tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44478318801711810252024-03-19T13:48:40.389-07:00Brad McQueenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447831880171181025.post-24825548205839777302012-05-27T12:26:00.000-07:002012-05-27T12:26:08.473-07:00**Starting a fresh...... The year of development**As we all know the 2010 Nissan Silvia S14 was always a little behind on spec of the field for the Drift Allstars series so we looked at getting the car more up to the ever increasing spec's of the rest of the field, i'd say my driving had out developed the car do it was time to get up to spec.<br />
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After studying many of the cars in professional drifting i decided the best thing was to start again, i have had this car since i started drifting in 2007 and the car has been though a number changes, but nothing like this, for the people who followed the build on facebook and twitter you would have seen me and my good friend Jared tovee and my girlfriend Emily villar and her sister Gabi Villar working some crazy hours to get the car ready on a short schedule.<br />
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The chassis went though some extreme changes by Andy @ unit17 and Josh @ jjt motorsport we stripped it down to its raw metal and started space framing the front and losing wieght where we could, doors, wiring, glass, what ever we didnt need was in the skip.<br />
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The engine was transported to Garage D to be inspected for rebuild, Julian Smith and Martin Cooksey jumped on it and descovered the engine had suffered some extreme conditions, here the list of issues the engine had on strip down:<br />
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<ul>
<li>Camshafts damaged</li>
<li>Cylinder head Cracked</li>
<li>Headgasket Damaged (oil in water)</li>
<li>Pistons Damaged</li>
<li>Rings Worn</li>
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Pretty much scrap, but needless to say amazing as the car has been Driven all around England for 2 Years and Drifted professionally for 3 years. the engine was mapped to 300BHP/320LBFT Torque, but realisticly it could of only been running 240BHP by the end of the season 2011. it never let us down<br />
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So if anyone ever tells you that the SR20DET engine is not a good engine.. there not on this planet.<br />
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Every one has been asking for the spec list of the 2012 car so here it is.<br />
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Engine<br />
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SR20DET<br />
Rebuild by Garage D<br />
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Thinner Metal Headgasket for Higher compression<br />
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Poncams 256's<br />
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Cast iron top mount manifold<br />
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GTX3071R b.b 0.63 vband housings with WRC spec bearings and high load Oil seals<br />
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Tial MVR watercooled External wastgate<br />
all Suppied by CR Turbo Enginnering 01425 638426<br />
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Alloy Rad<br />
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Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator<br />
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Transmission<br />
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RB25DET Skyline R33 Gearbox and Garage D conversion Plate<br />
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Exedy Clutch<br />
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4:1 Nismo GT Pro 2 Way Lsd Diff<br />
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Suspension<br />
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Driftworks CS2 Coilovers<br />
Driftworks GEOMASTER Hubs front and rear<br />
Driftworks Adjustable arms all round<br />
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Wheels<br />
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Rota Torque 17x9.5 ET12<br />
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Tyres<br />
front Neuton NT500 235/45R17<br />
rear Achilles 245/45R17<br />
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theres the spec, i will update as new products get fitted<br />
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Massive thank you to my 2012 Sponsors<br />
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Ouch Tattoo studio Waltham abbey essex<br />
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Cr Turbo Engineering<br />
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Rubber Rims LTD<br />
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Autobright car care products<br />
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Boxxed Out Clothing<br />
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Garage D<br />
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Protuner<br />
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JJT Motorsport<br />
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Cubed Creative<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447831880171181025.post-89935930484423303882011-12-02T14:39:00.001-08:002011-12-02T14:44:30.666-08:00**2011 Drift Allstars Summary**Well long awaited summary of the 2011 season, after coming off a high, finishing 4th place in the 2011 Drift Allstars Championship this year, Here a round up of the year from me. massive thank you to my sponsors and friends. be sure to click the "like button" on my fan page <a href="http://www.facebook.com/bradlightningmcqueen">www.facebook.com/bradlightningmcqueen</a><br />
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enjoy<br />
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QNlqHN0YGxg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447831880171181025.post-68902886100879114132011-07-18T13:18:00.000-07:002011-07-18T13:20:05.601-07:00**VisitMalta.com**here you will see togethia tv with there amazing short film about malta. with an interview with myself!! big thanks to all involved<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/26511851?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/26511851">Togethia – Visit Malta featuring The Drift Allstars 2011</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/togethia">Togethia</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447831880171181025.post-77997138223170958432011-07-05T23:20:00.000-07:002011-07-05T23:40:26.483-07:00**Drift Allstars Malta 10th-12th June 2011 Part One**My team and I left a cold rainy England on the Thursday before event weekend and arrived in a sunbathed Malta late morning, where temperatures were already creeping up to 28 degrees. We spent the afternoon exploring St.Julians and getting ourselves settled in to what would be home for the next 10 days.<br /><br />Friday soon arrived and Team McQueen were in need of a vehicle and fast! Team mate Dan and I did a lengthy tour on foot of the surrounding area. We were in search of a vehicle large enough to carry 8 (We had in mind a minibus). Instead we landed ourselves an awesome Suzuki Gypsy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcdYdKR8lrzqaFvHkCa_rETTSrgD9z_56APYugUoeKMotGr-18A9w8KZ-OOaENXrtXkadtG_NTsMG9k5dwZiV2eGS__QDIA_AfBlVnA5z1byPwphuMefz-ptSgSVYoI3gWKpnrb0acbPM/s1600/gypsy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcdYdKR8lrzqaFvHkCa_rETTSrgD9z_56APYugUoeKMotGr-18A9w8KZ-OOaENXrtXkadtG_NTsMG9k5dwZiV2eGS__QDIA_AfBlVnA5z1byPwphuMefz-ptSgSVYoI3gWKpnrb0acbPM/s320/gypsy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626122188621225970" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After trying to read a map with no roads on it in a car with no roof or windows, we arrived at The Ta’Qali National Stadium an hour and a half later. The track looked amazing. The set up of the event was already beginning to look amazing. I had left my car in a car park in London to finally be reacquainted in Malta. She was extremely dusty and in desperate need of a good clean, not a Problem with the amazing FastWax from <a href="http://www.autobright.co.uk/">www.autobright.co.uk</a> but it was certainly exciting to see her again.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqxBcA3cQUjKaIDr8hpyGFYGRaSnJaEnAIzDFG2X7x7C1AE2_25ll99M8b5HOHOjU82DKJJGOB1-zSvkpcE2UHZ3-2brNdG5XzAxFYzBz4q_fSmtIgxBBqOEfbxzdGmFMvM3xtMO5Otk/s1600/cleaned+malta.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqxBcA3cQUjKaIDr8hpyGFYGRaSnJaEnAIzDFG2X7x7C1AE2_25ll99M8b5HOHOjU82DKJJGOB1-zSvkpcE2UHZ3-2brNdG5XzAxFYzBz4q_fSmtIgxBBqOEfbxzdGmFMvM3xtMO5Otk/s320/cleaned+malta.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626123591978435458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The day continued as relaxed as it began. The amateur Maltese drivers were out first for practice. This gave me a chance to assess the track for its full potential and spot a few drivers who may be competition. Pro driver practice began at 6pm and continued through to 11.30pm. It seemed so strange to be doing practice so late at night under such powerful floodlights. The atmosphere was chilled and nobody was feeling under pressure. All drivers were awaiting the events of the next 2 days…<br /><br /><br /><br />Saturday began with all drivers taking a sightseeing bus tour of Malta. We drove around some of the most beautiful coastline I have ever seen. All were in anticipation of seeing the huge billboards advertising the event. We stopped at Golden Bay, a fantastic beach with golden sands and the bluest of waters. I had an interview with Gemma Hunt for Togethia TV, in which she asked me about my excitement and expectations of the event and my thoughts on Malta as a whole.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VDZ7Ad0uEilKUNa6Y6H9esLSDA4HQJVo-dt43NEAAB69GJ9dIvxw1UnA7Kk3p5LZ5Qzxv7P-mK5uCFxLzd8vvHtVIxE0jLsPG1i6c5yNo9rt1vbZwSX5lWvXajoFxZTpK-TGLOGiN-s/s1600/tour.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VDZ7Ad0uEilKUNa6Y6H9esLSDA4HQJVo-dt43NEAAB69GJ9dIvxw1UnA7Kk3p5LZ5Qzxv7P-mK5uCFxLzd8vvHtVIxE0jLsPG1i6c5yNo9rt1vbZwSX5lWvXajoFxZTpK-TGLOGiN-s/s320/tour.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626124432070008018" /></a><br /><br />We arrived back at track at 2pm, giving me a chance to clean the car and await my teams arrival. Practice began shortly after drivers briefing. Unfortunately, on my 3rd run after a pretty sick wall tap, the car started to suffer with lack of power. We tried numerous solutions to rectify the problem but to no avail. It came to my attention at around midnight that my second boost pipe from turbo had a tear, which resulted in the car losing boost pressure. On hand was Chris Cauchi, a local lad originally from Australia, who piped up and said that he had a puncture repair kit that may work. We agreed to meet him the next morning to give it a go. We also spoke to Zisco Pro fabricators, who told me that they might be able to get a hose match for the next day. We were all fingers crossed either solutions would work. Off to bed we went…<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5k7gTqJkHrQlJKpsPlts8GeeNoQHoWuSg_kA59S7WEIbTA9FCPGKO9i1MaEU_YMcisT_mxB7UahDJqje37uRshvALj_N_ueHkiBD80L0SRv0j5AGirwm0Ez1IjqtISHa3HQA5kMOHxQ/s1600/interveiw+hose.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5k7gTqJkHrQlJKpsPlts8GeeNoQHoWuSg_kA59S7WEIbTA9FCPGKO9i1MaEU_YMcisT_mxB7UahDJqje37uRshvALj_N_ueHkiBD80L0SRv0j5AGirwm0Ez1IjqtISHa3HQA5kMOHxQ/s320/interveiw+hose.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626125110569735490" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447831880171181025.post-35643319243630567072011-05-23T17:30:00.000-07:002011-05-23T17:31:17.879-07:00**DRIFT ALLSTARS MALTA**<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/23971992?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/23971992">JDM Allstars Malta Trailer</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/lowbraintv">Low Brain TV</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447831880171181025.post-54523361714825977142011-05-03T13:51:00.000-07:002011-05-03T16:06:35.223-07:00**Round One Drift Allstars Teesside 25th April**<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3P6JmOUSMP8A5M4OzsRvuSfJkG0ccxW-CLaK80KIyAIRReiW3fcc-T9OL1PLXL6-Ev3e7nD38pyuNClDbyb1__kQZnLygiahGwSc1xDWuuwYGUSGJ3107aX1LSbAzLJ1IX9mfELGvgk4/s1600/run+the+line.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3P6JmOUSMP8A5M4OzsRvuSfJkG0ccxW-CLaK80KIyAIRReiW3fcc-T9OL1PLXL6-Ev3e7nD38pyuNClDbyb1__kQZnLygiahGwSc1xDWuuwYGUSGJ3107aX1LSbAzLJ1IX9mfELGvgk4/s320/run+the+line.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602622047425824706" /></a><br />After what seemed like an extremely long off season, my sponsors, my team and I set off on our longest journey yet to Teesside Autodrome. We left for an eventful trip early Sunday morning arriving mid afternoon. My sponsor, Rob Chillingworth, and I set up that evening ready for Monday, the first time I'd driven since Silverstone in September last year.<br /><br />We were at track bright and early that morning to get the final preparations finished: The car was polished and I was eager to get going.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0O90kAzkoZnuTDzZR-FcHXcnpWbLIiqR_gzNTjHehKzmL4mVntZ2J-TlnysWLzRGXYOIH3WheSNhfCG6xFjiddQ6soltghUfHZmLqwNBCSYHkVWI4UplCbXfr3l_NAWOL8j4cpFTlJc/s1600/polished.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0O90kAzkoZnuTDzZR-FcHXcnpWbLIiqR_gzNTjHehKzmL4mVntZ2J-TlnysWLzRGXYOIH3WheSNhfCG6xFjiddQ6soltghUfHZmLqwNBCSYHkVWI4UplCbXfr3l_NAWOL8j4cpFTlJc/s320/polished.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602620679384057074" /></a><br /><br />Practice was interesting to say the least! I think it's fair to say I was pushing the car to its limits with my initiations in to the first corner. One of my ambitious flicks backfired, and I was informed immediately after impact on the tyre wall, "You were going at 78mph!!" That wasn't too clever! Bonjour whiplash! The trip back on a tow rope was demoralising and I seriously believed that that was it, the opening round was over for my team and I.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgCqDhXJEsaJOmi_sUF2MfPETtiUf-cqKN8jI6vpM-T-eZetYtIo7zdSWIqAQiWiOYv4NqrGl5LsCwLfPvceq22c2qUqTuBwdQz2XEPnnu8tt_vO2FoYr2cXKogYwaJzwBpAXS1q2H_pc/s1600/crash.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgCqDhXJEsaJOmi_sUF2MfPETtiUf-cqKN8jI6vpM-T-eZetYtIo7zdSWIqAQiWiOYv4NqrGl5LsCwLfPvceq22c2qUqTuBwdQz2XEPnnu8tt_vO2FoYr2cXKogYwaJzwBpAXS1q2H_pc/s320/crash.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602621221093397666" /></a><br /><br />I got back to the pits to a flurry of bodies, all set on getting me back on track. I was strictly told by Mr. Jon Stevens to "Sit down and shut up" as I told them it wasn't possible, a hole in the radiator wasn't fixable. The determination of my friends/team was amazing! A clever use of a bonnet pin to plug the hole, and a trip to halfords for essentials and I was left gobsmacked. When I heard my car start from the other end of the pits, my heart started pumping for qualifying. They truly made the impossible, possible! Thank you guys!<br /><br />And so, qualifying began. I had an extra practice lap as I'd missed an hour and a half of practice. I took the first run as a quick test to make sure the car was ok and off I went. My line around the long sweeper was perfect, and the small issue of a spin on the first hair pin wasn't enough to dampen my spirits or let my team or myself down. I was focused. My first judged run was pretty good, I knew I just need to tighten up on the hair pins, which I did on my second judged run. SHWEEETT!! LOADSA SMOKE!! =]<br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3HGR3lMjZaM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />I managed to qualify an awesome fifth and was placed in a Top 16 battle against the French Drift Champion Benjamin Boulbi. Admittedly, I put my all in to the battle but it just wasn't quite enough. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3P6JmOUSMP8A5M4OzsRvuSfJkG0ccxW-CLaK80KIyAIRReiW3fcc-T9OL1PLXL6-Ev3e7nD38pyuNClDbyb1__kQZnLygiahGwSc1xDWuuwYGUSGJ3107aX1LSbAzLJ1IX9mfELGvgk4/s1600/run+the+line.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3P6JmOUSMP8A5M4OzsRvuSfJkG0ccxW-CLaK80KIyAIRReiW3fcc-T9OL1PLXL6-Ev3e7nD38pyuNClDbyb1__kQZnLygiahGwSc1xDWuuwYGUSGJ3107aX1LSbAzLJ1IX9mfELGvgk4/s320/run+the+line.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602622047425824706" /></a><br /><br />Still, I currently sit 9th in the championship and well on the way to being ready for Round 2 at Sunderland on the 15th May. Few more touch ups on the car and she will be looking as good as new, as for me? I'm ready for Round 2 now!!<br /><br />**JUST ANOTHER QUICK LITTLE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT MADE ROUND ONE POSSIBLE: A BIG THANKS TO MY SPONSORS CUBED CREATIVE, AUTOBRIGHT, CR TURBOS, PURE PERFORMANCE AND PARTICULARLY MR ROB CHILLINGWORTH OF OUCH TATTOO STUDIO. I WOULD LOVE TO NAME EVERY MEMBER OF MY TEAM AND EVERYONE THAT HELPED OUT, BUT I'LL BE HERE A LIFETIME! YOU ALL KNOW WHO YOU ARE! =]**<br /><br />Video Credits: Sykopaf, You tube<br />Photo Credits: Gabi Villar, Peter Bartle, Callum Craddy.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447831880171181025.post-86353302895051989402011-03-28T23:49:00.000-07:002011-03-28T23:51:15.607-07:00**New Off Season Video**Saturday dan buck joyce came down and paid a visit to me and the boys at ouch tattoo studio.<br /><br />Enjoy...<br /><br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/21609070" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/21609070">JDM Off Season Report - Brad McQueen</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/lowbraintv">Low Brain TV</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447831880171181025.post-83916751060655700052011-03-11T13:05:00.000-08:002011-03-11T13:11:35.371-08:00**T SHIRTS NOW AVAILABLE**<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGA1lK9zXlSv7uZX7FJWq7sRYI373GFCNy7TnVQq_Y7jZTEK5VLcP8Bux_swh1nNTMES8XObn65u6BiIeb-pZ_kw9kiZXwoXgYZ8NV0-mBuf7OZLT0pGq4azVhnUiaP9seLhHlbaAL6G0/s1600/t+shirt+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 339px; height: 357px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGA1lK9zXlSv7uZX7FJWq7sRYI373GFCNy7TnVQq_Y7jZTEK5VLcP8Bux_swh1nNTMES8XObn65u6BiIeb-pZ_kw9kiZXwoXgYZ8NV0-mBuf7OZLT0pGq4azVhnUiaP9seLhHlbaAL6G0/s400/t+shirt+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582932043403743378" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Massive thank you to Julian Barnes at Low Brain Drifters for Making this Amazing T shirt Avaliable to you all!!<br /><br />Buy them direct today from <a href="http://lowbraindesigns.3dcartstores.com/">http://lowbraindesigns.3dcartstores.com/ </a><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447831880171181025.post-72287865377601843112011-02-28T16:12:00.000-08:002011-02-28T16:14:38.018-08:00Something to relax to be for the season<object width="450" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/external/player.swf"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><param name="FlashVars" value="config_settings_showUpdatedInFooter=true&config_settings_bitrateFloor=400&config_settings_showPopoutCta=false&config_settings_showPopoutButton=false&config_plugin_autoResumePlugin_recentlyPlayed=false&config_settings_suppressRelatedLinks=true&config_settings_skin=black&config=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ebbc%2Eco%2Euk%2Femp%2Fiplayer%2Fconfig%2Exml&playlist=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ebbc%2Eco%2Euk%2Fiplayer%2Fplaylist%2Fp00f9w8m&config_settings_showFooter=true&"></param><embed src="http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/external/player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="512" height="400" FlashVars="config_settings_showUpdatedInFooter=true&config_settings_bitrateFloor=400&config_settings_showPopoutCta=false&config_settings_showPopoutButton=false&config_plugin_autoResumePlugin_recentlyPlayed=false&config_settings_suppressRelatedLinks=true&config_settings_skin=black&config=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ebbc%2Eco%2Euk%2Femp%2Fiplayer%2Fconfig%2Exml&playlist=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ebbc%2Eco%2Euk%2Fiplayer%2Fplaylist%2Fp00f9w8m&config_settings_showFooter=true&"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447831880171181025.post-4598489530191055342011-02-20T02:49:00.000-08:002011-02-20T02:53:41.579-08:00**AWESOMEFEST 2011**<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UGUdE8DZ0eUM80uSbvKmQyl6qrG1F6-yGIWisO7WWok7OGLZAon2_AwNVCoOSjLOzzzS1B2T1ZEMNzxzWVlAJ6OYQ_bAKOB1euJUKW3VUGmfV88-JIvG2n2xh0W-yR4okEatBpDtVuo/s1600/awesomefest_flyer1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UGUdE8DZ0eUM80uSbvKmQyl6qrG1F6-yGIWisO7WWok7OGLZAon2_AwNVCoOSjLOzzzS1B2T1ZEMNzxzWVlAJ6OYQ_bAKOB1euJUKW3VUGmfV88-JIvG2n2xh0W-yR4okEatBpDtVuo/s400/awesomefest_flyer1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575722547964442226" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;">AwesomeFest™ 2011 will take place next year on the 29th-31st of July 2011 at Mallory Park, LE9 7QE, United Kingdom.<br /><br />Official Website: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.awesomefest.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.awesomefest.co.uk/</a><br /><br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.facebook.com/driftworks?v=app_2344061033&ref=mf#%21/event.php?eid=126373487417319&index=1" target="_blank">Link to the official Facebook Event Page</a><br /><br /><b>Buy your weekend pass (£35) here:</b> <a href="http://www.driftworks.com/shop/driftworks-awesomefest-2011-weekend-ticket.html" target="_blank">AwesomeFest Weekender Pass</a><br /><br />Day passes may become available next year but Weekenders will offer significantly better value.<br /><br /><b>What your Weekend pass gets you access to ride your own boards, bikes and MotoX'es on:</b><br /><br />> Entry to the entire event, Friday to Sunday.<br />> All camping (family camping available also). Lockers available for valuables during the day.<br />> The huge Fearless BMX and Skate Ramp park being custom built.<br />> MotoX jump and track access<br />> Mini Moto X jump and track access<br /><br />You can also see:<br />> Wall of Death<br />> Free Funfair<br />> Club Stand parking<br />> The Circus Bigtop, 3000 person capacity with Music and Bar<br />> Gigantic Music festival tent for the AwesomeFest Party on Saturday night<br />> Full Access to the whole event<br /><br />This means you can RIDE your own boards, BMX's, and MotoX bikes.<br /><br /><br /><b>If you want to drift:</b><br /><br /><img src="http://www.awesomefest.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/tracktimemay.png" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br />> ANYONE can drift in their own car. Car must be RWD. No non drifters or FWD cars allowed. Similar format to FCD:MP events. Non road legal cars are allowed on track but must be in a safe and roadworthy condition, no coolant or oil leaks, no flailing bodywork etc.<br />> Track time will be sold in 15 minute sessions for a great value price.<br />> You will be able to buy multiple sessions.<br /><i><b>> TRACK TIME IS NOT YET AVAILABLE TO BUY, this will come in April / May 2011</b></i><br />> <b>All</b> drivers will have to pass a breathalyser.<br />> Tyre changing and part worns will be available from on site tyre changers.<br /><br /><br /><b>Pro Drivers:</b><br />> There will be a night time battle demo on Saturday night. You will be approached privately and invited seperately to take part in this.<br />> There will be pro cars giving passenger rides for a nominal fee for the whole of Saturday and Sunday - your chance to sit with the best drivers in the best cars.<br /><br /><br /><b>CAMPING</b><br />Camping is included with your weekender pass.<br />There will be a quiet campsite that is family friendly.<br /><br /><br /><b>Club Stands</b><br />Club stands will be available. All cars will have to purchase a weekender ticket as normal. Club stands will cost no extra and can be arranged through the AwesomeFest email line or Website (Online from December 2010).<br /><br /><br /><b>Trade Stands</b><br />Trade stands will be available and will be able to bearranged through the AwesomeFest email line or Website (Online from December 2010). Please standby for details. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,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" alt="" title="Smile" class="inlineimg" border="0" /><br /><br /><b>Hotels and Travel</b><br />We have booked all the local hotels and will be able to offer extremely competitive rates for everyone.<br />Coaches will be doing regular travel journeys from Birmingham East Midlands airport and local rail stations for those without cars or flying from abroad.<br /><br /><br /><b>Food and Drink</b><br />A huge 3000 person festival marquee will be in place with bars, food courts (with decent food at decent prices), and we are in the middle of arranging some awesome live music for the evening.<br /><br /><b>AwesomeFest Party 2011</b><br />On Saturday night (30th) after the track shuts at 6pm the AwesomeFest Party will begin.<br />When night falls, the 1 hour night battle will take place on the circuit.<br /><br /><b>MEDIA PASSES</b><br />Media passes for full event access will be available for press and photographer / videographers. A media centre with Wifi internet will be provided. Media pass applications can be made through the website at <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.awesomefest.co.uk/press-media/" target="_blank">http://www.awesomefest.co.uk/press-media/</a></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447831880171181025.post-68951088863761387612011-01-25T10:05:00.000-08:002011-01-25T10:29:16.271-08:00Ouch Tattoo Studio move to new exciting shop<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxR_ZwCRqnIYfj8IRCw1nRuYbLQps8Lc-mpT3czUF8BwI4qg6jHfceCiSow4XBtf0oC9IfQwZVd2oqPLtBI_FjL90K2Fb-utdea8QhHW_dhUlKHJx8K92hNaLIvR5cALmHtVNXQSNMO8/s1600/DSC06435.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxR_ZwCRqnIYfj8IRCw1nRuYbLQps8Lc-mpT3czUF8BwI4qg6jHfceCiSow4XBtf0oC9IfQwZVd2oqPLtBI_FjL90K2Fb-utdea8QhHW_dhUlKHJx8K92hNaLIvR5cALmHtVNXQSNMO8/s400/DSC06435.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566189104638924562" border="0" /></a><br />Well the weekend has past and i made a visit down to Ouch Tattoos Walham Abbey to see how the move to the new shop were going and in my honest opinion he new place looks amazing, bigger and better.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_l0R5DCIhpNIgKZQbP6FsCnvp2CTnVKrvn02LcAY2cQCHiuqVlvMqq3mE_ECP-jXhwz9hmCRTAhZBmt8oQjyxojcZ7ln5fXJmqW-Ve7SCLCjdzPVsdFf5ysAqaZAvOPL7skacTAs8zhc/s1600/DSC06452.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_l0R5DCIhpNIgKZQbP6FsCnvp2CTnVKrvn02LcAY2cQCHiuqVlvMqq3mE_ECP-jXhwz9hmCRTAhZBmt8oQjyxojcZ7ln5fXJmqW-Ve7SCLCjdzPVsdFf5ysAqaZAvOPL7skacTAs8zhc/s400/DSC06452.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566191731837313298" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Our wonderful but extremely modest official Blog Photographer Gabi Villar took some photos of the action of the move.<br /><br />The new shop consist of a new piercing room, and 3 Tattooing areas, new waiting room.<br /><br />more updates to come.<br /><br />And a big opening day TBC<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCw3gAviWTRzT_14dvOT3b2YV2AMpLG9iHm5eQkd4dAChnNcvZwgsK7FHwEgI1UqYFYmrPQOiYNdau2UIBNCczyhxCLJ518fNtPgoKsMR66PWDZRA4d1C9NCbz54gdZxYZoHcpUwSgRXg/s1600/DSC06442.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCw3gAviWTRzT_14dvOT3b2YV2AMpLG9iHm5eQkd4dAChnNcvZwgsK7FHwEgI1UqYFYmrPQOiYNdau2UIBNCczyhxCLJ518fNtPgoKsMR66PWDZRA4d1C9NCbz54gdZxYZoHcpUwSgRXg/s400/DSC06442.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566190697832739602" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447831880171181025.post-72651666373098278012010-07-01T13:40:00.000-07:002010-07-21T07:35:33.949-07:00---Brad "Lightning" McQueen Starts Partnership With Ouch Tattoo Studio Waltham Abbey---<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64BMp6fS8SepzQpLnLTLRx98M1yCSq0GOZLiglpOJGDhsv2h5Qd-JnkLhLapEwwJQ8PyhIoIOBYHbkpeKWeRR3ikZjhPT363jxrmDuhd4tuUBMyItsg14gFkVjPCBWVNJxJ9j7cNYOqI/s1600/ouch+side.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489047557781259554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64BMp6fS8SepzQpLnLTLRx98M1yCSq0GOZLiglpOJGDhsv2h5Qd-JnkLhLapEwwJQ8PyhIoIOBYHbkpeKWeRR3ikZjhPT363jxrmDuhd4tuUBMyItsg14gFkVjPCBWVNJxJ9j7cNYOqI/s400/ouch+side.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Ouch Tattoo Studio Waltham Abbey <a href="http://www.ouchtattoostudio.com/"></a><br /><br />Located in the historic town of Waltham Abbey, Essex.<br /><br />Owner/tattoo artist Rob Chillingworth.<br /><br />Along with his two working artists, Jake and Martin.<br /><br />These guys have a real passion for tattooing and art. From first hand experience, forget what you see in the mags, if you want some fresh, unique, and god damn badass then you need to get in touch with OUCH TATTOO’s.<br /><br />Rob and his team will be Assisting the Brad “Lightning” McQueen team for the foreseeable future. My team and myself are more then happy to have them aboard.<br /><br />So if you want to discuss any personal tattoo designs then drop them a line on 01992 711 917 or drop them an email at ouchtattoo@hotmail.co.uk<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJJiC3ipm_VJf9MyEDubyNUyqyJKo_kimCMJ7ioY0bp5XfJY0F3LjTIaLKDMLLNi57sQhnjuyo1XcT1m4hYTFgwqfZqpaeImVgbpv_hA3Tepw-luPyW2yXIcN0jPkCGKvCooYSj93eL48/s1600/ouch+team.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489047764311085218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJJiC3ipm_VJf9MyEDubyNUyqyJKo_kimCMJ7ioY0bp5XfJY0F3LjTIaLKDMLLNi57sQhnjuyo1XcT1m4hYTFgwqfZqpaeImVgbpv_hA3Tepw-luPyW2yXIcN0jPkCGKvCooYSj93eL48/s400/ouch+team.jpg" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447831880171181025.post-22300312797835524842010-04-16T01:08:00.000-07:002010-07-21T07:32:10.396-07:00-JDM ALLSTARS-Manchester Report-<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVO0sH5NwT0rlz0a7ORvcFtoYdmvKKWIvbt_UsfUXm8Lhdzu2pzZQ74y9m7-fYGmg9DGfLY8fvHXmT51HfGIUUGmC6txy4DWOM9Ut2HNpyZmYI5cIeGujhpsIUKA5YepIrusvTwRkW3k/s1600/opening+manchester.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489037494649250402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVO0sH5NwT0rlz0a7ORvcFtoYdmvKKWIvbt_UsfUXm8Lhdzu2pzZQ74y9m7-fYGmg9DGfLY8fvHXmT51HfGIUUGmC6txy4DWOM9Ut2HNpyZmYI5cIeGujhpsIUKA5YepIrusvTwRkW3k/s400/opening+manchester.jpg" /></a><br /><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:2; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:0 268435456 0 0 -2147483648 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">The first round of the season and the first round of the Jdm Allstars series.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Some small changes were made to the car including sitting a lot wider and sporting some new colours. The reason for the colour scheme was in respect for my dear friend Tweenie Rob who sadly died in a car accident late last year. RIP Tweenie Rob.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Mechanically the car has not changed from 2009, only real change is the turbo that has been renewed by CR TURBOS with a Complete custom GT28R running WRC spec bearings and updated oil seals, both housings have been ported. This turbo was built to feed the engine of my Silvia with as much responsive power as possible as well as being as reliable as possible.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">This set-up allows me to run a safe 250bhp…. Yes that’s right 250bhp… I do wish I had a massive budget for engine upgrades so I could run the dream power of 400bhp but thats just dreaming, but anyway who needs power when you've got a mega suspension set up thanks to Driftworks.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">So the journey to Manchester began after a late night making sure the car had its pre comp bolt check and engine/transmission check. The car was strapped on to the trailer for its 200mile trip to the land where corrie is shot. <span style="font-family:Wingdings;"><span style="font-size:+0;">J </span></span>After 4-5 hours on the road we made it to the Trafford centre Manchester.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal">After a coffee with the boss (Niall Gunn), I went for a little walk to see the track, a strange asphalt surface mixed with some bumps that resembled BMX Dirt jumps along the run up to the first corner, into a long right hand sweeper to a tighter corner thought a chicane to a left that leads a wide line along a wall… We like them!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-9Ef8csbrSoBXdTqpRhmgurx3EeB6B56o1AaaG-ROYROBfKll4FyGrj2ZKt6vtxChKQShWolgfUQybGmVikPlzIQ-WM50hyYOuPA_hZSQ1Mx1EeJDNV6LxkLJXwKuMmq_0nq_STX8f4/s1600/me+and+fink.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489038865071514290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-9Ef8csbrSoBXdTqpRhmgurx3EeB6B56o1AaaG-ROYROBfKll4FyGrj2ZKt6vtxChKQShWolgfUQybGmVikPlzIQ-WM50hyYOuPA_hZSQ1Mx1EeJDNV6LxkLJXwKuMmq_0nq_STX8f4/s400/me+and+fink.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Well, had some practice in the afternoon as part of the media day, but to my despair I crashed into the first outside clipping point and smashed my passenger side rear quarter again, (for all of you that were at Wembley 2009 you'll remember I did the same thing up against Luney the loony!) </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">After 2-3hrs of my amazing pit team Evan Macer, Jared Tovee, Sam “The Guns” Ryan and lets not for get the Sprinter van. The car was straight. Many thanks guys.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Well for everyone that has ever Crashed a Drift car or even a race car its hard to get going again after the mental block of a crash, so after a few runs I was back up to standard…. Mint</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">So lets see what the next day was going to bring……….</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal">Saturday morning, weather was good. Car was good. Come on! Cant really say much went down that I remember, like we had little pre qualifying<span style="font-size:+0;"> </span>session, and I qualified 3<sup>rd</sup>…………</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Ant “random guy” Cahill was on fire…. Google him. Took 1st</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">James Hudson drove the sevenside import PS13 that Luke fink was meant to be driving. I heard apparently he could not find the airport in Spain, so he was late. Hudson, a great driver, got to drive for the first time in ages which was cool and took 2<sup>nd</sup></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">The sun set and it was time to sleep for a action pack main event day<span style="font-family:Wingdings;"><span style="font-size:+0;">J</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">SUNDAY!!!! Comp day!!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Well we had another qualifying session on the Sunday, went amazing and I took 5<sup>th</sup> place on that session, with a nice wall rub on the exit.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">After the session everyone was put in to the battle groups. I was drawn against Brad Hacker in the Dragon RX7, this car is fast and powerful, so I gave it all I could.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Second run, with me as chase car, I made the school boy error and straightened whilst trying to keep up with Brad Hacker…………………………….</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Damn that’s me out but I had a great day and massive thanks to JDM ALLSTARS for giving me the opportunity to drive in the best championship in the UK.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks to my pit team.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">And the MASSIVE screen!!!<span style="font-size:+0;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal">Brad “Lightning” McQueen</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447831880171181025.post-68166347876683231422010-03-24T15:35:00.001-07:002010-03-25T04:45:54.823-07:00JDM ALLSTARS PRE-SEASON WARM UPJust a quick update from the my Warm up/testing day at silverstone on the 20th March.<br /><br />The car was completed on the 18th march by myself, Evan Macer (Technical Manger =]) Jared Tovee (Electrical advisor) James Gillet (general helper) and Emily Villar (Girlfriend/General manager/making The Car Mint Manager) .<br /><br />The hardest part of this had to be making sure the car met the professional Reg's for 2010 JDM ALLSTARS Series - a fine tooth comb was definitley needed ;)<br /><br />A massive thanks to my Friend Paul Cartwright with the "towing taxi" for getting the car and myself there - made it hassle free for me!! =]<br /><br />Once we had arrived, me and Ev set-up the boost on the car to 0.9 bar and got it ready for some laps.<br /><br />I think the only words going through my head all day were "mental entrys". This was a challenge for myself which a few others, mainly being James Deane, caught on to.<br /><br />After a few mentalish entries on my own, Scotty in the Rocket bunny S13 and I twinned , the only two cars twinning.... Sweet!!<br /><br />The day went on with no hiccups, apart from one minor problem: Snapping the mounting of my hydro handBrake! Not a big deal really as it was good practice for me with out one.<br /><br />The car passed Scutineering. :)<br /><br />So i'm pretty much ready for round one now.<br /><br />Full Build Updates to follow.<br /><br />For now Have a look at the Motormavens Write up from my good Friend Daniel Bridle.<br /><a href="http://motormavens.com/2010/03/coverage-jdm-allstars-at-silverstone/"><br />http://motormavens.com/2010/03/coverage-jdm-allstars-at-silverstone/</a><br /><br />And a Video from Scotty!!:)<br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/V2oujxcunow&hl=" fs="1&" width="640" height="385" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447831880171181025.post-14498876282864064092010-03-11T16:09:00.001-08:002010-03-25T04:31:52.987-07:00The Silvia Is Alive for 2010Just a quick update,<br /><br />Tonight I worked on getting the Silvia Running.<br /><br />After...<br /><br />- 3hrs of Putting back together what I had stripped down at Silverstone(thanks to the help of Evan, James and Jared) .<br /><br />and<br /><br />-2 Trips to Garage D...massive thanks to Julian and Walton for being legends and helping me out at this stressful time<br /><br />The car is now fully running. I'm over the moon that my mighty SR20DET fired up for the First time in 6 months with no problems.<br /><br />Please Check back soon For updates on the cars build as soon at the Pics are sorted outUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447831880171181025.post-84723949995573289142010-03-04T12:01:00.000-08:002010-03-04T12:02:26.414-08:00<object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1LmfoWDu9oQ&hl=en_GB&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1LmfoWDu9oQ&hl=en_GB&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br />Here A video From JDM Allstars Wembley 2009.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447831880171181025.post-81751780521603347072010-02-19T16:54:00.000-08:002010-02-19T17:01:50.795-08:00JDM ALLSTARS DRIVER FEATURE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghSU3wIu1xcORmfJdC-Bqi0sp0g90uFROfJyDs-O2XRsl5xD1RXsdNQtdIEQTNKxe6qzPJQq9amWXuH2e7u0_GftxhSXEttVbzJpHLZyNM_LtvMdFm4QPKfFzHN0tvGdKIiEPZtmhKo88/s1600-h/hand+out.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghSU3wIu1xcORmfJdC-Bqi0sp0g90uFROfJyDs-O2XRsl5xD1RXsdNQtdIEQTNKxe6qzPJQq9amWXuH2e7u0_GftxhSXEttVbzJpHLZyNM_LtvMdFm4QPKfFzHN0tvGdKIiEPZtmhKo88/s400/hand+out.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440123087693677298" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> My Friday Driver feature on The JDM ALLSTARS website</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.jdmallstars.com/blog/">JDM Allstars Friday Driver Feature<br />Brad "Lightning" McQueen</a><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I'm Very Happy with the this feature,<br />Good work from the JDM ALLSTARS Team</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Brad "Lightning" McQueen</span></span><br /></div></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447831880171181025.post-57424634931448074172010-02-16T14:00:00.000-08:002010-02-16T14:09:40.769-08:00My Trip to CR Turbos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkMHLZEwDQuqccutMNqnW35lEToGLVn9nufuEmzKa-TVq6DRAqX0CkSu-Eqv8hqzJe35J1zCBtKB-uN7c6TENJuFAsaO-wipU6xI-DwjUWujWcA_bLz9xlEEXx-AU4Ivkn22JzCt5lcBk/s1600-h/DSC03863.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkMHLZEwDQuqccutMNqnW35lEToGLVn9nufuEmzKa-TVq6DRAqX0CkSu-Eqv8hqzJe35J1zCBtKB-uN7c6TENJuFAsaO-wipU6xI-DwjUWujWcA_bLz9xlEEXx-AU4Ivkn22JzCt5lcBk/s320/DSC03863.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438966209647329058" border="0" /></a><br />Today i made the 240mile round trip down to my new turbo sponsors place, i was presented with my new freshly build GT28R.<br /><br />This is no normal GT28R, it has WRC spec bearing and uprated oil seals. i should see a mega responsive 320BHP<br /><br />updates on installation and 2010 build progress write up and photos will be up be the end of the week.<br /><br />here a photo of the new Turbo.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0