Mk2 drifting in Import Tooner

[Malloy]

Pic of from a drift competition in CA from Jan.

http://www.celicasupra.com/tmp/mk2drift.jpg

Bling bling :) :twisted:

[trdmkii]

hey thats a prett sweet drift....do any of y'all drift on occasion...i perfer to drift with the roads wet as to not destroy my tires as quickly, *knock on wood* i've never got in an accident from it, but i have lost control seeing how far i could go and still get it back...

[Jumpsteady]

i dont know if its drifting but i like to hit about 40-45 and put it in second and pop the clutch on wet pavment and hang long sliding left hand turns. :D its cool when its wet out cause then i can nail the gas when im through the turn and keep the tires spinning.

[zank]

is that mk2 the one with the 2JZ-GTE?

nice find malloy

[SilverMk2]

is that mk2 the one with the 2JZ-GTE?

Yeah, also the Fast and Furious car as well.

[Malloy]

That is the same car? I wasnt sure...didnt see the white roll cage.

[quick]

Why does he have a ski rack on the car? :shock:

[Supra Bob]

Well, it is Cali... drive two hours one way and your on the beach... two hours another, and your knee deep in snow... :wink:

I don't think thats the 2J car from FnF.. like Mike said..theres no white roll bar on the inside...

[Malloy]

I do recall a post on sf.com stating that that 2jz car placed 3rd in some CA drift competition...I just do not remember details.

Hrm.

[SilverMk2]

Hope this link works heres a photo of the engine;

http://www.speedoptions.com/events/1291/pic13.jpg

That's Javier's car IIRC, he popped on on SF.com awhile back. I can always pick him out by that odd engine bay color. Here are pictures from the event;

http://www.speedoptions.com/events/1291/index.php?pg=2

[SupraWes]

There was some coverage of this event on Super Ricer TV today on TNN. No mk2 though. They said there would be a DVD coming out soon, might be worth checking out.

[quick]

Well, it is Cali... drive two hours one way and your on the beach... two hours another, and your knee deep in snow... :wink:


When I lived in Portland it was 1.5 hours to the beach (although cold water) and 1.5 hours to the mountain. :)

[Racefiend]

hey thats a prett sweet drift....do any of y'all drift on occasion...i perfer to drift with the roads wet as to not destroy my tires as quickly, *knock on wood* i've never got in an accident from it, but i have lost control seeing how far i could go and still get it back...

I used to go drifting all the time. There used to be a residential area near me that was paved but they never built houses on (still havent). Now its blocked by cement barriers. It made a really sweet course.

Also used to go through twisties near Lake Berryessa. Lost it once around a left 90 with a 50ft drop on the right and a rock face on the left. Got lucky and just slid straight down the road sideways, nose just a jew feet from the rocks. Used to go there all the time late night and drift. Cut blind corners on opposite lane, ,the works. Boy were we stupid. Luckily nothing bad happened. Now I go through there on Fridays to bypass commute traffic but I do not get crazy anymore.

Christian

[Supra GTR]

Drifting is a lot of fun. The whole idea is to get the car pointed in the direction you want to go way before the turn. Much easier when its wet or snow.. but requires a little more deliberate inputs when its dry

[BillyM]

...drifting is bad/dangerous =)

--BillyM

[trdmkii]

i went autocrossing for my first time last autumn here in ohio in my local scca event and had a blast, i'd never done it before and everyone was congratulating me on my skills, they loved the drifting effects i had going on. the other good thing is that i improved my time over each run.

[BillyM]

Ooooh, VIDEOS!

VIVA LA AUTOCROSS!!!

Here is me, not drifting... =) (http://br109.math.tntech.edu/GESCC/videos/event/autocross/20021123a.mpg)
(same ol video, just reposted)

[MK2Racer]

Okay, this is funny. It snowed here last week, and some of my friends who have imports wanted to go driving in the Supra. Mind you, it is 2am and we were kind of wasted, so it seemed like a good idea to go do donughts :) So, I live in an apartment complex, and there is a long uphill driveway to get out. We all get in the car, and im driving, and from a standstill in my parking spot, I drop into 2nd and pull out completely sideways. I proceed to go up the driveway almost entirely sideways, one way or the other. I stop at the end, and my friend, who owns a 2000 civic, was just jaw-dropped that a car could handle like that. Another friend of mine, owns a 2001 Tiburon, starts complimenting me on my skills. They had never been in a rwd car, and were just amazed at what it could do. Before, they would just make fun of my poor Supra, now they have respect! Also, we were just going down the road, at about 50, and there were no other cars, so I was like, what the hell. I revved it and dropped it into second, and cranked the wheel. I go sideways down the road. Countersteer, drop the clutch again, and go completely the other way, then bring it back to normal. They were like "what the hell just happened"! Ahahhaha, I love RWD's!

[dogstar]

...drifting is bad/dangerous =)

--BillyM

if i may, id like to refute that...

drifting on the STREET is bad/dangerous.

on a track, or a nice empty parking lot that you know the owner of, its great :D

[Supra Bob]

Back to the original topic.... This is Javier's car (not that anyone would car at this point as its been a dead thread for weeks. I read the article Malloy pulled the pick from and it mentions him by name...he came in 2nd in the competition actually..

[drift_mk2]

difting is the shit..but it is quite depressing being the only one here in alamogordo,nm.........and there r many people here that say the were difting because they can do a "fish tail" here and there........ when in fact there is more to it them just peeling out at a stop sign and getting the ass end of there car out..........it takes skill and practice....

[Frank_MA61]

Back to the original topic.... This is Javier's car (not that anyone would car at this point as its been a dead thread for weeks. I read the article Malloy pulled the pick from and it mentions him by name...he came in 2nd in the competition actually..


I wish i could get in contact with this guy.
Id like to ask him what diff he's using behind that 2JZ, and also what the offset on those wheels are. He must be a local too, because i've shopped at ALTA (what the graphics on his car say) for wheels for my old car, And the only one in the united states is in Rosemead, CA.

[Supra Bob]

Frank,

Supossedly he is a member of Supraforums... tho no one has seen him on there in a LONG time. Other than that, I would say maybe cruise the car cruises and hangout spots for a bit, and your bound to find him... There can't be THAT many white Mk 2's with 2JZ's in Southern Cali ;)

[jr85mk2]

Javier has also been around on www.socalsupras.com in the chat board. Mike Urbano also knows about the car.

[SupraFiend]

If you search through old posts in the supra forums I'm pretty sure he posted a thread about his new wheels once. That would have been a few months before the cs forum maybe? I have his email but it doesn't appear to be in use any more. I also have his phone number and address but I can't give that info out.