Come and support an "old school" V8 in Drift Australia in 2010

[wagnman]

OK so I'll be up front here and admit straight out that this car is not a Holden but if you read the build thread you may be suprised at how much a red VY SS donated to the build up anyway! LOL!


Team Mobile Mayhem are entering their fully race prepared XD (Yes I did say XD!) in next years Drift Australia series.

I know! I know! its a FORD but bear with me, this thing is wicked and no one will disagree that we need as many OZZY cars out there on the drift circuit as possible!

Drift Australia is back again in 2010 with a full 5 round national series so there will be plenty of opportunity to get out and barrack for a OLD SCHOOL V8 BEAST as Danny and the team take it up to the competition!

A full build thread is available for viewing at

XDRFT2-the build - xFalcon.com - XD-XE-XF Falcon Owners Club (http://www.xfalcon.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19787)

It would be great to see plenty of V8 fans get out to the drifting and get involved in this spectacular sport.

See you at the track in 2010!


Wagnman

[morpheousssv]

Drifting a great sport to be involved in BUT your choice of vehicle would have to be questionable. I prefer the 180. I would put a pic up if I could work out how

[Mungrel]

Gday Wagnman,
I like the build thread, i'm keen to get out there and see what she does.

Keep us posted on event dates and locations champ.

P.S I notice the seats mount direct to the floor, did you require any additional bracing?

[Bazz]

Guys, I have seen this thing drift, it is awesome! Good luck with 2010 buddy.

Bazz

[Martin_D]

What is drift? Didnt it die a couple of years back? :eek:

[Blown 540]

What is drift? Didnt it die a couple of years back? :eek:

Dont be humble Tuna , you can tell us how good you were and still are, there's some vids kicking around somewhere.

[wagnman]

Drifting a great sport to be involved in BUT your choice of vehicle would have to be questionable. I prefer the 180. I would put a pic up if I could work out how

Without a doubt 180's, silvias, and skylines are the "logical" choice but once you have seen one you have seen them all and there are so many already competing that they tend to blend in together.

Making them stand out is hard.


An XD though?........................................... ...


Dont forget that that danny's XD will be at least as light as the Nissans and have comparable suspension / brakes and arguably a more powerful / stronger and more reliable driveline.

I'm not saying that Mobile Mayhem will be at the top of the pile but rest assured the team will be competitive and improve throughout the series.


Gday Wagnman,
I like the build thread, i'm keen to get out there and see what she does.

Keep us posted on event dates and locations champ.

P.S I notice the seats mount direct to the floor, did you require any additional bracing?

Cheers Mungrel.

At this stage the series is set to be held over 5 rounds. So far the news has been that there will be rounds in QLD, NSW, Perth and either Adelaide or Melb with the final back in Sydney.

the organizers are fully committed to a full 5 rounds next year and the events will be televised.

Dates are yet to be released as they have to wait till the V8 supercars lock in their event dates.


the seats did require extra bracing with Rusty making up special mounting brackets. Russell is the team mechanical engineer so we generally go with what he advises.


Guys, I have seen this thing drift, it is awesome! Good luck with 2010 buddy.

Bazz

Thanks Bazz.


What is drift? Didnt it die a couple of years back? :eek:

Yeh the Drift didnt actually die but the "series" got reduced to only one round this year for reasons not full known to me so I wont speculate.

2010 it will be back in full swing.

There are alot of people preparing machinery for the series next year and this year of "lay off" may well produce some very impressive vehicles.

The new owners have some very exciting plans in store for the future though and if they bring them about I believe the sport will really move forward again in the near future.

[VY18s]

It's good to see more Aussie cars giving drifting a go. Personally I think it gets boring when you see the usual drifting suspects all the time. 180s, Silvias, Skylines etc. I know those cars are the ideal choices, but like the OP said when you've seen one, you've seen them all.

An XD is probably an odd choice, but atleast it's different.

[ORIGINL]

was in at Mobile Mayhem yestrday... the XD looks nice and tough with it's new motor!

[Dav0]

Its good to see an aussie entry into the series but my support already goes to Greg (Thunder) from sureflo's 300zx, at least it has an LS1 in it :)

[wagnman]

There is a "guess the weight" competition going on in the XDrift 2 build thread if anyones interested.

XDRFT2-the build - xFalcon.com - XD-XE-XF Falcon Owners Club (http://www.xfalcon.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19787)

[wagnman]

Not long to go now guys the beast is nearly ready for its first fire up!

[v8dude78]

reminds me of dj's old true blue falcon

[Spectrum dude]

I see this vehicle every few weeks as Danny is also my mechanic :) this ride will be insane and awesome to watch against all those ricers :bow: even if it is 50% ford and 50% holden IT IS A V8.

Bring on Drift Australia 2010.

[slideshift]

i'm into my driftin here in perth spewin that drift aus wont be coming here, we got our round 3 just after the supercars, just need to get the diff repaired in my one tonner then its back on the track :D

[Spectrum dude]

OOOOh YER
The beast is alive and breathing :goodjob:

Good reason for a trip to Darwin then slideshift :)

[wagnman]

OOOOh YER
The beast is alive and breathing :goodjob:

Good reason for a trip to Darwin then slideshift :)

As Spectrum Dude says above the XDrift2 is alive!

See a vid of the first start up in the thread.

http://www.xfalcon.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19787

[slideshift]

OOOOh YER
The beast is alive and breathing :goodjob:

Good reason for a trip to Darwin then slideshift :)

would to see the other d1 comps around aus but sadly work says no haha i'm hopin i can get my ute fix before next comp alot people are waitin to see it haha:jester:

[wagnman]

would to see the other d1 comps around aus but sadly work says no haha i'm hopin i can get my ute fix before next comp alot people are waitin to see it haha:jester:

It would be great to see you out there drifting mate.

I love seeing utes drift they go great!

There was a little progress over the week end on the XD as well guys with the radiator being fitted.

It seems to take so long to get these last details finished with everyone hanging out to see the thing out on the track.

[slideshift]

yer its awesome fun drifting lol my ute just in the diff shop now gettin a new kaaz 2 way an gears then come sat gonna have fun breaking it in :jester: hoping i have better luck then last time when the engine said nope not doing that

[wagnman]

rads in and all the front and rear end wiring is complete.
Rusty can is booked to sort out some suspension setup details and give the car a final check before the all clear is given for completion.


http://www.xfalcon.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19787

[wagnman]

Yeee ha guys the beast has moved for the first time under it's own steam.

Vid is up @

http://www.xfalcon.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19787

Check out the noise this thing makes. It sounds like it's working up a good apetite for a big feed of RICE!

[ORIGINL]

We bought a new workshop hose, 120 bucks worth gets you 30 meters, kink resistant, 20 years warranty, and flash quick release fittings, so quick that we dropped the brass (of all things!) nozzel into the bottom of the LH tank, doh! Back to bunnings and grabbed a little 4 jaw grippy thing and brad rips it out, we would of done a renactment for the camera but seriously to get that out was pure ass. And I found being smart sometimes bites hard

i was in the workshop when this happened... the look on everyones face when the hose come up without the attachment was gold!... OH F&^K!

that engine has some serious power!.. can't wait to see it on the track