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I was there, fortunately we knew about it and managed to bail before it started getting heavy. Explaining why my hirecar had burned to the ground was not something I was looking forward to

Ooh, and a decent race seat as well, makes a lot of difference

A standard Z33 is a fairly good driftcar TBH, Id just say get out there and see how you get on. Youll be needing lock mods before too long but Im a believer that its better to improve the car as your skill gets better rather than throw a shitload at it from day one, you learn a lot more. Do not get swayed into thinking that you need a hydro handbrake yet either, its too easy to rely on it rather than weight and power, and anyone who tells you you need more power obviously hasnt drifted a Zed in 5th, its got enough power Most of all, go out and enjoy yourself, its a proper laugh

3 hours on pads seems a bit heavy too, did he fall asleep halfway through?

I applied for £3500 worth .......... and got bugger all. I also applied for £6K of Olympic tickets and got bugger all, American Football twice and got bugger all, Im starting to think this bollocks is just rigged. If you are able to return any tickets you cant afford (as with the Olympics) then its bullshit, they might as well just do first come first served as obviously people are going to massively overextend themselves as they know theres no penalty.

If that was in UK Id have had it already.

Suzi Perry isnt getting better with age though. In fact quite the opposite

Anyone else hoping Suzi was his new missus? A mate of mine got snapped the other day and the pic appeared on another mates FB feed, its a small world

Id say they would clear, they arent that far off standard widths TBH. Its only when you start going full retard that you have to worry (and then get someone to build you 70mm arch extensions because youre a dick)

I hope he chokes on his cake The info Will has given up there is useful, but actual profit figures are more useful ....... Red Bull Racing Budget: £235.5m (estimated from overall RBR/RBT budget) Income: £240m (of which £110m comes from Red Bull, £60m from other sponsors, and £70m from FOM earnings) Profit: £4.5m net Scuderia Ferrari Budget: £250m (including engines) Income: £260m (of which £160m comes from sponsors including FIAT, £20m from customers, and £80m from FOM earnings) Profit: £10m net (group) 2012 McLaren Racing Budget: £160m Income: £180m (of which £120m comes from sponsors, and £60m from FOM earnings) Profit: £20m 2011 Lotus Budget: £130m Income: £120m (of which £30m comes from Genii, £45m from other sponsors, and £45m from FOM earnings) Profit: £-10m Mercedes Grand Prix Budget: £160m (including engines) Income: £150m (of which £50m comes from Daimler, £60m from other sponsors, and £40m from FOM earnings) Profit: £-10m 2011 Sauber Budget: £90m Income: £75m (of which £40m comes from sponsors, and £35m from FOM earnings) Profit: £-15m Force India Budget: £100m Income: £75m (of which £30m comes from group companies {Mallya and Sahara}, £10m from other sponsors, and £35m from FOM earnings) Profit: £-25m Williams Budget: £90m (purified, excluding Hybrid Power) Income: £90m (of which £30m comes from PDVSA, £28m from other sponsors, and £32m from FOM earnings) Profit: Even Scuderia Toro Rosso Budget: £70m Income: £70m (of which £32m comes from Red Bull, £8m from other sources, and £30m from FOM earnings) Profit: Even Caterham Budget: £65m Income: £65m (of which £26m comes from group companies {Fernandes}, £9m from other sponsors, and £30m from FOM earnings) Profit: Even Marussia Budget: £51m Income: £51m (of which £30m comes from Marussia, £15m from other sponsors, and £6m from FOM earnings) Profit: Even Interesting to see the smaller teams broke even or made money and yet the two smallest are now in administration a year later.

I saw the link about it, I just cant see TA being cheap even if its the Clubman class, it wont be long before youre throwing money at the car like every other TA competitor ever

Listen to the man who actually has competition experience Local hillclimb/sprint events are going to be easier, cheaper, less competitive, etc., Id start there and consider TA once you have a bit of experience under your belt