D1GP USA Round 3, Chicago...

NonStopTuning · Post by **NonStopTuning** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 12:16 pm

For those who would like to follow along at home...
http://www.nonstoptuning.com/pageNSTblogAUG.html

mooreofit · Post by **mooreofit** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:16 pm

awesome how did it go for this evening?

mexellent · Post by **mexellent** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 12:14 am

That is awesome. Where do we catch event coverage?

ga_goosh · Post by **ga_goosh** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 2:19 pm

that is a nice curve i like it

Post by **CBR_TOY** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 6:49 pm

i heard about the drama at rd. 3..... such a shame

pecx · Post by **pecx** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:06 am

what happened?

big slice · Post by **big slice** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:51 am

Man if I had stayed up in Chicago, I would've been all over this. Hope to see coverage soon.

NonStopTuning · Post by **NonStopTuning** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:14 pm

Will did a good job with the limited number of practice runs (six) that he was able to get in. The car seems to be doing ok, but definitely needs a better Ebrake setup, and some more power. I'm proud of Will and his efforts. I'm sure we'll get 'em in Chicago.

Final recap, pics, and video on the NST blog...
http://www.nonstoptuning.com/pageNSTblogAUG.html

See you soon guys!!!

Overdrift · Post by **Overdrift** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:27 pm

it looks like someone else was driving or something was wrong with the car. That didn't look like a Will Parson's run.

landslideATX · Post by **landslideATX** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:38 pm

hope i'm not stepping on any toes here, but i'm not to big on the new D1 tracks. they seem to be americanized to fit the big high power cars that america sales. it seems to be turning into the whole drag thing, its not the skill its the money. the person with more money builds a bigger more powerful car and wins. it used to be that a corolla would out up a good fight. but it seems like the tracks are just long swooping curves and no tech.

Post by **dr.occa** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 3:02 pm

still proud of you guys.

the course seems a bit uneventful but it can still provide tech in that a good sense of depth, timing and throttle modulation for highspeed entries, exits and lead-in setup seems more the game plan here.

NonStopTuning · Post by **NonStopTuning** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 3:54 pm

landslideATX wrote:hope i'm not stepping on any toes here, but i'm not to big on the new D1 tracks. they seem to be americanized to fit the big high power cars that america sales. it seems to be turning into the whole drag thing, its not the skill its the money. the person with more money builds a bigger more powerful car and wins. it used to be that a corolla would out up a good fight. but it seems like the tracks are just long swooping curves and no tech.

I'm not really sure that I agree with what you are saying here.

The Japanese guys like Saito, Kumakubo, Nomuken, Tanaka, and Yoshioka (in their big hp cars) have been laying the smack down on the majority of the American cars... big power or not. Aaron, Chelsea, Russel, and Will have all been doing very well. Everyone should be proud of team TX this season.

Will's car is definitely underpowered compared to the majority of the field. He did VERY well in rounds one and two and would have gone further if he had not been paired against KING SAITO. If you haven't watched the events live, then you cant realistically make an accurate assessment.

The reality is this... as long as there are ways for people to make more HP, they are going to do it. Building smaller tighter tracks will not stop people from upgrading their cars to be more powerful. The Japanese D1 drivers all have 400+ hp, more than most of the American cars... so you cant really say that the tracks are being setup to suit the big hp cars sold in America. All the PRO cars in any drift series, US, Japan, Canada, etc. have big HP.

The days of cars with less than 200hp being competitive at the pro level are long gone, but that is not necessarily due to track layouts. It is due to the natural progression of the sport and the other cars that other teams are building. A good driver, with a properly working car, with a good amount of seat time (Will Parsons comes to mind) can be very competitive at the D1GP USA level with an AE86 with 250 hp.

See you next time :D

Post by **nt66** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 4:16 pm

thanks for the kind words guys. I had a good time in chicago I got very little practice on the track and never really found my groove. I will be back in action at englishtown though and I can't wait for another shot at saito.

Post by **dr.occa** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 4:22 pm

nt66 wrote:thanks for the kind words guys. I had a good time in chicago I got very little practice on the track and never really found my groove. I will be back in action at englishtown though and I can't wait for another shot at saito.

that's the spirit will! looking forward to seeing it. hope the next round will afford you more practice time.

Post by **CBR_TOY** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:00 pm

yes.... very nice vid and way to go Will. i love how Tx is always there to compete and represent

excellent blog Mike and always right there with the updates. keep up the awesome work guys and SEE YOU THURSDAY!!!!