Nopi Drift Round 2 Miami Results

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Saturday, 14 April 2007

Congratulations Rob Fleming!



Nopi Drift - Round 2: Miami, Florida(Dolphin Stadium)

Drivers List - Saturday 4/14 10:00am(EST)

Jonathan Martin
Jodin LeJeune
Sammy Sritongkhan
Chanin Prapapyuenyong
Dennis Mertzanis
Jason Jiovani
Rob Fleming
Nathan Brasz
Damien Bagley
Blake Fuller
James Evans
Erin Sanford
Stewart Leask
Robby Unser
Bill Sherman
Caio Campos
Cody Wellons
Dan Willie
Tracey Shayhorn
Ron Ewerth
Kitt Hock
Travis Deems
Nick Hogan
Dado
Harri (Tertech)
Raffi (Tertech)
Chelsea

Drivers meeting is starting now... Weather is warm and in the mid 80s, a little humid. Today is a great day for racing.


Top 16 - Sunday 4/15 11:45AM(EST)

Qualifying Driver Points
1 Chelsea Defona 89.5
2 Bill Sherman 86.5
3 Blake Fuller 84.5
4 Robbie Unser 79
5 Caio Campos 77.5
6 Nate Bras 75
7 Nick Hogan 70.5
8 Rob Fleming 68.5
9 John Martin 66.5
10 Erin Sanford 65
11 James Evans 63.5
12 Rob Ewerth 59
13 Damien Bagley 56.5
14 Harry Travola 55.5
15 Dan Willie 53.5
16 Dado 51

Top 16 Match Ups - Sunday 4/15 1:05PM(EST)

1 Chelsea Denofa - Drift Brigade(Miata) vs 16 Dado - Chaos Performance Racing (BMW)

8 Rob Fleming - Xat "Bandit" vs 9 John Martin - Pink Drift Mechanics(Miata)

4 Robbie Unser - Silver Enjuku(S13.5) vs 13 Damien Bagley Drift Brigade(S14)

5 Caio Campos - Enjuku(S14) vs 12 Ron Ewerth - Vision Performance(S14)

2 Bill Sherman - Enjuku(S13) vs 15 Dan Willie - Batlground(S13)

7 Nick Hogan - Mopar(Viper) vs 10 Erin Sanford - Gran Tourismo East LS1(S13)

3 Blake Fuller - Braille Auto(350z) vs 14 Harry Travola - Ter-Tech(BMW)

6 Nate Brasz - Zerolift(S13 coupe) vs 11 James Evans Xat(S13)


Qualifying was seeing speeds of 50 to 60, Sammy from Tiger hit 65 but couldn't complete the course. Several drivers were within a foot or less of the wall in front of the judges stand and are the top qualifiers.


Practice went well, course was made slighly wider for tandem. 17 thru 20 drivers were allowed to tandem practice. Practice was cut short when Dennis George hit the wall hard (cone got caught under a wheel, hit k rail, ripped off drivers front suspension, cracked windshield, broken rear 1/4 glass). Dennis is ok.


There is a nasty raincloud in the area, but drifting is rain or shine! Intros and top 16 start in a matter of minutes...

Top 16 Starts... - 1:18PM(EST)


Unser vs Bagley
Unser leads - Bagley isn't in drift on first part of course.
Bagley leads - hits 1st clipping point Unser moves on.


Caio vs Ron
Caio leads - Caio has good speed n smoke, Ron hits clip point, Advantage Caio.
Ron leads - Caio spins, Ron has too many corrections. One more time
Caio leads - Caio misses 1st clip, but Ron isn't in drift. Even.
Ron leads - Caio hits clip pointt, pulls off track, can't complete. Ron moves on. Ron throws his shattered bumper into the crowd!

Continued... - 1:30PM(EST)

Dado vs Chelsea
Chelsea leads - Chelsea hits the K-rail, rim is broken, he continues to drift with a flat tire and broken rim! Dado has advantage because Chelsea was off course.
Dado leads - Dado is pulling away, Chelsea is understeering. Dado moves on

Rob fleming vs Jonathon Martin
Rob leads - even run, drivers are super tight! Rob has more smoke but is slow.
Marty leads - Rob is on his ass, good smoke, Marty can't leave him. Rob moves on.

Continued... - 1:45PM(EST)

Brasz vs Evans
Brasz leads - Brasz is close to the wall, Evans is faster on the entry.
Evans leads - Brasz hits clipping pt, Evans moves on.

Hogan vs Erin Sanford v10 vs v8
Hogan leads - Hogan takes out 4 or 5 cones, Erin passes him. Nick is leaking fluid, has 5 mins to fix it. Hogans pit crew fixes it with seconds to spare.
Erin leads - takes a conservative line, Nick loses his drift, but catches up to him near the end.
Erin Advances

Last of Top 16 - 2:00PM(EST)

Blake vs Harry
Blake leads - Blake under steers on 1st entry, Harry taps the wall, Blake has narrow advantage.
Harry leads - Harry is tight on the wall, Blake loses drift near 2nd clip, narrow advantage Harry. One more time!
Blake leads - Blake leaves, Harry stalls the car, has to play catch up.
Harry leads - Blake is on his ass, Blake spins after the finish, Blakes moves on.

Dan vs Bill Sherman
Bill leads - Dan is closer to the wall, but both are tight during the run.
Dan leads - Dan pulled away from the Enjuku car, Dan was closer to the wall, Dan moves on.

Top 8
Dado vs Rob Fleming
Robby Unser vs Ron Eworth
Dan Willie vs Erin Sanford
Blake Fuller vs Jame Evans

1 hour till Top 8 runs...

Top 8 - 3:15PM(EST)

Dado vs Rob Fleming
Rob leads - Rob has a good run, Dado spins in front of the judges.
Dado leads - tight run, Rob spins just in front of the finish line, One nore time.
Rob leads - Dado off the line, Rob pulls from dado, advantage Rob
Dado leads - Rob is tight on the line, Dado rubs the wall but loses too much speed, Rob moves on.

Unser vs Ron Eworth
Unser leads - Ron straightens in front of the crowd, and is off the line. Advantage Unser
Ron leads - Unser initates late, Ron runs tight, One more time
Unser leads - Ron straightens in front of the crowd again.
Ron leads - Ron is off the clipping zone in front of crowd, Unser moves on.

Continued... - 3:40PM(EST)

Dan Willie vs Erin Sanford
Erin leads - Erin losses drift in front of the crowd, Dan corrects to avoid hitting him, advantage Dan
Dan leads - Erin is off the line and losing speed, Dan moves on

The sprinkles start...

Blake vs James Evans
Blake leads - Blake hits the first clip, but James spun around the last clip, James' mistake is bigger, advantage Blake
James leads - James spins in front of the crowd, Blake passes him, Blake moves on.
Final 4 in 20 minutes. Its starting to rain...

They drift rain or shine!

Top 4 - 3:45PM(EST)
Robby Unser vs Rob Fleming
Blake Fuller vs 15 Dan Willie

Top 4 Runs... - 4:45PM(EST)

Robby Unser vs Rob Fleming
Unser leads -Unser is faster, a little tighter on the 1st clip, Unser advantage
Rob leads - Unser is understeering thru half the course, Rob Flemming gets the win

Blake Fuller vs Dan Willie
Blake leads - blake taps first clip, dan hits 3rd clip, blake is faster, no adv
Dan leads - blake unders thru initiation, exits the course. Dan spins at last clip. One more time.
Blake leads - Dan hits 2nd clip, Blake has slight advantage.
Dan leads - Blake loses drift near 1st clip, Dan Willie goes on

Consolation Run
Blake vs Robby Unser
Blake leads - Robby hits 1st clip hard, Blake unders to second clip, but stays on course, slight advantage Blake
Robbie leads - robbie spins near end of course, Blake gets 3rd place.

For 1st & 2nd

Rob Fleming vs Dan Willie
Rob leads - Rob under steers, Dan hits cone, advantage is even.
Dan leads - tight runs, advantage is even, one more time.
Rob leads - slight under steer, Dan straightens out by judges stand
Dan leads - Rob loses drift by judges stand, Dan hits cone.

Too close to call for 1st and 2nd! Announcement at the stage!

Winner Is...

1st - Rob Fleming, Xat Racing
2nd - Dan Willie, Batlground
3rd - Blake Fuller, Braille Auto

Payouts:
Rob Fleming - $5,000
Dan Willie - $2,000
Blake Fuller - $1,000
Robbie Unser - $600

Erin Sanford - $500
James Evans - $400
Ron Eworth - $300
Dado C.- $200

[Congrats to everybody!/suaknee]

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They felt Rob wasn't performing for them. He wasn't bringing in any new sponsors and didn't do well the last season. But what they haven't figured out yet is they'll never have a chance in FD till they are filling Formula D's pockets with tons of monies.

Like I said Rob's laughing all the way to the bank right now.
 
man...If you guys only saw the look on team enjuku's faces when Rob was on the podium... I mean this in the most sincere way, I felt like I wanted to give them a hug, pat on the back or something. All the drivers fought a good fight, It was badass enough to see the level they stepped it up to, on that track during tandems. My hat is off everybody.
 
suaknee said:
man...If you guys only saw the look on team enjuku's faces when Rob was on the podium... I mean this in the most sincere way, I felt like I wanted to give them a hug, pat on the back or something. All the drivers fought a good fight, It was badass enough to see the level they stepped it up to, on that track during tandems. My hat is off everybody.
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your comment is exactly right. i went over and thanked Ken afterwards for the last few years. Ive learned a ton from Enjuku, and my hats off to all of them. They have to be very happy with the weekend, 3 cars in top 16, Bill qualifying 2nd, and Robbie in the Top 4. Caio suprised me as well with some great runs. i really wanted to run Bill in the finals, im sure ill get my chance soon.

many thanks to everyone from the weekend, XAT, Aussie Steve, Casey, Austin, and Martin. Everyone from Ter-Tech, Batlground, Stage 6, and all of the south florida guys for having great attitudes and having a good time. Couldnt have done it without XAT and my Sport Maxx wheels. CHELSEA YOUR MY HERO!!! Thanks everyone! (now post some videos!!)
 
hey rob i told you that you had killed it, lol.... congrats dude... Now to make you a super drifter you need to grow some sick sideburns, lol. :)
 
suaknee said:
Blake Fuller vs Dan Willie
Blake leads - blake taps first clip, dan hits 3rd clip, blake is faster, no adv
Dan leads - blake unders thru initiation, exits the course. Dan spins at last clip. One more time.
Blake leads - Dan hits 2nd clip, Blake has slight advantage.
Dan leads - Blake loses drift near 1st clip, Because he had alot more speed than Dan, Blake gets robbed., Dan Willie goes on
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ok fixed.

but good post, great event.
 
Excuses one way or another, in tandem the only thing that matters is your relation to the other car. Dealing with a slower car in front is just part of drifting.

Also it's interesting that almost none of the drivers were obeying the green cones which indicated where to go full-throttle. Low hp cars were left trying to play catchup to guys who blasted out of the box.
 
SeanDean said:
Excuses one way or another, in tandem the only thing that matters is your relation to the other car. Dealing with a slower car in front is just part of drifting.

Also it's interesting that almost none of the drivers were obeying the green cones which indicated where to go full-throttle. Low hp cars were left trying to play catchup to guys who blasted out of the box.
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everytime on my runs i made sure dudes were with me before i got on it. but with such a tight course it just felt silly.
 
really, congrats rob. you did an amazing job. you know i will not pick sides on any of this, batlground, enjuku, xat... you are all people i know on a different atmosphere than the events... i am so proud of everyone out there. good way to show them what florida can do.... no more florida fail...... Flem-FTMFW! xo.
 
Rob Fleming said:
everytime on my runs i made sure dudes were with me before i got on it. but with such a tight course it just felt silly.
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in my case i wasn't too worried about the viper not being able to keep up.

thanks again rob for spending the time "discussing" with the judges about changing the initial wall layout. i'm glad they were willing to listen to someone since my concerns were falling on deaf ears. :bigthumbu congrats on the win as well :)
 
ter-tech said:
Shake and Bake ROB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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SHAKE AND BAKE BABY!!!!
 
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