FDC Rules and Regulations.

ive been only running water with water wetter since ive been drifting, they done use coolant in race cars----- and the only cooling issues i used to have were fan related.


if i cant have a few zip ties on my car then i may be out, that rule is dumb.

- actually ill just use string or wire- there is no rule about that

maybe even rope
 
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unfortunately dan, the rule doesn't state no zipties, it states you must have the "Proper fasteners", but whats the definition of proper?
 
Zipties= you'll never get a serious sponsor
no zipties = possibly a serious sponsor
zipties are for a fast repairs not a permanent solution, if you think they are permanent way to attach body parts you need to wake up.
Find me one Formula1, Rally, SCCA, ALMS, GT car that has zipties holding wings or bumbers in place before the accident . The cars should look good before every event and if you have to do a temp repair at the track I dont care what you use. But to have possible sponsors walk around cars that are build with zipties is not going to help the driver or the series credibility.
We are trying to build a Pro series for the drivers not a kindegarden on the backyard and the only reason we are spending all this time is to hopefully get some of the drivers sponsored and give them a real stepping stone into motorsports and I'm not just talking about drifting. Drifting has opened lots of doors to some of the drivers, TV, Movies, Stunt driving, Rally, Time attack, roadracing etc...
So hopefully FDC will give this opportunity to some of the drivers. If you are not serious about Drifting please dont waist my time or yours, by coming to an competition with your underwears as racing suit and baseball helmet as racing helmet. Since in this case you are missing the point why we are doing this.
The just for fun events are going to be totally separate from the FDC events. The fun events are the ones where everyone can use zipties as safety harness or for what ever floats your boat. These are the qualifiers, practise events etc..
 
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holy crap. its drifting!!! i thought this florida shit was supposed to be fun and affordable- sponsors dont care about anything in this economy anyway. ill be at the event, if it happens, with 8 zipties on my car along with sponsor names- boxmod has sponsors and zipties.

maybe im being uptight because i havent driven in a while. maybe im wrong in thinking that this 'championship' was to be based on fun and afforability. maybe.
 
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holy crap. its drifting!!! i thought this florida shit was supposed to be fun and affordable- sponsors dont care about anything in this economy anyway. ill be at the event, if it happens, with 8 zipties on my car along with sponsor names- boxmod has sponsors and zipties.
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Holy Crap!!! So you are saying that using real fasteners brakes your bank and makes it serious?
Sponsors care more now than EVER because of the economy!
If you cant afford the fasteners I will pay for those 8 fasteners that are visible, if your zipties are not visible I dont care about them.
I'm happy that you and Jason have sponsors and I hope they keep supporting you both.
 
Its not really a big deal guys. It's going to be fun but there has to be standards set. Just take a bolt/screw for event days and you're done. Relax.
 
im kinda feeling what dan was saying.. this is supposed to be fun, affordable series not a sponsor me craze. if some kind of fdc actually does happen i will be there with a legal car, but i know by the end of the day my cage will have zipties holding it together and hell, a metal ziptied holding a ka piston together..
 
Dzus fasteners everywhere looking super legit! I'm down with that. But...

I think the main reason Dan or myself would prefer zipties is because we don't feel like shattering bodykits into a million pieces everytime we dirt drop or hit a cone. I used to bolt my rear bumper on, and I broke it into multiple pieces on like 3 different occasions. So I started ziptie'ing it on, and now it just pops off instead of getting destroyed. It's not the money for the fasteners that is scaring people, it's the money for new kits and labor hours for fiberglass repair and paint that is scaring people.
 
Yea i see that side of it, and Thats why I also run them. Harri said if you can't see the Ziptie its ok. Lets try to do that then. I have a few ideas ill be trying.
 
thats is exactly the reason why drift cars use zipties for bodykits....ziptying engine parts and accesories is not cool...but the body kits need a fastener that has a lower yield strength than the actually body kits yield strength to make sure the body mounting points are still in tact after an offroad excursion....either way i dont think harri is going to kick you out of the event if you have some zipties on your car.....keep'em hidden and you should be straight!
 
Aren't we all supposed to be pretty much pro-level in this series??? Try to avoid hitting things that destroy your kits, and/or get kits that are made of something more durable. Most of the kit companies these days sell that flexible fiberglass stuff, and its no more expensive than normal fiberglass.
 
There is quit a few videos on the net about drifting accidents where your ziptied body kit fell off and went under the front wheel causing the driver to go into the wall damage was: totalled car vs new bumber??? your choice. Which ever makes it more fun for you.
Anyways just hide them most cars that have ziptied bumbers you cant see them anyways as I said it will look more professional when you have them hidden.
 
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6.1 Steering Wheel ignition Lock The steering wheel ignition barrel locks shall be removed. *What? I don't really understand this one, I found a write-up on this for a bmw and it was very involved.
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It's only hard to do if you still want to use your key. If you bash the ignition cylinder with a big hammer and screwdriver or drill it out, then you can remove all the guts quickly and you wont have a steering lock anymore, but now u need to rewire your car with a power switch and start button.

If you still want to use your key, you can grind down the metal studs bolting the cylinder to the column and then clamp the ignition cylinder somwhere else in the cockpit, or you would have to grind down the pin part that slides into the column and the bolt the whole thing back in place.
 
Hmm, I might as well get a lock/cylinder from the store and try to do it on that first and just use it if I get it. Me + electronics = bad idea. hahaha. maybe though, depends on how 'elite' I feel.
 
Wait, you're not allowed to have steering lock cylinders? Or can you remove them if you want?
 
Jeremy,
6.1 Steering Wheel ignition Lock - The steering wheel ignition barrel locks shall be removed.

No ignition barrel locks will be allowed, for safety issues.
 
yes locking mechanism has to be removed in other words if the key is not in the ignition switch you still have to be able to turn the wheel
 
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