The Bladder Perspective (Part 4)

BLADDER_MASTER

is no more
*This edition is dedicated to Saru of the West, one of the OEM drifters, who made me realize that it’s time I speak out about this.*

Going to the April 30th RallyCross, I was shocked to find Xorxero there with his silver AE86. This wasn’t the first time I was surprised by him. I had previously seen him attending Auto-X’s. I was intrigued to know why he was here at a RallyCross. He responded by saying that he hardly has any free time from work. And since he doesn’t want to drift out on the streets, in danger of getting in trouble with the law, he attends whatever racing events are available so that he can get as much seat time as possible. His response made me admire the guy and made me wish a lot more of you guys, the people of this forum, were that way.

One thing I noticed from attending various drift events, was how drivers were having issues learning to drift. One of the main things I can attribute to this is their lack of knowledge of themselves and their cars. If they did, learning how to drift wouldn’t be as hard as them trying to learn it by not knowing anything, although some people learn quicker and differently than others. So where am I getting at with this? And why should you care if you’re already a highly skilled drifter? Ask yourself when was the last time you saw a drift event down in South Florida. Ask yourself why are you missing out on racing events (Auto-X, RallyCross, etc.), when you could be in there improving your driving skills. Yes I understand it’s not drifting and I’m not asking for everyone to quit drifting to go do something else. What I’m asking for is if you have an opportunity to know thyself, to know what you’re capable of, your limits and the same with your car, why not take it? By trying out different things, you’ll become an overall better driver, which will make your experience with drifting better and hopefully easier.

I’m only asking for you all to attend other racing events because of the clear lack of drift events going on down here in South Florida. I wouldn’t be asking for this or saying this if there were many drift events happening down here. But since there isn’t, we should all take advantage of whatever is available.
 
i agree......any aggressive driving i think will better your knowledge of your car's limits and in turn , make you a better drifter....my $.02
 
Ever since I have been to Homestead I have been contemplating going to one of their events. I know it's a huge big money baller deal, but I've already been planning it out with Ralph so we could attend an event sometime. I really wanted to get the 318i running for the rallycross, but I couldnt make it.

Your point is extremely valid though, and I know that a handful here already takes advantage of that.

- Erick
 
Woa.. Thnx Bladder.. i actually thought i was gona get ragged on for going to the autoX's and rally events even though im on a drift forum.. its cool to see thats not the case. i hope this thread brings out more people from the forum out to the events.. :D
 
xorzero said:
Woa.. Thnx Bladder.. i actually thought i was gona get ragged on for going to the autoX's and rally events even though im on a drift forum.. its cool to see thats not the case. i hope this thread brings out more people from the forum out to the events.. :D

been doing the same thing you are since 03. Why would someone rag? People need 2 invest in auto x 35 bucks.
Less impact on the car / pocket, and you get better. Chin motorsport track days are awesome thing also. I can count on my 2 hands people that i have seen @ local auto x's. And that my friends is sad.
 
i have been to 3 so far got kicked out of 2, the hialeah ones are nice, got 4 runs last time i was there, the Homestead one is nice too, more people should do it, i say SFLdrifters.com should contact SCCA. I am thinking of getting the membership so i could get discounts.
 
i've done 2 autox's I would like to do more but up here they are on days that I work...... it sucks :(
 
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