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Re: Bogan Dorifuto - 1,000+rwhp/1,200kg Tue, 01 February 2005 08:46 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
I dont know the judges. But im going to go out on a limb here and say.. Theyre not drift kings.

Rob.. In Japan it works perfect with judging because the Judges are masters of the sport and have close to 100years of combined racing experience.

It'd be like Brocky, AJ and ... Richards judging a Bathurst.

That said. Currently the judges probably have 1-2years of drift experience? Probably havnt seen an Option video in their life Or if so theyre approaching it with too closed a mind.

Im fairly confident any of the nsw hachi boys could judge events more aptly. Something has to be done I guess. Someone get a petition going?

And as for this CAPA Ute. It looks tops, great effort of work into it. But from the report from Simon it sounds like its missed its mark. And im not too suprised. Why is it they chose 'the most powerful' holden?. Why not go with something smaller? Astra? (they spent enough money to convert the ute, why not that) I guess its a learning curve they still dont understand that drift is not entirely a power sport and choosing the most powerful 'handle like a boat' aussie icon just might not stand up in this game.

I actually like where its going. The Americans have done the same thing. Theyre Choosing Vipers and GTO's (monaros) with 600+hp to drift. It's cultures and mindsets clashing.

And ofcourse its my theory that Japanese theory will hold strong here. Sure the GTO is working in the usa because their 'drift' tracks consist of nascar tracks with 90m wide corners. But as soon as these cars take on tighter tracks ie. if they ever try and compete in Japan, reality will hit.

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