2010 was a crazy year, and im kinda happy that it´s over soon.
A special thanks to Bernd @ Seifert Performance for the awesome support this year. And of course a big thanks to my family and my friends.
I wish all you guys a very happy christmas and a mega new year - 2011 rock on!
- Martin
Donnerstag, 23. Dezember 2010
Mittwoch, 15. Dezember 2010
what a FUN weekend @ the Int. Motor Show Luxembourg
Yves Faber, the 2010 IDS Champ invited Patrick "Patze" Ritzmann to the international motor show in Luxembourg.
I went with Patze and had a fun weekend, with some of the dutch drivers, i have´nt seen for a while and with no one less than Vaughn Gittin Jr. and his fiance Abigail.
The Show was totally different to the Car Shows in germany. Way more race car related and less fancy tuning cars. The Drift Show was very entertaining and the party on saturday night was simply mindblowing. Thanks to Yves for his hospitality and the invitation.
I definitely will be back ;)
the fun crew
I went with Patze and had a fun weekend, with some of the dutch drivers, i have´nt seen for a while and with no one less than Vaughn Gittin Jr. and his fiance Abigail.
The Show was totally different to the Car Shows in germany. Way more race car related and less fancy tuning cars. The Drift Show was very entertaining and the party on saturday night was simply mindblowing. Thanks to Yves for his hospitality and the invitation.
I definitely will be back ;)
the fun crew
Montag, 8. November 2010
new colour is sorted :)
but how to get it on the car?
wrap it in foil or get it painted?
if you have any ideas or tips please let me know.
wrap it in foil or get it painted?
if you have any ideas or tips please let me know.
Dienstag, 26. Oktober 2010
the more southern part :)
on our 1000 miles trip we both got a bit sick of the air condition in our mercury grand marquis ls. so we decited to take a brake in a small hotel near charlotte after we drove thru the sehnandoah skyline drive.
the next day we arrived at Andy Sapp´s house. Still a bit exhausted but the weather in Atlanta was awesome - around 25°C.
Andy took us to Nashville Super Speedway for the Driftoberfest and the see some more of the crazy Team Rowdy guys.
I felt really bad at nashville, we had no sleep because we were driving thru the night and just arrived 1 hour before the gates opened. Still having a massiv flu i decited not to drive Andys car in this condition i was in.
thanks again to all the guys of Team Rowdy and especially to Andy and Lieze for their hospitality and for make us having an awesome time in Atlanta!
the next day we arrived at Andy Sapp´s house. Still a bit exhausted but the weather in Atlanta was awesome - around 25°C.
Andy took us to Nashville Super Speedway for the Driftoberfest and the see some more of the crazy Team Rowdy guys.
I felt really bad at nashville, we had no sleep because we were driving thru the night and just arrived 1 hour before the gates opened. Still having a massiv flu i decited not to drive Andys car in this condition i was in.
thanks again to all the guys of Team Rowdy and especially to Andy and Lieze for their hospitality and for make us having an awesome time in Atlanta!
Samstag, 16. Oktober 2010
trip to our friends in the States
Axel a very good german Drifter and me decited to hit the east coast for some drift action.
On my birthday we took a plane to NYC. The next day we joined the D-UP! event wich was held by one of our friends at the awesome Monticello Motor Club. What a nice track, and what an awesome event.
some nice cars, some of them went sideways too ;)
drivers briefing
After this brilliant event we hit the City and startet our route to Altanta, Georgia.
Thanks to Andrew for his hospitality, we really enjoyed it.
On my birthday we took a plane to NYC. The next day we joined the D-UP! event wich was held by one of our friends at the awesome Monticello Motor Club. What a nice track, and what an awesome event.
some nice cars, some of them went sideways too ;)
drivers briefing
After this brilliant event we hit the City and startet our route to Altanta, Georgia.
Thanks to Andrew for his hospitality, we really enjoyed it.
Dienstag, 5. Oktober 2010
judging at IDS Hockenheim
The heads of the IDS (international drift series) asked me to judge their Pro and Street class round at Hockenheim Oct. 2nd and 3rd.
With me was Harry Müller, a well known instructor. We designed a small but nice track in the paddocks of the Hockenheimring. The track was not that fast, but due to a very bumpy surface pretty technical.
I had good fun judging the event, even tho some drivers went crazy because of our decitions. But missunderstanding happens, when you miss the drivers briefing or half of it.
Like usual we had some discussions afterwards, but most of the drivers were happy with their score. Drifting is a judged sport, if you dont get what the judges asked for in the briefing, its hard to get a good result.
All in all the feedback was very good, and i was asked to do this again. And to the drivers who still think they get better results by complaining: stop complaining, and start drifting!
With me was Harry Müller, a well known instructor. We designed a small but nice track in the paddocks of the Hockenheimring. The track was not that fast, but due to a very bumpy surface pretty technical.
I had good fun judging the event, even tho some drivers went crazy because of our decitions. But missunderstanding happens, when you miss the drivers briefing or half of it.
Like usual we had some discussions afterwards, but most of the drivers were happy with their score. Drifting is a judged sport, if you dont get what the judges asked for in the briefing, its hard to get a good result.
All in all the feedback was very good, and i was asked to do this again. And to the drivers who still think they get better results by complaining: stop complaining, and start drifting!
Mittwoch, 22. September 2010
touch down
now im waiting for some more parts but the biggest part is done. just some coolers, body parts are missing.
Donnerstag, 16. September 2010
Donnerstag, 2. September 2010
the progress
way more than 300 hours of work and the car is still not on its own feet.
yesterday i put in the engine, gearbox and the front axle.
the next steps will be to get the rear axle in, finish the wiring loom and then i want to start with the interioir (roll cage) dashboard ...
my poor old car look kinda raped. It will move into my garage this weekend.
yesterday i put in the engine, gearbox and the front axle.
the next steps will be to get the rear axle in, finish the wiring loom and then i want to start with the interioir (roll cage) dashboard ...
my poor old car look kinda raped. It will move into my garage this weekend.
Sonntag, 15. August 2010
chassis preperation
i have been working on the new chassis for more than 100 hours so far, and this is how it looks at the moment:
some more work needs to be done before i can get the axles back in.
some more work needs to be done before i can get the axles back in.
Donnerstag, 29. Juli 2010
the rebuild
unfortunately the chassis specialist told me that it will be too expensive for me to repair my S14. I had this car for 8 Years and now i had to look out for a new Shell.
Surprisingly i got offered 7 or 8 rolling shells. i never thought, that so many bare shells are around :) The Prices started at 600 up to 2500 Euros :-O
And suddenly a member of the SXOC.de wrote me, that his Mother must have an S14 in an old barn on her farm that i can have for free.
On the weekend, i was booked for some race taxi rides for Mercedes at the F1 in Hockenheim, where i went to visit another german Drifter, Dom from charged import racing, who gave me some head lights, Feders and more bits for my S14.
On Monday morning i started a 1.300km road trip together with my father up to northern germany where we met Burkhardt to pick up the chassis. First of all we had to move some stones and other stuff to get into the barn, and there it was - a nice S14, same year of build like my old one, same colour. It ran for 50.000km and was sitting in the barn for 8 years waiting fo me to get picked up and become a drift car :)
Martin
Surprisingly i got offered 7 or 8 rolling shells. i never thought, that so many bare shells are around :) The Prices started at 600 up to 2500 Euros :-O
And suddenly a member of the SXOC.de wrote me, that his Mother must have an S14 in an old barn on her farm that i can have for free.
On the weekend, i was booked for some race taxi rides for Mercedes at the F1 in Hockenheim, where i went to visit another german Drifter, Dom from charged import racing, who gave me some head lights, Feders and more bits for my S14.
On Monday morning i started a 1.300km road trip together with my father up to northern germany where we met Burkhardt to pick up the chassis. First of all we had to move some stones and other stuff to get into the barn, and there it was - a nice S14, same year of build like my old one, same colour. It ran for 50.000km and was sitting in the barn for 8 years waiting fo me to get picked up and become a drift car :)
Martin
Dienstag, 13. Juli 2010
Dotz Drift Battle 2010 @ Sosnova Czech Republic
i was really looking forward to this event, because lots of friends from Hungary, slovakia, the czech republic and even from norway came.
The track was nice, and the organisation was amazing. 5 Cameras on the track with life footage to a huge video screen and a beatbox champion commenting on the microphone.
we arrived on friday in the afternoon for some practice runs, and i really liked the track.
VIDEO: 2 practice laps
VIDEO: 1 more practice lap
And on Saturday it happened :(
i was initiatind my drift in a practice run in 3rd gear on the limiter. I went sideways to the outside clipping zone and lifted the throttle for too long. The car straightened at a speed of over 100 km/h and 7 - 9 m before the wall. I tryed to brake but i hit the wall pretty hard.
Afterwards i had really hard headache, and a sore neck. So i went to the doctor who diagnosed a brain concussion and whiplash.
Because i just can´t stay at home i went to see my car today, and undo some of the damaged parts. And even here i didnt have luck and cut myself through a leather glove deeply in my hand.
This week some chassis specialists will have a look at my car and see if its repairable. Unfortunately it will take a lot of time until i can afford the repair and all the parts :/
Martin
The track was nice, and the organisation was amazing. 5 Cameras on the track with life footage to a huge video screen and a beatbox champion commenting on the microphone.
we arrived on friday in the afternoon for some practice runs, and i really liked the track.
VIDEO: 2 practice laps
VIDEO: 1 more practice lap
And on Saturday it happened :(
i was initiatind my drift in a practice run in 3rd gear on the limiter. I went sideways to the outside clipping zone and lifted the throttle for too long. The car straightened at a speed of over 100 km/h and 7 - 9 m before the wall. I tryed to brake but i hit the wall pretty hard.
Afterwards i had really hard headache, and a sore neck. So i went to the doctor who diagnosed a brain concussion and whiplash.
Because i just can´t stay at home i went to see my car today, and undo some of the damaged parts. And even here i didnt have luck and cut myself through a leather glove deeply in my hand.
This week some chassis specialists will have a look at my car and see if its repairable. Unfortunately it will take a lot of time until i can afford the repair and all the parts :/
Martin
Freitag, 2. Juli 2010
Nissan Sportscar Trackday
Nissan Sportscar had a nice trackday at a small airport near Munich. Cars for the day were 370Z´s with M/T and A/T and a GT-R.
It was a very hot day with 32°C and the tires of the cars had a hard life;) Unfortunately we were not allowed to swich off the ESP. And thats the only thing on the car i really dont like. The ESP starts correcting very early and very long.
Now im preparing my drift car for a road trip with Axel Mack to the Dotz Drift Battle in CZ.
It was a very hot day with 32°C and the tires of the cars had a hard life;) Unfortunately we were not allowed to swich off the ESP. And thats the only thing on the car i really dont like. The ESP starts correcting very early and very long.
Now im preparing my drift car for a road trip with Axel Mack to the Dotz Drift Battle in CZ.
Freitag, 18. Juni 2010
Meet the Driftking @ Impuls Arena Augsburg
On Sunday, 13th of June, we had a drift demo / show and fun competition on a bis soccer stadium in Augsburg City.
The event was meant to be a pilot project to see if we can run a drift event right in the middle of a city regarding the noise restriction.
It was good fun even though we had to wet the area in the afternoon. We also did a new world record in (let´s call it) mass donuting. 39 cars drifting a small circle at once.
after the event i fabricated a catch tankt for the gear box breather pipe, because there is always a bit of oil dripping out. Next step will be a new and bigger brake system.
i know it was just a show, but the track was so slippery that i had to run very low tire pressure, i dont like drifting without grip :)
3, 2, 1 .... startooo
The event was meant to be a pilot project to see if we can run a drift event right in the middle of a city regarding the noise restriction.
It was good fun even though we had to wet the area in the afternoon. We also did a new world record in (let´s call it) mass donuting. 39 cars drifting a small circle at once.
after the event i fabricated a catch tankt for the gear box breather pipe, because there is always a bit of oil dripping out. Next step will be a new and bigger brake system.
i know it was just a show, but the track was so slippery that i had to run very low tire pressure, i dont like drifting without grip :)
3, 2, 1 .... startooo
Montag, 24. Mai 2010
POV Video
i filmed with my helmet camera and cut something together, check it out on Vimeo in HD:
VIDEO: TurboGrinch @ Hockenheim POV
VIDEO: TurboGrinch @ Hockenheim POV
Sonntag, 23. Mai 2010
1st event in 2010
The Sport Auto Drift Challenge is the most famous and the biggest drift event in germany.
This year it was the first drift event for me in my drift car, and i was not able to test it before. I knew it will take some time to get used to the new gear ratios, but i didnt expect to have more problems.
The day before qualifying i had no handbrake and a stuck rear brake calipper. Luckily i managed to repair it in time, just to find out that my boost sensor is doing some strange things and it felt like i was missing about 100bhp. Not enough even the clutch started slipping in 4th gear after a hard clutch kick. The electrical problems could be solved with my mates Laptop.
All these little bugs became 1 big, and was out of training. qualyfied 19th out of 72. NOT statisfying to me.
here is a short video of some entrys i practiced:
VIDEO: practice run
pushing harder and harder and then too hard :) went a bit off the track and had a small impact.
the next day we had some Demo runs and some hours of practice. I was so happy to get proper track time, and the only reason why i left the car in slightly over 2 hours, was because i had to change the tires. Lots of practice laps later and i felt comfortable again.
a demo run on red smoke tires:
This year it was the first drift event for me in my drift car, and i was not able to test it before. I knew it will take some time to get used to the new gear ratios, but i didnt expect to have more problems.
The day before qualifying i had no handbrake and a stuck rear brake calipper. Luckily i managed to repair it in time, just to find out that my boost sensor is doing some strange things and it felt like i was missing about 100bhp. Not enough even the clutch started slipping in 4th gear after a hard clutch kick. The electrical problems could be solved with my mates Laptop.
All these little bugs became 1 big, and was out of training. qualyfied 19th out of 72. NOT statisfying to me.
here is a short video of some entrys i practiced:
VIDEO: practice run
pushing harder and harder and then too hard :) went a bit off the track and had a small impact.
the next day we had some Demo runs and some hours of practice. I was so happy to get proper track time, and the only reason why i left the car in slightly over 2 hours, was because i had to change the tires. Lots of practice laps later and i felt comfortable again.
a demo run on red smoke tires:
Montag, 10. Mai 2010
HKS gearbox
some asked me to take a video of how the gearbox sounds and works. To be honest, the sound quality is poor, but it should be okay to see how it works.
im still running in the engine, so i was running a medium boost setting.
VIDEO: HKS gearbox
im still running in the engine, so i was running a medium boost setting.
VIDEO: HKS gearbox
Donnerstag, 29. April 2010
german press release of the DTM weekend
Deutschsprachige Drifter im Dauereinsatz bei der DTM!
Am Wochenende startete die DTM mit Ihrem Auftaktrennen am Hockenheimring in die nächste Saison. Mit den neuen Mercedes-Piloten Michael Schumacher und David Coulthart weht auch ein neuer Wind durch die Marteking-Abteilung.
Denn in diesem Jahr griff Mercedes-Benz zum ersten Mal während ihrer "Experience-World" auf deutschsprachige Drifter zu.
Carola Mecan, Markus Millitzer, Martin Reinsch, Gabor Csabi, und Dino Rockstroh, allesamt durch die "International Drift Series" gestählte Drifter, sowie Weltrekord-Drifter Harald Müller fuhren unermüdlich Gäste von Mercedes-Benz auf einem hochdynamischen Parcours. Vorgestellt dabei wurde den "Taxi-Gästen" die neue Mercedes-Benz E-Klasse u. a. mit dem neuesten Top-Modell 500 e als T-Modell (Kombi).
Neben viel Rauch, Gummi und Emotionen gabs auch Wissenswertes, so stellten die Fahrer während der heißen Runden auch die Sicherheits- bzw. Komfortfeatures der neuen E-Klasse vor. "Es macht uns ganz außerordentlich stolz, für eine solche Veranstaltung berücksichtigt worden zu sein, denn das zeigt, das die Drifter langsam aber sicher als ernstzunehmender Partner im Motorsport Ihre Akzeptanz finden." so Harry Müller.
Dieses neue Konzept von Adrenalinschub und Informationen war genau nach dem Geschmack der Drifter, die nun auch Ihr Können evtl. während der Formel 1 bei einer erneuten "Experience-World" unter Beweis stellen dürfen.
Dienstag, 27. April 2010
a weekend at Hockenheim
last weekend, i´ve been hired by mercedes to do some taxi and demo rides for the DTM spectators. I was so happy to have a comfortable car with aircondition at this superhot weekend.
right now im preparing for our first testing session and the first event this year. The Sport Auto Tuner GP & Drift Challenge. Its the biggest drift event in germany with more than 20000 spectators.
right now im preparing for our first testing session and the first event this year. The Sport Auto Tuner GP & Drift Challenge. Its the biggest drift event in germany with more than 20000 spectators.
Donnerstag, 15. April 2010
Sonntag, 11. April 2010
HKS gearbox installed
yesterday i took the car to Seifert Performance to put the new HKS gearbox in.
It was a straight plug & play appart from the gearbox mount. We made a custom mount and i will check if the rb25 or Z32 mounts will fit.
On the way home i did the first 110 miles with the new box. Not that noisy like expected, only the gear changes are a bit noisy, but thats fine.
It was a straight plug & play appart from the gearbox mount. We made a custom mount and i will check if the rb25 or Z32 mounts will fit.
On the way home i did the first 110 miles with the new box. Not that noisy like expected, only the gear changes are a bit noisy, but thats fine.
Samstag, 3. April 2010
first roll out in 2010
the snow is gone and i´ve got both S14´s back on the road.
the daily S14 got some new 245 summer shoes, and the drift car needs some more cruises to run in the rebuild engine.
the new HKS gearbox will be mounted within the next week. After that i will raise the boost a little bit and hit the 600Nm mark later this year ;)
the daily S14 got some new 245 summer shoes, and the drift car needs some more cruises to run in the rebuild engine.
the new HKS gearbox will be mounted within the next week. After that i will raise the boost a little bit and hit the 600Nm mark later this year ;)
Samstag, 13. Februar 2010
carnival drift matsuri
and again i came in my daily driver for some fun on the Hockenheimring.
It was around -5°C all day long but so much fun with a lot of different drivers, and very crazy track conditions - snow, ice, water, oil - pretty much everything.
It was around -5°C all day long but so much fun with a lot of different drivers, and very crazy track conditions - snow, ice, water, oil - pretty much everything.
Montag, 1. Februar 2010
Drift Demo @ ABF expo Hannover
My friends company Driftworld did a Drift Demo at the ABF show on the Expo Hannover.
My car for the weekend was a E39 M5. I really liked the 5.0l V8 and the handling of the car.
We did a show for slightly over 20000 spectators on one weekend.
VIDEO: my onboard footage
VIDEO: some practice footage
My car for the weekend was a E39 M5. I really liked the 5.0l V8 and the handling of the car.
We did a show for slightly over 20000 spectators on one weekend.
VIDEO: my onboard footage
VIDEO: some practice footage
Samstag, 2. Januar 2010
Drift Matsuri Nürburgring
2nd of january we had a small drift matsuri at the Nürburgring GP-Track. As my drift car still had the engine rebuild i went in my bone stock daily driver and had some really good fun out there.
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