makes me want my 240 again

[deerock]

I just saw this video, and it makes me want my 240 back, or be different like the guys in the video with the huge sedans and larger coupe cars . or just go full drift with the miata. anyways on with the video, some different cars drifting in there too, see if you can spot them ;)

http://vimeo.com/2843979

[N3v]

full drift with the miata. this is the correct choice.

[deerock]

yes. i have been considering it. i recently did the blastpipes or victory pipes as some call them, they are a blast and loud. judging by your sig. and the full cage you slide yours? doesnt help that ive also seen you on roadster drift .com

[N3v]

yep, all drift all the time. I've never been to a track day though, i bet they're a lot of fun too. But drifting is just way too much fun to think about spending the money to go to a different event.

[deerock]

yeah, ive never done a trackday either, but i do go drifting alot, i may not be super good at it but i can get some dope ones when i can get it to slide right, i just need to invest in a nice differential really. any suggestions? i was looking at a few different ones

[N3v]

well, as someone who doesn't own coilovers yet,
1. get coilovers
but also if you have an open diff or vlsd it's gonna be kind of a pain in the *** to hold a drift, you usually have to initiate with the handbrake. Hell, I have a torsen, and its twice as hard to lock it up on a left turn than a right for some reason. If you already have the 1.8 rear end setup, the next step is a kaaz 1.5 way diff. I hear these are so awesome it almost gives an unfair advantage.

But really, coilovers are good (stance is best). I still threw it around last season on my stock suspension; it made it easier that I had a cage. I'm getting coils asap. and a clutch, my new itb power and agressive driving is making short order out of my stock clutch.

Miatas are fun cars, and even more fun as drift cars. You have to drive the piss out of them, but man its fun.

[deerock]

well i have the stances already, and loving them, and im on a open diff. its a pain in the *** to hold one going left, but a lot easier to "lock" the diff going right. trust me. i drive the piss out of my car. ons time it pissed onto a curb.

so if they have a kaaz 1.5 way for the 1.6 stock open diff its worth doing?

[metalman]

Nothing makes me want a 240. But of course I am straight. :lol:

[deerock]

lolol, i just want it cause its the easiest car ive ever driven to go sideways




and im still straight. :P

[metalman]

and im still straight. :P

Riiiight!! :lol:


j/k....... :D

240's a are great drift cars. Even Marty ditched Miatas for them. hehehe...

[deerock]

:lol: you a funny man

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

That video just made me want to live in Japan more than anything! You guys should post in the motorsports section if you want to talk drift. :)

[MoD_Scotty]

cool vid.

[simontibbett]

Ahh drifting. I use to be obsessed with it before it hit mainstream. Use to do it all the time, crashed, destroyed my car, etc. lol. But then I did a couple of track events again and remembered how lame drifting is compared to real driving lol.

[jesseealexander]

^^ troof. its fun do do every now and then for ****s and giggles, but its not worth the $$ AT ALL.

[MeFryRice]

The video is pretty cool.

I would much rather watch drifting in that sort of environment then say Formula D. Drifting is fun but I don't feel it should have ever become an event like it is here in the states. The judging is what really kills it for me.

About the 240's, I'm not really a huge fan of them but there are the few out there that I think are done correctly but most of them are POS's with a rattle-can paint job and stickered up from bumper to bumper.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

I think the 240's here are treated with less respect than their Japanese counter parts. Actually, I think that applies to a lot of cars here, might just be a mentality thing.

[deerock]

The video is pretty cool.

I would much rather watch drifting in that sort of environment then say Formula D. Drifting is fun but I don't feel it should have ever become an event like it is here in the states. The judging is what really kills it for me.

About the 240's, I'm not really a huge fan of them but there are the few out there that I think are done correctly but most of them are POS's with a rattle-can paint job and stickered up from bumper to bumper.

word to that, half the ones i see are exactly how you described them. just junk with a rather well decent turbo motor. i like them, but i dont at the same time.

I think the 240's here are treated with less respect than their Japanese counter parts. Actually, I think that applies to a lot of cars here, might just be a mentality thing.

this is true, here the cars are portrayed like they are the only worthy car for drifting. but if you watch the japanese videos, its not even about a fly *** 240 with the perfect fitment or paint job, its more along the line that they can make more than a fanboy car able to drift. and i will post more in the motorsports section :D

[Doppelgänger]

soooooooo what music is that playing in the video?

Hell, even their crashed up cars look better than 90% of the 240s that fanboys are driving around.


I also agree that the "americanized" version and what drifting is perceived as here in the states is blasphmey to what it started as over there. If you notice, no all of those cars are about making big smoke or being at full lock at all times. They have a way of making it look killer without all of the over-done "rules" of drifting, it's all about being smooth and doing what it takes to set up for the next slide/turn/curve...even if that means "weak sauce" low angle slides (which are much harder to maintain then full lock slides). When I picked up more on drifting, all I had to go by was what I watched (not Initial D...didn't see that until years later) and I just had to figure out how I can imitate those moves....which ultimately shaped my technique and style.

[MeFryRice]

soooooooo what music is that playing in the video?

Song is very mellow but cool. I watch the video just to hear the song.

[MeFryRice]

I also agree that the "americanized" version and what drifting is perceived as here in the states is blasphmey to what it started as over there. If you notice, no all of those cars are about making big smoke or being at full lock at all times. They have a way of making it look killer without all of the over-done "rules" of drifting, it's all about being smooth and doing what it takes to set up for the next slide/turn/curve...even if that means "weak sauce" low angle slides (which are much harder to maintain then full lock slides). When I picked up more on drifting, all I had to go by was what I watched (not Initial D...didn't see that until years later) and I just had to figure out how I can imitate those moves....which ultimately shaped my technique and style.

Thank you. Finally someone sees it like I do.