Dan Piña is going to be in town this weekend for the Formula D finals at Toyota Speedway (formally Irwindale). David, Cameron, and I will all be down there Saturday with our cameras updating www.driftlive.com and probably shooting some video of Dan out on the track.

It's always exciting for me to to get out and watch some professional drifting, with big walls, high horsepower, and a large crowd. Don't get me wrong, I love the amateur scene, but it's inspiring to see the countries top talent out on track. If any of you guys make it down to the track, keep an eye out for us.

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At this point I will need to reduce the tire diameter or start using a deeper offset to get any additional angle. I think stepping from a 245/45R17 to a 235/40R17 may do the trick, or possible swapping to a -22mm offset front wheel. I'm sure I will end up trying both eventually.

So after spending some time watching old drift50 videos on youtube and reading a couple of my favorite suspension book again, I have decided to try a low caster setting on the car for our next track event. My reasoning is that I believe I may be generating too much camber under turning. I am going to set it to 3 degrees and see how it feels.

I talked shop with Dan Pina on the phone for about an hour last night, and I am excited about what he has in the works for his new car. This morning my inbox was graced with a "spy pic" of both cars sitting side by side.

Can you tell which one is which?

Top 8 Finish == Happy Driver

1/2 inch Shorter Steering Arm

More Steering Angle

Finally a Real Seat

Despite my best efforts at sabotage with a horrible alignment, David made the car work and walked away with a Top 8 finish. A functional E-Brake would have certainly helped out in tandem, and is something on my list to get done before the next Top Drift Battle.