Hey guys Chrisfix here, and today, you've got to be kidding me, well today, we were supposed to go drifting
So this event is going to be the last one of the year because well,
I think you could figure out why and the event is called Sleigh ride which is living up to its name that is for sure
luckily the event is two days today and
Tomorrow because I'm not sure I want to take that long drive to the track in the snow in a rear-wheel drive mustang
I don't know if that's a good idea
How you doing?
Thanks a lot. I appreciate it. how are the roads out there?
Stay safe out there man.
And the snowplow guy is a fan how cool is that. So although there isn't much snow
It's not worth taking the drive and risking wrecking the car
So I'll just go tomorrow, and it's supposed to be nicer out anyway, besides the track is probably sloppy and covered in snow
So I mean what are we going to do drift our trucks?
and even if we do get the cars out there those tires are going to be so cold to get any grip at all you're
Going to have to heat them up
But it is tempting to try to go out to the track because, one thing I know for sure
They are definitely having a good time.
All right, now that is better, check it out. We have
60 degrees
And no more snow what a difference a day will do!
so now I want to get the driftstang all ready for drifting. the only thing I need to do is I need to put
Some rear tires on. I got them all set up outside. Let's go jack up the car get the tires on then head out
These are my brand new wheels and tires that I use for the street...
And these are the drift wheels and tires that I use for the track since the tires are older
And they're almost worn out.
If you guys remember my first drift event I had a hard time because there was so much
Understeer
And I kept going off the track and the main reason for that is because the front tires
Had no grip they're completely worn out and the compound is just not good and no grip in the front means
Understeer. so what I decided to do is get some brand new tires the compound is nice and grippy
We have plenty of tread and that should hopefully either reduce or eliminate all that understeer
So we have brand new tires in the front to hopefully reduce understeer and then in the rear we have our old tires
Which would be easy to break loose and get sideways and with that being said you know, what time it is
It's time to go to the track
So we're going to my second drift event ever but between the first event and the second event I went to a drift clinic for
Beginners at the clinic we jumped in the back of the trucks and we took a tour of the front track.
Now Lewis is going to be our commentator here today on the tour
We stopped that every turn to go over how to drift each turn
Here's what we're doing when you're coming into this you're going to always want to have more speed
And you need and then after the tour we got back in our cars and applied. What we learned
This is my first time on the front track and my first time in the rain so did take and getting used to.
Like this hill here. It's so slippery that you barely have to hit the gas to start sliding
But then on the downhill for the next turn you need to get a lot of speed and clutch kick pretty hard to slide
And the last part was the hardest to do and I just kept spinning.
But it was a lot of fun applying what I learned and actually seeing some results.
So I really can't wait to see what I could do today on the backtrack! And with that said we are here
So let's get our tech inspection done
And the car hasn't changed at all since the last time so we passed no problem.
So now we have to wait for everybody else to get teched, People are doing some last-minute modifications,
Like rolling the fender to make room for the tires and check out this box body mustang
Hydraulic ebrake racing seat gutted interior and then check out that angle that is going to have to happen to the driftstang
After I get a couple more events under my belt all right finally it looks like it's time to get onto the track
But we have one thing that we need to check tire pressure
We want to check our tire pressure before we head out there because tire pressure is very important, especially when it's wet.
29 that's probably just about right. I wanna make sure the other side
30 lower the pressure just a little bit
29 okay, and with that the tire pressure is set the let's go drift.
And we are on the track wish me luck
This is my first time on the back track in the rain, and my second time at a drift event.
Just to refresh your memory from the first event, the back track has three main turns
We stage at the grid, and then there's turn one, turn two, and turn three
So let's see how much better we could get today. I really wanted to focus on driving
So I didn't talk to the camera, rather
I'm gonna let you guys know what I was thinking and doing turn by turn my first left
I was just getting a feel for the back track in the ring for turn one. I'm just doing a little clutch kick
And I realized quickly that turn is very slick, now for turn two
I knew this was going to need a stronger clutch kick with my experience from the last event
And that was strong enough
But I need more speed to give me more momentum to pull me around the turn instead of spinning out
But that's not easy because the more speed you have the more nerve-wracking it is and for the last turn
I'm just going to clutch kick again and
I've been able to drift this turn pretty well even at the last of it
So that was my first lap
Then I started doing lap after lap and slowly honing my skills to try to adjust
Every time I messed up the focus for me right now is not to link every turn and drift the complete circuit rather
I want to learn each turn separately for anyone just starting you can't be afraid to mess up and spin out
That's all part of the learning process
Although it definitely does get frustrating
since I keep spinning on the wet track
I need more grip
so I lower the air pressure in the tires from 29 to
25 PSI and one tip that the guys running the event told me is to try to use
Ebrake and since my ebrake was stock try clumping it because for some reason it locks up better doing that after a few attempts
I was finally able to get the hang of it, and I was initiating the first drift with the ebrake
Then I started focusing on the second tern for this turn i was clutch kicking which worked well
I just had to stop being so nervous and increase my speed and after a few runs
I did exactly that and I got good at drifting the second turn in the rain
And then for some reason the final turn comes, naturally to me even at the first event. I was able to drift this.
Simple clutch kick a little turn in and man that feels good, so I did start getting the hang of all three turns
But I still need a ton of practice, and that they're a bunch of runs
I wanted to take a quick break and meet up with all the fans that came out to watch me on this rainy day
So we got a bunch of fans here subscribers how's everybody doin.
keychains. thanks man. aw sweet thanks dude.
I'm totally out of keychains.
Thank you. your welcome. I also had this, i took it off my old ford
uh I have a v6 mustang. okay.
But I bought it on Amazon six 50 caliber bullets actually an antena, and it works. Awesome man. I'm gonna have to put this on
Thank you very much. That's cool. this will be on the driftstang.
Love when you guys want to contribute to the car that is awesome
Let's get this antenna on which is going to match the wrap. I'm planning on doing in the future, the stock antenna
Just unscrews and then the new 50 cal bullet antenna screws right on. I love it
Thank you so much. now let's get back out there for the rest of the day
I kept practicing run after run, and I was having such a good time
Not only was I getting better, but I was simply having a lot of fun
Compared to the last event. I only went to track once this event. and
Well, I got stuck and had to get towed out. Dude if you grab the ebrake right over there
You would have had. It felt so good
I was going a little bit too fast. where you hit your brakes if you grab the ebrake, if i grab the ebrake instead hitting the brakes
you would have had it. it felt perfect. dragged it out a little bit and then just power through
But that's why I showed you guys how to install tow straps right, and they did work perfectly
After getting towed back onto the track. I had my best run ever I used everything I do and just put it all together
getting the rear end right to the edge of the track.
I mean I just nailed the first turn and smoked the tires almost all the way to the second turn
The transition into the second turn went smoothly
but I got too excited and lost speed for that last turn and spun out.
But wow did that feel awesome.
I'm at the point where I need to start learning how to connect each drift so I can complete one drift for the entire course
But man was I excited
Unfortunately the day had to come to an end.
can i go one more. we're done. and that also meant my first season of drifting ended as well now
We have to wait till the spring start the new drifting season
So I want to give you guys a quick preview of what to expect with the drift build videos
coming up very soon first thing this car needs to get cleaned off because it is a mess
luckily the Sealant I applied from the super clean video will make this nice and easy all you have to do is hose down the car
foam it up real good with some car soap and
then hose down the car again, and she is as good as new and
All that dirt is gone. now because I've been getting tons of questions
I want to give you guys an update about everything that's coming up for the driftstang
let's start with the hydraulic ebrake so I have an asd hydraulic brake that I will be installing with Dual caliper brackets and
Dual calipers in the rear so all this stuff is going to be going into the car
But that can't happen until I get my racing seats that way when I finally get this in the car
I'll know if there's any clearance issues with the new racing Seats or not
I already took a trip and sat in a bunch of different racing seats to find the one that fit me the best
So I'm going to pull the trigger on those seats soon
Once I get those seats in our hydro ebrake is going in stay tuned for that video. next I have these awesome
coil overs from Qa1
Do we have our rear coil overs and our front coil overs and not only is this going to make the ride that much stiffer?
So we have better control while we're drifting
What's also going to lower the driftstang,
Which will lower the center of gravity and also I know you guys can't wait to see the car get lower just for the looks
I'll also be installing a quick-release
steering wheel to make it easier to get in and out of the car when I finally get a cage in it and
Finally, I think you can see it here. We have some high flow cats
We have an x-Pipe and then we have electric cutouts
so this exhaust build is going to be fun because we're going to be able to change the exhaust sound with the flip of a
Switch. so there you go. I'm slowly getting better, and this has all been quite the experience
I can't wait to get these parts in and go drifting again
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