Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Drift crashes in Sollefteå

Hello we did a really cool driting show at the pauses in the hillclimb competition in Sollefteå Sweden.
The track was short with 4-5 bends.
We started under the bridge with 2 tight bends and after that you came out on the big lefthander which proved to be the hardest since you had to go flat out on the third gear and after that you had to take down speed and drift into the three tight second gear bends before you reached the finish line, the compition cars drove it under a minute.
The layout was really scary since it was on the public road with curbs and lampposts etc, me, Henrik "dirtrider" and Joel Yveborg drifted for about 10sweeps.

The problems came when I was stepping up the pace with thirdgear. After the big thirdgear lefthander you had to take down speed, I came to fast and smashed my wheel and front bumper in the curb, next sweep i crashed the rear bumper got smathe same spot ;)

The last corner I comming in and doing 7000rpm on the thirdgear which should be 90km/h I thought I should take it easy and take down the drift and drive straight the last 30meters before the bend but somehow the car understeers and i smash the car so badly in the curb and after that hit the guardrail I thought the car is done.

Everything in the front right wheelarch is bent and both rota wheels are destroyed I had to run on a lorry to get home.

I said to the other guys to take it easy but dirtrider wanted to make a one more time, the last bend he flipped and broke his nissan cefiro.

Anyway the season my not be over I have bought spares and repaired everything except the wheels and coilover but Raidopower.se was so nice so they are getting me a spare from Asia that is going with airmail to me.

If you are intrested to see how it looked heres a link to a picture i draw
http://200sx.kicks-ass.net/shirunai/img4a66e009d9cc6.jpg

Thanks
regards andré

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Race report from Lycksele Sweden

We are here and its raining, we came here to Lycksele unloaded the car from the transport, we got soaking wet while unloading. We walked to the place where we was supposed to drive, it looked horrible the road was bumpy and it was small and a really bad layout, we walked towards the trailer and put it up on the transporter again and left for food.
So we are not going to compete at all but look at the contest since we have driven 190km.

Going to write more when I get home.

regards andre

Thursday, July 16, 2009


Long time since and update what happend, the engine that i bought and put in had pistonring failure so I had to waste alot of money and time to build my old engine, I got alot of problems with leakage etc when the engine was built, first water leackage the waterpump was broken :( after that my oilpump went bad and I had to change that aswell.
Had to skip 2drifting compitions etc and 3practice days on midsweden track. Well its middle of July and I have tested the the car 2 times on practice day in Sättna raceway (Sundsvall) and one time on kubbe airfield I am still sorting out some minor issues but I will attend on the first comp. in Lycksele 21/7.
Are going to set up the wheel aligment on monday that will sort out many problems :).
Regards André

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Enginebay is 99% done :D


Ok then now is the enginebay 99% done just need to install the oilcooler and make brackets for the watercooler.
Finally it has taken a while, I will start her up to night and setup the timing and do a compression test, since this is a new engine.
The season starts 14april when the first training starts near stockholm 560km from home. I want to take it to motornord to check Lambda/AFR and put it on rollers to see how many bhp I got but first i need to see if it goes alright, much todo in so short time.

Friday, January 30, 2009

New clutch and superlight driftworks flywheel.



Hello Just got the clutch + bearings and a driftworks ca18det chromolly flywheel 5kg! I have done alot on the engine etc next week will the engine+gearbox be lowered in the car.
Hope to have a running car in February.
More items is on the shopping list this year, but the car wont be improved I want the car to work the whole season.
Stay tuned for more!
regards Andre

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Moved to a new garage

Ive just moved my car to the new garage, I will be working on the old engine this weekend, seems pretty good I think it was a pistonring failure but cant say for sure.
Enginebay is now painted lets have a look.

Sunday, October 12, 2008

End of the Swedish Drift season



Been bad on updating. Season is over in Sweden in 1month we will have snowdrifting here. Shot the engine on the second last driftcompetition in the Swedish drifting series, I had a goal to be top 10, but couldnt run a complete comp without any problems, drove totally 2500miles to driftcomps this year :thumbs: total of 7 events :)
Anyway I am rebuilding the blown ca18det and it looks good :)and I am painting the enginebay and going to tidy it up and make it good not halfgood, in the seasons heat I just dont take the time to do it good its just half-done :), will be doing some overhauling and tidy everything up, since we have a 7month break from Drifting due to the winter here :D