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Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

Again, drifting cars that look like crap, looks like fun as poo poo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PksxcMtSqc4

# ¿ Dec 23, 2012 17:49

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# ¿ May 15, 2024 14:00

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY56ib3I-ew

WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT.

# ¿ Jan 25, 2013 23:10

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

Well, this is a thing.

http://vimeo.com/57941515

# ¿ Feb 21, 2013 05:46

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3MPKLy9qHU

Under-ride is pretty terrifying.

# ¿ Mar 30, 2013 21:19

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

Throatwarbler posted:

It seems to be just a gimmick to make a FWD car more tail happy.

Believe it or not, but that can help you get around a corner quicker.

More to the point though, in a corner, due to weight transfer, some wheels have more grip than others. It's a waste to send the same amount of torque to a wheel with less grip available. The most common behavior of these systems is accelerating the outside rear wheel in a corner (the wheel that's the most loaded with weight, and therefore grip) which helps push the car around the corner without pushing the car out from it's intended line.

# ¿ Apr 11, 2013 13:26

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

Well that didn't go as planned.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrCzOyk0l8A

:stare:

Ziploc fucked around with this message at 06:02 on Apr 30, 2013

# ¿ Apr 30, 2013 05:13

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

My bad. Link fixed.

# ¿ Apr 30, 2013 06:02

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

Anyone have the link to that crash where the car careened and rolled off some track in the desert and ended up outside the track boundaries?

# ¿ May 30, 2013 16:29

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

So I took my family to the local(ish) karting track.

Bad things happened.

If you see gloves, that's me. Being a regular to the track, I lapped the entire field. Which was fun. Everyone talked a big game, but it was interesting to see everyone's skill levels.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0mEGiethFs

# ¿ Jul 3, 2013 17:31

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

I hope that wasn't directed at me. Those were motorcycle gloves I use when I go karting with racing buddies. We do a few 300 lap enduros a year for kicks. Gloves are nice.

I had a blast, my family had a blast. It was all hilarious fun. The nice thing about such slow family members was that I was passing ALL THE TIME. I nearly lapped the field twice.

I highly recommend karting with family. It's hilarious.

# ¿ Jul 4, 2013 01:45

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

Pretty Cool Name posted:

Honestly, if you're the kind of person that brings 'racing' gloves to ride karts made for moms and kids, you deserve a bad time.

# ¿ Jul 4, 2013 23:32

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

VikingSkull posted:

This is the best sleeper.

I will not entertain any arguments that say otherwise

I guess there must not be anything in the rulebook about canine passengers. :psyduck:

# ¿ Jul 23, 2013 02:12

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

Smokey car that just slammed the barrier. I'd have a hard time staying in it too. I might not see flames, but are the occupants supposed to stay in a car that's on fire?

If your booster runs out of vacuum, do you still have a pedal press or two that still has assist? Or will you need to pump the hydraulic system up again and revert to braking without assist?

# ¿ Aug 6, 2013 15:46

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp1kuo6xkbE

Nailed.

# ¿ Sep 30, 2013 20:33

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

I think you linked the wrong video.

# ¿ Nov 3, 2013 18:22

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

mutt2jeff posted:

The use of gun to face is excessive. The suspect is on the ground, unarmed, and cooperating. You dont need to keep the gun stuffed in his eyeball while screaming about how you will kill him. If the officer had actually been in control of his emotions, the gun would have been holstered as soon as he was apprehended. But he was out of control, because he is a scrub fish and game guy pretending to be a hotshot.

It almost looks like his finger was on the trigger the whole time. :gonk:

# ¿ Nov 17, 2013 21:10

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

Your avatar/custom title was pretty much me through that entire video.

# ¿ Dec 15, 2013 22:51

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

blk posted:

I guess Remi Gaillard is making a movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNCoaKE4S7M

No one remembers "Balls of Steel"?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNG65wZjb5w&t=90s

The pigeon suit was funny though.

# ¿ Jan 30, 2014 01:42

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

He put finger oil all over the bulb too.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2014 01:28

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

I'm so happy that video exists.

# ¿ Feb 27, 2014 03:30

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

Fattig posted:

Everyones favorite ADD suburb redneck has just completed a four part tutorial.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6arzfzwqyo

Oh man. That was awesome. Even more so when he said, "Ok, time to mount the clutch and gear lever."

# ¿ Mar 25, 2014 04:41

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

Why does this exist?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7yG2Iwyk0g

# ¿ Mar 29, 2014 03:56

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

Jesus. Isn't the fuel tank kinda near there?

# ¿ Aug 27, 2014 18:15

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

God damnit. I hadn't watched the race yet.

# ¿ Oct 13, 2014 04:55

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

I don't like Matt. (Something about getting famous doing illegal poo poo on the road rubs me the wrong way.) But if what he's saying is true, I will respect Chris a little less. And to be honest. And honestly, his comments on that linked reddit thread are more than believable.

# ¿ Oct 15, 2014 05:25

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

Measly Twerp posted:

Matt Farah is currently being butthurt about it on Reddit:

He deleted his comments.

quote:

TheSmokingTireYour exotic car doesn't need rims. We all know you're rich. 4 points 12 hours ago

what bothers me most about it (in fact, the only thing that really bothers me about it), is that Chris will come off smelling like roses for leaving drive and going on his own, "just leave those losers, you're better than that, etc," echoing the comments in this very thread, leaving the blame for SVOD with JF, or with greedy presenters, or whatever, whereas the truth is Chris was very, very strongly responsible for the switch to SVOD, and really was pushing that just 3 months ago, and to push so hard for that, and then to just ditch it, unannounced like he did, is such a lovely thing to do as a person, as a professional, and as a friend, that it bothers me that no one will realize just how selfish, and ego-driven this move represents for him.

quote:

TheSmokingTireYour exotic car doesn't need rims. We all know you're rich. 4 points 11 hours ago

that's the business/PR equivalent of breaking up with your girlfriend and saying "I still want to be friends, though." Cursory, polite, but ultimately, a waste of words.

I'm sure he does want to keep the door open to work with drive in the future. Thing is, he doesn't have the keys to the door, so it's not his decision. And I don't think everyone else in the company would be particularly thrilled to see him return at this point.

quote:

TheSmokingTireYour exotic car doesn't need rims. We all know you're rich. 3 points 11 hours ago

Chris's original "open letter" as to why we went SVOD was so loving stupid, I wish we had some kind of warning to that as well! He used some ridiculous example of what it cost him to make a video, something like $10,000, which MUST be the single most expensive drive video ever made. So when he said "our stuff is too expensive, It cost $10,000 to make this video," everyone's immediate response was, essentially, how silly it was that he was spending so much money on videos. Had he mentioned the budget of a single episode of my show, $2,500, and said we can't even make enough to pay our camera guys and editor and fill a car with gas and maintain our gear (which is, literally, all that money will cover), people would have been much more sympathetic than hearing chris spent $10k to rent a racing circuit with an ocean view and a helicopter.

But yes, like you said, he who gives poo poo away for free will always be the winner. Because free stuff is better than paid stuff, even if the guy giving it away is kind of a dick.

# ¿ Oct 15, 2014 19:34

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

I'm disappointed that once people saw that on track they didn't end their session and demand he was reprimanded.

# ¿ Oct 16, 2014 17:54

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

I wonder where the video originated. I mean, the dude had to post it right?

# ¿ Oct 16, 2014 18:08

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

Torn Quad Jones posted:

im not 100% sure but I think there is . As an aside I know that the Grinder monster truck used a locker up front an open diff out back to great success.

That's probably because the second monster trucks start turning they lift a front wheel.

# ¿ Feb 2, 2015 06:21

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

Tire Rack Nationals recap video is out. And it's fantastic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX-hAJV3iNM

Ziploc fucked around with this message at 18:23 on Feb 28, 2015

# ¿ Feb 28, 2015 18:21

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

Preoptopus posted:

Jesus bump steer much!

I don't think that's bumpsteer.

# ¿ Dec 21, 2015 17:53

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# ¿ May 15, 2024 14:00

Ziploc: Sep 19, 2006; MX-5

My engineering friend made this as he documents different brake setups on his EK Civic. You guys might find it interesting. He's also open to feedback on his videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZsOYyOnBjs&t=1s

# ¿ Sep 2, 2020 02:21

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