Went to that Hada autox event posted in the events section, and after my second run some douche bag on a power trip stops me and says I’m not allowed to drift, blah blah and it will get me into trouble.
Then later aftering spining out and staying on the throttle the same guy says I’m not allowed to drive anymore and have to leave. I didn’t even knock over a pylon, but if you drive a miata and slide half the course knocking over 5-6 pylons it’s cool. Just so long as you don’t drive a 240. They gave the same bs to someone else who posts on here with a black s13. Telling him if he drifts at all he’ll have to leave.
Whatever, big waste of time. Most of the guys there were pretty cool, just watch out for people on power trips.
Yeah man, that fat marshall told me I’d get kicked if I drifted again after my first 2 runs. I didn’t knock over any pylons or spin out (only slid to a stop). I really wanted to go crazy on the last run just for fun but I kinda like the autocross events and I didn’t wanna get banned. I think that if they didn’t want people to drift, they shouldn’t have posted the event on the 240 board lol.
next time explain vehicle dynamics and explian characteristics of a high hp low weight rwd car to them. Then run faster lap times than the miata’s and if they give you shit ask them if your so wrong why your running faster times than everyone else.
If anyone here thinks they could even approach the times a good Solo-2 driver could do when drifting they’re dilluting themselves.
Solo-2 is slow… in a manner of speaking. Sure the speeds are low, but you’re MUCH bussier. You need to have VERY quick hands, feet, wits and reflexes to drive well at an autocross. “Mentally” it’s about the fastest motorsport there is. This is why most good autocross drivers go on to be very good at other driving disciplines.
BTW the reason drifting is not allowed is not just about safety.
It’s about insurance. The club buys insurance for an autoslalom, not a drift day. Allowing drifting is a violation of the insurance policy. Drifting events are a seperate event policy (which is available to CASC clubs).
Tire marks. At some venues they get very bent out of shape about the decidely darker and more noticable marks that spinning tires make. By accident is one thing. But doing it intentionally is another.
Time. every time you spin to a stop you hold up the event for everyone.
Venue rules. Back when organized drifting first came to Ontario they held a couple of events at that site in Brampton. The event was so unsafe that the venue decided never to allow drifting again. If anyone from the arena management saw drifting during a slalom that would be the end of slalom at that venue for ever.
I firmly believe that amateur drifting has no place in a parking lot. There isn’t enough room. Drifting belongs on a track. But that’s just MHO.
Oh and BBTW. The great drifter Keiichi Tsuchiya was a failed Solo-2 competitor (gymkhana) before turning his intrests to the slide.
If drifting isnt allowed how come the only car that got hassled was a 240. I seem to recall miatas sliding around like crazy and knocking over 5 pylons a run.
He’s not insulting drifting, he’s just giving you (valid) reasons why they don’t like it at SOLO events. For all you know he’s an avid drift fan.
240SXs get singled out. So what? Are you surprised? The car is known for drifting. If you wanna join an event that doesn’t allow it, take special care to avoid it.
