RE: Rockingham GTBattle 2005

[FunkyNige]

That would be the GT Battle on the 25th of June then Ian
I assume you were filming the D1 guys' second demo, it's a shame you weren't at drifing corner when they powered out, that was pretty spectacular!

[chrisbr68]

Not a bad video matey! Was an awesome day, those cars are amazing, and its only going to get better as more people hear about it. A few of the D1 cars and drivers are going to be on TG in July aparently.

Got some footage myself, but waiting for firewire card and hard drive to arrive!

Oh, I thought I would add that Ken Nomuras skyline (the main white one) IIRC is less traditional because it is a 4 door. I looked up the spec of it, and aparently is along the lines of:

850bhp @ 9600rpm
700lb/ft at 7000rpm
60 in 3 seconds

That car is amazing and sounds awesome!

>> Edited by chrisbr68 on Tuesday 28th June 20:11

[FunkyNige]

chrisbr68 said:

Not a bad video matey! Was an awesome day, those cars are amazing, and its only going to get better as more people hear about it. A few of the D1 cars and drivers are going to be on TG in July aparently. Got some footage myself, but waiting for firewire card and hard drive to arrive!

www.d1gp.co.uk/uk_event.html says 7th August on Top Gear, 1st-3rd July at Max Power Live then 2nd October for an exhibition match at Silverstone.

[Viper]

I went to support a few friends running the 'track attack' thought it was an excellent all round event, well organised for the first time it had been held.

Just ashame the track didnt dry until late into the afternoon

[chrisbr68]

Ah right, August it is.. sweet. Are tix online for Silverstone yet? I couldnt find them, but I am deffo going. Perhaps we should do a PH meet there!...

Viper.. your friends werent in the supercharged vipers were they? They were very loud! Looked a bit hairy on the wet track! Impressive though

>> Edited by chrisbr68 on Tuesday 28th June 20:16

[FunkyNige]

chrisbr68 said:

Are tix online for Silverstone yet? I couldnt find them, but I am deffo going. Perhaps we should do a PH meet there!...

Tickets are 'On sale shortly' according to the Silverstone site - Link , I'll definetly be going, hope it doesn't rain as apparently the D1 guys prefer the dry.

PH meet would be cool, looking at the hundreds of GT Battle threads spread throught the Gassing Station at the moment quite a few people went to (and took part in) GT Battle.

[Viper]

chrisbr68 said:

Ah right, August it is.. sweet. Are tix online for Silverstone yet? I couldnt find them, but I am deffo going. Perhaps we should do a PH meet there!... Viper.. your friends werent in the supercharged vipers were they? They were very loud! Looked a bit hairy on the wet track! Impressive though >> Edited by chrisbr68 on Tuesday 28th June 20:16

yep, they were struggling for grip during acceleration, steering and braking so not to good (running on Kumho road legal slicks), a few hairy rear end moments which are always worse in car than the look from the trackside. Unlike the porsche's no rear end traction...

Its ashame the qualifying session wasnt extended a bit longer as the track was just drying off, and they had to come off. The free-for-all practice session on the 'long' track looked more like a race which the vipers on a dry track would of been well suited for




>> Edited by Viper on Tuesday 28th June 21:16

[cptsideways]

A great event hopefully better next year, will try & better my 9th place in the Drift Battle too


More great drifty pics here http://doristars.com/v-web/gallery/gtbattle?page=1

Results are here

25 Jun 2005
GT Battle - Results

Drift Battle - Final 16

1 - 48 - Damien Mulvey - Nissan 180SX - Track Performance - 87 pts
2 - 59 - Martin French - Nissan 180SX - D1 IRL Drivers - 85pts
3 - 2 - Phil Morrison - Nissan 200SX S14a - Driftworks - 67 pts
4 - 52 - Walton Smith - Ford Sierra P100 - D1 IRL Drivers - 65 pts
5 - 4 - Julian Smith - Nissan Skyline R34 GTT - Watford Motorsport- 64 pts
6 - 15 - Brett Castle - Nissan 200SX S14a - OPT Motorsport - 60 pts
7 - 50 - Johnny Power - Nissan 180SX - D1 IRL Drivers - 57 pts
8 - 16 - Non Pompatanarak - Nissan Silvia S15 - OPT Motorsport - 57pts
9 - 30 - Declan Hicks - Mazda MX5 Turbo - Conedodgers - 52 pts
10 - 13 - Stephen Evans - Toyota Starlet - Supastylin / Riart Graffix - 51 pts
11 - 27 - Johan Jansen - BMW M5 - 50 pts
12 - 25 - Paul Vlasblom - BMW M3 Touring - Vlasblom Porsche Tuning - 47pts
13 - 11 - John Moffat - BMW M Coupe - Zoom Motorsport - 44 pts
14 - 5 - Matt Traynor - Nissan 200SX RPS13 - Nightspirit - 38 pts
15 - 57 - Sean Newe - Nissan Silvia S15 - D1 IRL Drivers - 35 pts
16 - 31 - Alan Tang - Nissan 200SX S13 - Pow-R/AI's Junkyard - 20 pts

Drift Battle - Final 4

1 - 52 - Walton Smith - Ford Sierra P100 - D1 IRL Drivers - 40 pts
2 - 59 - Martin French - Nissan 180SX - D1 IRL Drivers - 30pts
3 - 48 - Damien Mulvey - Nissan 180SX - Track Performance - 20 pts
4 - 2 - Phil Morrison - Nissan 200SX S14a - Driftworks - 10 pts


GT Time Attack - Final 15

1 - 52 - Gareth Lloyd - Ford Escort Cosworth - 1m30.73
2 - 7 - Andy Barnes - Honda Civic Type R - 1m35.08
3 - 23 - Steve Rance - Porsche GT3RS - 1m35.16
4 - 43 - Lee Manning / Renton - Ford Sierra Cosworth - 1m35.77
5 - 45 - Darren Bly - Nissan Skyline GTR32 - 1m35.99
6 - 60 - Kevin Atkins - Mitsubishi Evo - 1m36.38
7 - 26 - Andrew Baughan - Porsche GT3RS - 1m36.39
8 - 15 - Sean Breslin - Porsche GT3RS - 1m36.52
9 - 64 - Simon Norris - Lancer EVO 8 - 1m36.61
10 - 71 - Peter Everett - Nissan Skyline GTR33 - 1m37.24
11 - 55 - Mike Rainbird - Ford Escort Cosworth - 1m37.93
12 - 48 - Adrian Smith - Tyota Corolla - 1m39.90
13 - 28 - Sean Bicknell - Lotus Exige - 1m41.57
14 - 56 - Robbie Thornton - Nissan Skyline R32 GTR - 1m42.49
15 - 66 - Matt Taylor / Jeff Stokes - Lancer Evo V1 RS11 - 1m44.02

This one made me laugh - reverse drifting backwards during my 360's of which there were many at 80mph


>> Edited by cptsideways on Tuesday 28th June 22:42

[saxo-stew]

ah, that was you in the mx5 then. nice drifting.
was a very good show, shame about the morning weather.

[iandbeech]

cptsideways said:

A great event hopefully better next year, will try & better my 9th place in the Drift Battle too More great drifty pics here http://doristars.com/v-web/gallery/gtbattle?page=1 Results are here 25 Jun 2005 GT Battle - Results Drift Battle - Final 16 1 - 48 - Damien Mulvey - Nissan 180SX - Track Performance - 87 pts 2 - 59 - Martin French - Nissan 180SX - D1 IRL Drivers - 85pts 3 - 2 - Phil Morrison - Nissan 200SX S14a - Driftworks - 67 pts 4 - 52 - Walton Smith - Ford Sierra P100 - D1 IRL Drivers - 65 pts 5 - 4 - Julian Smith - Nissan Skyline R34 GTT - Watford Motorsport- 64 pts 6 - 15 - Brett Castle - Nissan 200SX S14a - OPT Motorsport - 60 pts 7 - 50 - Johnny Power - Nissan 180SX - D1 IRL Drivers - 57 pts 8 - 16 - Non Pompatanarak - Nissan Silvia S15 - OPT Motorsport - 57pts 9 - 30 - Declan Hicks - Mazda MX5 Turbo - Conedodgers - 52 pts 10 - 13 - Stephen Evans - Toyota Starlet - Supastylin / Riart Graffix - 51 pts 11 - 27 - Johan Jansen - BMW M5 - 50 pts 12 - 25 - Paul Vlasblom - BMW M3 Touring - Vlasblom Porsche Tuning - 47pts 13 - 11 - John Moffat - BMW M Coupe - Zoom Motorsport - 44 pts 14 - 5 - Matt Traynor - Nissan 200SX RPS13 - Nightspirit - 38 pts 15 - 57 - Sean Newe - Nissan Silvia S15 - D1 IRL Drivers - 35 pts 16 - 31 - Alan Tang - Nissan 200SX S13 - Pow-R/AI's Junkyard - 20 pts Drift Battle - Final 4 1 - 52 - Walton Smith - Ford Sierra P100 - D1 IRL Drivers - 40 pts 2 - 59 - Martin French - Nissan 180SX - D1 IRL Drivers - 30pts 3 - 48 - Damien Mulvey - Nissan 180SX - Track Performance - 20 pts 4 - 2 - Phil Morrison - Nissan 200SX S14a - Driftworks - 10 pts GT Time Attack - Final 15 1 - 52 - Gareth Lloyd - Ford Escort Cosworth - 1m30.73 2 - 7 - Andy Barnes - Honda Civic Type R - 1m35.08 3 - 23 - Steve Rance - Porsche GT3RS - 1m35.16 4 - 43 - Lee Manning / Renton - Ford Sierra Cosworth - 1m35.77 5 - 45 - Darren Bly - Nissan Skyline GTR32 - 1m35.99 6 - 60 - Kevin Atkins - Mitsubishi Evo - 1m36.38 7 - 26 - Andrew Baughan - Porsche GT3RS - 1m36.39 8 - 15 - Sean Breslin - Porsche GT3RS - 1m36.52 9 - 64 - Simon Norris - Lancer EVO 8 - 1m36.61 10 - 71 - Peter Everett - Nissan Skyline GTR33 - 1m37.24 11 - 55 - Mike Rainbird - Ford Escort Cosworth - 1m37.93 12 - 48 - Adrian Smith - Tyota Corolla - 1m39.90 13 - 28 - Sean Bicknell - Lotus Exige - 1m41.57 14 - 56 - Robbie Thornton - Nissan Skyline R32 GTR - 1m42.49 15 - 66 - Matt Taylor / Jeff Stokes - Lancer Evo V1 RS11 - 1m44.02 This one made me laugh - reverse drifting backwards during my 360's of which there were many at 80mph >> Edited by cptsideways on Tuesday 28th June 22:42

Yes, I saw you as well (but didn`t film you - sorry!)

The main reason I went was to film the Ultimas doing their 0 - 60s (incar plus outside) but due to the wet, this was cancelled - thus limiting my footage a little, but enjoyable all the same

[jon44w]

A few more photos of you



http://jon44w.com/images/bazpics/2005/2005-06-25GTBattle/gtbattleaction083.jpg
http://jon44w.com/images/bazpics/2005/2005-06-25GTBattle/gtbattleaction181.jpg

And from the drifting and time attack...www.jon44w.com/site3/viewthread.php?tid=1523


>> Edited by jon44w on Tuesday 26th July 04:35