Driftomania at Queensland Raceway

r32 · 23rd August 2004

Drift : V. drift-ed, drift-ing, drifts
To control a vehicle off axis to the intended direction of travel, whereby the angle does not exceed the driver's ability to maintain full control.

leeter · 23rd August 2004

Wow.. the pictures are sooo cool and nicely taken !! hai~ Singapore dun have such events right ? even if have, who sooo rich to drift their tires off ?

acetylcholine · 23rd August 2004

wah....gtr 32 and sil80?

ptwong · 23rd August 2004

4th shot is the best but too bad not enough smoke. good attempt.

do you have more shots of the same corner? can share?

r32 · 23rd August 2004

Originally Posted by leeter

Wow.. the pictures are sooo cool and nicely taken !! hai~ Singapore dun have such events right ? even if have, who sooo rich to drift their tires off ?

There was one last year at Sentosa - the organizers brought in a professional Japanese driver Manabu Orido (who judges D1 drifting in Japan) to demonstrate drifting in some local guy's heavily modified AE86 Levin.

The guys typically drift with old-almost-bald tires, they bring two or three extra pairs (chuck them in the boot and backseat), and use common sizes usually around 15 inchers.

r32 · 23rd August 2004

Originally Posted by acetylcholine

wah....gtr 32 and sil80?

Its not a GT-R, its a GTS-T, GT-Rs are four wheel drive, quite expensive, and don't drift as well as the GTS-T.

No Sil80s in the pictures above either but here's a Sil80:

r32 · 23rd August 2004

rainman · 23rd August 2004

Amazing shots!
A true action series! Noticed that those pics with smoke bring out the speed of the car better.

obviousdude · 24th August 2004

does drifting mean going forward at an angle? like sliding or something..

nice panning shots. the cars in the photo remain super sharp.

ZeusS · 24th August 2004

Hei Dude,

Good to see that you are already started shooting. I take it that you got yourself a car already>) cuz the raceway is quite a distance away from Brisbane itself

Hei keep those photos coming yah! Good work! Btw, where are you putting up?

obviousdude · 24th August 2004

Originally Posted by r32

Drift : V. drift-ed, drift-ing, drifts
To control a vehicle off axis to the intended direction of travel, whereby the angle does not exceed the driver's ability to maintain full control.

oops, my apologies. i reviewed the thread and saw this. answers my question...

r32 · 24th August 2004

Originally Posted by ZeusS

Hei Dude,

Good to see that you are already started shooting. I take it that you got yourself a car already>) cuz the raceway is quite a distance away from Brisbane itself Hei keep those photos coming yah! Good work! Btw, where are you putting up?

Heya. No, I never did stop shooting - I was shooting even on my flight down to Brisbane - a camera, GPS, mobile phone, street directory, and my wheels are what I pack when I get about around here, but I get around a fair bit too by bike, very bike friendly city relative to Singapore.

Amusingly I found my way to the track first by following a car obviously going drifting, then the tire tracks it left behind on Cunningham Highway when it began fishtailing, and finally an SUV that had a trailer full of tires that I managed to tag onto.

I'm now living in St. Lucia, studying in Gatton, so I'm not a stranger to travelling lots.

r32 · 24th August 2004

My camera was set for ISO 100, I shot in shutter priority or manual mode, set to around 1/125s or 1/180s, F8 to F11 depending on conditions. Focus was continuous due to the moving subjects. I shot at the 200mm focal length most of the time too. White balance was sunny, but I did more tweaking in postprocess to get the colours looking right.

marcwang · 24th August 2004

Hey R32,

Still your same usual self. Mountain Biking, Cars, RC cars and now photography. Those were great shots mate.

JAG · 25th August 2004

lovely drifto...

tyho · 28th August 2004

Originally Posted by r32

Its not a GT-R, its a GTS-T, GT-Rs are four wheel drive, quite expensive, and don't drift as well as the GTS-T.

No Sil80s in the pictures above either but here's a Sil80:

Anyone notice the co-driver?

RuthBaby · 29th August 2004

the best direction for such automotive sports shd be during the cornering :P

CupNoodle · 30th August 2004

i was there for another event earlier this year too. hehe saw tons of drifting and drag racing. hehe.. pretty cool huh...

lanxx · 1st September 2004

Originally Posted by tyho

Anyone notice the co-driver?

Looks like a sex dummy to me.

23rd August 2004	#1
r32 Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 977	Driftomania at Queensland Raceway Drift : V. drift-ed, drift-ing, drifts To control a vehicle off axis to the intended direction of travel, whereby the angle does not exceed the driver's ability to maintain full control.

23rd August 2004	#4
ptwong Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Yishun Posts: 501	4th shot is the best but too bad not enough smoke. good attempt. do you have more shots of the same corner? can share? __________________ 300D/40D/5D2 17-40L F4, 28-70L F2.8, 24-105L F4, 50 F1.4, 70-200L F2.8

23rd August 2004	#7
r32 Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 977	More on that first corner

24th August 2004	#14
marcwang Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: East Singapore Posts: 1,023	Hey R32, Still your same usual self. Mountain Biking, Cars, RC cars and now photography. Those were great shots mate. __________________ Marc Wang Photography

23rd August 2004	#2
leeter Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,240	Wow.. the pictures are sooo cool and nicely taken !! hai~ Singapore dun have such events right ? even if have, who sooo rich to drift their tires off ?

23rd August 2004	#3
acetylcholine Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 491	wah....gtr 32 and sil80?

23rd August 2004	#8
rainman Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In my own world Posts: 1,112	Amazing shots! A true action series! Noticed that those pics with smoke bring out the speed of the car better.

24th August 2004	#9
obviousdude Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: West Coast of sunny Singapore Posts: 1,470	does drifting mean going forward at an angle? like sliding or something.. nice panning shots. the cars in the photo remain super sharp.

24th August 2004	#10
ZeusS Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Singapore, Australia Posts: 166	Hei Dude, Good to see that you are already started shooting. I take it that you got yourself a car already>) cuz the raceway is quite a distance away from Brisbane itself Hei keep those photos coming yah! Good work! Btw, where are you putting up?

25th August 2004	#15
JAG Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SG Posts: 394	lovely drifto...

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RuthBaby Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: WAT? WAN TO STALK MI AH? LOLZ Posts: 1,983	the best direction for such automotive sports shd be during the cornering :P

30th August 2004	#18
CupNoodle Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Auzzie Land Currently Posts: 54	i was there for another event earlier this year too. hehe saw tons of drifting and drag racing. hehe.. pretty cool huh...