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Evening all

thinking of heading up to a drift night at Archerfield or QR in my N/A R33 is it worth taking a non-turbo up there are there many haters?

And if i were to go how much would a day/night cost me (never been B4) prob need tyres aswell

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Hey mate..

is it a practice day?.. or a competition?

If its a competition then id stay clear if you havent drifted before.. If its a practice.. then go for it!.. Its well worth the $100 - $160 (depending on who and where the track day is with)!!! Its awesome amount of fun!..

There isnt any NA hate when it comes to drifting.. you can drift an NA and I have seen people do it just as.. if not better in an NA than some turbos!..

If its your first time drifting I wouldnt worrie too much about tyres.. new kids usually dont end up in blisteringly long smokey drifts on the first drift event.. but then again.. you could be a quick learner.. ;)

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Thx for that mate

It would definetely be a practice day which track would u recommend for a learner?

Do u need to bring ur own petrol in case u run out?

Just need to know all the little things even if they seem stupid.

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Seeing as your in QLD.. and Im in NSW.. I got no clue on tracks up there mate.. sorry..

Have a look at Initial Dirft Australia.. or Aus drift.. or a drifing forum where you can find details where drift specific events are held in your area..

Yes.. petrol is a good idea as you will be thrashing your car all day.. similarly.. poeple can and do go a little crazy on the weight saving factor at track events and completely strip their cars interior.. its not necessery though..

Tools are a good idea if something roots itself.. and fluids.. fluids are a good idea.. coolant.. brake fluid.. oil.. water..

This is a typical preparation for a circuit trackday.. so its a little more hardcore than a first drift event.. really.. just a very basic box is needed with a couple of essentials..

Why not have a look as a specator before you do your drift day?.. have a walk through the pits and see what others bring.. (do bear in mind poeple bring hardcore back up as there are quite skilled drifters that acctualy need the support).. but i think you'll be fine for a first timer with the very basic things..

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Who cares what you're driving, whether its NA or FI? As long as you're out there enjoying the sport like everyone else, that's all that should matter.

People who reckon that drifting is an FI-only sport can go get f**ked, and have a chat with Katsuhiro Ueo. Tsuchiya's hachi is NA as well.

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Who cares what you're driving, whether its NA or FI? As long as you're out there enjoying the sport like everyone else, that's all that should matter.

People who reckon that drifting is an FI-only sport can go get f**ked, and have a chat with Katsuhiro Ueo. Tsuchiya's hachi is NA as well.

An N/A track spec hachi that weighs 700-800kg~ is a little different than a stock N/A R33 in street trim.

Weld the standard diff as a start, and if you can afford it buy some adjustable coilovers (or swaybars.. or both) and castor arms -

Also look at running some skinny tyres on the rear to make it easier to break traction.

You'll have to be alot more aggressive with your car and the clutch/handbrake to make it slide and keep it going, but most importantly have fun and don't worry about what other people think, more often than not they'll be more than happy to lend some advice :banana:

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An N/A track spec hachi that weighs 700-800kg~ is a little different than a stock N/A R33 in street trim

You're not getting my point.

homedog56 was wondering if it was worth taking his NA car to drifting or there'd be too many "haters". I was pointing out that there are plenty of famous NA drifters out there.

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If you are worried about your first time out there on the track - maybe try and find some skid pan days first of all?

Skid pan would be all wet and you really do get to learn alot about the car, how it slides, how it behaves etc and theres plenty of room if you have a "spin"!

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yeah try a skid pan day first, learn how your car handles etc.

then next you can step up to a track day. even better if the track day is a wet day or when its raining, makes it abit easier for a NA to slide.

you can pretty much drift anything whether it be NA or FI.

its just how much balls you got.

in an NA, you gotta full shift the weight to get it to kick out unlike FI you just tap the throttle.

unless your NA is some torquey mofo :P

im yet to go out on my first track day as my car isnt really setup for it yet but hopefully within 4-6 monthts it will have the basic suspension components to get its as$ out on the track and try and do some skids..

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yer im pretty keen to hit up a day and watch first anyway

wen is the next one on

at either track?

and im gettin a exedy heavy duty clutch intsalled on monday

just wanting to know some ppls thoughts and how they hold up under drifting conditions

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