NOPI Drift @ Coors Field this weekend

[scottycards]

Ricer heaven:
NOPI Drift is at Coors Field this weekend. It's "professional drifting", although I doubt it's Formula Drift (I don't know the specifics).

June 23 and 24. Info at 800-277-6674 or www.nopi.com

XJTodd- this event will also include the NOPI National Swimsuit Competition Series, so I KNOW you'll be there. I'm sure there will be lots of super skinny Asian chicks with tall rubber boots on and Hello Kitty backpacks to gawk at.

This should actually be a pretty cool deal, so I'm gonna check it out. There is a 5 buck off admission coupon in the Westword. Page 114 of the June 14-20 edition.

[JKTODD]

I can try to get our 350z Track Edition that is here on the lot to roll in. Or I could just take the bike.

Do those girls sweat in those plastic mini skirts? Or are they just so short it doesn't matter? :D:thumbsup:

[Jake_Blues]

I can try to get our 350z Track Edition that is here on the lot to roll in. Or I could just take the bike.

Do those girls sweat in those plastic mini skirts? Or are they just so short it doesn't matter? :D:thumbsup:

I'm going to go with "so short it doesn't matter".

(thenimirra is gonna be pissed if she sees this)

-E

[JKTODD]

I'm going to go with "so short it doesn't matter".

(thenimirra is gonna be pissed if she sees this)

-E

:spit:
True!
It doesn't matter to me that's for sure!

[scottycards]

I'm going to go on Sunday. Let's meet up and check out some rides. There's no schedule on the NOPI site, so I'll call the number today and post times, because we definitely have to see these "legends of drifting" in action.

Check some of the names- friggin' funny:
Kenji Yamanaka
Jayitr (Sammy Tiger) Sritonskham

These dudes are sure to go down in the annals of motorsports history......

I need a "Sammy Tiger" t-shirt, for sure. GOOOOOO SAMMY TIE-GAH!!!!!!!

[Jake_Blues]

I'd drive my Z if it didn't have safety barrier rash on the front end :( I really need to get it in to a body shop to get cleaned up.

-E

[JKTODD]

So the big question is do we roll in with the American Iron or do we take imports? I could bring the Rat motor '68 GMC, or ride the bike. Looks like I'll have a new body style Jetta from the lot. Minus hubcaps to give a tuner look! Scotty-post up times bro!:D

[scottycards]

So the big question is do we roll in with the American Iron or do we take imports? I could bring the Rat motor '68 GMC, or ride the bike. Looks like I'll have a new body style Jetta from the lot. Minus hubcaps to give a tuner look! Scotty-post up times bro!:D

Get an old Folger's can and weld it on to the exhaust tip, dude. It's good for like 4 additional HP.

With all the gangstas that will be there, ripping off stereos in the parking lot, I'm taking the least likely to get stolen ride I have- wifey's 98 Grand Cherokee.

Thinking around noon for arrival. Drifting finals start at noon. I do need time to find a Sammy Tiger t-shirt, before settling into my seat (you know, the one where they'll sell you the whole seat, but you'll only need the edge).

PM me on Friday, and we'll swap cell#'s and hook up.:thumbsup:

[lilgreenjeepyj]

How much to get in??

[scottycards]

Ouch! 25 bucks! Well worth it to see tire smoking action, and the NOPI girls. Wifey is coming along. I knew I married this woman for a reason. What a cool chick.

[JKTODD]

How much are the Sammy Tiger t-shirts? Maybe I can get a Sammy Tiger backpack so Scotty and I won't look gay wearing the same t-shirt.

[Steve]

How much are the Sammy Tiger t-shirts? Maybe I can get a Sammy Tiger backpack so Scotty and I won't look gay wearing the same t-shirt.

We'll need pics please. And dude, simply going to a drift "race" (using the term "race" here very loosely) makes one look ghey; doesn't matter what you wear. :shrug:

:flipoff2:

[scottycards]

I know. I'm going under the guise of trying to be accepting of "the new school of hot rodding". I read in the mags that it's not cool to rip on the tuner crowd, because they're the natural progression of hot-rodding.

I'm trying to be open and accepting, here. Give the kids some props for modifying the kinds of cars they grew up with, etc. All that BS.........

[Steve]

I'm trying to be open and accepting, here. Give the kids some props for modifying the kinds of cars they grew up with, etc. All that BS.........

Sorry, IMO adding a Folger's can to the exhaust, putting neon lights underneath and seeing how quickly you can burn the tires off isn't modifying or hot rodding. :shrug:

[Jake_Blues]

Sorry, IMO adding a Folger's can to the exhaust, putting neon lights underneath and seeing how quickly you can burn the tires off isn't modifying or hot rodding. :shrug:

No, but I wish I could set up a turbo system like some of those guys!

-E

[JKTODD]

I do think that you'll see more and more turbo applications on American V8s. Check out the latest edition of Super Chevy to see what I'm referring to. On the cover is a small block Banks twin turbo V8 with something like 1100 horsepower. :drool:

The technology that can be learned from a turbo's 400 HP ricer can be applied to V8. Since I like cars of all kinds it makes it cool to me.

Note-Welding on a Folgers can and adding some horsepower stickers doesn't qualify!!!:D

[Jake_Blues]

I do think that you'll see more and more turbo applications on American V8s. Check out the latest edition of Super Chevy to see what I'm referring to. On the cover is a small block Banks twin turbo V8 with something like 1100 horsepower. :drool:

The technology that can be learned from a turbo's 400 HP ricer can be applied to V8. Since I like cars of all kinds it makes it cool to me.

Note-Welding on a Folgers can and adding some horsepower stickers doesn't qualify!!!:D

VQ35DE (Nissan 350Z motor) turning 1750HP on gasoline:

http://www.weblogsinc.com/common/images/3060000000052157.JPG?0.5105484191835943

:drool: :drool: :drool:

-E

[Steve]

VQ35DE (Nissan 350Z motor) turning 1750HP on gasoline::drool: :drool: :drool:

-E

Meh. :shrug: NHRA Pro Stock cars push 1400 HP without any kind of forced induction.

The technology to get that kind of HP from a V8 is pretty impressive. Unfortunately it's also grossly expensive and very unreliable. Ever seen a nitro motor up close? Those are putting out over 6000 HP from a V8. Now that's cool. :thumbsup:

[JKTODD]

Meh. :shrug: NHRA Pro Stock cars push 1400 HP without any kind of forced induction.

The technology to get that kind of HP from a V8 is pretty impressive. Unfortunately it's also grossly expensive and very unreliable. Ever seen a nitro motor up close? Those are putting out over 6000 HP from a V8. Now that's cool. :thumbsup:

Will literally shake the earth that's for sure!

I saw some of the drifter cars coming in on trailers on I70 on my way home last night.

I'll have to see what the family has going on to know if I'm going. Scotty I have your number so if I end up going I'll give you a call. Or I'll just look for the guy with the WAY COOL t-shirt on surrounding by a bevy of Asian beauties.

[Jake_Blues]

Meh. :shrug: NHRA Pro Stock cars push 1400 HP without any kind of forced induction.

The technology to get that kind of HP from a V8 is pretty impressive. Unfortunately it's also grossly expensive and very unreliable. Ever seen a nitro motor up close? Those are putting out over 6000 HP from a V8. Now that's cool. :thumbsup:

Yea, but the VQ35DE is a 3.5 liter (213ci) V6 :D None of this 500ci V8 crap! :D

It all amazes me. I'd be happy with a measly 600hp out of my VQ35DE! :evil:

-E

[scottycards]

Unfortunately it's also grossly expensive and very unreliable.

Yes, and yes. Hideously expensive, and horribly unreliable. One thing you're sure to see at this event (back on topic) will be lots of oil smoke from blown turbos. The only turbo applications I see that produce high amounts of power reliably (and managably- i.e. no vertical HP "curve" on the dyno sheet)- are coming from Germany, not the San Fernando Valley.

Most of the S.F turbo chit will make huge power, at least for a couple of days, and maybe even a whole month of street racing, albeit unlikely.

But those Nazis in Stuttgart seem to know how to keep it together.

With regards to the nitro motors- help me remember- IIRC, nitro carries it's own oxygen molecule with the fuel, so you can basically pack the combustion chamber full o' gas, and not have to bother with that pesky air/fuel mix for the most part, correct??? :shrug:

[Steve]

With regards to the nitro motors- help me remember- IIRC, nitro carries it's own oxygen molecule with the fuel, so you can basically pack the combustion chamber full o' gas, and not have to bother with that pesky air/fuel mix for the most part, correct??? :shrug:

Only partially correct scotty. They still require huge amounts of air to get complete combustion (or as complete as they want, which is nowhere near what we'd consider complete combustion.) Small changes in barometric pressure, ambient temp and humidity have huge effects on those engines because of the incredible amount of air the blower is forcing into the engine.

I had a lengthy discussion with an engine builder for an NHRA Top Fuel team years ago. One question I asked him was what the compression ratio was. He replied "when?" I said "what do you mean, when?" He explained that since they run the block dry it heats up so much that the tolerances change and thus change the compression ratio significantly. He said when they build them they're ~12:1. He said it's probably around 18:1 after the burnout before they launch, and probably around 30:1 at the end of the quarter mile. :eek:

He also said they burn about 18 gallons of fuel from launch to the end of the quarter mile. The technology it takes to get that much HP out of 8 cylinders, and then to get it through a clutch and to the ground through 2 tires without blowing everything up as soon as they hit the throttle is fascinating to me.

[Jake_Blues]

With regards to the nitro motors- help me remember- IIRC, nitro carries it's own oxygen molecule with the fuel, so you can basically pack the combustion chamber full o' gas, and not have to bother with that pesky air/fuel mix for the most part, correct??? :shrug:

Stolen from Wikipedia:


The oxygen content of nitromethane enables it to burn with much less atmospheric oxygen in comparison to hydrocarbons such as gasoline:

4CH3NO2 + 3O2 → 4CO2 + 6H2O + 2N2

14.6 kg of air are required to burn one kg of gasoline, but only 1.7 kg of air for one kg of nitromethane. Since an engine?s cylinder can only contain a limited amount of air on each stroke, 8.7 times more nitromethane than gasoline can be burned in one stroke. However, nitromethane has a lower energy density. Gasoline provides about 42-44 MJ/kg, nitromethane provides only 11.3 MJ/kg. This analysis indicates that nitromethane generates about 2.3 times the power of gasoline when combined with a given amount of oxygen.


It doesn't make the A/F ratio any less important, it just means you have a different "ideal" A/F ratio to try to achieve.

-E