The #griproyal crew was able to spend a private day at our local track and test drive our latest progress on all of our drift vehicles! Thanks to the talented Tim Acang for coming out and snapping these shots of the cars in action!
We finally had the chance the drive our team car, HOT ICE! We loaded up directly from the dyno with @fulltune901 and hit the road to Florida for the first 2021 fun-day @Klutchkickers event! We broke a brake line on the front passenger side and learned the steering rack wasn’t centered to start the day. It took us a while to get find the correct hose but thanks to @autoshopdream we were back ripping later that day. Everyone had a chance to feel out the car and beat on it a bit. The next morning we had to prematurely load up and hit the road to make it back to Memphis. Midway on our trip the roads began to get icy, as an unusual winter storm has hit the southeast! It’s a good thing we traveled back when we did. The storm hit that night and Monday, our original returning travel day, the interstate was covered in ice! Mike was still on the gulf coast and his usual trip was doubled in length due to the poor road conditions. We are closed this week, as the shipping companies are not doing pickups or deliveries, to enjoy some family time in the snow (which we never ever get)! Enjoy these hot and spicy photos from our friends @aumacreatives of HOT ICE though in our absence!
We have been working on our new red/white/blue colorway all this year and are proud to now be sharing that availability with you! Our new tie-dye t-shirt, retro style t-shirt, button-up jackets, and 5-panel hats are now all online and available for purchase. Inventory is limited on all of these items so get them while you can!
TECHNICAL INSPECTION:
Please do a technical mechanical inspection on your vehicle BEFORE the event! We will be doing a tech inspection, but we expect you to be prepared. If your car fails to meet any of the following requirements you WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO DRIVE until those changes are made. Make sure you can check all of the following boxes!!!
☐ Helmet – MAKE SURE YOU HAVE IT! SFI/Snell 2015 or newer is recommended though DOT approved helmets will be permitted for non-tandem drifting.
☐ Pants & Closed Toe Shoes – MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THEM! No shorts or open-toe shoes are allowed while driving or riding in-car. Fire retardant clothing/suits are recommended though not required. You never can be too safe!!
☐ Fire extinguisher – all cars must have at least one fire extinguisher that can be accessed by the driver.
☐ Loose Items – Ensure there are no loose items in the interior/trunk of your vehicle.
☐ Floor Mats – Remove floor mats before tech inspection. These are considered “loose items.”
☐ Lug Nuts – All lug nuts or lug bolts must be present.
☐ Seat Belts – Factory 3pt. or harnesses must be present and firmly mounted.
☐ Throttle Return – The throttle cable must be well mounted and able to extend/retract freely without any interruption.
☐ Steering Wheel – must be mounted properly and with all bolts present. No play in the steering column, quick release, or any mounting hardware can be present upon a firm grasp and left/right movement while car is off.
☐ Seat – must be properly mounted and all bolts present.
☐ Gas Cap – must be present.
☐ Radiator Overflow – An overflow reservoir IS required. If you do not have one, make sure you rig up a bottle of some sort to catch this fluid. You cannot allow the fluid to expand and drip onto the track.
☐ NO MAJOR LEAKS! If we see your car leaking excessively we will stop you from being on track. THIS IS SERIOUS!
☐ Brake Lights – must have at least two functioning brake lights on the rear of the vehicle.
☐ Head Lights – for night driving you must have at least one functioning headlight.
☐ Battery Tie Down & Terminals – The battery must have a solid tie-down to hold it in place from vertical/horizontal movement. WRAP YOUR BATTERY TERMINALS IN ELECTRICAL TAPE TO PREVENT ELECTRICAL ARK IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.
☐ Battery Box – If your battery is INSIDE THE CABIN you must either have a dry-battery or have the wet-battery inside of a box. [This is to protect the driver from being covered in battery acid in a worst case scenario.]
☐ Convertible Cars – MUST HAVE ROLL BAR TO PROTECT DRIVER IN EVENT OF A ROLL-OVER.
☐ Seat – Driver’s seat must have all four mounts in use and have no movement.
☐ Electrical Wiring – No bare/exposed wiring. Wrap it up folks. This is how you prevent electrical fires.
☐ Wheel Bearings – Ensure you have no weak wheel bearings. [While the car is in the air, grab the mounted wheel/tires setup on each corner at the 12 o’clock and 6 o’clock position and try to wiggle it in/out with your hands. If your wheel has play in it, you need to replace those wheel bearings. A compromised wheel bearing could result in a wheel failing or removing mid-drift. Wheels at high wheel speeds can be extremely dangerous to the surrounding spectators.]
☐ Hubcaps/Beauty Rings – Absolutely no loose-mounted, press-on, snapped-in style wheel finishes. These items, if dislodged, can hurt the spectators who enjoy watching you drift. Let’s keep them safe!
☐ No accessory exterior mounted items. This means no bicycles, tire racks, prop-items on the outside of the car. If it can be removed, just remove it before the track goes hot. These items, if dislodged, can hurt the spectators who enjoy watching you drift. Let’s keep them safe!
BY COMPLETING THIS REGISTRATION YOU ARE AGREEING AND UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE ABOVE. ANY VIOLATION OF RULES, OR UNREPAIRABLE MAINTENANCE, AS REQUIRED BY OUR TECHNICAL INSPECTION, WILL FORFEIT YOUR ENTRY FEE WITH NO REFUND. You can fix it at the track and still drive, but we are telling you all of this in advance so you can get it prepared and spend your track-day-time ON TRACK.
Our friends @loweredlifestyle have some freshly finished shift knobs available for purchase! Holler at them to snag one of these collaborative #royalballshifters!~
