Kinda late posting this been procrastinating but better late then never right?? Anyways, Lone Drift was held at the Gulf Greyhound Park in Houston. Thaison was coming down from Austin, and his first time drifting in a closed course.

We were actually suppose to met up at the Fry’s parking lot but we like to do things last minute and we met up on the highway instead. While heading to the drift event, Thaison was hauling ass. I don’t think I never drove my Miata that fast before. Not knowing where the entrance was, we ended up taking the back entrance and almost getting stuck on the speedbump. I thought I was going to get in for free but one of the volunteers spotted me and noticing I didn’t have a wrist band that I had to go to the main entrance and pay. I was soooo tempted to drift my car with the demon camber but I didn’t have $85 cash to drift.

The weather was actually perfect and not too hot or sunny like the Texas summer heat. We ended up setting up a tent, and I bought my tools and food. Having been to car shows and previous drift events, its good idea to bring food because sometimes you never know how far the nearest fast food place is at OOORRRRR the food trucks serve overpriced food.

Spot we chose, kinda had a good view of the drifting.

Some of the cars out there were fully built drift cars with a race trailer. Im pretty sure they had spare parts and everything you need just in case shit goes down.

But a majority of the drifters was a more simple set up. Grassroot style.

The drifting was a two day event and the first day was practice and just for fun kind of deal. No pressure and no judging. I really wanted to race because I wanted to know how its like to really drift in a open area and go all out. I actually ended up bending my control arm and ruining a fender a couple days later but thats a different story.

Thaison was one of the first people out there having fun. While Im stuck just watching.

There was a lot of 240s out there, some KA24, SR20DET, and of course LS swaps.

The herra flush style, Im all about that. Not gonna lie.

Some cars where obviously daily driven too or at least they were street legal to drive.

Tandem.

Loving this AE86

I didn’t have a place to sit sooo I used my Bride seat. There was also some vendors tooo.

I’ve seen this clean IS300 in the streets of Houston and some the car meets including the Mayday Garage Ricebox meets.

I was just hard parked.

Deep dishes.

Some cars had fully built spec roll cages, which is must for tandem drifting.

Some cars looked like missile drift cars. But thats cool, its built for a purpose and you wont feel bad if you mess up your paint job when you run over a cone.

One set down…..

Got busier later in the day.

Cool down. Thaison is soo popular.

This is Kyle’s 240 V8 powered drift car. I used to go to high school with him, and a couple years ago he used to drift with a beat up 240 and no he drifts a fully built drift car. Times have changed, but its cool to see people you know move up in life.

twin drift.

Much angle.

Full lock all corners.

Sooo much smoke and laying down rubber.

The day was pretty fun and at the end of the day there was a party Fast and Furious style. Got free drinks, and ended the day drinking and chillin with good company. Thaison later that night drove back to Austin in the wee hours (I honestly done know how he does it but he does).

 

Ill end it with my favorite shot of the day…… The CONE EATER.