Skate or die!

Much better then the skate board car I think...

Car Rail Slide!

Favorite Soundtrack for a J video

I have to say the video is cool, but the soundtrack makes it even better...

Crazy RC bodies

I did the RC door openers back in the day, but after seeing this link, my friends at D-Style posted, I can honestly say this at another level! I love it.

Got to say customizing the bodies is half the fun of RC Drifting.

The Team Arai of real Driftin....LOL

No, but seriously, Team Burst is BAD ASS! Crazy Tandems and Crazy Trains, and they look good too! No Missiles, just straight up craziness!!!

Meihan Residents - TEAM BURST and Friends from inertiaMS on Vimeo.

I think Robsta, should rock some pants like the lead BURST driver...LOL!

for you Body Recyclers...

This is via some of our Hawaiian RC Drifter friends. Removing PC paint from RC bodies. Looks like it works pretty good. DOT 4 brake fluid with a lot of reaplying, but it sure beats trying to scrape it off. Nice tip! (I haven't tried this, but image it should work, let me know if it works for you?)

Karting pile up

Ouch!

Nice!

Wow!

Got to love the Fruit!

It kind of reminds me of Pacman. But I like the idea to mark the clip points. Doen't look like it throws off the cars too much either... I like!

Cars 2, goes to Japan.

I want to see this movie!

Check out the 1st trailer:

R35 GR9 video

The 1st video I ever edited. with multipule carmera views... Came out pretty good, I think.

Ferrari World !

Man, I want to go to this amusement park.

Even though, Alonso and Masa looked pretty bored (until they road the roller-coaster...LOL!)

The Red Bull X1 comes to life!

So Cool, they actually made a X1, wonder if it actually runs?

http://jalopnik.com/5685813/

I posted the GT5 version a few weeks back: http://sil40sxblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/x1-prototype.html

Vote for TEAM ARAI...

Help out fellow Team Arai member Uylz with his Video from back in 08. In the video you can see my blue S14!

http://apps.facebook.com/contestshq/contests/48986/voteable_entries/10030645?ogn=facebook

HPI Overdose looks good!

X1 Prototype

RedBull X1 Prototype! It would be cool if they actually made a car like this...





"After pondering what a race car, freed of all regulations, would look like, Polyphony Digital rung up the Red Bull F1 team, and challenged aerodynamicist Adrian Newey to create the ultimate racer."

"Previous reports speculated the X1 design utilized a gas turbine powerplant, but Red Bull and Polyphony Digital have officially denied that fact. Instead, the car calls for a direct-injection, twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6, which reportedly is capable of delivering 1483 horsepower at 15,000 rpm and 527 pound-feet of torque at 12,000 rpm"

"Polyphony Digital says the Red Bull X1 can sprint from 0-60 mph in 1.4 seconds, 0-100 mph in 2.8 seconds, and 0-200 mph of 6.1 seconds. A top speed has not been disclosed, but we're told the X1's maximum velocity is north of the 280 mph mark."



Read more: http://wot.motortrend.com/6724635/miscellaneous/first-official-details-on-gran-turismo-5s-red-bull-x1-prototype-revealed/index.html#ixzz13ooaSnJP

now where can I get one of these!

AWESOME!

Irwindale incar action.

Cool incar camera angles from Irwindale. So much going on...

Dai Yoshihara at Formula D Irwindale from MotoIQ on Vimeo.

F1 Slot cars, wow!

Formula D video

Saw this FD, Irwindale 2010 Finale video...

Slide Style| Irwindale| Formula D from Mark Lenardon on Vimeo.

CS trains too!

The CS trains are looking good too! D-Factory

The double clip tight Ebisu entry looks so fun. (Reminds me of Katusmi's Track at Hiros! Rodeo Drift!!!! LOL! - guess you had to be there to understand)

Dlike video

So cool how the CS tandems are so smooth. They are getting to the point we were at with the normal AWD drifts now a days. Awesome!

GReddyFEST2 Video

Hook me up on some Cartown Votes!

http://www.cartownforums.com/garage/g502-september-2010.html

http://www.cartownforums.com/garage/september-2010/p261-greddy-shadow-r34-gtr.html

Socal Comp 2010

Socal Comp - Attack of the CS comp cars...

I hope this starts a new trend of RC Import Models...LOL!



Team Arai member: Ulyz 86 @ RC DriftClub - SpeedHunters.com!

They Arai Guys are back at it...

Check out the new Arai CS Junkies Video...

Arai Drift Land 8-28-10 from Evan Stewart on Vimeo.

Another realistic CS track!

Another cool realistic track... seems like this is the new trend for sure!

Great video, and CS team tandems!

WOW!

You have to watch till the end. 2:51! WOW!!!

AWESOME outdoor RC track!

I think, this has to be the best looking track I've seen in a long time. KDM style. I want to try it!

I still want one...

Some one must have read my blog about the F1 Simulator...

Hooked on Car Town on Facebook

Okay, I admit it, I'm Hooked...

This is pretty fun stuff...

I need to get back to RC, this FB stuff takes too much time...LOL!


so if your on FB and want to try go here: http://apps.facebook.com/cartown/?cref=greddybanner

Explosive Legos?

This sounds cool, but I hope they don't turn into explosive LEGOs!

Where can I get one of these?

So cool...

Just found

Pretty cool RC stuff, I found in the new issue of Drfit Tengoku. Those adjustable body post caps are sweet...

Champion Crown

Nice, now I really want to finish my new Candy Crown project!

Boost for your hoopty...

Hello All! Check out this cool iPhone / iTouch app from GReddy. So even if your car is slow and boring, here is an inexpensive way to sup it up! It uses the internal accelerometer or a manual button to give you that turbo & blow off valve sound! It definately fools you into thinking your car is faster then it is stock...LOL.

Get it here : http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/greddy/id377647896?mt=8

http://greddy.com/featured/19

Candy Crown pt.2

Quick update pic with the backing color, Metallic Green. (glad the Celtics loss!) Yay Lakers!!!

Still have the protective wrap on the outside, but seems like the fade looks pretty good...

Dlike in the rain...

New Project : Candy Crown

So, I finally found some time to work on this Yokomo Crown body I have had for a while. When I first got it, I could decide what I wanted to do. Then after I figured out that I wanted a vip-ish street drifter, I then had no time to work on it. Well finally put some work in and this is what I have so far.

Maked hood & window molding. Chrome grill, window trim, and side moldings. And now Lime Flake body, with candy Yellow and candy Smoke fade. Just need a good backing color & and something new for the hood. I have a few ideas, but well see...

Check back soon...

More then just contests

With the new news of D1GP possibly coming back to the USA, or at least D1GP rounds being shown on Speed TV. I decided to look up some videos from Odiba 2010. While watching it, I found some cool Team Orange driving. It's more like a show, but pretty cool to see. And if you watch till the end there is even a D1 flip-a-bitch contest. Pretty funny...

NASCAR Drift

sort of...

Kyosho Mini Z track at the HQ in Lake Forest, CA

Wow, just heard about the new Kyosho Mini Z and Nano Track at their HQ in Lake Forest. Open on Saturdays and Sundays (excluding Holidays) That's pretty cool. And pretty close to my work. I will have to check it out one day. I wonder where I put my Mini-Z stuff?

For more info see: http://www.rc411.com/pages/newsarchive.php?date=062010#65288



I wonder if they allow Mini-Z drifting too!

Street-lights

Pretty cool street lights... Those headlight are super bright too. WOW!

Dyno Session...

LOL...funny.

Yokomo Drift Package Plus Type-C

Here is a video of Katsumi's new Type-C. Looks like he already has it dialed...
This car seems to be awesome for Counter-Steer Drifting, because of all the adjustment you have. NI-Sue!



The Quoc Ly/Driftspeed replica is pretty sweet too!

More options for Counter Steer

I just saw a pretty cool video on CSjunkies.com
Looks like even Tamiya is even getting into the CS craze! Now that is a Tamiya I might consider getting. The Tamiya TA05VDF seems similar in design as the CER & TCD

CS parking...

Funny CS video... Check it out!

Finally made it back out to Arai..

That's right, and it was a good trip. It was good seeing everyone there. Plus my CS Driftmaster with the 10/40 gears worked really well. I was happy with the countersteer and grip. I think I finally found a pretty good base set-up. Now I just need to more practice to drive it right. Below is a quick iPhone video of Katsumi driving my car. I know he was still getting use to it, but I got the Thumbs-up, so I know I am on the right track now.



I also got to try out the new Yok tires. I would have to say they are a really good advanced tire, they have good slide, but are still pretty fast. But since I am still kind of learning how to drive the CS set-up, I found the old Med Kawadas much easier for me to drive, there was more grip but still decent slide. But more experiaced driver's like Katsumi and Rob were killing it on the Yoks. So I think with a little less gearing, or a little more skill the Yoks will work out good. But for now I still need more practice...

Live feed from Ebisu...

Saw this on NoriYaro blog.

Live web feed from Ebisu circuit. Pretty cool stuff.
Especially since this weekend is the Drift Matsuri. Check it out...

Another cool circuit.

I getting hyped up to go to Arai this weekend, so I am on the search for more cool CS videos.
Here's a really cool track... Love the elevation change...

1/10 city, just for CS

Check out this whole city. Crazy detail...

D-Stage Zero another favorite!

These guys are stepping it up. I love the ultra relistic course and the lights on the guard rails look amazing. But the best part is the tight area on the straight-away. Nice!

Crystal 370Z...WOW!

Awesome! I want to put a turbo kit on this car!

man, I miss drag racing...

My intrest in cars all started off with Drag Racing.

This week was pretty cool at work...

Yokomo Zero-1 R2 FCD Drift tires, Installed!

Happy to say I just got the new Yokomo Zero-1 R2 drift tires to add to my CS Tire collection. Katsumi at Arai just got in his 1st shippment and I bet they'll go fast.

After looking a the directions, I was kind of scared it might be tough to install, but on Yokomo wheels, it went on very easy. (much easier then the orginal Yoks or Type Ts) The instructions tell you to lube the inner rubber spacer with a little grease to side the plastic tire on, but instead I just used a little water. I figure it will have less tendency to spin on the rim later on.


TIP: Make sure to seat the rubber spacer well, and then be carful to slide the ring on square. I used my two thumbs on the face of the rim and my other fingers on the back side of the ring. Sliding evenly, this seemed to work better then trying to push on it on a flat surface. I guess the for notches on the rubber ring help air escape and makes for a tight fit.)


check out the front wheel contact patch with my crazy camber and caster...








My first impression is it has a little more slide, but very good grip, then the Med Kawada's , I bet it would be really good with my old set up and either the Yok 1.5 FCD or Dlike 11T. But with my 10/40, the transistion is a little fast again. But I think maybe some rear toe adjustment might solve that.

The tires also seem a little faster then the Kawadas. And if you know me, that is what I really like FAST DRIFTING!

Hella ill S14

Just got back from this year's Formula D action. Big thanks to Andy at HPI for dropping off some new decals. I think they match my S14 pretty good. You like!

Arai ramps in Japan

Kind of reminds me of the ramps we have at Arai. We have to use them to get around the lifts, I wonder if they have something under there ramps or they just saw ours and thought it looked like a good idea...

D-Like 10/40 in the USA

I have had my gears for a while and although I think they should work pretty good, I still haven't been able to make it out to Arai Driftland to test. But looks like Katsumi finally got a set to try himself on his Driftmaster...



Looks like it works great!!!

NICE!

Awesome In-car RC video at Dlike!!!

No words needed...JUST AWESOME! It's a must see...



Now I want to figure how they did this!

Rear clipping point.

I really love how they marked the rear clipping point. Looks fun! (0:20 mark.)

WTF...dont try this at home

Pure CS madness...Drift soccer with CS cars? NOT COOL...LOL!

Another cool CS Video

Another cool CS Vid from Japan. (I really dig the slo-mo for CS drifting!!!)
nakamuraillegalmill

New CS Dori Yok Tires!

It's looking good for us Yokomo/Counter Steer lovers:

New Yokomo Zero One R2 CS drift tires.

I can't wait for these...

For the link please see:
www.csjunkies.com








"translated off the website, by antquinn from CSJunkies.com

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Yok Drift Meeting

Probably the best Yokomo Drift Meeting coverage I have found. Too bad it's in French! I wonder what they are saying?

Steering inside the car @ Dlike

Another good one from DLike... Check out the guy inside the car steering! LOL!

Convertable drag race!

D-Like slow-mo vid

Interesting video with slo-mo from the D-Like guys... Looks like some of them have ditched the one-ways. I wonder how they do that without getting crazy off-throttle understeer? If anyone knows what they are saying, please let me know.

The title talks about Style Advice. (and you know Team Arai is all about the STYLE!)

Gutter-drift

I also like this video. It kind of reminds me when we had use to set up our track at Zero 1 and there was that big gutter that you could get sucked into, when you went too wide. Cool!

Realistic Track in Japan

Another realistic track with cool CS Dori!

Equally Matched CS

I like this new video from Chance Circuit in Japan. It shows so many different CS Drift Chassis and they all seemed to be pretty equally matched now. I love it.

(But I don't know about the sound track for this video...It sounds like Weird Al to me. LOL!)

Malaysian CS vid

Here is a pretty cool Malaysian CS vid, I saw... (at first I wasn't too sure about the squished view, but now I kind of like it, cause it makes them look like Choro-Qs LOL!)

Puma F1

And here is another pre-F1 season video...

KITT can drift...

Just looks awesome... Knight Rider

KITT can drift, well at least until he spun out. LOL!

Some more D-Like goodness!

Not sure on all the info yet, but looks like D-Like has been up to some more shop specials.
Check out there RE-R...



Looking good!!!

D-Like 10/40T CS Gear Set for project CS Driftmaster

On my last Arai session back in late Jan, I got project CS Driftmaster to handle pretty well with the D-Like 7deg. Caster blocks & 11T Gear and billet ring gear spacer. The way I calculate it, it works out to a Front to Back Gear 1.55 ratio. (see set up at CSJunkies.com) Grip was very good, but CS could be better.

This being said, I finally decided to try out the new D-Like billet Alum. 10/40 CS gear set. This thing is massive! The thick ring gear seems like it will be like a heavy flywheel for the front 1-way. With this set up it works out to be a 1.70 (which I am guessing 1.6-1.7 is ideal for CS)
I am hoping to really improve the drift angle with this.

Here is it installed...

So far it seems pretty good. For sure the back is looser, but just driving it around the garage it seems like it could be very good when tuned up. I can't wait to try it out at Arai, but well have to see when I can make it overthere again. (since I now live about 1.5hr away)

Here is the previous gear set and what the gears look like before they are installed.

For are you realistic RC CS Drifters, don't forget to check out our new forum:

www.CSJunkies.com

More papercraft...

Not even close to RC drifting, but with the start of the 2010 F1 season just about to start. This video seems pretty cool.

Drift Racing

Not Counterster, but kind of interesting. Racing with RC drift cars.
It's so different when you want to pass the other cars.

iPhone App Drift Sumi-e

For you iphones owners, here is a pretty cool app. Designed by FD drifter Calvin Wan.

It's a good game to help you master Drift lines. I think this is very applicable to RC drifting too! :up:

Check it out by searching:
Drift Sumi-e
in the iTunes App Store.

CS approved :!:

(Pretty Cool App. I bought it and for $.99, I think its pretty fun)

afternoon cruise

Haven't been rc ing in a while, but still have some time for some fun... check this out...

D-Max on Sale in the USA!!!

Wow! the D-Max is here. Well actually it's at Arai now. If you are like me, you've been searching the USA for someone who can get it. Well it looks like Katsumi just got in his 1st shipment with a few more coming in soon. If you're looking to pick one up, you better contact Katsumi at Arai quick, before they are all gone!!!!

You can Look for Katsumi at http://csjunkies.com/

Another great video from Japan

Loving this video I found on youtube. Great team runs. This really makes me want to CS drift more...

CS Driftmaster Shakedown at Arai Jan 23

It's a little late coming, but I finally got a chance to take a short Flip Video of my CS Driftmaster.
Thanks Katsumi for giving it a test drive for me, while I video'd it.



For all the vehicle specs and set-up check it out on CSjunkies.com

CS DriftMaster Steering, Full Lock

I just put a update on www.csJunkies.com for my finished steering mod for the LCG / Driftmaster:

Check it out here. http://csjunkies.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=102

Check out the new Home for Counter Steer Drifting...

For those of you looking for more Counter Steer Drifing info. Check out Team Arai's new super forum. "CSjunkies.com" It's just starting out, so help us fill out the info.

Check it out....

www.CSjunkies.com

Seems like these realistic tracks are growing...

Seems like these realistic tracks are growing along the realistic look of Counter Steer Drifting!

Here's another really cool JDM Track...