meet in the carolinas?

[mr. babooie]

not sure if there's many if any volvo enthusiasts in the carolinas but would love to have a meet.

[towerymt]

http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=147108&page=10

[MrBill]

do it

[mr. babooie]

seems cool but a little too far of a drive. I'm hoping to see some locals to meet up with every once and a while. Around here v dubs and bmws are everywhere; haven't seen one volvo (except for old people).

[mAydAy]

I'm in Charlotte, I went to a few local meets and like you said, its Bimmers and Dubs galore (or ricer kids) and not much else. CarolinaEuros happens to actually be CarolinaM3's.

But yeah, I'd be down for something. There are a handful of Volvo people around here in Charlotte, a few of them are pretty active on here (Kyle (stick70), Eamonn (Hockey930)), and I've seen quite a few more that aren't. Then there are plenty more scattered around the rest of the state ie EricF, Dana, Stephen (does he still count? :-P) to name a few

[EricF]

Wilmington is a cool town with stuff to do, let's meet up there sometime? Jason (oo4playmrright) lives there too.

[ikyikthe1st]

I be in SC! What part are you in?

[mr. babooie]

I thought there had to be someone from around here! Well, I hail from hell (Columbia). How bout you guys? Where the hell is lyman??!

[ikyikthe1st]

I thought there had to be someone from around here! Well, I hail from hell (Columbia). How bout you guys? Where the hell is lyman??!

Spartanburg area. About 1.5 hours from Columbia.

[mr. babooie]

that's not too far away. Any 240 owners??

[manbeard]

I'm in Charlotte, I went to a few local meets and like you said, its Bimmers and Dubs galore (or ricer kids) and not much else. CarolinaEuros happens to actually be CarolinaM3's.

But yeah, I'd be down for something. There are a handful of Volvo people around here in Charlotte, a few of them are pretty active on here (Kyle (stick70), Eamonn (Hockey930)), and I've seen quite a few more that aren't. Then there are plenty more scattered around the rest of the state ie EricF, Dana, Stephen (does he still count? :-P) to name a few

hahaha ihave a volvo...its just not on the road yet.

[ikyikthe1st]

that's not too far away. Any 240 owners??

my dad just sold his 83 242ti flathood. but he also just bought another 83 242. my brother has a 240 as well.

[SouthSideSlider]

man i hate upstate guysyou get all the good roads. lol

[ikyikthe1st]

man i hate upstate guysyou get all the good roads. lol

what roads do you speak of?

[mr. babooie]

saluda grade for one that I know of.

[mr. babooie]

So let's get a meet together!! I'm thinking cruise then food and beer. I'm not the best with these kinda things so any help would be great!!

[ikyikthe1st]

I want to wait until I get my turbo wagon's suspension back together. Shouldn't be but a couple of weeks hopefully. Where are you wanting to do this at?

[mr. babooie]

probably before Christmas or right after new years.

[SouthSideSlider]

i'm not even sure i'll have mizuki ready before christmas if i come it would be in Salina.

and ass for said nice roads heres a pic of one. http://www.rx7club.com/showpost.php?p=8583168&postcount=34

[ikyikthe1st]

I think that is Highway 151 or something like that, the local tuner shop does a fair amount of mountain cruises, I've just yet to go since I don't trust the fast car's brakes enough yet.

[mr. babooie]

Well, what I would like to do is get together with a couple of you guys for some lunch and collaborate our ideas to make a sweet meet!!!

[mr. babooie]

southsideslider, where abouts are you? I use to have a semi built turbo II back in tha day.

[SouthSideSlider]

i'm down in charlston if you want you could probably show up at the RX-7 meet in greenville on the 6th

[mr. babooie]

LOL, I dont think so. Showing up in my soap box might be a little embarasing since I'm sooo slow ;-)

[stick70]

meet what? damn i missed this thread entirely, im down for something somebody keep me up on this ish

[mr. babooie]

glad to see people coming out of the wood works.

[Sp3aK]

I'm here too... Durham, NC... I'd really only be willing to travel a couple of hours for a meet. After going to SE so many times everything just pales in comparison ;)

Charlotte or Willmington would be fine for me.

[mr. babooie]

maybe charlotte. I kinda want to do this in the middle so not one person has to drive further than the next.

[stick70]

charlotte would be eeeeeeexcellent :) we'd just have to figure something out to do

[mAydAy]

+100000 for Charlotte

What to do depends on what people are looking to spend I'd imagine.

[stick70]

+100000 for Charlotte

What to do depends on what people are looking to spend I'd imagine.

not much, this is a t-bricks meet:rofl2:

[mAydAy]

not much, this is a t-bricks meet:rofl2:
That was kinda what I was imaging. My first thought was we could do it at Victory Lane Karting (only place I know thats kinda car oriented and has plenty of space) but I doubt anyone wants to spend any $$ (Its like $500/10 people for 2 races each, along with pizza and drinks and **** I think?).

Either way, the parking lot deal is played out, gotta spice it up a bit and its not exactly like either of us can really host anything where we live....

[doeboy]

im here in chapel hill along with hoggster and i know a few other guys that have volvos that would probably want to meet. I know hoggster once had a thing at his place in carrboro but i dont know if any of you went to that one. I do know there are a ton of volvos in chapel hill in general thou and it would be amazing to see a dozen or 2 driving in one long ass line down franklin street.

[KLowD9x]

That was kinda what I was imaging. My first thought was we could do it at Victory Lane Karting (only place I know thats kinda car oriented and has plenty of space) but I doubt anyone wants to spend any $$ (Its like $500/10 people for 2 races each, along with pizza and drinks and **** I think?).

Either way, the parking lot deal is played out, gotta spice it up a bit and its not exactly like either of us can really host anything where we live....

How long do these races last??

[stick70]

im here in chapel hill along with hoggster and i know a few other guys that have volvos that would probably want to meet. I know hoggster once had a thing at his place in carrboro but i dont know if any of you went to that one. I do know there are a ton of volvos in chapel hill in general thou and it would be amazing to see a dozen or 2 driving in one long ass line down franklin street.

i know thats the truth, i was a tech at crown volvo before it shutdown, volvos are everywhere

[mr. babooie]

I say no to the carting. I kinda want to save my money for my box. So someone from luggof. What ya drive?

[mAydAy]

How long do these races last??
normal ones are like 10min but I think they do longer ones for the rental deal, but I don't know for sure, I just copied off the site.

Either way, I doubt enough people would be down for it anyways.

[olov]

i'd be down, anything under 4hrs travel time sounds good to me

gonna hunt for stock volvo parts this weekend, harder than it sounds b/c everyone just crushes them around here

but if i'm lucky the wagon might be running in a few weeks, if not, the 244 still has some miles left in her

[EricF]

i'd be down, anything under 4hrs travel time sounds good to me

gonna hunt for stock volvo parts this weekend, harder than it sounds b/c everyone just crushes them around here

but if i'm lucky the wagon might be running in a few weeks, if not, the 244 still has some miles left in her

What do you need? I'm going down to south FL this weekend, might have what you're looking for down there.

[manbeard]

im here in chapel hill along with hoggster and i know a few other guys that have volvos that would probably want to meet. I know hoggster once had a thing at his place in carrboro but i dont know if any of you went to that one. I do know there are a ton of volvos in chapel hill in general thou and it would be amazing to see a dozen or 2 driving in one long ass line down franklin street.

i was at the second meed he had down there. that was fun.

[stick70]

that was before my time, my first was one of chases umstead meets right after i got the T5M

[manbeard]

that was before my time, my first was one of chases umstead meets right after i got the T5M

yea...i think that was the second one. the first meet, jackson set it up. we grilled out and hung out. my dad and i got lost though..it was bad. we showed up like an hour or so late.

[mr. babooie]

Glad to see this thread growing. Speaking of parts, i'm looking for a complete interior, black or tan.

[manbeard]

for what? 200?700?800?ford ranger? :-P

[mr. babooie]

Lol, i guess that would help. Car in sig. Also, is there anyone local that could check out my car? There's alot of either transmission, engine, or exhaust vibration while driving. I don't know much about these cars. If someone can help ill give a free exterior concourse detail, i'm a pro ;) .

[olov]

What do you need? I'm going down to south FL this weekend, might have what you're looking for down there.

b230 intake manifold(welded my bungs shut for kjet), and brake booster+master cyl - something's wrong with one of em

then someone to weld on an exhaust for me

[mr. babooie]

I want your old intake. Would it work on stock b21ft?

[olov]

dimes + jbweld then cut the throttle cable

held to 20+ psi spikes on 63/60

the intake is trash now, i tried to clean it up and reuse it but jbweld sticks to everything but what you want it to

[mr. babooie]

:( i need to do something with my brick. It runs rough but has a rebuilt head. Know anything about transmissions? Also want some more power too.

[KLowD9x]

:( i need to do something with my brick. It runs rough but has a rebuilt head. Know anything about transmissions? Also want some more power too.

Runs rough?

Put bleach in the oil.

Transmissions?

For manuals: put sawdust in the gearbox. Shifts smooth as butter.

For autos: Put brake fluid in the box. Shifts like a drag car!

More power?

Remove the vacuum line off of the wastegate actuator. Run leaded fuel from the local airport. Unbolt the dist and advance it till the engine almost stalls. Take it back two steps and retorque the bolt.

Unbelievable power will now be at your foots desire.


*I hold no responsibility for any damage done to your vehicle if you decide to try one or more of these recommendations.

[ikyikthe1st]

Runs rough?

Put bleach in the oil.

Transmissions?

For manuals: put sawdust in the gearbox. Shifts smooth as butter.

For autos: Put brake fluid in the box. Shifts like a drag car!

More power?

Remove the vacuum line off of the wastegate actuator. Run leaded fuel from the local airport. Unbolt the dist and advance it till the engine almost stalls. Take it back two steps and retorque the bolt.

Unbelievable power will now be at your foots desire.


*I hold no responsibility for any damage done to your vehicle if you decide to try one or more of these recommendations.

sweet jesus

[mr. babooie]

Wow? Big help.

[doeboy]

bummpp

[mr. babooie]

Thanks for bumping this back up. I don't know about you guys but I had a busy weekend. So....meet?!

[SouthSideSlider]

well if it does go down i would show up in the 7 as the 740 wont be on the road for while.

[mr. babooie]

well, it turns out this might not be for awhile since this has turned into a dead thread. i'm kinda wanting to to a cookout now! just for the reason being that i need to get my center support bearing and bushing replaced and i have no clue on how to do it; not to mention i know no one down here into volvos enough to help me with them! so free burgers and beer!!:oogle:

[ikyikthe1st]

I would still like to do this, but I'm having lots of problems with the suspension, and I'm swamped with school and work right now.

[mr. babooie]

And I sir am having problems aswell, so I say that we just shoot for the meet being next year. Unless by some devine miracle everybody's cars remedy themselves.

[mAydAy]

I think next year is probably the best idea. With so many people in school on here, and the holidays and everything coming up, I'd say after the new year would probably be the best idea.


Plus it gives me time to get all my tricks together for my car :-D

[mr. babooie]

Well, I think we should shoot for late jan, early feb. March is when my daughter is due so I'll have my hands full with a 5 year old and a newborn.

[manbeard]

i'll be driving to wilmington tomorrow afternoon if any of you wilmington people want to meet up. i may ride up to topsail island first. who knows.

[ikyikthe1st]

is thissssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss the right thread?

april 18??

[mr. babooie]

yes! well, it is now!! hahaha. i think we're going to have to make this an equal drive for everyone, so how about charlotte? i've heard of a place called quaker steak and shake; or something like that! either that, or saluda grade.

[Natural244]

I would be in for a meet in Charlotte in April with the appropriate 'depending on my schedule' caveat. Its a good 2 1/2 - 2 3/4 hour drive for me.

-Tim

[ikyikthe1st]

Charlotte is probably the most central for most of us. There's a Five Guys up there somewhere too, I know we went to it at a meet a few years ago...

[smokeyfan1000]

I have to agree with a lot of the others Charlotte NC or Rock Hill SC would be cool,What daya say?? Volvo...for fast!

[olov]

is thissssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss the right thread?

april 18??

http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=157993 ?

[m4ld0.^]

I would be down as well if it was in NC. Charlotte is cool with me, but I don't really care where it is as long as its in NC.

I'm not sure of my work schedule yet but I should be able to do this. Can we make an official time and date and try and get this off the ground? I know a few meets have kind of fallen through the cracks and its been a while since we all got together. I'm sure all of our cars have undergone vast changes (I have a turbo now:).

Let's do this guys.

[Sir Psycho]

damn charlottes pretty far for me.
what if we had one in charlotte for sc/nc bricks and then one in raleigh or somewhere closer to chapel hill
it's not a big deal though if not you guys aren't missing much with my 940 right now.

[stick70]

im in pending my kart racing schedule

[m4ld0.^]

damn charlottes pretty far for me.
what if we had one in charlotte for sc/nc bricks and then one in raleigh or somewhere closer to chapel hill
it's not a big deal though if not you guys aren't missing much with my 940 right now.

I'm in Raleigh, so that would be awesome. We should do it like we used to. Meet up at Umstead Park in Raleigh (all the Chapel Hill, Raleigh, etc. guys) and caravan to Charlotte to meet up with all the rest of the SC/Charlotte area people. Super fun

im in pending my kart racing schedule

How's that going by the way?

[phenry]

I'll be in town for the last week of March. MS should hopefully be going in my 242 then.

[m4ld0.^]

Metalocalypse FTW

[manbeard]

i'm down. i'd prob be in the mustang unless i for some reason want to bring out the slow car. (for the record, i know mustangs are slow...the volvo is n/a automatic and thats slow as dog **** lol) us raleigh area people could meet up at umstead or something like we used to and just ride from there. i'm game depending on what i'm doing work/school-wise

[stick70]

How's that going by the way?

as of this year i hold 2 wka national championships, so pretty decent

If this is going down we need to get ahold of what were going to do as well, id feel bad for guys that drove a ways if all we did was eat lunch.

[manbeard]

i think we need to meet up when zmax is having a TNT. that'd be kickass.

[mr. babooie]

Isn't there a dave n busters in concord mills?

[m4ld0.^]

True, and that has happened already :lol:

Anything going down in Charlotte around that time? I'm gonna look on some sites to see if I can find a car show or something like that. That would be awesome.

Congrats on the national titles in the karting too. Badass.

[mr. babooie]

not sure on that one... i'll be coming up from charleston. any charlotte guys chime in on this one?

[TalkingGoats]

i think we need to meet up when zmax is having a TNT. that'd be kickass.

I'll be up there with CarolinaNissans for this and when they film "PINKS" in april

[Sir Psycho]

let's do this

[mr. babooie]

We doin it!

[manbeard]

Ttt

[hockey930]

wow page 4 already, i wonder what the first 3 say.

[mr. babooie]

haha, nothing too special. all i know is that we are doin the meet thing this time!! is there a place in charlotte that does like minigolf or go-karts? maybe a shooting range?? lol, idk!! all i know is that i too, am not going to drive from charleston to charlotte for food... just not worth it to me at that point. i'm probably going to be staying at the blake hotel near city center. anything around there??

[manbeard]

i still say we find out when zmax is doing a test and tune and we do that one night.

[mr. babooie]

ehh..... i'd be too embarrased, lol

[m4ld0.^]

We gotta find something...anything. Looks like there could be a record NC turnout if everyone comes, which means there needs to be a point to the whole thing. I'd be down for pretty much whatever we just need to make a concrete plan (dates, times, etc.) so people can start planning.

[mr. babooie]

ok people, whoever wants in on planning this thang, shoot me a pm. we're going to have to work hard to make this one for the record books!!

[olov]

We gotta find something...anything. Looks like there could be a record NC turnout if everyone comes, which means there needs to be a point to the whole thing. I'd be down for pretty much whatever we just need to make a concrete plan (dates, times, etc.) so people can start planning.

too excited, have a few beers/tokes and check back :P

[ikyikthe1st]

mooresville drags? that way we have something to do... or zmax, but i would think it would be ridiculously crowded

[mr. babooie]

isn't there anywhere we can check to see whats going on on april 18th in clt?

[manbeard]

ehh..... i'd be too embarrased, lol

eh, its still fun even if you're riding a bike down the strip.

zmax would probably be tooo expensive. are there any other 1/4 mile strips around there?

[mr. babooie]

lol, not too worried about the fun factor....but atleast it would be fun to watch!!!!

[manbeard]

Charlotte area people, what all drag strips are there out there? last time i went to the strip i only could do like 5 runs...it was crowded as hell. it'd be cool if we get enough people and do a track rental or something. the local forum i'm on rents the track after the test and tune is over for like 2 hours or so. we pay the regular enterance fee, but there just isn't anyone there besides us.

[manbeard]

lets go to the dragon!

[mr. babooie]

no

[manbeard]

why?

[mAydAy]

zmax was $25 to run last TNT they had (in Nov or Dec) which is pretty standard. Mooresville is a 1/8th mile so that kinda kills my little bit of interest. A rental after a TNT at Zmax is not happening, since they run evenings and close up to comply with noise regulations. They have tons of TNT dates and "Street Racing" events starting March 5th....

Quaker Steak and Lube near Concord Mills is a pretty cool place, not sure its worth a 3 hour drive though. Dave and Buster's is in Concord Mills, its pretty cool too.

I just moved into my house which is 5 minutes away from Lowes/Zmax/etc, we could have a cookout or something here once it warms up, too. I have good sized driveway (and tons of yard for overflow) and a big basement for the resulting party where nothing can get torn up haha. All a matter of having time to deal with it all.

[mr. babooie]

The dragon is a 6 hour drive for me. No no no! Lol

[manbeard]

The dragon is a 6 hour drive for me. No no no! Lol

its probably a 5 hour drive for me.

[mr. babooie]

Yeah, but me not drivin dat far. How about saluda grade?

[Aoder1]

wow page 4 already, i wonder what the first 3 say.

hmmm yea thats what i said but now its page five...haha

[t5turbo]

Damn how have I missed this? There is a drive in belmont outside of charlotte never been but they show cool movies sometimes and it is not expensive.

[mr. babooie]

That might be cool.

[EricF]

That might be ****ing freezing... I'm from Florida.. No thanks :)

[mr. babooie]

???? Freezing in april???? Duuuuuude.....weaksauce excuse! Lol

[mr. babooie]

Ok, let's keep this thing moving!

[manbeard]

bump

[mr. babooie]

so i was noticing that oregon had a cool little club name; ovt, why shouldn't we?! cvt!!

[manbeard]

contiously variable transmissions ACTIVATE!

[mr. babooie]

:rofl:

[onefastvolvo]

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We are going to have a Poker Run at the end of the month 01/25/09 at 1:00pm. We will all meet at Wynne Volvo 1010 W. Mercury Blvd. And we will finish at AIK 2884 Airline Blvd Portsmouth Blvd americanindoorcarting.com. We would like as many people to come as possible. And remember the money we raise will be for CHKD. We hope to see all of you out there. We also need 2 volunteers to hand out cards ie: wives, girl friends. any questions email avansloten@wynnevolvo.com
http://forums.swedespeed.com/zerothread?id=111199

[mr. babooie]

Wow. Great. Now post you're own thread and don't jack mine. This is for the carolina's meet in april....maybe you missed that.

[94teggy]

hmmm yea thats what i said but now its page five...haha

Ditto. I'm down for coming to the meet, whenever/wherever it may be :-P

[mr. babooie]

well 94teggy, it's going to be in charlotte, so i hope you'll make it!!! atleast i hope it's in charlotte

[onefastvolvo]

Mr. babooie if you did not know hampton Roads is on the border of North Carolina and Virginia. I bet you they're people in places like Elizabeth City who drive a Volvo. The USCG is down there. And we are only about six hours from charlotte you are more then welcome to are event the more people we have come the better.

So when in april arew you all getting together? It would be fun.

[mr. babooie]

it's april 18th, but the reason why it's in charlotte, so it's easy to get to for the local sc guys. also, is this a legal event? i don't support street racing, i keep it on the track. also, i wasn't trying to be rude in the last post to you, it's just hard to type "tone of voice" lol.

[manbeard]

^^^

[mr. babooie]

and this is the point where interest is lost by people.....fail

[ikyikthe1st]

Still interested. Just don't know what to do besides drag racing.

[manbeard]

yea. someone from charlotte should map out a cool drive (like the charlotte meet a long time ago) so we dont just end up standing around talking for 30 mintues, then go back on a 3 hour drive

[TalkingGoats]

I'll be at street wise drift this Saturday with my Nissan people.

Saturday, 24th @ Metrolina Expo, Its drift and grip $10 Spectate +$5 for ride-alongs.

http://www.myspace.com/streetwisedrift

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&client=firefox-a&q=metrolina+expo+charlotte+nc&ie=UTF8&ll=35.320211,-80.837756&spn=0.005314,0.009871&t=h&z=17

[mr. babooie]

ride along?? how much does it cost to race? honestly, i'm more of going slideways than in a straight line. as for a cool drive, i'm game for that. there's got to be something scenic up there! i really want to do a group photoshoot in downtown charlotte. volvo's crowding the streets!!!! and goats that talk, your avatar creeps me out man!! i'm totaly freaking OUT MAN!!!! (the shnozberries taste like shnozberries......)

[stick70]

yeah, im still up for whatever, if someone figures it out ill show. I honestly dont know jack about charlotte.

[mr. babooie]

i know it purdy

[TalkingGoats]

ride along?? how much does it cost to race? honestly, i'm more of going slideways than in a straight line. as for a cool drive, i'm game for that. there's got to be something scenic up there! i really want to do a group photoshoot in downtown charlotte. volvo's crowding the streets!!!! and goats that talk, your avatar creeps me out man!! i'm totaly freaking OUT MAN!!!! (the shnozberries taste like shnozberries......)

www.streetwisedrift.com << I think. Registration is less than $100, I think its $75. Its a very long event and you have to be there really early to drive. Details are on the site though. Are you taking that super cool 242?

[TalkingGoats]

http://www.streetwisedrift.com/flyer/Jan24Small.jpg

[mr. babooie]

well thats not too bad. and yes.... i'm getting the diff welded tomorrow so i'd be ready!

[manbeard]

post pics

[mr. babooie]

of what?? the welded diff?? already been done homie! :lol:

[manbeard]

of what?? the welded diff?? already been done homie! :lol:

of the drift meet. lol. i know what a welded diff looks like. i've welded plenty of them.

[mr. babooie]

:rofl:!!! if i go, i'll make sure someone takes pics of me a driftin!!

[TalkingGoats]

If you go I will get a video from the inside. I'll rape your car with a ride along. Forced entry. lol

You shouldn't be hard to miss I will just follow the win that a flat green Volvo produces.

[mr. babooie]

:lol: we'll se how my brick is running tomorrow. i've been having some problems today, so i don't know if i'll be heading out there. i wish there was a bricksmart guy close to me!!! arrrgggh

[mr. babooie]

^^

[benwatkin]

did you end up going to that drift thing

[mr. babooie]

Nah. The gt has been acting up quite a bit. Next time though!

[manbeard]

**** not being able to go to sleep. i had 4 redbulls at 2:15. its gonna be a long night.



i'm retarded

[mAydAy]

damn, who puts rules on mods allowed to drift cars...30mm/side max for widebodies? weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaksauce

[mr. babooie]

**** not being able to go to sleep. i had 4 redbulls at 2:15. its gonna be a long night.



i'm retarded
nice move smart guy:wtf:

damn, who puts rules on mods allowed to drift cars...30mm/side max for widebodies? weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaksauce

thank goodness we drive volvos!! not many widebody 240's out there:roll:

[TalkingGoats]

damn, who puts rules on mods allowed to drift cars...30mm/side max for widebodies? weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaksauce

Whatchu talkin bout willis?

[TalkingGoats]

I went to the event and left at 1:00.

They had so many rules it was ridiculous. The spectator's area was about 50 foot long, so you could pretty much only see the first 2 turns. There were only a couple tandem runs, a couple triples. Normally it was only 1 car on the track at a time. I think they were used to hosting AutoX so they treated it the same. ****, its fine for AutoX but it gets boring for drift.

[mr. babooie]

in that case, i'm glad i didn't run!

[mAydAy]

thank goodness we drive volvos!! not many widebody 240's out there:roll:

I'm not quite sure when I unintentionally pissed in your corn flakes.....:wtf:

Whatchu talkin bout willis?

IX. Body/Frame
a) Atermarket body panels are allowed provided they do not increase the overall width of the vehicle more than 30mm per side
I read through their rulebook to see how they are structured versus what I'm familiar with (US Drift) and they have all sorts of strange rules regarding what is allowed modification wise to the cars. Pretty strange, considering a large part of 99% of the drift scene is creating as ridiculous as possible of a contraption of random things thrown together. Drifting is all about putting on a show, and part of that is having a wild looking ride. Having a rule against widebodies kinda takes away a lot of that (and prevents a lot of very good drifters from being eligible to run....)

Lots of other very strange rules, too. For instance,

^{III. Interior}
^{a) Seat may be of any construction or design provided that it is not made from an exotic composite (carbon fiber, Kevlar, carbon-Kevlar, etc)}
A very strange one, considering lots of high end, FIA HOMOLOGATED off-the-shelf racing seats are made out of carbon fiber these days. These are typically out of the price range of most drifters, but they're out there, and as safe or safer than most other racing seats. Yet, they mention this but make no mention of more significant things regarding seats, such as requiring a FIA Homologated seat that is within date, or requiring out of date/non-homologated seats to run a backstrap to the cage (which are the standard rules for competition across the board pretty much). There is no mention of those crucial safety aspects.

Someone needs to point out to them that they really should reconsider their rulebook.

[mr. babooie]

;-). I thought they tasted funny! Of course no disrespect dude! Lol. I was just playing off the stupid rules they make.

[mAydAy]

;-). I thought they tasted funny! Of course no disrespect dude! Lol. I was just playing off the stupid rules they make.
My bad man, I got the wrong impression. I thought I'd said/done something to make you mad at me, and I was really confused.

I'm a little slow on the take sometimes

Edit: I re-read it now and it makes a lot more sense, haha



I wonder of those people would let me run my shifter kart out there......hmmmm :oogle:

[mr. babooie]

Me mad!? Nevar! But it'd be great to see your cart drifting! Hahaha. So I'm trying to have some CVT (carolina volvo tuners) stickers done, I think. Anyone interested? If no one is, than I'm not gonna waste my time or money.

[mAydAy]

Alright, whoo, glad to hear it. I was REALLY confused there, haha.

The cart will be doing some mad drifting if I can get it done. Unfortunately it went from high priority to low priority way too quickly with this whole 'house' ordeal (and the Volvo blowing up the trans didn't help)

I wish I had a running Volvo.....instead I have two yard ornaments with busted transmissions :-( Anyone have an M56 laying around?

[mr. babooie]

I wish my volvo was running right. Also I wish I had someone to help fab and exhaust for her :-(

[mAydAy]

I can give you a hand knocking the exhaust out if I can find a lil free time. Unfortunately though the XC has consumed my garage and I haven't gotten a new welder yet.

[mr. babooie]

I have access to a mig welder, but that's about it. I think I'm going to throw a stage 0 cookout or pizza and brew party. Idk, just an excuse to get some help from volvo people.

[mAydAy]

Do it, may as well. I'll throw something once I get stuff straight at my house. One bathroom half gutted, one more to go and a bedroom. Once they're done then its off to the yard, then holding off til next winter for the basement...

Somewhere in there I'll hopefully get some of my shop stuff set up again down here.

[Sir Psycho]

So we gotta plan yet?

[DooDoobrown]

Im in Charleston I have shop on 11 acres that could be a place to host a meet. Although Charleston is far for the NC guys. Wherever it is the DooDoo will make it there.

[Sir Psycho]

Uppppppddddddaaaatttteeee?

[phenry]

I'm b-b-b-b-b-baaaacckkkkkk for next week. If I actually install my MS is largely dependent on getting my wideband in time, but seeing as I haven't even ordered one yet...

[mAydAy]

I'm still up for hosting something once I get my stuff together. Trying to finish up the house and the car before I turn to event planning though.

[LRflip]

maybe in a few months...Im in Greenville, NC

[olov]

go to http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=157993 already

[Sir Psycho]

I see this isn't happening:-(

[olov]

go to http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=157993 already

quoting myself, cause i'm that awesome

[Sir Psycho]

quoting myself, cause i'm that awesome

Too farrrrrrr

[olov]

about the same distance as charlotte is to you

[ikyikthe1st]

We should try to do something in May.

For the Charlotte guys, I'm rolling up to Shadyside Dragway with the local tuner shop on April 23. It's about an hour away from you guys if anyone is interested.

[stick70]

im going to carlisle this year, idk if anyone else is

[olov]

hmmm, carlisle, good idea

[Sir Psycho]

Well there's an 1800E for a good price in good shape I'm going to be looking at this weekend, so I don't think I would of been able to come anyways. But May sounds good, maybe I could bring the 1800 with me if I end up getting it.
Let's just try and make some concrete plans, I'm looking forward to meeting everyone for the first time.