Prolly gonna get crucified for this ...

[Unregistered]

Anyone out there drift race their E34? If so what set up do you have?

[winfred]

well i kicked the ass end out on the 535 leaving work this evening, my e30's more fun and easyer

[zmuff]

I won't say I do any drift racing, but I practice in a few of my favorite spots on occasion. The Dunlops are starting to show noticeable wear, so I'll need a new set by spring. Sideways is a beautiful thing!

[scott540]

went sideways through a wet corner last weekend. Man that was cool. Here's my setup:
stock suspension
Blizzaks on 15 inch steel wheels with one missing hubcap
wet road.
2 carseats in the back

[joshuagore]

When I had my e34 thats what I did with it, I had like 3 sets of used rear tires and at the time I knew of a few abandoned parking lots.

The e34 already has oversteer, so straight out of the box its great fun.

[G Feller]

Like Scott, I have a 540 6-speed. Kicked it hard around a corner to impress some of the girls from work and whoa! That's fun. I can't afford racing, but I think I can afford drifting. Just need to find the proper venues in which to do it "responsibly."

Currently on stock everythig with Mark's chip and pretty fresh Yoko db IIs.


Anyone out there drift race their E34? If so what set up do you have?

[Bill R.]

Like Scott, I have a 540 6-speed. Kicked it hard around a corner to impress some of the girls from work and whoa! That's fun. I can't afford racing, but I think I can afford drifting. Just need to find the proper venues in which to do it "responsibly."

Currently on stock everythig with Mark's chip and pretty fresh Yoko db IIs.

[G Feller]

Not to mention walls, trees, signs, sides of buildings, etc., LOL.

Yet may very well move toward picking up a late-'80s RWD Japanese car. Any recommendations for good drifting cars?

I guess suspension and motor mounts might suffer from curbs too (although I would be doing my best to just kiss them) - what else springs to mind?

Crap, are you trying to keep me in responsible mode? You might talk me out of it yet, but it's not taking over US motorsports for nothing!

[George M]

yeah I learned that the hard way in a Scirroco on Woodward one night in the wet when trying to take a turn around too fast years ago....kept trying to grab lower gears to slow me down but wasn't enough. Those curbs can be pretty unforgiving. One new stamped lower control arm later and I was good to seek out other curbs.
I really did like that car...great balance for a FWD car...the early style designed my the famous master Giorgetto Giugiaro whose body of work makes Chris Bangle look like a cartoonist.
George

[shragon]

One curb is all it takes to make you realize you can't afford drifting :)

lol. yea, my friend did this in a nissan 240 not too long ago.

[Phil M]

Not to mention walls, trees, signs, sides of buildings, etc., LOL.

Yet may very well move toward picking up a late-'80s RWD Japanese car. Any recommendations for good drifting cars?

I guess suspension and motor mounts might suffer from curbs too (although I would be doing my best to just kiss them) - what else springs to mind?

Crap, are you trying to keep me in responsible mode? You might talk me out of it yet, but it's not taking over US motorsports for nothing!

[shragon]

btw... d1 drift in so.cal on feb 28th.

www.d1gp.com

[G Feller]

This should be interesting:

"Veteran rally driver and tuner Rhys Millen announced Tuesday that he'll be driving a 2004 Pontiac GTO in the D1 Grand Prix. The General Motors rear-driver, a joint project by Pontiac and Rhys Millen Racing, will be motivated by a 5.7-liter LS1 V-8 tweaked to the tune of 400 horsepower. Drift-spec suspension pieces will work to keep meaty Yokohama AVS tires (225/40R-18 front and 265/R35-18 rear) firmly planted on Irwindale Speedway's track for the Feb. 28 showdown between Japanese and American talent."

[winfred]

1st generation rx7, the most fun you can have with 100 hp

[G Feller]

I believe a 1984 GSL-SE was the ****.


1st generation rx7, the most fun you can have with 100 hp

[Craig Wright]

Yet may very well move toward picking up a late-'80s RWD Japanese car. Any recommendations for good drifting cars?

I remember an autocrosser here in N. E. Ohio who had an early '80's Mazda 626 2 door which looked very stock.............until you looked under the hood. He had swapped the straight 4 for a RX 7 13B power plant! That setup was a GREAT drifting car! Lots of HP, RWD, and a light body weight.

Craig Wright

[Craig Wright]

I believe a 1984 GSL-SE was the ****.

I lusted for the GSL-SE version, but ended up getting the 5 dr hatchback 626. Lots of room in the back, but not much HP from the straight 4's back then. It will be interesting to see what the new hatchback and wagon version of the 6 will look like.

Craig Wright

[Unregistered]

for give the ignorance but what is drift racing?

[G Feller]

It used to be simply known as "doing burnouts," now a fast-growing multi-million-dollar international industry has sprung up around it (beginning in Japan).

Basically, great drifting drivers are masters of keeping their car moving sideways rather than forwards. Points are awarded for both style and skill.


for give the ignorance but what is drift racing?

[mikey535im]

for give the ignorance but what is drift racing?
:D

[BennyM]

let the snow banks catch you. Plus, without winter tires its almost too easy to get the car sideways. Its great fun.