Reading Jap Meet Feb 2012 Pics

[HorneyMX5]

IMG_3583.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr


IMG_3548.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr


IMG_3546.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr


IMG_3550.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr


IMG_3552.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr


IMG_3569.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr


IMG_3575.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr


IMG_3561.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr


IMG_3543.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr


IMG_3568.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr


IMG_3590.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr

Full set here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickhorne/sets/721576...

Nick

[Riknos]

Jap meet? That chavvy beamer can fk off..

The rest of the pics look good though

[Phillphill]

Ah are you jealous of someone with a roof.

There were plenty of cars there that were not jap.
Define 'chavved' please

Made it a good meet, and nice photos how do you get some much clarity in night shots?

Edited by Phillphill on Wednesday 22 February 15:19

Edited by Phillphill on Wednesday 22 February 15:22

[HorneyMX5]

Long exposure, no flash and a tripod.

Nick

[Mastodon2]

Man those are some great photos. Apart from those chavvy BMWs - who let them in? That "Staunce y0" one is particularly horrendous.

The last photo of the EK4 looks great though - such a good looking car. I wouldn't mind owning one in the future, try and get a bit of an eye on where the EP3 came from.

There is a Jap meet up north that I got an invite too the other day, I think I might pop along to see what the score is. Unfortunately it's during daylight hours, so any photos I take will be a lot less dramatic than yours!

[HorneyMX5]

Cheers for all the comments.

For what it's worth the bimmer isn't a stance yo type car. It's an E30 with an M5 V8, full cage and welded diff that runs in the British Drift Champ. Bit more than just a scene queen.

Nick

[Phillphill]

Sorry to clog up your thread but just would like to explain

Mastodon2.

This car is the least 'stance yo' that I know of, infact it is the complete opposite and the car is not built for any sort of look. I know its not the best looking/presented car but it serves its purpose.

The reason for alot of camber on the front is purely track/grip, and the reason for high ride height at the front is to help with the balance and feel of the car.

I think this shows how un 'stance' it is.



and what it is used for



I hope this clears up your thoughts. And as to taking it to a Jap meet, well I was asked by my friends to go up, I happened to be in the car at the time and I really didnt think it mattered due to the amount of non jap cars there, Vauxhalls, Fords etc.

Anyhow I look forward to going to the next meet, as it was really good and nice to meet and chat with alot of the people, sorry I have forgotten your name who took the photos but im sure ill see you up there next time with James

[Riknos]

Phillphill said:

Ah are you jealous of someone with a roof.

Funniest 'insult' I've ever received.

Anyway, based on the below:

HorneyMX5 said:

For what it's worth the bimmer isn't a stance yo type car. It's an E30 with an M5 V8, full cage and welded diff that runs in the British Drift Champ. Bit more than just a scene queen.

Nick

I retract my previous statement - Good work!

[Mastodon2]

Unfortunately I have no interest in drifting whatsoever, if it had been less of a staunced drift car and perhaps a tarmac rally build I'd have been interested.

[Phillphill]

Mastodon2 said:

, if it had been less of a staunced drift car

Unsure on what you are saying? Am I missing this, does staunced mean something else or are you talking about stance?

Maybe you could say what is 'stance' about the car?

If so the way the car sits hasn't been created for looks, it so happens to look like that from the way the front end has been built. Feel like im repeating myself here....

Edited by Phillphill on Thursday 23 February 17:43

[Mastodon2]

Phillphill said:

Unsure on what you are saying? Am I missing this, does staunced mean something else or are you talking about stance?

Maybe you could say what is 'stance' about the car?

If so the way the car sits hasn't been created for looks, it so happens to look like that from the way the front end has been built. Feel like im repeating myself here....

Edited by Phillphill on Thursday 23 February 17:43

What is stanced about it? Lowered until the top of the tyre has just about disappeared under the wheel arch, extreme wheel camber, can't tell from the photos 100% if you have stretched undersized tyres over the rims or not, but it does look that way - all of these things are part of this "stance" craze that is sweeping the nation at the moment.

I appreciate it might look that way because it is built for competition of sorts and I apologise if you felt the need to repeat yourseld, but as I've already stated I'm not interested in drifting at all so you could have saved yourself the effort!