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Old 12-17-2006, 12:14 AM
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I heard clutch-kick!

You know, he's not really sliding before the apex of the turn. He past the mid-point and kicking it out on exit...atleast on the first turn that you can clearly see. That probably has to do with not being able to see oncoming traffic!! Since his e-brake obviously works, he could have kept the first slide going, and link to the next one by yanking and quickly holding-releasing-holding-releasing the E-brake until he's set up for the next turn. But...the fact that he's doing stuff like that next to a cliff...!! Pretty ballsy!

Why can't I find that many Milanos to go driving with? :P
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Old 12-17-2006, 12:27 AM
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=vm1NHgWBRXA

Hard to see, but you'll see the driver quickly yanking the e-brake *after* he's already sliding, to keep the car going side-ways while slowing down.
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1984 GTV-6 - 80K miles
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Mas:

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1989 Verde - Harsh shocks and SS rears, 27mm torsion bars, stainless lines, pads, 16X7.5 rims, 4.10 rebuilt platinum tranny, poly bushes, and RSR 28mm front and 25.4mm adjustable sways!

1984 GTV-6 - 80K miles
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Old 12-18-2006, 12:01 AM
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Why can't I find that many Milanos to go driving with?
They're all broken (or in some state of disrepair, awaiting greatness)
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grant mine should be complete soon and we can go a driving.
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Here is a TERRIBLE video from a couple of days ago. I told my friend to try to get the steering wheel and the road at the same time, but it didn't work out

You can hear the rear tires spinning, and the car sounds nice atleast!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=iGI6Fq-1fHk

Should be able to put up a better video when it rains again.
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Dude,

Let's go to the driver's school next month!
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Am I perceiving this correctly: You are drifting your car on public 2-lane roads with oncoming traffic and guardrail within feet?
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I'm hoping to hit up one of the larger tracks if I go all the way down there. I might get my friend in his S14 to go, and I'll ride along with him though. He wants to do a driving school first anyways..
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Old 01-05-2007, 07:03 PM
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Grant, driving school was fun no? If you hit the big tracks, you won't get much of a chance to drift

(well, you could, but they don't give style points in Time Trial class)
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Yeah, it was very fun, but I feel the NEED FOR SPEED!!! My drift car hasn't progressed either, so might as well test out the new sways.

Jes,

It's' normally done at night with walkie talkies, but video taping doesn't work so well in the darkness.
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1989 Verde - Harsh shocks and SS rears, 27mm torsion bars, stainless lines, pads, 16X7.5 rims, 4.10 rebuilt platinum tranny, poly bushes, and RSR 28mm front and 25.4mm adjustable sways!

1984 GTV-6 - 80K miles

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Im liking that grant. Ya you need to get a beter vid that one was good and i think on corner three you had a very good slide going. hey you still want this harness bar?
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Old 01-06-2007, 12:13 AM
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Hey man, thanks for the comments.

I really don't know when I'm going to be going down to LA. You can sell the harness bar if you want b/c I'm flaking. I was supposed to go down for christmas, then the Jan 13-14th time trial, but neither of those worked out. If you still have it when I go down South, I'll gladly take it. If not, that's cool then.
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1989 Verde - Harsh shocks and SS rears, 27mm torsion bars, stainless lines, pads, 16X7.5 rims, 4.10 rebuilt platinum tranny, poly bushes, and RSR 28mm front and 25.4mm adjustable sways!

1984 GTV-6 - 80K miles
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=REP5zpMzrSg

AWESOME!


despite the water handicap.

This one is cool too:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=h-QmSOZUw...elated&search=
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1989 Verde - Harsh shocks and SS rears, 27mm torsion bars, stainless lines, pads, 16X7.5 rims, 4.10 rebuilt platinum tranny, poly bushes, and RSR 28mm front and 25.4mm adjustable sways!

1984 GTV-6 - 80K miles

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