The Mexican Standoff hosted by Fabricated Motorsports turned out to be a super rad event, with lots of prizes for the drivers, and some of the closest tandem action Texas has ever seen. Slide Factory’s Kyle managed a smoking third place qualifying run, while Brock qualified an unfortunate 14th place. For those unfamiliar with the competition format, this put Brock and Kyle up against each other in the first round. Kyle gained advantage on the second set of runs, advancing him to round two where he would be paired against eventual winner of the event, Chelsea DeNofa. Our newest driver, Teo Tompkins, had another good day of progression in his s13 missile car. With any luck, his car will gain some functional and appearance upgrades in the near future.
With a heat index rumored to be near 120 degrees, and surface temperatures of undetermined value, Mineral Wells was still the place to be. The pit area was full of tents linked together like motorsports fortresses. Everyone stayed hydrated and as cool as possible throughout the day and into the early evening. It’s safe to say that the competition was as hot as the weather. Welcome to Texas.
Say hello to Teo Tompkins, Slide Factory’s newest official driver. The following photos are from last week’s BHF drift event. It was Teo’s first time ever to legitimately attempt drifting, and also the first time ever to drive his new s13 project. Two tire changes later and he was already performing transitions and shifting gears while in drift – pretty much unheard-of stuff for the first day. Teo just happens to be Brock’s younger brother and roommate, so expect progression to come quickly. Also, as you can see, he needs a pair of metal s13 Silvia fenders and some sort of Silvia hood, so please let us know if you have something local! On to the pics…
Fabricated Motorsports drift event at Grand Sport Speedway in March 2010. This was a great event, and I was able to get so much more footage thanks to Epic Action Cameras, even despite some critical problems with the car early in the day.
Please be tolerant of my video and editing quality – I’m already editing beyond my means with the meager software I have. I’m slowly saving for my coveted iMac.
Slide Factory has been lucky over the years. One blessing is access to John Roper, an automotive enthusiast and Datsun lover, who just so happens to shoot for all of the big time car magazines. And us, of course. Thanks John! (check out his work at Roper-Photo.com – you’ll recognize a lot of cars)
This is my s13 in it’s current state. It’s about to receive Stance coilovers to replace the Tanabe units currently installed, as well as BN Sports type 2 aero and a fresh alignment. I can’t wait to see how it evolves over the next month or so.
I finally got my sr20 dialed in at stock boost and decided to go play. That didn't last long. It was just one of those days. She should be rolling again by the weekend, though.
Victimized parts included a broken front left tension rod (ordering a new pair asap), mangled front left control arm, bent rear lower control arm, two severely rashed cheapo sportmax wheels, mildly bent fender, and a previously victimized works9 front bumper. Unfortunately, I can’t afford to go five lug and get the wheels that I want, so I’m probably stuck having to buy two more sportmax wheels in the near future. Oh well, one day I’ll be able to get new wheels, as soon as I pay off my engine swap and get new aero.
I decided to go play with the GoPro in the wet today. Not much footage, but I wanted to play with it some since I’m trying to improve my editing skills. There’s some Smashing Pumpkins b-side goodness in there, too (;
I make these videos mostly to improve my editing skills and to experiment with different mounting solutions for my GoPro camera. I wish I could find some better software for PC (I'm stuck on one until my budget makes room for the iMac I crave so badly.) other than this stupid Pinnacle garbage. Also, if you're in north Texas, and you're good with a camera, you're welcome to come out and film us some time.
About the car. Its you're typical daily drifter s-chassis build, with the typical chassis and power modifications, as well as some busted Works9 aero. It's SR powered now, but it had a dying KA under the hood for most of this video.
