Amateur Drift Competition

telefotoguy

#1 Are You Ready?


#2 Nissan Sylvia on the slide


#3


#4


#5


#6

telefotoguy

Hi guys, just want to share some pics. This is my first time to attend a drifting event. I just realized its bad for your camera's health. Dust was all over :-/

Foques

boo at flickr.. can't see it at work..

telefotoguy

hehe sorry, I don't know where else to put it

Foques

erm.. I've got no idea what you did, but I can see them now.

some shots are a bit too bright for my liking, and I really don't like the watermark..

These events are fun to go to, though! BTW, these guys are not really amateurs.. those are sponsored vehicles, they looks like a semi-pro drifters.

telefotoguy

Some are actually excellent pro track/circuit racers who are staring out in drift which explains why they have sponsors. . They have no choice but to start out in the amateur division.

I think some of the cars are also the same ones used for the pro competition so a lot of them are covered up in sponsor decals.

Pic #3 & #4 aren't supposed to be that bright, but the treatment I did sort of highlighted the brightness of the pic :-/

run_kmc

I realize it's the one without any action, but my favorite is #1. Can't beat that texture and those colors.

Foques

cars used for pro competition wouldn't be allowed on the track..i've ventured in that direction.

When you see real amateurs drifting, you see bumpers that are falling off, fenders that are frayed etc.. But, perhaps, in your location/state, amateurs have much more $$ to throw on their amateur rides...

telefotoguy

hmm, I'm not entirely familiar with drifting rules but maybe for this series they were a bit more relaxed.

that truck in pic#6 is running on a 'fake' bed. the real bed has been chopped off and they just formed a new one out of fiberglass to shave off the weight. Plus...the driver runs a racing school. :-/

Foques

eh, its still a cool event to attend.