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Driftlexus Used in BDC Rd6 & British Drift Open August 08

Mat — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:10:53 +0000

Due to my move overseas, by work, i was unable to bring the car with me.

The Car, has been with Tony Bones at

Wheels in Motion, having some chassis dynamic calculations and adjustments done

However early in August, Rich Newton, a fellow BDC competitor, put out a request for the use of a Pro Spec car for use in BDC Rd 6 and the British Open, as his car was not completed.

I Obliged

Below are some pictures ( all images marked BDC are the property of the Photographer, Doristars)

Unfortunately Rich struggled a little with the cars settings, and on the Sunday, the differential output shaft broke.

BDC decals fitted while at TDI

Mat — Sat, 03 May 2008 17:15:41 +0000

the championship decals have been fitted whilst the car has been residing at Torque Developments

Clutch Issue sorted….thanks to TDI

Mat — Sat, 03 May 2008 17:12:19 +0000

well the problem was more than just a failed master cylinder

the Clutch was totally dead, so a new clutch fitted, and the Clutch master cylinder was relocated within the car, under the dashboard

26 March 2008 Work on the car at Torque Developments

Mat — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:14:26 +0000

I Spent some of yesterday Down at Torque Developments, fitting the Kaaz 2 way, all went to plan, until it came to removing the Rubber differential mounts, to replace with the solid Aluminum ones

they were a bugger to remove, and amazingly, there filled with…..oil

anyway its all in and installed, just need to Sort the clutch master Cylinder issue.

There are a couple of ideas on the drawing board

the BDC decals were dropped of for fitting after the TDI decals are altered to the new design.

Some discussion was made about running the car on Alternative fuel………….

Chassis Dynamics Article In Japanese Performance magazine (Goes to Press)

Mat — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:03:18 +0000

The next edition of Japanese Performance magazine, will have the Article regarding Chassis Dynamics Featuring Driftlexus

Where is the Car Now ?

Mat — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 20:18:18 +0000

Well due to current workloads in the day job, the car is still currently residing at Torque developments, awaiting a solution to the car ability to destroy the Clutch master Cylinder everytime its used hard……ive been through 4 clutch cylinders in a 8 month period.

i am hoping to get there soon, so that i can fit the new Kaaz 2 way differential unit i built over the past weekend

Chassis Dynamics Article In Japanese Performance magazine

Mat — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 20:14:52 +0000

Performance Japanese magazine interviewed Torque Developments recently to construct an article about the chassis dynamics considerations that apply to drifting.

I kindly presented the Drift Lexus for the photographs etc.

Torque Developments guided the journalist into creating a very well written and presented piece that should be quite interesting and relatively easy to understand.

The Article has recently been reviewed and signed off, so it may be in the next edition.