Tkuhn Posted September 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2019 Some media coverage from ClubFR jam 2019 Jdesign, i_love_cars, patsbimmer1 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_love_cars Posted September 9, 2019 Report Share Posted September 9, 2019 love the photos Tkuhn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 So good 💗 Tkuhn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tkuhn Posted October 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 Not much new with the car as of now. Replaced the left axle again before DD76. Which was due to my own dumbassery, the outer joint was leaking grease from me using a persuader tonget it in the hub against my better judgement, and the cup bent allowing the grease to escape. Anywayssss. The event went well, my first few runs I thought I heard a clunking in the rear end but it was inconsistent and ended up being my 2x4 e-brake and a beer cap 🤷♂️😂 Also @Sam_Holzmann and I finally touched tips, which was bound to happen with how close we get to eachother. Luckily there was no major damage. My bumper ejecto-ed as designed (3 small zip ties with the intent to break under pressure and then my bash bar bent in a bit. Which was easily bent back. @Jdesign was in Sam's car when it happened even 😂 Here's a pic of the "damage" the bash bar was already bent back before this pic. And a full rack of burnt tires from both sam and i. And a few pics from media! patsbimmer1, Jdesign, P_Roloff and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 I love these updates. Nice job! Tkuhn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tkuhn Posted October 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 10 hours ago, patsbimmer1 said: I love these updates. Nice job! Thanks! Unfortunately I totally spaced and left my go pro at home otherwise I proably would have had some pretty good footage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 Still a mystery where the black marks came from. Thanks for letting me ride along, I had a blast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tkuhn Posted October 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2019 On 10/11/2019 at 8:19 AM, Jdesign said: Still a mystery where the black marks came from. Thanks for letting me ride along, I had a blast! It 100% is haha and hell yea dude! Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted October 14, 2019 Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 On 10/11/2019 at 8:19 AM, Jdesign said: Still a mystery where the black marks came from. Thanks for letting me ride along, I had a blast! the black bumper trim of Sam's e30? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted October 14, 2019 Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 5 hours ago, straight6pwr said: the black bumper trim of Sam's e30? But then there was the same black marks on Sams E30.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted October 14, 2019 Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 does the plastic bumper under the white vinyl wrap on the e46 happen to be black? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 17 hours ago, straight6pwr said: does the plastic bumper under the white vinyl wrap on the e46 happen to be black? Doesnt look like it. Also there were no markings or scuffs deep enough that went through the wrap that it would have been caused by the bumper. It was the most gentle "bump" from inside the car. My best guess is that the back is actually the wrap "burned" from the friction causing it to turn black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 in that case the only logical answer is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tkuhn Posted October 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 @straight6pwr @Jdesign what's even weirder is that I was able to get almost all the mysterious black off my bumper with some denatured alcohol. It definitely wasnt tire either, was too smooth and hard. It will never be solved lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tkuhn Posted October 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 UPDATE soo dd77 season closer went pretty well this past weekend. For the first time we used Sam's trailer for both cars! It was a chilly morning both days but not as bad as past years for the fact that it is the last weekend in October lol That's my buddies 1jz swapped s13 pitted with us as well! Now on to the real interesting part lol. We had another incident which turned out not as well as the last one. On advanced coming down the roller coaster hill sam over rotated infront of me. On that part of the track with it being downhill it's very hard to throttle out of the way and he wasnt able to do that and in turn I was already at angle and had nowhere to go as well lol. Everyone is okay! SURPRISINGLY my door still opens fine using the inside handle! The window did not break as well, where it is is where it was when we hit. I'm just glad it didnt break from where it was otherwise myself and the girlfriend would have been eating glass. It is also worth mentioning that both cars were still drivable. Ended up using the trailer landing gear and a ratchet strap to pull Sam's rad support and front end as straight as it could get for the limited tools. Here is the video my girlfriend got from the run it happened, I also got it on my helmet cam but I still need to save it so I can post it! 20191026_143631.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tkuhn Posted October 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 Got my helmet cam video uploaded. CRASH.mp4 Rekpoint 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekpoint Posted October 30, 2019 Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 Damn. That sucks. really nothing you could have done to avoid that. Glad everyone's Okay though. Tkuhn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris3 Posted October 31, 2019 Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 Ouch, glad everyone's OK and the damage is not too bad. Up to that point looked like fun!! What's the deal though with the guy standing in the infield, safety stewards would/should be cringing at the lack of protection if a car goes off. Death wish or is he agile when he needs to be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted October 31, 2019 Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 the low speed of this track sure makes collisions like this safer. do you get extra points for being so close to each other or is that just part of the fun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted October 31, 2019 Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 45 minutes ago, straight6pwr said: the low speed of this track sure makes collisions like this safer. do you get extra points for being so close to each other or is that just part of the fun? This originates from early drifters during the oil shortages who would draft eachother to get better fuel economy on the track. SteelBlue, P_Roloff, jc43089 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekpoint Posted October 31, 2019 Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 2 hours ago, Boris3 said: Ouch, glad everyone's OK and the damage is not too bad. Up to that point looked like fun!! What's the deal though with the guy standing in the infield, safety stewards would/should be cringing at the lack of protection if a car goes off. Death wish or is he agile when he needs to be? They are there to take pictures! Gotta be on their toes! Boris3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tkuhn Posted October 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 7 hours ago, Boris3 said: Ouch, glad everyone's OK and the damage is not too bad. Up to that point looked like fun!! What's the deal though with the guy standing in the infield, safety stewards would/should be cringing at the lack of protection if a car goes off. Death wish or is he agile when he needs to be? Those are media guys, there are 2 flaggers on this particular course. It's more so up to the drivers to be aware of what is infront of them. When in tandem you are only going with the number of people that you communicate with before leaving the start line. Which is basically a common waiver between each other if shit like this was to happen. Drifting is a different animal than road racing and etc. Boris3 and Jdesign 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tkuhn Posted October 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 6 hours ago, straight6pwr said: the low speed of this track sure makes collisions like this safer. do you get extra points for being so close to each other or is that just part of the fun? All of what we do is purely for fun. There is a competitive side to drifting but that's not what we do. Grassroots drifting is much different from competitive, and so is the operating cost lol. So yes we are literally putting money up in smoke 😂 Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted November 2, 2019 Report Share Posted November 2, 2019 On 10/31/2019 at 12:16 PM, straight6pwr said: the low speed of this track sure makes collisions like this safer. It’s low speed when you’re sideways. @TkuhnGlad and you guys are alright! Cars can be fixed. @Boris3 don’t worry the guy is wearing yellow he is impervious to cars Tkuhn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tkuhn Posted November 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2019 12 hours ago, KaiserRolls said: It’s low speed when you’re sideways. @TkuhnGlad and you guys are alright! Cars can be fixed. @Boris3 don’t worry the guy is wearing yellow he is impervious to cars For the record everyone, the last speed I could see on my helmet cam was 35mph. Which is off the front wheel so its true speed not spinning wheel speed. Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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