How not to drift your IS-F....2012 Tokyo Auto Salon
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I just realized what the problem was.....
The Orange Cones should have NEVER been placed on top of the side walk bumps...
The concrete bumps end up blending in with the road from that kind of angle..
So the driver lines his tires up to be next to the cones..
BUT, the Concrete bumps buldge OUT past the cone base, which allows front tire to collide with it..
Next thing you know, is that your race spec IS-F is airborne..!!!
Track Prepping error in my opinion...!!!
~ Joe Z
The Orange Cones should have NEVER been placed on top of the side walk bumps...
The concrete bumps end up blending in with the road from that kind of angle..
So the driver lines his tires up to be next to the cones..
BUT, the Concrete bumps buldge OUT past the cone base, which allows front tire to collide with it..
Next thing you know, is that your race spec IS-F is airborne..!!!
Track Prepping error in my opinion...!!!
~ Joe Z
Last edited by Joe Z; 01-20-12 at 03:26 PM.
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I just realized what the problem was.....
The Orange Cones should have NEVER been placed on top of the side walk bumps...
The concrete bumps end up blending in with the road from that kind of angle..
So the driver lines his tires up to be next to the cones..
BUT, the Concrete bumps buldge OUT past the cone base, which allows front tire to collide with it..
Next thing you know, is that your race spec IS-F is airborne..!!!
Track Prepping error in my opinion...!!!
~ Joe Z
The Orange Cones should have NEVER been placed on top of the side walk bumps...
The concrete bumps end up blending in with the road from that kind of angle..
So the driver lines his tires up to be next to the cones..
BUT, the Concrete bumps buldge OUT past the cone base, which allows front tire to collide with it..
Next thing you know, is that your race spec IS-F is airborne..!!!
Track Prepping error in my opinion...!!!
~ Joe Z
#22
I would have to agree with Joe Z on this one. I honestly didnt see that he got that close to the cones. Honest mistake if you only see top of the cone.
I think the driver didnt realize that he got that close and just nailed the first one and after that it was like dominos
I think the driver didnt realize that he got that close and just nailed the first one and after that it was like dominos
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I would have to agree with Joe Z on this one. I honestly didnt see that he got that close to the cones. Honest mistake if you only see top of the cone.
I think the driver didnt realize that he got that close and just nailed the first one and after that it was like dominos
I think the driver didnt realize that he got that close and just nailed the first one and after that it was like dominos
These guys are indeed pro drivers, but when the concrete blends with the road... Crap like this happens..!!
The cones should have been placed in front of the bumps.. NOT ON TOP of them..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-9KRTx0M0k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNTObMEXyZU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMfLdxYiCPU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzN2BGDUOVo
The below video explains why this IS-F looked very HEAVY while they were pushing it backwards..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKcGpWLjgjk
Gotta love YouTube..!!
~ Joe Z
Last edited by Joe Z; 01-20-12 at 11:16 PM.
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It's also very clear that the Gazoo Racing IS-F was never intended or properly setup for drifting..
Here are a few videos of the demo runs it made before it crashed..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRSjBvG1hec
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWntmcCazlU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntsu9FKH31c
~ Joe Z
Here are a few videos of the demo runs it made before it crashed..
LEXUS IS-F CCS-R Nürburgring 24 race version Demonstration Run at TokyoAutoSalon 2012.
This car will be entry Nürburgring 24h race 2012.
Driver is Akira Iida. He is test driver of LF-A.
He lunge to president Akio Toyota at 1:30.
This car will be entry Nürburgring 24h race 2012.
Driver is Akira Iida. He is test driver of LF-A.
He lunge to president Akio Toyota at 1:30.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRSjBvG1hec
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWntmcCazlU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntsu9FKH31c
~ Joe Z
Last edited by Joe Z; 01-20-12 at 11:24 PM.
#28
From the earlier videos when they were trying to get the car OFF the pylons, 1 of the rescuers lifted a pylon out of the concrete. You think they would have removed those first and place the cones over the hole .......another EPIC FAIL
#30
I just realized what the problem was.....
The Orange Cones should have NEVER been placed on top of the side walk bumps...
The concrete bumps end up blending in with the road from that kind of angle..
So the driver lines his tires up to be next to the cones..
BUT, the Concrete bumps buldge OUT past the cone base, which allows front tire to collide with it..
Next thing you know, is that your race spec IS-F is airborne..!!!
Track Prepping error in my opinion...!!!
~ Joe Z
The Orange Cones should have NEVER been placed on top of the side walk bumps...
The concrete bumps end up blending in with the road from that kind of angle..
So the driver lines his tires up to be next to the cones..
BUT, the Concrete bumps buldge OUT past the cone base, which allows front tire to collide with it..
Next thing you know, is that your race spec IS-F is airborne..!!!
Track Prepping error in my opinion...!!!
~ Joe Z
He lines up his wheels with the cones thinking it was a line of cones. The Bump were in line with the cones which should have not been.
Hope they dont put the bumps back there... would suck if a drifting car was to hit it while drifting.