So I ran in the Drift Mania (DMCC) Drivers Search on Saturday in Toronto. Like my 8th time being behind the wheel at a drift event and 1st competition. I had Cassie (silver) spotting for me and dmoffitt crewing for me which was nice as it allowed me to concentrate on driving and bark out the occasional order followed by a meager "pleaseeeeeee

". They both did great and a huge thanks to them for watching my back Saturday. Right out of the gate I was consistent, just picking up speed, trying a few different lines, etc. Did 4 runs in first practice with nearly perfect consistency and just started concentrating on more speed, and getting closer to the clipping zone (rear bumper entry) and points (front bumper on Turns 1 and 2). Second practice session I started swapping up the lines and got a bit aggressive with entries which caused a pair of spins and a couple moments of massive understeer. That's why it's practice

We then went to qualifying and I put down a run which we all thought was good enough for 1st place. Sadly I was beaten in their third and final runs of the qualifying session. Oh well, not bad for my 1st competition at a sport I'm "relatively" new at.
Onboard video from my car of my first qualifying run.

(Photo by Ronnie obviously

) About 1'6" off the rear bumper