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getting very close now.. comp should be awsome. both days will rock,

practise always manages to cause some drama and god forbid accidents..

lots of very TUFF cars at this comp and the track will really test some of the skill levels with its high speeds..

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Round 3 of the TOYO Drift Nationals will be held at Adelaide International Raceway on the 30th - 31st July. We are back to the home of drifting in Australia, Adelaide. This event can not be missed with highlights D1 Driver demonstrations, Drift Rides for lucky spectators, Live DJ's, Promo Girls and some of the best drifters from around Australia battling it out for the national championship

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does it get any better??? :werd:

i though the drift was quite good but was dissapointed that the spectator stands were no where near close to the actual action unlike at mallala where they woosshh straight past you. Highlight of the day for me would have to be getting my picture taken with Signals' Bai and his co-drifter. Those two guys were awesome, in person and on the track.

Rd 3 report

What a fantastic weekend!! From the perfect weather to the fiercely competitive drivers and the frighteningly fast track layout, drifting has definitely found its footing at Adelaide Raceway. As in Round 2, the top class qualifiers for the day were Tony Harrison (Marshall Tyres Commodore) and Leighton Fine (Yellow AE86) with solid performances geared to the judges requests of feint entries and use of full width of the track.

Team Drifting again was a hit, with the all AE86 clan – Team Cheese - strutting their stuff with good proximity. From watching the 8 teams that entered this segment, it has become evident that good drivers don’t necessarily make good teams!

A new feature introduced for this round was the Driftkhana, which was an absolute hit with drivers and spectators. The aim of Driftkhana is to navigate around short course made of cones in the quickest time – all while never attaining rear wheel traction!! Darren Appleton took the win here in his Nissan Laurel, although the next 8 drivers were less than 2 seconds behind!!

Sunday brought the finalists together to see who would be the ultimate champion. A quick practice session saw most drivers only take a few laps as many were concerned with excessive tyre wear.

Team Drifting was easily won by Team Cheese, although Simon Michelmore made 2 errors in their 1st 2 laps, the overall drifting ability finally came together on the 3rd lap. Simon along with Leighton Fine, Ben Cumming and Joel Fitzgerald will hopefully continue the all AE86 theme of Team Cheese in future events.

Street Class battles were dominated by the top qualifiers with the exception of Chris DeJagger who was knocked out in the first round after a spin. His huge feint entries on Day 1 had earned him a top 4 qualifying spot coming into the battles.

Darren Appleton managed to blow a FRONT tyre in his battle for 3rd place, so he retired to 4th behind Grant Frencham who finished 3rd.

The final street battle of the day belonged to the 1st and 3rd place qualifiers, both in AE86’s, both hometown favourites, both from Team Cheese!! Leighton Fine and Simon Michelmore know each other’s driving styles back to front, and so close racing is always expected with these two. On this occasion Simon pushed too hard coming into the hairpin left, and looped and looped and looped to the cheers of the judges.

Leighton was faultlessly consistant all weekend, as he has been since Round 1. He has run away with championship points with three wins but mathematically he can be reeled in by the end of Round 5.

Pro Class saw James Mardle qualify 2nd between regular drivers such as James Vahoumis, Tony Harrison and Mick Tyler. The first round of battles saw Christian Pickering and Adam Trawhella sent back for TWO reruns, with Trawhella the eventual winner to the delight of the W.A. fan club in the stands. Tony Harrison made an early exit against George Spartalis after a spin while chasing.

The second round of battles pitted points leaders Jerome Kennedy against James Vahoumis. An inside pass by Kennedy at the hairpin on the first lap put the pressure on, however technical problems from the D1 Garage car saw Vahoumis retire before he could complete another lap.

A surprised Adam Trawhella found himself in the final against local driver James Mardle. The first lap saw very close racing with an even points distribution awarded to both drivers. In the second lap Mardle failed to use the full width of the track in the link between the esses and the hairpin, while Trawhella did so without losing spacing, giving him the points advantage by the narrowest of margins.

Following presentations the Toyo Expression Session again lived up to its reputation as THE BEST drifting ever seen in Australia. For this segment the fabled AIR “bowl” was opened up giving drivers a 270 degrees of nascar like banked road to shred the last of their tyres. Sent out in quick succession, and only open to the Sunday finalists, this means that reasonably skilled drivers give an awesome show to those who stay to see the best.

Pro Class Qualifying

Position       Car                          Driver Name                Team
1              Holden VN - Grey             Tony Harrison              Marshall Tyres
2              Nissan S13 - White           James Mardle               Delirium
3              Nissan S14.5 - Red           James Vahoumis             D1 Garage/Toyo
4              Nissan Cefiro - Purple       Mick Tyler                 Adrenalin Auto Styling
5              Nissan Cefiro - White        Adam Trewhella             Hyperdrive
6              Holden Ute - Red             Andrew Webber              Red Rock
7              Nissan S13 Silvia - Yellow   James Eames                Speedworks
8              Nissan 180sx - Red           Alex Dickinson             Garage-13.com
9              Nissan 180sx - Pink          Jairus Whererau            Chasers
10             Nissan Cefiro - Yellow       Nicholas Van Geest         X-Speed
11             Nissan S13.4 - Blue          Jerome Kennedy             Option 1 Garage
12             Nissan 180sx - Black         Christian Pickering        Tillbrook Auto and Dyno
13             Nissan S13 Silvia - Black    Micheal Truscott           Phillips Performance Lighting
14             Nissan S13.5 - Pink          Denzo                      Tillbrook Auto and Dyno
15             Nissan 180sx - Red           Johnny Udy
16             Nissan S15 - Pink            George Spartalis           Digital Designs
17             Nissan Cefiro - Pink         Danny Keanneally           ADD Racing
18             Nissan 200sx S15 - Red       Mark Marchesan             D1 Garage/Toyo
19             Nissan S14 - White           Chris Oakey                Team Thrash


Street Class Qualifying
Position       Car                          Driver Name
1              AE86 - Yellow                Leighton Fine
2              Nissan Laurel - Purple       Darren Appleton
3              AE86 - Blue                  Simon Michelmore
4              Nissan Skyline R33 - Grey    Chris De Jager
5              Nissan Cefiro - Black        Grant Frencham
6              Nissan Sil80 - Blue          Dave Colwell
7              Toyota AE86 - Black/Silver   Joel Fitzgerald
8              Nissan R32 Skyline - White   Linden Reynolds
9              Nissan 180sx -               Jimmy Bonner
10             Nissan S13 - Green           Anthony Bilic
11             Nissan 180sx - Silver        James Rosser
12             Nissan Skyline R33 - Grey    Dan Mackie
13             Nissan 200sx S14 - Red       Mike Castle
14             Nissan Skyline R32 Blue      Matty Di Bendetto
15             Nissan Silvia S13 - Blue     Chris Evans
16             Nissan Sil80                 Paul Austin
17             Nissan 180sx - Black         Dale Campaign
18             Nissan 180sx - Orange        Sam Langholz
19             Nissan Silvia S13 - Green    Luke Rotolone
20             Nissan Cefiro - Blue         Matt Ramsay
21             Nissan R31 Skyline - Black   Chris Easton
22             Nissan Skyline R32 - Silver  James Benford
23             AE86 - Brown                 Ben Cumming
24             Mazda RX7 - Silver           John Seely
25             Toyota AE86 - White          Matt Dellamalva



Pro Class Rd 3 Final Placings/Points

Position        Name                   Car                          Points

1               Adam Trawhella         White Cefiro                 20
2               James Mardle           White S13                    18
3               Jerome Kennedy         Blue S13.4                   16
4               JT                     Pink 180sx                   14
5               James Vahoumis         White S14.5                  12
6               Mick Tyler             Purple Cefiro                10
7               Nicholas Van Geest     Yellow Cefiro                8
8               George Spartalis       Pink S15                     6
9               Tony Harrison          Grey Commodore VN            4
10              Andrew Webber          Red Holden Ute               2
11              James Eames            Yellow S13                   1
12              Alex Dickinson         Red 180sx                    1
13              Christian Pickering    Grey 180sx                   1
14              Michael Truscott       Black S13                    1
15              Danny Vahoumis         Pink S13.5`                  1
16              Johnny Udy             Red/Grey 180sx               1




Pro Class 2005 Championship Points Standing

Position        Name                   Sponsor                      Points

1               Jerome Kennedy         Option 1 Garage              46
2               James Vahoumis         D1 Garage                    42
3               Mick Tyler             Adrenaline Auto Styling      34
4               JT                     Chasers                      28
5               Tony Harrison          Marshall Tyres               24
6               Mark Marcheson         D1 Garage                    24
7               Adam Trawhella         Hyperdrive                   20
8               James Mardle           Delirium                     18
9               Danny Kenneally        ADD Racing                   16
10              Andrew Midson          Ozzie Tyres                  14
11              Christian Pickering    Tillbrook Auto and Dyno      13
12              Michael Truscott       Phillips Performance Lighting12
13              Andrew Webber          Red Rock                     10
14              Nicholas Van Geest     K-Speed                      8
15              Robbie Bolger          CAPA                         6
16              George Spartalis       GT Autosound                 6
17              Johnny Udy                                          5
18              Bryce Chapman          Run-a-Muck Racing            3
19              Ric Walsh              Ricol Automotive             2
20              Jarred Danaher         East Coast Suspension        2






Street Class Rd 3 Final Placings/Points

Position        Name                   Car                          Points

1               Leighton Fine          Yellow AE86                  20
2               Simon Michelmore       Blue AE86                    18
3               Grant Frencham         Black Cefiro                 16
4               Darren Appleton        Purple Laurel                14
5               Dave Colwell           Blue Sil80                   12
6               Linden Reynolds        White R32                    10
7               Anthony Bilic          Green S13                    8
8               Mike Castle            Red S14                      6
9               Chris DeJagger         Grey R33                     4
10              Joel Fitzgerald        Grey/Black AE86              2
11              Jimmy Bonner           Nissan 180sx                 1
12              James Rosser           Silver 180sx                 1
13              Dan Mackie             Grey R33                     1
14              Matt DiBenedetto       Blue R32                     1
15              Chris Evans            Blue S13                     1
16              Paul Austin            Nissan Sil80                 1



Street Class 2005 Championship Points Standing


Position        Name                   Car                          Points

1               Leighton Fine          AE86                         60
2               Ben Cumming            AE86                         32
3               Chris DeJager          Nissan R33                   22
=4             Simon Michelmore       Blue AE86                    18
               Anthony Bilic          Nissan S13                   18
               Eugene Arendson        Nissan S14                   18
7               Grant Frencham         Black Cefiro                 16
=8             Sam Downing            Nissan 180sx                 14
               Peter Bryn-Holland     Nissan S13                   14
               Darren Appleton        Purple Laurel                14
=11            Dave Colwell           Blue Sil80                   12
               Cameron Gale           Nissan Laurel                12
=13            Linden Reynolds        White R32                    10
               Tony Bishop            Nissan S13                   10
               Tim Ottoway            Toyota Celica                10
=16            Jos Roder              Nissan S13                   8
               Dan Mackie             Nissan R33                   8
               Anthony Bilic          Green S13                    8
=19            Chris Easton           Nissan R31                   6
               Mike Castle            Red S14                      6
=21            Dan Ryan               Nissan Sil80                 4
               Stephen Mountfort      Nissan S13                   4
=23            Matt DiBenedetto       Nissan R32                   2
               Steven Arkinstall      Nissan S13                   2
               Ben Horwood            Nissan 180sx                 2

here are all the links to pics and vids I could find (no particular order):

http://fullboost.com.au/

http://www.pbase.com/mcphotographics/050730

http://grimey.fotopic.net/

http://www.putfile.com/media.php?n=MOV02866

http://www.putfile.com/media.php?n=MOV0287163

http://www.putfile.com/media.php?n=MOV02885

http://filepost.us/userfiles/Grimey/Speedwork.wmv

http://www.putfile.com/media.php?n=MOV02864

http://www.putfile.com/media.php?n=MOV02864

http://www.putfile.com/media.php?n=MOV02866

http://www.sendmefile.com/00029992

http://users.tpg.com.au/adslga9u/other/smoke.wmv

http://users.tpg.com.au/adslga9u/other/twinspin.wmv

http://users.tpg.com.au/adslga9u/other/upthebum.wmv

http://users.tpg.com.au/adslga9u/other/appletonceffie.wmv

http://users.tpg.com.au/adslga9u/other/delirepresent.wmv

have fun, see you all at VicDrift Winton (Sept 24), then Rd 4 DNATS at Oran Park (Oct 30).

Cheers,

Trav

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