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R/C Drift Competition Videos
Barry
Lai
CronicDRFT
VS Jerry 2nd day
Dave
2nd day
cronicDRFT
2nd day
Jerry
2nd day
Don't
you know, DON'T STOP ON THE STRAIGHT!!!!!!
At this year's
Streetcar Showoff, it wasn't the cars, the models, or the music that
brought in the crowds... it was the R/C drifting. For the first time
ever, the Streetcar Showoff featured a small area by the main stage
for remote controlled car drifting. With the help of Advance
Graphics, a miniature drift track was set up with special piping and
corner markers.
An estimated 15
drivers came out for practice and competition on both Saturday and
Sunday at the car show. Competitors displayed a wide range of
vehicle chassis and body types. Many drivers were sporting the
popular Yokomo "Drift" Chassis and wheels, while several
others turned to specially tuned racing chassis and ABS plastic
tires.
The hard concrete
floor at the Blaisdel didn't cause any problems for the R/C
drifters, as a decent amount of traction was available with both
Yokomo drift tires or ABS plastic. After a few hours of practice on
the first day, the track was re-designed for Sunday's competition.
The track featured a straightaway leading into a high-speed sweeper,
which then closed into a series of tight back to back corners and a
chicane.
As practice wore on,
it was easy to see which vehicles were tuned for this type of track.
High speed vehicles could negotiate the long sweeper, but had
difficulty in the tight corners. Evenly balanced vehicles would
prevail as they could transition the corners efficiently, without
loosing speed or cornering placement.
In the competition,
drivers were given a single pass to qualify for head-to-head "tsuiso"
placement. Once the ranking was determined in qualifying, the top
qualifier was paired with the lowest qualifier and so on down the
ranking. After a quick announcement to the Streetcar Showoff
patrons, a sizeable crowd quickly gathered to watch the R/C drift
battle.
In the head-to-head
competition, pairs of drivers were put on the track together. One
vehicle would lead first, while the second vehicle would follow;
then the competitors would change places. While running
head-to-head, the drivers would attempt to leave their competitor
behind while drifting the entire track. Just like real drifting, the
chasing driver's goal was to close the distance on the front driver
and put on pressure while trying to impose superior track
positioning.
In the end it was
driver Barry Lai prevailing over competition and taking home the
championship in the first ever R/C car drift competition in Hawaii.
Prizes donated by Advance Graphics included some R/C car bodies and
wheels. To get your R/C drift car, go to Advance Graphics today for
more info.
Weekly R/C drift
practice takes place on Tuesday nights, 8pm in the Iwilei Costco
parking lot, next to Total Fitness USA.
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