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240zach · 05-20-2012, 08:49 PM

do you need to have a bumper on the track to pass a safety inspection? a bumper support or a bash bar would be understandable but what is a fiberglass bumper going to protect?

jacobzking · 05-20-2012, 08:58 PM

yes, a stock production vehicle must have all body panels correctly installed. they made an exception after the chief instructor looked at the car after I removed the bumper and gave me the "ok" to finish out the day.

the problem with panels held together by zip ties is that they create a hazard for other drivers.

240zach · 05-20-2012, 09:13 PM

well if there was no front bumper what would be the hazard for the other drivers?

jacobzking · 05-20-2012, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by 240zach

well if there was no front bumper what would be the hazard for the other drivers?

ask people that build and manage race tracks. bumpers hide and protect wiring, bulbs, radiators, coolant bottles, oil coolers...

240zach · 05-20-2012, 09:39 PM

if its fiberglass its going to blow up on impact and not protect shit

S-Nation S13 · 05-20-2012, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by jacobzking

ask people that build and manage race tracks. bumpers hide and protect wiring, bulbs, radiators, coolant bottles, oil coolers...

Won't save shit, if your going fast enough shits going to break. regardless with your answer it's all about cosmetic to you, just like how you bitched about your bumper, it's simple you could of said no. You agreed to have your instructor drive your car you assume that he won't fuck up.

Just to let you know bumpers main job isn't to hide coolant bottle and the other shit you list, it's main job is for aerodynamics get you shit straight.

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Originally Posted by 240zach

if its fiberglass its going to blow up on impact and not protect shit

This fiber glass is weak shit ..

Can't believe this fucking thread is still alive, didn't you get your shit fixed and handled with..

240zach · 05-20-2012, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by S-Nation S13

This fiber glass is weak shit ..

Can't believe this fucking thread is still alive, didn't you get your shit fixed and handled with..

+1 +1 lol thank you for agreeing

jacobzking · 05-20-2012, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by S-Nation S13

Won't save shit, if your going fast enough shits going to break. regardless with your answer it's all about cosmetic to you, just like how you bitched about your bumper, it's simple you could of said no. You agreed to have your instructor drive your car you assume that he won't fuck up.

Just to let you know bumpers main job isn't to hide coolant bottle and the other shit you list, it's main job is for aerodynamics get you shit straight.

This fiber glass is weak shit ..

Can't believe this fucking thread is still alive, didn't you get your shit fixed and handled with..

up until about 60 seconds ago you were the last dumbass keeping it alive. why respond bitching about people responding?

and I never said anything about a bumper's main job. good god you're fucking dumb.

Beejis60 · 05-20-2012, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by 0wn3r

Exactly how many track waivers have you signed so far?

Doesn't matter.
Unless I missed it, the OP makes it seem like the dude just walked away without offering any sort of condolence. I understand what def and cody say, but if he's off like an arrogant asshole, well, I shouldn't say what I would do.

S-Nation S13 · 05-20-2012, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by jacobzking

up until about 60 seconds ago you were the last dumbass keeping it alive. why respond bitching about people responding?

and I never said anything about a bumper's main job. good god you're fucking dumb.

The fuck, I'll keep this shit alive just bc you keep responding back. Take what's coming to you, first of all you come in here asking for other peoples opinion on what you should do (you got a brain fucking use it), then you come in and give us some knowledge about fiberglass, front bumper protection and all this bullshit and information that many of us already know (nothing in this fucking thread is useful and has nothing to do with motorsports and skilled driving )fucking post in the right section for example bc you cant read and follow simple rules. You should of posted in chat. This thread fucking died as soon as you hit new thread.

jacobzking · 05-20-2012, 10:12 PM

^^^ is dying to keep this thread alive

PS: Beejis... the instructor DID offer to pay. He wasn't an asshole about it.

240zach · 05-20-2012, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by jacobzking

bumpers hide and protect wiring, bulbs, radiators, coolant bottles, oil coolers...

gtfo here with your "i never said what a bumpers main purpose" bull shit.

you hella mad bro

jacobzking · 05-20-2012, 10:15 PM

why exactly would I be mad? dumb kids don't make me mad. lol, you do realize that "you hella mad bro" sounds extremely gay, right?

240zach · 05-20-2012, 10:16 PM

you do realize this whole thread is extremely dumb right?

jacobzking · 05-20-2012, 10:17 PM

yep, most of it is

240zach · 05-20-2012, 10:18 PM

i wonder who your guna blame once you put your new painted fiberglass front bumper on and hit a bump and it falls off and you run it over.

jacobzking · 05-20-2012, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by 240zach

i wonder who your guna blame once you put your new painted fiberglass front bumper on and hit a bump and it falls off and you run it over.

myself if i was the one driving it. that was a dumb inquisition.

240zach · 05-20-2012, 10:19 PM

it was sarcasm

S-Nation S13 · 05-20-2012, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by jacobzking

^^^ is dying to keep this thread alive

PS: Beejis... the instructor DID offer to pay. He wasn't an asshole about it.

And yet your lame ass is still replying..just shut the fuck up already..get your new bumper let someone else drive it, then report back here when something else happens to your trophy car, so I can come back here to fuck shit up again.

ZAKU · 05-20-2012, 11:40 PM

This might just be the worst thread.

OutlawLui · 05-20-2012, 11:44 PM

Is this bumper thread seriously still going on? Hahahahahah

BoostSlideWayz · 07-02-2012, 11:59 AM

Unfortunately since this happend at a track usually when you sign your name on that paper they hand you.. they and their employees arent held accountable for what happens to your car.. How ever i would try to atleast tell him how much i would help if he could just maybe help you pay for it.. But if he doesnt want to .. theres nothing you can do really..

Also..that car is really nice.. i would consider getting the front bumper fixed how ever you can.. and then just keeping it a nice car.. ill gurantee you that car at a track drifting... WILL trash your car and it will just end up being a piece of shit...

Save up for a car that you know you dont care if your rear bumper or front bumper slams into a barrier.

JaysPerformance · 08-18-2012, 04:14 PM

Your at the track, shit happens. Suck it up and get over it or stay off the track.

OutlawLui · 08-18-2012, 04:23 PM

Wtf kill this thread

pacotaco345 · 08-23-2012, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by evilpanamajack

Wtf kill this thread

speedracer5 · 08-24-2012, 12:03 AM

Bwhahah it is still alive this thread smh replace it already and ill drive the beast at the track for u

vvtisupra · 10-18-2012, 04:11 PM

As an instructor, I wouldn't drive your car if you ask me to pay for it. If I had to instruct you and pay for any damages then i'll just drive really slow.

At the track accidents happen, if you spun and someone hit you are you going to pay for their damage?

zaquanh · 11-16-2012, 01:30 PM

where and when was this?

what instructor? certainly not complainint about FM are you? ps if you didnt want anything to happen to your car , you dont ship a drift car from cali to texas ,

go to a drift event , learning or not and expect something not to happen

and for the others , track days are cheap in texas ,

greenwood · 11-16-2012, 01:49 PM

i cant believe you made a thread about this bullshit.

racepar1 · 11-16-2012, 01:53 PM

This is the bottom line. YOU chose to attend the trackday. YOU chose to ask for instruction. YOU chose to let the instructor drive the car. This is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY, NOT the instructor's. Un-expected things happen on-track and it's in bad taste to ask others to pay for it. Now, I have experienced circumstances in which I thought that someone else should have paid for the damages to our Formula Atlantic car. BUT, yours is not one of them. The event organizers have already been more than fair with the two free trackdays, to ask for any more is just not right. Now, I'm not saying that the instructor isn't likely a dumbass. Really he should have been concentrating on showing you the line, rather than pushing the car. But it is all YOUR decisions that put you and him in that position.

Hell, I would let an instructor smash up my bumper for two free trackdays anytime.

05-20-2012, 10:16 PM	#104
240zach Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 916 Posts: 941 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	you do realize this whole thread is extremely dumb right? Last edited by 240zach; 05-20-2012 at 11:09 PM.. Reason: changed wording

05-20-2012, 11:44 PM	#111
OutlawLui Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Anaheim CA Age: 37 Posts: 1,491 Trader Rating: (19) Feedback Score: 19 reviews	Is this bumper thread seriously still going on? Hahahahahah __________________ .

07-02-2012, 11:59 AM	#112
BoostSlideWayz Nissanaholic! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Lebec Age: 34 Posts: 1,686 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Unfortunately since this happend at a track usually when you sign your name on that paper they hand you.. they and their employees arent held accountable for what happens to your car.. How ever i would try to atleast tell him how much i would help if he could just maybe help you pay for it.. But if he doesnt want to .. theres nothing you can do really.. Also..that car is really nice.. i would consider getting the front bumper fixed how ever you can.. and then just keeping it a nice car.. ill gurantee you that car at a track drifting... WILL trash your car and it will just end up being a piece of shit... Save up for a car that you know you dont care if your rear bumper or front bumper slams into a barrier. __________________ 1994 toyota supra...... n-a D= 1992 nissan 240sx KA24E-T fully Built =D

08-18-2012, 04:23 PM	#114
OutlawLui Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Anaheim CA Age: 37 Posts: 1,491 Trader Rating: (19) Feedback Score: 19 reviews	Wtf kill this thread __________________ .

08-24-2012, 12:03 AM	#116
speedracer5 Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: SO CAL Age: 35 Posts: 2,603 Trader Rating: (24) Feedback Score: 24 reviews	Bwhahah it is still alive this thread smh replace it already and ill drive the beast at the track for u __________________

05-20-2012, 08:49 PM	#91
240zach Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 916 Posts: 941 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	do you need to have a bumper on the track to pass a safety inspection? a bumper support or a bash bar would be understandable but what is a fiberglass bumper going to protect?

05-20-2012, 08:58 PM	#92
jacobzking Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Frisco, TX Age: 43 Posts: 288 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	yes, a stock production vehicle must have all body panels correctly installed. they made an exception after the chief instructor looked at the car after I removed the bumper and gave me the "ok" to finish out the day. the problem with panels held together by zip ties is that they create a hazard for other drivers.

05-20-2012, 09:13 PM	#93
240zach Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 916 Posts: 941 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	well if there was no front bumper what would be the hazard for the other drivers?

05-20-2012, 09:39 PM	#95
240zach Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 916 Posts: 941 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	if its fiberglass its going to blow up on impact and not protect shit

05-20-2012, 10:12 PM	#101
jacobzking Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Frisco, TX Age: 43 Posts: 288 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	^^^ is dying to keep this thread alive PS: Beejis... the instructor DID offer to pay. He wasn't an asshole about it.

05-20-2012, 10:15 PM	#103
jacobzking Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Frisco, TX Age: 43 Posts: 288 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	why exactly would I be mad? dumb kids don't make me mad. lol, you do realize that "you hella mad bro" sounds extremely gay, right?

05-20-2012, 10:17 PM	#105
jacobzking Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Frisco, TX Age: 43 Posts: 288 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	yep, most of it is

05-20-2012, 10:18 PM	#106
240zach Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 916 Posts: 941 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	i wonder who your guna blame once you put your new painted fiberglass front bumper on and hit a bump and it falls off and you run it over.

05-20-2012, 10:19 PM	#108
240zach Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 916 Posts: 941 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	it was sarcasm

05-20-2012, 11:40 PM	#110
ZAKU Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Age: 37 Posts: 104 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	This might just be the worst thread.

08-18-2012, 04:14 PM	#113
JaysPerformance Leaky Injector Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Delaware Age: 35 Posts: 84 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Your at the track, shit happens. Suck it up and get over it or stay off the track.

10-18-2012, 04:11 PM	#117
vvtisupra Nissanaholic! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: SB and OC Posts: 2,118 Trader Rating: (16) Feedback Score: 16 reviews	As an instructor, I wouldn't drive your car if you ask me to pay for it. If I had to instruct you and pay for any damages then i'll just drive really slow. At the track accidents happen, if you spun and someone hit you are you going to pay for their damage? __________________ http://www.fuckdrama.com/

11-16-2012, 01:30 PM	#118
zaquanh Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: san antonio Posts: 1,073 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	where and when was this? what instructor? certainly not complainint about FM are you? ps if you didnt want anything to happen to your car , you dont ship a drift car from cali to texas , go to a drift event , learning or not and expect something not to happen and for the others , track days are cheap in texas , __________________ www.topshelfmotorsports.com http://www.redbubble.com/people/snapprint365/

11-16-2012, 01:49 PM	#119
greenwood Zilvia Addict Join Date: May 2011 Location: nc Posts: 620 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	i cant believe you made a thread about this bullshit.

11-16-2012, 01:53 PM	#120
racepar1 Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Simi Valley, CA Age: 41 Posts: 9,006 Trader Rating: (106) Rides Gallery: racepar1 Feedback Score: 106 reviews	This is the bottom line. YOU chose to attend the trackday. YOU chose to ask for instruction. YOU chose to let the instructor drive the car. This is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY, NOT the instructor's. Un-expected things happen on-track and it's in bad taste to ask others to pay for it. Now, I have experienced circumstances in which I thought that someone else should have paid for the damages to our Formula Atlantic car. BUT, yours is not one of them. The event organizers have already been more than fair with the two free trackdays, to ask for any more is just not right. Now, I'm not saying that the instructor isn't likely a dumbass. Really he should have been concentrating on showing you the line, rather than pushing the car. But it is all YOUR decisions that put you and him in that position. Hell, I would let an instructor smash up my bumper for two free trackdays anytime.