Ive been gone a while, I was staying in Thompson Falls, MT for 3 weeks to learn the art of snow drifting in the foohills of and in the rockies. Here is it all in a nut shell.
I had a few BIGGER crashes
Day 1 = CL Crash 1
Oversteered almost into a snow bank and lost control on the ice, bringing the passenger side, where my girlfriend was sitting, too close to the side for comfort, so I did the natural thing to keep her from hitting, quick left, hard right pull and release to engage drift, neutral and brought my side into the 8 ft tall wall of snow
Total damage: $112.34

Day 9 = CL Crash 2
Really foggy, really stoned out on a drive to Walmart, so I wanted to drift around Missula a lil bit and wake those folks up, 75mph into someones 5ft Juniper hedges, saw a house coming, slight left, engage drift, brake to a nice lil stop. Got it all on tape if any of you want to help me get it on the computer.
Total Damage: Unknown

Day 23 = JDM 180sx w/ Turbo Crash 1
Simple crash. Icey corner in a full swing drift, Lifted Dodge coming around the corner, nowhere to go but... THROUGH THE GUARD RAIL AND INTO THE CLARK FORK RIVER @ 65 (the corner was a suggested 30). Luckily there was drift wood that was able to stop me about 3ft deep about 10ft out. Saved the car
Total Damage: $1297.11

"If your gonna drift, you gotta give your heart and soul to your car and the road and accept the fact that you WILL crash, it all just matters when" - Ethan (My Trainer and Friend)

 

Also the triumph is alot of skills and GREAT footage

 

i NEED to see this vid

-Alex

 

dumbass

it's all fun and games until someone gets hurt or killed :rolleye:

 

maybe ease up on the drifting?

 

that doesnt sound like fun at all...i need to see the video so that i can point and laugh

 

 

you've GOT to be a f'n moron

 

Absolutely Agree

 

bad driving skills? poor misuse of a car? engaging drift in fwd car?

 

that has to be the dumbest thing i have heard all year.

 

you are an idiot for driving like that.

second you are also an idiot for trying to drift you CL

 

retard.... take it to a track

 

It must be nice to have an unlimited money supply.......I never say anything mean, but man you dont deserve to drive.

 

ouch..

 

Everyone wanted to reply to everyone of these when I told them about it, so I had everyone pick 1 or 2 to reply to.

And you will as soon as we get them on our comp.

-Matt

Yes we are well aware of those risks, that is why we stay in semi-controlled enviroments (weather and nature makes it not able to be under our control) and be install proper saftey devices in all vehicles drifting as well as equipment for the drivers (helmet etc.) However this does not reduce all risks and we are aware and have accepted that fact. Life without fun is death.

-Derek
Dont worry, its not an everyday thing, not even a weekly thing

-Aaron
If it doesnt sound like fun then you dont want to see the video. Dont pretend your not intrigued.
=) - Marcella
Yeah I know. Workin on the videos for you.
-Wes
Nah, the morons are the ones draggin down trafficed roads at 150 mph or those that are dealin crack out of the back of their cars.
-Timmy

you would
-Aaron
Bad driving skills? depends on whos driving... driving skill is aquired
Poor misuse of car? using the car to its full capable extend.. with modifications of course
Engaging drift in fwd car? more brake work, less work than rwd, I can put it in your rear if you want
everyone is entitled to their opinion, yours just sucks

-Heather

The year has just begun buddy
-Ethan

We would rather be driving than wasting our days on the internet. We dont TRY and drift the CL, we do, and infact it drifts quite well. Oh and your avatar, the red CL appears to be in mid-drift left. On a closed track.
-Kevin

Taken care of all those in our area, safe closed roads, empty parking lots are just the same, roads have a few more risks.
-Wes

Hmm. We earn every dime we spend. Nothing has been handed to us. And with not the not deserving to drive, who died and made you DMV. All but 2 of us passed the California State Drivers Permit and Licence Tests with 100% on our first try. The people that dont deserve to drive are the ones weaving in and out of cars down the freeway over the speed limit in order to get somewhere, on average, of 1 min 30 sec quicker. Oh and the 85 year olds on viagra shouldnt drive either.
-Matt

oh darn welcome back to 3rd grade.
=) -Marcella

 

looks like you have a big "krew"

i dont care wtf you all do with your cars as long as you dont do it on public streets

 

i can careless about you or your crew. how would you feel if you kill some innocent people while you're drifting in the public? just do it at the tracks. don't be a moron!

 

you and your whole crew are idiots for drifiting in public places, drifitng in a public place on your "stoned" out drive to walmart. You talk about idiots weaving slgihtly above speed limit YOU drifted in an area obviously with people right into some hedges at 75 mph. Have fun tree Hunting. You sound more little a dorky little "high school drifter" a little to much Initial D for somebody.

 

if you crash you suck at driving.

full capable extend?

 

It was at an scca solo 2 event, and i dont know how any thing in that picture shows you that the car is 'drifting' to me it looks like a nice push.

 

Any you say can and will be used against u in a court of law. lol. Are you matt, aaron, steve, paco. How do u feel about spending an Unneccesary 2 grand?!? And what if out of nowhere someone pulled out of a "semi controlled area" can u afford to spend $200,000.00 is a lawsuit. Cmon man be smart, pay the $200 bux take it to a track.. And ive seen 65year old chinese women (no offense there pretty bad) pass the DMV test the 1st time, dont think your hollier than thou.

 

was all that necesary? you said yourself that you almost ran into a house and a lifted dodge, is that what is skilled drifting? don't be mad when people call you out for endangering other peoples lives just to have some "stoned" fun.

 

The only time I do drifting is when the roads are covered in snow and ice, and even then its just sliding around the occasional corner for fun. Drifting on pavement seems like a pretty stupid idea but it sounds like all of you are having fun doing it. Don't bash people that are driving over the speed limit when you are drifting into people's front lawn.

 

i dont see why you're so happy about pulling a drift in snow.. lol.. anybody could do that..

your friend is either retarded or filthy rich.. i say retarded..

if i remember correctly.. i thought the art of pulling a drift was NOT to hit anything and keep in control..

freakin hooligans..

what the hell is this? u where stoned and driving? real smart man.. real freakin smart

 

We will see this fool and his baby crew on the news someday for killing someone coming around a curve.I bet if his parents read this thread they take his keys away and he would be grounded and not be able to play his Xbox for a month. I bet he goes to school bragging "Dude we totally crashed our cars" Leave the kid alone let him catch a charge for being an idiot.