12/10/2026
Swipe to see what this car looked like 4 weeks ago 👉🏼 Round 4 Drifting SA , where do we start?
The videos said 70 day build, but Raff basically started this thing 3 weeks ago. Let’s start with the motor. Originally was going to be a RB25, but Raff found 8 blown pistons between 2 blocks and decided to pull the pin and went with a spare 30 block he had. Got the 25 head done and sent it.
Dyno time thanks to DLS Automotive Pty Ltd , and we had a stack of problems. Overboosting issues, leaking water pump, but all in all got it tuned.
Raff worked on the car from 10am Friday night through to 6am Saturday morning when we finally loaded the car on the trailer, had a sleep in the car on the way to the track, unloaded and went out for his first few sessions, which ultimately weren’t too bad other than a binding issue with the steering.
Thanks to will argoon _goonsgarage_ , he found Raff missed a few bolts in the front end and, to top it off, had bent tie rods, Gooney went to work Sunday morning before we even got to the track to tackle it (honestly, the guys a mad man).
Sorted that, and then Gooney gave it a little tickle on the alignment but still had issues as the tie rods I had were too short but we sent it anyway.
Qualifying was great. First ever drift comp and Raff scored pretty well, ending 20th and missing the round of 16 by 1 point. For a dude that’s not only never driven the car or ever done a comp we’re pretty happy with that
Quick thanks to Panagraphix for sorting the last minute stickers, ZAC for staying up Friday night to finish off the car, Isaac van Kruyssen for putting a bunch of hours in with me, Sleeka Spares for all the parts and guidance, and again will argoon _goonsgarage_ for being a fkn legend, keeping the spirits high and helping out, and as always Drifting SA for putting on a great event.
Now to get some seat time and do a full season 😈