Studio Rhoad’s event coverage from Triple Threat 3 is up. Go. Go now. YES…… now.

Following FD Atlanta, Southeast Drift held their first of three Triple Threat events in Atlanta. And with a lot of the FD drivers still in town, you can imagine how insane it got. Ive seen so many people at a Turner Field event. All in all it was a blast although I really didn’t get the car dialed in until my very last run of the day. That and the damn exahust fell of twice during the event. I have a whole ‘nother post coming on that though.

Ok… pics. See you guys at Triple Threat RD 2 on June 13th.

Harrison’s 2JZ powered MX73

There’s so much irony and fail in this picture, I can’t even begin to explain it.

LIEZE!!!! <3

Gary Lang from New Mexico Drift.

This is the hood of Taka’s AE86. Since I posted about his fun raiser, he thanked me (and many others) by putting our sites in his rollcall. Such a rad gesture.

The list of people who donated money to Taka so he could make it to FD Atlanta. This is why I love the drift community.

A few more names including Team Rowdy and Huy!

Inspiration.

This Lotus 7 was pretty cool. The two long bars towards the back of the car turned out to be a boomcam. You can check out the video below:

Lotus 7 drift boom cam at SED Triple Threat II from A F on Vimeo.

Sniper shot of “Quit Chris”

Jeff’s GS is looking quite ganster.

Doug taking the Corolla for a spin; figurative spin… not literal This guy is a true driver. I thought he was going to be like everyone else that drives the Corolla; they usually struggle. But I was completely wrong. He drove it like a champion. I was quite embarrassed that he drove the car better than I do to be honest. LOL. But, hell, thats his job; pro driver.

Yay for the exhaust falling off again.

The spectators.

Andy comes through again with more theatrical slow-motion drifting from Southeast Drift’s 3rd and final installment of their “Triple Threat” drift series, and “Drivers Only” event at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia.

[link to video]

Video features more bone-chilling action from the original Atlanta murder squad: DriftMechaniks killing multi-car tandems between Erin Sanford, Tyler Clayton, Cody Wellons, David Jones, Kieran O’Brien, Austin Lawless, and Andy Sapp. Sammy “Tiger” Sritongkham, Chanin “A” Prapapyuenyong, and Jodin LeJeune also caught on a killing spree.

driftmechaniks.com
slidestyle.com

KILL OR BE KILL.
ATL OG 2008.

Hella fun weekend. Not so bad weather. Hundreds of people. Lots of new drivers. Trading paint. Getting on TV……. all in a days work.

The track setup was the same as last time, but with a slightly different variation to the last corner which I was very pleased with.  Everyone who was at last months event knew exactly what to do and came out guns blazzing! And you know damn well, the dM’s were there in force.

The Corolla did pretty well, however, I think the LSD is starting to go out. So its time to shop for a 1.5 or 2 way. Push comes to shove, I’ll have it welded, but I REALLY  don’t want to do that. That will be a last resort.

As for the webcam… I set it up on top of the Drift Imporium rig which gave viewers a GREAT view. But wouldn’t you know it, the feed was very choppy and pretty much looked like shit. For those of you who didn’t get to watch it, I’ll create episodes from the archive and post them here in a day or two.

Here’s some in-car footage from my second and third pass of the day:
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef3yr6BtaWY]

So, on the with the pics.
Despite what I said earlier, I didn’t take very many pics or vids. My apologies for that. I just got caught up with driving and taking care of event tasks. Full gallery of pics can be seen here. Here are a few of my favorites.

Andy, Erin and Shawn.

The Corolla sittin’ hard.

Matt Foerst’s S13. Poor guy snapped a tie rod mid-day and burned up his clutch.

By far, the sickest sounding car out there.

Austin and Erin in kill mode.

Austin. Keep your eye on this kid.

Tony “Shorts”. The original OG Atlanta drifter. Good to have you back Tony.

CodyWellons.com

Kill.

Allie loved this car b/c of its color. She was cheering for it all day.

Sunday after the event was pretty chill. We hung out and Chad’s place.

Chad wrapping the grill with aluminum foil. Thats right…. wrapping the grill with aluminum foil. He said it concentrates the heat. We he was right. He burnt the steaks shortly after this pic was taken.

Allie got a hold of the camera and went nuts. She’s a natural LOL. Her self portraits.

idk.

I know Andy is working on some great video footage from the event as well. So expect some of that in the near future.

Im kinda sad to say this, but this will be last event of the Triple Threat Series.   Good news is, however, Marcos and the SEDA boys have something cooked up already.

As for this weekend, I have no doubt its going to be a blast. Hopefully, if all goes well, we’ll be broadcasting live and the feed will actually stay up this time. The feed kept dropping last time due to power issues with one of the generators.  If that same problem persits, I’ll mount the camera inside our Corolla and turn it on while we are taking laps.  Hell… I might do that anyway. So, def check out the <live> page on Saturday. Oh, and I promise to take better pics and vids this time around too.  Ive def been slacking on that.

SEDA’s events just keep getting better and better; without question. And this one topped the scales. It was VERY well organized which was good for Chad and I. We didn’t have to run around bitching about everyone for doing stupid shit. Instead, I actually got to drive…. a lot.

The course setup was one of the best Ive personally been on. It worked well with tandem and getting cars on track as quickly as possible. Matter fact, Chad and I timed one of the cars. From the time he reached the stop box to the time he left the start box was only 3 minutes. And thats with 3 cars spinning on track in front of him. Only waiting in line for 3mins…. now thats pretty damn good. Not to mention the tandem guys where hot lapping most of the day. If all goes well, I hope Marcos and Howard run the same course setup at next month’s round 3.

As for our car…. it did good. There were a few bugs throughout the day but nothing too bad. While sitting in grid, the car would randomly shut off. It start right back up but I would have to keep the RPMs about 1K to prevent the stall. The only other thing was second gear popping out during mid slide. But it only popped out of gear while it was raining. Once the rain stopped everything was fine.

Amanda and I driving to Atlanta. I got her a new camera for her b-day so she’s been on a photo frenzy lately.

The sun was setting as we arrived in Atlanta.

Meet “Doc”.. our new cat and Amanda’s other B-Day present. He was beyond pissed about being couped up in this cage for 6hrs.

We met up with our buddy, Huy(ner) while on the way to Chad’s place. Huy was cool enough to not only buy (we paid him back) new break pads for the Corolla, but drop them off to us. Well, during said adventure we came across this little festival. Dont get me wrong, I LOVE corndogs. But, uhh…. not that much.

Ironically, Chad was only a few blocks away from where we met Huy at. So we caught up with Chad, sans Huy, and headed to Marlow’s Tavern for a little while. Cool place. Lots of TVs with a bar that doubled as an indoor AND outdoor bar. Rumor has it, that some big-ass Albino Yetty guy owns it.

Let the battle ensue. *Chad’s cats*

Day of the event:

Driver’s Meeting.

Dave Jones and Keiren’s Ponies Of Black Death.

ShawnShawn

Here’s an interesting turn of events. Huy, Wes (the bigger of the two) and Wes’s daughter hanging out by Huy’s car. For those who don’t know…. anytime you combined Wes and a camera bad things can happen. Bad, horrible, things………

Ironically… FemaleRacingNews.com went down the day before we left for Atlanta. So I haven’t had a chance to relaunch it.

Some sticker love.

Rawkin some Falken Azenis 615s.

Wes… presumably raping my car. I told you, Wes + Camera = WTF[squared]

Amanda and I waiting in grid.

Mother Nature spit all over us and I enjoyed every drop of it.

Leaving the event. Can’t WAIT to go back

Sleepy heads. (Day after the event)

There’s still vids and pics popping up around the internet from this event. But Andy Sapp put this quick vid together. Its nothing short of EPIC!

We’ll be heading to Atlanta again this weekend for SEDA’s second round of the “Triple Threat” Series. With 57 drivers on the grid and two tandem groups, it should be an interesting event. And as always, we’ll be broadcasting live. If all goes well, Im going to hookup the webcam inside some of the drift cars (ours included).

Also… if you follow me on Twitter, I’ll be uploading random pics throughout the day.

This event made me realize just how long its been since Ive slid. The last time I was at a Turner Field event was almost 3 years ago!! Slack. However, this one made up for it. SEDA setup a 2-in-1 course which turned out pretty good. The intermediate course was a double apexed right-hander that led into a left-hand sweeper. Whereas the advanced course was a long straight into the same sweeper, but going clock-wise rather than counter clock-wise. Odly enough, many people didn’t try to the advanced course… myself included.

The event itself ran smoothly except for some minor stuff.
1. Some people were granted access into the tandem group when they shouldn’t have been.
2. Some of those fore mentioned, run 3-4 car tandems despite us telling them not too. That situation got a little heated at times because some of the newer drivers didn’t grasp the fact that no matter how good of friends you and tandem partner are, it won’t prevent his bumper from coming through your door.
3. Some guys decided to trade paint in one of the tandem runs. We’re not exactly sure how it happened, but shit happens; especially in tandem.

As for me…. my main goal was to run the intermediate course at full throttle and full lock which I was able to do. So I left satisfied. Amanda on the other hand, did not. She took a couple of runs but was having a really hard time with the clutch; its too difficult for her to clutch kick. She’s begging me to trade the 86 for an S chassis. LOL. But Chad did really well for only his second time behind the wheel of a Corolla. He spun the first time, but nailed it on the second. Good job “Bones”.

Either way, Im really looking forward to the next event at Turner; June 28th. I’d like to get some stuff done on the car, but we ended up leaving it at Chad’s girlfriend’s house. It saved us a lot of $$$ on gas and the headache of driving it back a forth.

Video Huy took of my last run. Thanks Huyner!!!
[googlevideo:http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1252030621666415536&hl=en]

More pics:

Post tandem battle damage. The collision with the FC snapped his coilover and he was pretty pissed about it. But, seriously, what to do expect in a tandem group? This isn’t tag football.

And you know the dM’s where holding it down!

Byron on a killing spree

ShawnShawn

Struka! This man is going places.

Cody and Erin

Wat!? Wat!?

Matt Foerst and Dan Willie

Marcos: LS Destruction!

Be sure to check out S3’s coverage of the event here:

Well, due to some technical issues and lack of planning, we haven’t been able to broadcast from the last two events. However, it looks like Im going to have better luck this Saturday when I attend the Triple Threat event at Turner Field. If you are unable to attend, but don’t want to miss any of the chaos, go to the <broadcasting page> on Saturday and watch everything live from your keyboard-drift-chair

Also, for what its worth, I’ll probably be broadcasting my drive to Atlanta Friday night as well just to do some preliminary tests.

When it comes to drift events in the south east, Turner Field reigns supreme. This coming May 31st (June 28th and July 26th), SEDA with some help from us (Drift411) will bringing drift mayhem back to Turner.

Im personally looking very forward to this event. Even though I have to work the event (safety and training), I still get to do some sliding. And its been a VERY long time since Ive slid at Turner. So Im beyond stoked about this. I tip my hat to Marcos (SEDA President) for pulling this together. The Atlanta drift community loves you for it. See you guys out there.
Here’s some more info about the event:

“THE TRIPLE THREAT”

PRACTICE ONLY EVENT
TANDEM ATTACK & SINGLE RUNS
THE LEGAL WAY!!!

Saturday MAY 31ST X Saturday JUNE 28TH X Saturday JULY 26TH

Address:
755 Hank Aaron Drive
Atlanta, GA 30315

Register through the link below

***You must register through motorsportsreg.com and than make payment through paypal.com. You will not be able to make payment through motorsportsreg.com. Make sure to send money to goldwatchkid@tmail.com ***

Thank you..

http://www.motorsportreg.com/index.cfm/eve…EEB59E9E1EF9EDD

Registration & Tech: 6am-7am
Mandatory Driver’s Meeting: 8:00am – 8:30am (DO NOT BE LATE IF YOU PLAN ON DRIVING) Cars on Track: 9:00am – 5pm

Pre-registration =$89.95 Deadline is Midnight May 25th
Late-registration =$125.95
Event Day =$160.00 In other words pre-register ASAP…

Passengers are $10.00 at the gate. CASH ONLY valid all day. HELMET REQUIRED and NOT PROVIDED.
Spectators are $5.00 all day Pay at the gate *cash only*

50 DRIVER CAP!!! This is a much larger venue and will allow for multiple cars on the track.

***TECH FORM:***

http://www.southeastdrift.com/Technical%20…tion%20Form.pdf

Note: your registration is not complete until payment is received via Paypal.

PLEASE INCLUDE DRIVER’S FULL NAME & CONTACT INFO AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAYPAL ORDER FORM…IN ADDITION PLEASE INCLUDE ALL SPECTATOR OR PASSENGER FEES ONLY IF YOU ARE A DRIVER AND HAVE FRIENDS AND FAMILY COMING!!!

**THERE WILL BE A 0 TOLLERANCE POLICY ON ALL CARS THAT DO NOT PASS TECH THE DAY OF THE EVENT. IF YOUR CAR DOES NOT PASS TECH YOU WILL NOT DRIVE AND YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A REFUND!!! IT IS IMPORTANT THAT DRIVERS GET TECHED BEFORE HAND TO ALLOW MUCH NEEDED TIME TO PASS TECH**

WE REACHED 98% AT OUR LAST EVENT WITH TECH. LETS GET IT TO 100% THIS TIME.

TENATIVE SCHEDULE:*
6:00AM Facility Opens
7:00AM – 8:00AM Registration and Driver Check In
8:00AM – 8:30AM Drivers meeting
8:45AM – Practice Sessions Begin
5:30PM – Event is Over
6:30PM – Facility Closes/Secure Track

Driver Instruction leading up to drivers’ meeting:
* Please take your car to the pit entrance and prep your car for inspection.
* Wait for the drivers meeting.
**Spectators/Passengers should be paid for at the gate and take their waiver to the registration table where they’ll get their wristband. ** There will be a designated passengers section near the pit lane for ease. Also there will not be passenger tickets at the event just wrist bands. This should make for lots of seat time.

WE WILL HAVE A FOOD VENDOR AT THE EVENT. PLEASE DO NOT BRING YOUR OWN FOOD OR DRINKS. WE NEED TO SUPPORT SOUTHEASTDRIFT.COM’S COOK. HIS NAME IS GEORGE. STOP BY AND SAY HELLO. HE HAS SUPER LOW PRICES AND AWESOME CUSTOMER SERVICE. HE WILL HAVE SNOW CONES AS WELL….

DETAILS:
This event will cater to both beginner, and advanced drivers along with high and/or low horsepower vehicles.
Grounds speed limit is STRICTLY SET @ 5 mph and the paddock speed limit is 5mph, both will be strictly enforced. Failure to obey this and all other rules will result in dismissal from the event and loss of all entry fees.

MEDIA:
All media people will not be allowed on the track at anytime unless approved by track official.

MISCELLANEOUS:
Any person or persons engaging in an unsafe or inappropriate behavior on or off the track as deemed by the event organizers, track officials, and/or venue, will not be tolerated. Failure to follow any of the aforementioned rules will result in such individuals being removed from the premises without refund and depending on the severity of the incident, possible banishment from any other southeastdrift.com events.

DISCLAIMER:
Southeastdrift.com may revise event details, rules, schedule, and/or any other related information at any time with or without notice at any time by updating the www.southeastdrift.com website. We cannot possibly review all sites linked to or from our site and disclaim all responsibility for their content. If you have any questions that you do not feel are addressed on our website please contact Marcos at southeastdrift@hotmail.com