(worlds first??) DH skateboard drift event.

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Permalink Reply by Ben on February 11, 2010 at 12:46

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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Jacko on February 11, 2010 at 13:31

i like the whole idea of a drift race but i dunno man it just doesnt make sense to me, you cant really keep 'drifting' through a turn and be able to hold a line... the whole point of drifting is to slow down into a corner. You can chuck a speed check into a corner and take a smoother line but usualy when you drift you kinda just scrub out... if you intend to drift through the entire corner i think you will scrub out too much speed... think of car drifting, they are able to keep the car sideways and power through the turns because they have acceleration from the back wheels to keep the momentum going. If you want your board to be able to turn and keep the wheels spinning you need to be holding a line, not drifting.
i dont mean to shut you down here im just finding it hard to see how you can race a drift race in the style you are intending, im thinking of the F1Drift action you see on fuel tv and longboards just arent able to do that...

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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Jacko on February 11, 2010 at 13:32

also what sort of hill will this be run on? will it be a straight hill with gates set up? or will it be a downhill run with turns and gates? coz if its a full on downhill run with turn, then hold a normal race! if its a straight hill with gates then it becomes more of a 'carving, sliding slalom' and you will not be able to get the desired effect of a 'drift race'

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Permalink Reply by Brad B on February 11, 2010 at 14:50

yeah, can you post pics/vids of hill/ concept?
sounds good,
I owe Bobby a pair of wet socks in his car overnight! ,)

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Permalink Reply by Joe on February 11, 2010 at 18:20

You could hold a drift race at Buderim if thats what you would call it. Because you can continue to drift right through the corners without loosing to much speed. We had a muck around there one day when Myself,Merrick and ash all went down together and once you see there hand go down to check you check as well and try and keep right on there butt, I'm thinking it would be impossible to judge though on style...........Just have who can get done the hill the quickest drifting through the gates instead of having two people at once and judging on style of how close you can get. And then you can hold a slide comp as well!

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Permalink Reply by tim on February 11, 2010 at 21:42

Find more videos like this on ASRA - Australian Skateboard Racing Association
Joe said:

You could hold a drift race at Buderim if thats what you would call it. Because you can continue to drift right through the corners without loosing to much speed. We had a muck around there one day when Myself,Merrick and ash all went down together and once you see there hand go down to check you check as well and try and keep right on there butt, I'm thinking it would be impossible to judge though on style...........Just have who can get done the hill the quickest drifting through the gates instead of having two people at once and judging on style of how close you can get. And then you can hold a slide comp as well!

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Permalink Reply by SteveC on February 13, 2010 at 14:32

Hey guys, just adding some info/replying to concerns etc.

Yes, this is an odd concept, but it's something we've been -doing-, so it's not a complete experiment.

This is being held on a steep straight, and we'll recommend using coned, mid-to-hard duro', once-were-traction wheels. Or low-contact freeride wheels.
this way you get good speed out of the wheel, but it doesn't grip much, but they don't ice you off in a straight line either.

The gates will be about 1 meter from the edges of the road, then the same on the other side. ie huge offsets
We will have the gates far enough apart for any speed lost sliding to be re-gained before the next one
but not so far apart as to give you too-much of a breather between gates.

This won't be particularly fast, though the hill is steep enough that you can slide a fair way without it really slowing you down, especially when you're aiming to keep the board at 45*. This isn't going to be a pendy fest, if you do that you'll slow down too much, get way off line - and likely lose.

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Permalink Reply by SteveC on February 15, 2010 at 16:23

Looks like we're going to be able to put some stuff up for grabs!
this poster isn't done yet, (lacks logos and a bit of info) but here it is anyway! :)

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Permalink Reply by Joe on February 15, 2010 at 17:19

Ahhh dam!!! Inbetween Jackos jam and BTB!!!!

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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Jacko on February 15, 2010 at 17:19

on baskerville raceway? that hill isnt very steep at all... or long...

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Permalink Reply by SteveC on February 17, 2010 at 12:14

We're using the hill in reverse to the usual CAMS direction. It's significantly steeper than the section raced previously.
That said, we've piggybacked this onto a billy-cart event, it's not the perfect hill, but it's an opportunity to hold something legal without working our asses off - and we're not about to pass it up.

Jacko, it's pretty clear you don't like the concept, so don't come, shrug.

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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Jacko on February 17, 2010 at 13:10

well if its a billy-cart event then i DEFIANTLY am unkeen

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