Drifting w/NASCAR driver AJ Allmendinger

Rhys Millen Racing and the Red Bull Drift Team spend a day at the track with Team Red Bull NASCAR driver AJ Allmendinger.

AJ and Rhys drove the Red Bull Solstice, Dai Yoshihara was in the Pontiac GTO GXP. More info on the Solstice @ http://www.redbulldriftteam.com/

When AJ isn't driving sideways, he's turning left in NASCAR's #84 car - http://redbullracing.com

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[vansoth]

Yeah I would never say that Nascar is an easy sport, actually many people have said that the cars are much harder to drive then a lot of other racing styles.

May often be boring to watch, but definitely not simple.

[sweffe96]

Acctually, the Nascars are specially made to go turn left.

[InvisibleTeeth]

AJ really used this experience today to save a wreck that was sure to happen!

[weterman4320]

@sweffe96 no they arnt, they go on tracks that have right turns

[acrock21]

@sweffe96 sorta they have fins set up for turning left like indy or any other racing and they are " set up " go turn left is what your were looking for .. on road courses they dont only turn left

[acrock21]

@sweffe96 sorta they have fins set up for turning left like indy or any other racing and they are " set up " go turn left is what your were looking for .. on road courses they dont turn left

[texasmusicfan03]

Yeah he is going paralyzed with neuropathy and had surgery on his neck today, which means I missed a run tonight. Looks like we will be selling both cars, trailer, RV, and rig, to pay for his procedures and medical bills if something doesn't happen, but I'm thinking about falling back on dirt track (since it's local and i still have the car) for a lil while until dad gets better, and then try again with Nascar. But it's no big deal, I'll be back if I get away from it.

[BillyO8834]

@texasmusicfan03 Sorry to hear about your dad, I hope you stay racing, keep him proud you know? You're still young and i wish you the best of luck, hopefully your pops health improves.

[texasmusicfan03]

@BillyO8834 Yeah I'm only 22 I still consider myself a young driver with a long way to go, but I've been racing since I was 9 start with the karts, and been racing full bodied cars since 12 on dirt up until last year mid-season so I have a lot of experience. Which brings me to now racing short track Nascar minor league with no named drivers lol. Though I've seen Jack Roush and a few famous owners/crew cheifs watching our races for future prospects. But the racing might end soon with Dads health.

[BillyO8834]

@texasmusicfan03 *Thumbs Up* It's nice to see some knowledgeable ppl on youtube, not just some immature 16 year old with a fresh license who thinks they're gods gift to road racing lol.

[texasmusicfan03]

@BillyO8834 I completely agree, I don't hate F1, wouldn't mind racing those cars either, but I enjoy Nascar better and I was pointing out why. And from an experienced dirt track racer, and new road race driver (in a Nascar league, similar to Minor League Baseball), it does take practice to get perfect with any car or type of racing. And right now I find it harder to racer dirt track than it is to run on pavement. Though the competition is tougher in the league racing than in local dirt track.

[BillyO8834]

to end all the ignorant bullshit comments on this page. You don't graduate from nascar to F1 or vice versa. both race cars are separate from each other, as in speed, set up and performance is completely different. You LEARN to drive these cars, these vehicles are no toys, it's a video game where you plug in and go. Any professional will tell you, practice makes perfect and knowledge of the car is everything. A little racing 101 for the children on this page.