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Hey, welcome to my official blog!
This is the place where you will find pics and updates directly from my race weekends, plus a lot of other fun stuff such as stunt driving or things not always about racing.
Cheers! /Carl |
| Pic of the week |
Grid before the race, Nordschleife 2008. |
| Songs to check out |
1. Foo Fighters - The Pretender
2. Span - Baby's Come Back
3. Adam Tensta - My Cool
4. Outkast - Take Off Your Cool
5. Alexandra Stan - Mr Saxobeat
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1. Redondo Beach Brewing Co, CA
3. The Standard, Hollywood, CA
3. Nic's, Bevery Hills, CA
4. Vino Pasta, Gothenburg, SWE
5. Paradise Cove, Malibu, CA
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| Testing a drift car - City Tire 350Z |
| Thursday, May 1, 2008 |
On Saturday afternoon I test drove a drift car for the first time, the City Tire 350Z. It was an amazing experience. On my first lap out on the Willow Springs balcony "three quarter-8" I noticed that it is a totally different world from drifting my stock 350Z. So much easier to control, the 100% lock differential made the rear stay out as well as provide some traction, the lower weight and the drift setup made it possible to do really aggressive transitions while still in full control, and the power lets you alter the lines almost any way. Really cool.
 Photo: by Paul Lopez
The amount of runs were cut a bit short since the clutch had to be bled (thanks to Josh Guild for helping out), since it has recently been changed, but Just Drift Charlie set it up so I could squeeze in a few extra laps and get a bit more feel for the car - and it was all good.
I was running on Nexen N3000 tires from City Tire Online. These tires showed an incredible durability, lasting the afternoon (plus the day after - more about that later), at the same time allowing for an ok amount of smoke and they are not too slippery and they don't chunk either. Highly recommended for anyone who's starting out drifting - using old worn street tires are simply not worth it anymore since they often separate/chunk too early.
 Photo: by Paul Lopez
Sunday I took the car to the Willow Springs Horse Thief Mile, which is a pretty challenging track, as opposed to the somewhat straight forward skidpad. This was really fun and I'll get back to you in a little bit with that story.
Thanks to Just Drift for another well organized drift day and the big one to City Tire Online for working hard to set it all up, arranging transportation etc and preparing the car. One word: awesome.Labels: Drifting |
posted by Carl Rydquist @ 11:59 PM   |
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| Fast Facts |
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Name: Carl Rydquist
Age: 34
Home: Redondo Beach
Web: CarlRydquist.com
Reel: Click to watch
Highlights: Winner of Zandvoort 500 (2005), Winner of Swedish Endurance 3h GT Racing Championship (2004), Winner of Swedish Endurance 8/12h GT Racing Championship (2001), Winner of Eurosport Super Racing Weekend Challenge (2001), Winner of Redline Time Attack Mod RWD (2010). 24 Hours of Nurburgring (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011). 24 Hours of Barcelona (2011). 25 Hours of Thunderhill (2010).
Memberships: FIA (intl racing license), DRAW Portfolio, Formula D, Performance Two Stunt & Precision Driving Team (Hollywood, CA), SAG Stunt Driver (Screen Actors Guild).
Teams: City Tire (Drift), AE Performance, STORM GT Racing.
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