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NICOFest Carlisle 2015 – Part 1 NICOFest Carlisle 2015 – Part 2
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Friday morning began early; way too early for some of us.As we headed to Roebling Road Raceway, it was a beautiful sight to see dozens of Nissan's in the pits. Broken up into three driving groups, after the driver’s meeting the advanced/instructor class took to the track. After the instructors had learned the course, the intermediates had their crack at it, then finally the beginners. All beginners got to have an instructor ride along with them, so not only were they safer, but also learned some pointers as they went out on the track for their first time.
The last day of the convention came too early. As Sunday began, we all made our way to Fort McAllister State Park. The weather managed to hold out to create a beautiful day. Lots of cars shined for the show.After everyone spent a couple hours checking out each other’s rides, we headed inside for lunch, awards, and raffle prizes. The catered food was delicious—true southern cooking. We started by giving awards to the nicest cars at the event. Unlike most events, this car show was judged by other participants, not but a panel of judges. We tallied the results and handed out the awards.)
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This is the fourth year that NICO has teamed up with the staff of Carlisle Events to present the autocross and drift exhibition. As always, we had a fantastic time meeting up with old friends we hadn’t seen since the year before and welcomed several newcomers to the event. Many thanks go out to Patrick LeMay, the event Manager for Carlisle Events. We want to take this opportunity to let him know how much we appreciate all that he did to make things go smoothly.
To those of you who have never been to Carlisle, it is one of the most fun-filled events we do all year. Much of our success depends on Joel (aka Bubba1), our track master. He sets up the autocross course, times laps, records those times, and offers pointers to the drivers as they approach the start line. His dedication is unprecedented. To my knowledge, he never actually took a break the whole time the track was hot. He even ate lunch trackside.
There are always people who wander in from other parts of the fairgrounds who want to participate, ask questions, and take pictures. Patrick is very specific about where members of the media can and cannot go, especially around the track. Those who are lucky enough to get a pit pass always have a ton of questions about who we are and what we do. They are also typically amazed at how seamless everything works and how we seem to operate more as a family than as a club or forum. Our members volunteer and help out wherever they are needed, whether it is registration, tech inspections, working the grill, selling t-shirts, pulling a shift as a corner worker on the track, or anything else we need. To everyone who volunteered this year, thank you so much. We absolutely could NOT do this without you.
One of the big draws to Carlisle is how inexpensive the event is and how much track time is available. Joel rotates the two classes frequently in order to accommodate as many drivers as possible. One of the other major benefits is the fact that the veteran drivers welcome beginners to ride along with them to learn tips and pointers on how to improve their times and their skills. We saw many of our seasoned drivers give up their own track time in order to ride along with the beginners to help them out, make them feel more comfortable, and to give good advice. Being a teacher is often a thankless job - so for all of you who donated your time and expertise, we want to make sure you know how much we appreciate what you did.
As luck would have it, none of the top three autocross lap times this year came from a Nissan product. Those honors were held by a Z06 Corvette, a Toyota AE-86 Corolla, and a Mazda RX-8. The ‘Vette, driven by Bill Miller III, Carlisle Events Senior Partner, had the best time of 55 seconds. The Corolla, driven by Jim (flohting_point) had a 56-second lap, and the RX-8, driven by James (greenblurr93) recorded a 57-second lap.
Congratulations to our guys for staying so close to a car with an undeniable horsepower advantage - that takes an incredible amount of skill! We'll be bringing you more details on long-time NICO member Jim's (flohting_point) track experiences and showcasing his 95-hp dragon-slaying AE-86.
One of the highlights of the show is Travis Nolan drifting his Ford Ranger. Always a crowd pleaser, Travis rolls in the gate with the bed of his truck loaded down / stacked high with tires. Every time he goes out, he wails on that truck until the rear tires can hold no more and shred all over the track. When they pop, it sounds like a shotgun blast. Each year, he gets better and better - He's promised us a little "surprise" for the 2011 event!
Other fan favorites are the Suislide 240sx (yep, the one with the intercooler poking through the hood) and Wade's insane antics behind the wheel... and, of course, another NICOfest favorite: Steve Stark of DriftPA and his S14 / Skyline frankenstein conversion. Steve had a few last-minute setbacks that kept him off-track for most of the weekend, but he's already assured us that he'll be locked and loaded for 2011.
Every year, there's a new set of shenanigans to witness, and this year was no exception. Five of our long-time members decided to show up dressed as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (and Shredder). When they entered the karaoke and tug-of-war contest (and won), history was made.
For those of you who came out to join us, thanks for the memories! For those of you who didn’t, you need to make sure you make it next year. It just keeps getting better and better. Please enjoy the photo gallery (and discussion thread!) below.
By early evening on Friday, the track was set up and broken in so both us and our cars were tired, so we headed back to our hotel. That wasn’t without first handing off the track to the Gentlemen Street Club for a little bit of a drift demo Friday night. With the gates to the fairgrounds open, some early attendees got a sneak peak of the weekend by watching cars get a little sideways late into the evening on the drift track.
Meanwhile, Friday night we headed back to the hotel to kick back a few beers and hang with the rest of the NICOclub staff. As much as this event is about autocrossing, drifting, and abusing cars, it’s as much if not more about the people. It’s the one time a year that we can get together in person and enjoy a few cold beers and some good conversation, face to face. This year was a bit smaller of a Nissan crowd than year’s past, and we’re all older now than we’ve ever been, so needless to say, we turned in earlier than typical for a Carlisle weekend. Instead of our usual 2 hour sleep nights, we managed about 4.
Saturday morning we headed back to the track for some more fun. We’ve learned from the past, never schedule drifting early in the day, and that ended up being just as true this year as ever. We’re not sure if autocrossers are used to getting up early for Sunday mornings, or if drifters just like to sleep in, but as usual, the autocross line was longest in the morning and there were no drifters to be found. In fact, we had scheduled a 12pm drift session that we ended up skipping because nobody had shown up yet. Autocrossers weren’t too disappointed though, as they got an extra hour of track time.
Later in the afternoon, the Gentlemen Street Club returned for another drift demo. They really put on a show with some amazing talent and amazing vehicles. The ’69 Camaro they brought stole the show. With the brute force of the ground shaking V8, smoking its tires into a cloud of rubber, there wasn’t a person around that was disappointed. This year we saw it all. Even a motorized drift tricycle hit the track. Nothing like a big kid’s big wheel sliding sideways! There were a couple of short bursts of heavy rain, and spectators huddled under the NICO tent to stay dry. But it blew over quickly and before long, we were back on the track.
Saturday evening was a repeat of the night before. We handed off the track to the Gentlemen Street Club, but due to more rain that night, there wasn’t much for entertainment on the track. Ready to relax, the NICOclub staff once again headed back to the hotel. Some of us picked up some food on the way back, while others headed to TGIFriday’s for a few “purple dranks.” Showing our age, we turned in even earlier on Saturday night, getting a much needed 6 hours of sleep.
As Sunday came, the day was much more mellow and relaxed than the day before. Most track participants were already registered, so they headed straight to the paddock when they arrived. A couple of new cars tried their share at drifting, only to end up broken on the side of the track. As the day went by, the large crowd of people that had earlier been in attendance slowly dwindled. By mid-afternoon, only a handful of cars remained as we started to pack up and head home.
Overall, the layout of the paddock and track this year was excellent. We appreciate the folks at Carlisle Fairgrounds who help us pull off such a spectacular event every year. We look forward to next year, and hope to see you there!
Article by Torry Skurski
Photos by James Sisson
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[post_content] => Another great year, and another great event! 2015 marked our 9th year at Carlisle Performance & Style, as we once again hosted the NICOFest AutoX and Drift events. This year also marks the first year holding the event in July. For all the years we’ve been doing this event, it has been in May, with 7 out of 8 years landing on Mother’s Day weekend. Those days are over, and with the new July date we expected a great turnout.
James (PapaSmurf2k3) came out from Mississippi... Dave (Razi) and Kenny (MaximA32) rolled out from SoCal... Tyler (ADDirishboy), James (greenblurr93), Manuel (seyath), and Jason (rotorimp) all grabbed a car and helped transport the fleet from NICOclub HQ over to the show (click for larger version).
After an amazing day of perfect weather, good times hanging out with great friends and family, and no mechanical issues, the team hauled home three awards:
2nd Place - Best Import - Betty (our Datsun 510)
1st Place - Best Original - Charlotte (our Model A)
1st Place - Club Participation (NICOclub)
After the event, several of the team decided to take a few of the Datsuns out to blow out the carbon and engage in some shenanigans.
Since most of the NICOclub team is pretty well-armed, they all headed up to a desert range near HQ to spray some lead and make loud noises.
...and if all that wasn't epic enough, here's a pic of my 71-year old Mom learning about an AR15.
We hope you've enjoyed the pics, but even more than that, we hope you can join us next year!
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