo when we fixing the car.

Yh ezza next time when your goin let people know in advance id deffo be up for going on a sunny day.

I didnt know myself untill like the day before

I'v got the bug again now

Where would any pics taken by other people or photographers be? iv checked dw :s

Hey, it was me and my friend who came from Sweden(not holland ) to pick up the jzx90 chaser

Thx for the company and a fun day!

Noway!

sorry, sweden

No worries mate, were you the guy with the camera or?

Good work bro. Can't wait to get stupid on mines, MOTs tomorrow - Prolly get the diff welded during the week.

Thanks man

DO IT!!
welded diff is so easy i felt like i was cheating when i was driving bens welded s14!

I HAVE to get one for the next time i go skid

ezza wrote:

Noway!

sorry, sweden

No worries mate, were you the guy with the camera or?

No, Im the other guy
I'm telling my friend to upload some pics here tomorrow..

Cheers

nice one!

get a build thread up of the chaser dude, i didnt get a good chance to see it when we met

yo, hows the jzx90 doing? did you check the de-cat yet?
ben

ezza wrote:

nice one!

get a build thread up of the chaser dude, i didnt get a good chance to see it when we met

Im putting one up later today, gonna go out and take some photos on it right now

Emperor performance wrote:

yo, hows the jzx90 doing? did you check the de-cat yet?
ben

Hey ben, the jzx90 is working fine, changed the radiator when i got home and not it's working very good

The de-cat is after the downpipe, i will mail you the info..

cheers

Lol

Blackett photography made some sigs for people who paid for pics: