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Hey everyone. Many of you already know Im an avid GT-R fan, well, now I have one. Actually I've had one since March but it's only been running for a couple of weeks now. We will be building it into clean, comfortable and fairly legal street car with supercar performance on a budget. SOme of you might have seen it all before, some might learn something. The first feature will be in Motive DVD #14, but in the mean time, I've put a back story feature on our website here: PROJECT BUDGET SUPERCAR MOTIVE WEBSITE FEATURE

IM sure you can tell me your problem with me in person this weekend?

We'll be meeting you at Pheasants nest so we can film the road trip for the DVD. Unfortunately our GTR isn't back together yet due to work being crazy busy But will be an awesome weekend

Every racetrack in the world looks boring on a 2D map. Driving it is very different

Even better. Here it is.

Hey everyone. We now have a map up on the website. Check it out. http://trackbattle.com.au/trackbattle/2011/09/01/calder-park-thunderdome-track-map/

I believe Ash has another announcement to make?

Ha ha At least we're willing to discuss with drivers, most events simply dont care

We have a limit on tyres in all classes to eliminate big budget teams using brand new tyres every session and creating a big gap between big dollar teams and weekend racers. I have looked at the possibility of semis in street class and we will have a drivers meeting after every event where competitors can discuss and vote.

THis is true, I had a meeting with their board last year about it. WE're with AASA so no CAMS politics to worry about at this stage

This is turning into quite an interesting read I must say In regards to TA being a glorified Super Sprint, I dont agree. I have attended enough Super Sprints in NSW and they were mostly old people in open wheelers and MX-5s. THe cars that weren't, were on slicks and not one single category suited my car. Also, every person there was a family member or friend. No crowd what so ever. Time Attack is for tuner style cars running street tyres . Yes, I realise the top cars are far beyond that but they are built with almost no rules to become fantasy machines that are awesome to watch! And in regards to drifting making you a better circuit driver, everyone who has tried drifting (properly that is) seems to agree with me, while those who havn't done it mostly don't. I've seen many circuit guys get sideways and dont know what to do. They either crash or drive real sloppy. Getting sideways for me is not out of the ordinary so you tend to push harder, look for the limit and do it with confidence. Back on topic. Event is going to be awesome. Finally Time Attack will see TV air time! ....... and Ash will blow a diff or hit the wall or both

A valid point, but when the production company is owned by one of the organisers, who is actually a car enthusiast, its not quite the same situation. Name one other event where entry fees of $380 or $580 bought you TV coverage?? Exactly. Try $3800 or $5800 All of the points you are brining up are completely valid and things we have looked at to overcome. We're not jumping into this trying to cash in, we've been wokring in this scene for a long time anmd treaded very carefully into it to help do it right. Cant please everyone though I guess.

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Still not quite right Toyo pulled out when the economic crisis hit in 2008 under dirtect orders from Japan HQ, not becuase they wanted to in Australia. The new owners weren't able to secure any major sponsorship, but we will be announcing very shortly ourt naming right sponsor and they ARE getting behind ADGP. Beleive it or not, not every drifter is a jobless bum ( although won't deny they exist). look at motorcross riders. before the go pro they usually look like broke bums as well. Your also wrong about combining them to make buck. combining them to ensure the future of both series. Once either one can sustain themselves we are looking at running them separately. If enough poeple supoprt it we will, if they complain on the internet and dont enter, we wont be able to. I don't really like when people presume other people's motives for helping do something. Australia needs a national drift series to grow the sport and time attack drivers were crying out for more than one event to drive their car at, and we're giving TV coverage for both. Its not about cash, its about helping the scene Ive been a part of for a long time, but you do need to make the money back you invest, which is a LOT. I own a drift and time attack car, so you can do both you know. in fact, drifting has helped me drive a RWD time attack car much better Your negativity isn't going to help either sport

Our Motive DVD S14 time attack car needs a dry sump due to oil surge at high g-force. interested to see what you come up with

Funny part is drifters say similar things about time attack drivers............ We have designed all of the track layouts at each venue to have the least amount of impact between the drift course and time attack course, to the point that all three tracks only have one or two corners that are used by both drifters and time attack cars, making clean up procedures quick and easy. Also, the starline for the drifters wont be on a part of the track driven by time attack cars, meaning they wont drip oil and fluids onto the track. We have taken a lot of this into consideration to make sure everyone is happy. The pits will be separate too. From all of our research, Time Attack attracts sponsors while drifting attracts crowd. Both are important.

Kerbing and tyres are being used for most of the course. Water barriers will only be used in a couple of safety concern spots, but will also ahve tyres before them and wont be filled with water. No reality check required, and I've covered numerous Redline Time Attack events on ovals in the US for DSPORT DVD and know a lot about how they are run. We are doing everything we can to exploit the good parts of teh thunderdome and cancel out the bad.

that press release was written over 4 months a go before Calder was confirmed. Express has 3-4 month lead times so you shouldnt listen to anything they hav as "NEWS". The website sais its go, there was a testing video and no offical notice it's canned so why would you just presume that? Its on 110% and the track is already paid for. Ash is entered so come cheer him on

Gonna have to pull you up here. Right on some counts, wrong on others. Yes, many sponsors dont want anything to do with "typical" drifters, which is understandable, but DA failed when Toyo pulled out hundreds of thousands of dollars in sponsorship, leaving DA high and dry at the last minute. They then sold it to new owners who ran nightclubs and had no idea about drifting. Lack of fans was certainly not the reason and WTAC proved that. The reason ADGP and Track Battle are run in parralel to each other is simple. Each sport on their own isn't quite strong enough to hold their own as a national series.....yet. Simple part is: Time Attack brings sponsors Drifting brings spectators Need both for a successful telvised national series

Already sold and paid for. Damn!

3- Enkei RPF1 18x9.5 +15 and 1810.5-inch+15 wheels. These are super super light. On par with TE37s but much cheaper ( and less common in Aus ). Wheels were painted black here and have a couple of chips but no damage to the actual wheels. They come with Toyo R888 255/35R18 and 275/35R18 tyres. They've done a few track days but still have 40- 50% tread left on then so could still be driven on the street for a while or two or three track days left in them. Selling as I have purchased 2 matching sets of something else. Asking $1700 Check out how awesome they are here: ENKEI WEBSITE - RPF1

The Drift Series is filling up like a fat kid in an all you can eat restaurant. Time Attack is starting to catch on. Ash assures me he and all of his friends will be entering, isn't that right Ash.

One of the organisers, yes, sponsorship and money determines everything. If a big name sponsor and all the drivers are keen, it will go North, if they aren't it won't. I'd like to, but my personal desire to do so can't be the reason

Its designed to be THE Australian Drift Series. We've invested a lot of time and money into it and are in it for the long haul

ha ha. Had them since end of 2007 and they sat in the shed till mid last year when they did 4 track days on the drift car before sitting around for another 8 months. They are all hard and crap. R888s are a second or two slower than Hankooks or A050s anyway! the 255s rub slightly on the front already and Hankook don't do a 255, they do a 235 or a 265. And yes, brining it to Calder to smash the dome.....so who's entering to take on the 200 in RWD class??