I think I may have done it!

Shadow Drifter

Shadow Drifter

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Hey drifters,

I think that I may have accomplished the impossible. I think I just made GT3 drifting official. I recently sent an email to www.mlgpro.com and this is what they had to say:


Lcpl. Adams,

Thank you for your interest in MLG. Someone in the company got your email and forwarded it to me, as they knew I would want to respond personally.

First, let me get to your inquiry. We have received a number of requests for some kind of drifting competition at our events. There are a few concerns we have from an operations perspective: the first is manpower. With 4 gaming tournaments running simultaneously, we have a scarcity of officials so that anything requiring more trained officials is tough for us to do. However, an exhibition tournament could be a lot of fun and without money on the line, we don't really need MLG Officials judging. Second, time is tight at our events. Two days seems like a long time, but scheduling is tough.

I'm submitting your email to our events coordinator and commission to review whether we can fit an exhibition tourny into the Philly event. If not, we should be able to get it into later events- there are 8 more across the country between Feb and Oct.

Thanks again for your email. I wanted to respond personally for a number of reasons, but one because I have an uncle who spent about 12 years in Oki during his career before retiring a couple years ago. His daughter, my cousin graduates from boot camp in a few days. She practically grew up in Oki.

Thanks again for your interest in MLG and more importantly, thanks for your service.

Best regards,
Mike
Michael Sepso
CEO
Major League Gaming
140 Broadway 46th Floor
New York, NY 10005
212 208 1481 direct
212 202 4166 fax
msepso@mlgpro.com







-----Original Message-----
From: David Adams [mailto:hunterd557@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 3:06 AM
To: businessdev@mlgpro.com
Subject: Possible Tournament Suggestion


Dear Major League Gaming,

I am Lcpl. David A. Adams a Marine stationed over in Okinawa, JA. I just wanted to congratulate you on your endevor into professional gaming sponsorship. To be all the way over here and still hear about this company means that word must really be getting around. I'm digressing however, my reason for emailing you is because it was bought to my attention that you have tournaments for Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec, some fellow gamers and I have a proposal of sorts. We were proposing that you come up with a D1 Grand Prix of Gran Turismo 3. A drift compition which is rated on style of drift and where points are given on a number of factors including tire smoke, angle, smoothness, control, etc. This isn't small town gaming here. We are talking about thousands of gamers world wide, and hundreds of gamers state side that are participating in these drifting competitions online. For further proof I direct your attention to https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/f-115.html. Here you can see that there are more than enough participants willing to compete for a chance at Gran Turismo 3 drift glory and stardom to give this tournament some credibility. I can almost guarantee that this wouldn't be a waste of funds or time on your company's part and I'm sure that more than half of the drifters in Gran Turismo 3 would be willing to pay any extra fees (on top of registration) that may inccur. I'm sure this letter seems like some kid with a wild pipe-dream just trying to have fun, but I assure you that my quest into actual sponsorship of this type of exhibition is completely legit and one-hundred-precent credible. I appreciate you taking the time to read this email and I would greatly appreciate some kind of response. If neccessary, I can get some of my fellow Marines to help with the planning of this type of event as there are a lot of Marines that actually drift real cars over here, I'm one of them.





Thank you for your time and Semper Fidelis,
LCPL. David A. Adams
USMC


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I don't know but it sounds very positive.


If it does come through you guys can thank me later;) :P :lol:


Semper Fidelis
Shadow Drifter
 
Originally posted by Shadow Drifter
I'm submitting your email to our events coordinator and commission to review whether we can fit an exhibition tourny into the Philly event. If not, we should be able to get it into later events- there are 8 more across the country between Feb and Oct.
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are they gonna have a Philly Event casue if they do I'm already the champion... This would be tight as helll... ill just have to save my best car and bring my Memory card along for the ride...
 
Originally posted by exhaust_note
are they gonna have a Philly Event casue if they do I'm already the champion... This would be tight as helll... ill just have to save my best car and bring my Memory card along for the ride...
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Haha, better watch out for me and my beastly R32. :D
 
Are they going to have any events on the west coast? Like maybe in Seattle? BTW, good job Shadow, it's nice to see people trying to spread the word.;)
 
Hm....

Sounds interesting. I hope they have a tournament on the west coast also silviadrifter. Let's all hope :)
 
Shadow Drifter, you can tell MLG on how our system works over here in GTP. That could help them in thinking on how they should run things :D
 
Originally posted by nightkids4ever
if they have over here s15drifter i bet u won't win neither will i
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I hope you didn't just call me S15 drifter. :odd: I don't even really like the S15 in the game. If you would check my avatar, you would know that my favorite is the S14.;)

BTW, I would own you.:D
 
Originally posted by silviadrifter
I hope you didn't just call me S15 drifter. :odd: I don't even really like the S15 in the game. If you would check my avatar, you would know that my favorite is the S14.;)

BTW, I would own you.:D
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I'd come close to owning you, but the I'd get owned....
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Joined: 07 Oct 2003
Posts: 333
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2003 12:39 am Post subject:

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I suggest the dropping of GT3 and have PGR2 as the game of choice... That way the drifting will earn some Kudos... And their could be different gametypes... Like 1on1 races, time trial, kudos challenge... the possibilities are endless I think
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Thanks for the props guys, I really appreciate it.


I haven't heard anything in the way of creating the tournament yet but I assume that it would take some time before they can incorporate this into their already tight schedule.

I will go ahead and refer them to the rules and guidelines that we use, but I assume that it will be a toss up between our rules and D1GP rules and styles. Where as we drift a whole track for points the D1 tends to just drift a small section. I just got through watching every drift DVD that Option has, and it was all in Japanese, so if I slip in and out of Konji simusen, or rather, excuse me, I'll be better.

This is going to be kinda hard, but I'm also going to have to take an early indefinate retirement from GTP and GT3 drifting simply becuase I have a lot going on now. I didn't expect this many people to come up to me and ask me how to drift, so on top of literally giving classes, I have to go out and read book apon book of vehicle dynamics and drifting. I also find myself refering to the drift bible over and over along with watching the numerous educational Option vids that show perfected drifting techniques, I'm also rarely in the barracks enough to actually sit down and drift in GT but I will try to find time hopefully when I get back to the states. But for now it's going to have to be put on the back burner.

Speaking of being back in the states, I'm offering free, that's no charge to the student, drifting lessons for anyone with in 100 miles of Arlington VA, all you have to provide is the vehicle and the will to learn. (That was my little plug)

But yeah, I'll be back in the game as soon as things settle down because they are hectic right now, not to mention trying to rotate back to the US is annoying as heck.

I feel that I've done my part here and in the little time that I've been on GTP that I've made a change or two, hopefully for the better, I hope that you all have a great time drifting in the sponsored competitions because I know that they are just dying to see you guys drift, because all of you drifters rock hard.

Bryan C. I'm leaving you in charge of the drift team, you have the website info and everything you need, everyone in the team will probably be more than willing to give you their email addresses. You can handle it, it's easy. You drift better than I do anyway, in the game at least;)

Well this might be my last post it might not, but if it is.


Semper Fidelis
Shadow Drifter
 
Originally posted by Shadow Drifter
Thanks for the props guys, I really appreciate it.


I haven't heard anything in the way of creating the tournament yet but I assume that it would take some time before they can incorporate this into their already tight schedule.

I will go ahead and refer them to the rules and guidelines that we use, but I assume that it will be a toss up between our rules and D1GP rules and styles. Where as we drift a whole track for points the D1 tends to just drift a small section. I just got through watching every drift DVD that Option has, and it was all in Japanese, so if I slip in and out of Konji simusen, or rather, excuse me, I'll be better.

This is going to be kinda hard, but I'm also going to have to take an early indefinate retirement from GTP and GT3 drifting simply becuase I have a lot going on now. I didn't expect this many people to come up to me and ask me how to drift, so on top of literally giving classes, I have to go out and read book apon book of vehicle dynamics and drifting. I also find myself refering to the drift bible over and over along with watching the numerous educational Option vids that show perfected drifting techniques, I'm also rarely in the barracks enough to actually sit down and drift in GT but I will try to find time hopefully when I get back to the states. But for now it's going to have to be put on the back burner.

Speaking of being back in the states, I'm offering free, that's no charge to the student, drifting lessons for anyone with in 100 miles of Arlington VA, all you have to provide is the vehicle and the will to learn. (That was my little plug)

But yeah, I'll be back in the game as soon as things settle down because they are hectic right now, not to mention trying to rotate back to the US is annoying as heck.

I feel that I've done my part here and in the little time that I've been on GTP that I've made a change or two, hopefully for the better, I hope that you all have a great time drifting in the sponsored competitions because I know that they are just dying to see you guys drift, because all of you drifters rock hard.

Bryan C. I'm leaving you in charge of the drift team, you have the website info and everything you need, everyone in the team will probably be more than willing to give you their email addresses. You can handle it, it's easy. You drift better than I do anyway, in the game at least;)

Well this might be my last post it might not, but if it is.


Semper Fidelis
Shadow Drifter
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semper fi
 
Originally posted by Shadow Drifter
Thanks for the props guys, I really appreciate it.


I haven't heard anything in the way of creating the tournament yet but I assume that it would take some time before they can incorporate this into their already tight schedule.

I will go ahead and refer them to the rules and guidelines that we use, but I assume that it will be a toss up between our rules and D1GP rules and styles. Where as we drift a whole track for points the D1 tends to just drift a small section. I just got through watching every drift DVD that Option has, and it was all in Japanese, so if I slip in and out of Konji simusen, or rather, excuse me, I'll be better.

This is going to be kinda hard, but I'm also going to have to take an early indefinate retirement from GTP and GT3 drifting simply becuase I have a lot going on now. I didn't expect this many people to come up to me and ask me how to drift, so on top of literally giving classes, I have to go out and read book apon book of vehicle dynamics and drifting. I also find myself refering to the drift bible over and over along with watching the numerous educational Option vids that show perfected drifting techniques, I'm also rarely in the barracks enough to actually sit down and drift in GT but I will try to find time hopefully when I get back to the states. But for now it's going to have to be put on the back burner.

Speaking of being back in the states, I'm offering free, that's no charge to the student, drifting lessons for anyone with in 100 miles of Arlington VA, all you have to provide is the vehicle and the will to learn. (That was my little plug)

But yeah, I'll be back in the game as soon as things settle down because they are hectic right now, not to mention trying to rotate back to the US is annoying as heck.

I feel that I've done my part here and in the little time that I've been on GTP that I've made a change or two, hopefully for the better, I hope that you all have a great time drifting in the sponsored competitions because I know that they are just dying to see you guys drift, because all of you drifters rock hard.

Bryan C. I'm leaving you in charge of the drift team, you have the website info and everything you need, everyone in the team will probably be more than willing to give you their email addresses. You can handle it, it's easy. You drift better than I do anyway, in the game at least;)

Well this might be my last post it might not, but if it is.


Semper Fidelis
Shadow Drifter
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WTF? Where are you going? Your just going to turn your back on us? That's fine, I see how it is.;)
 
Originally posted by silviadrifter
WTF? Where are you going? Your just going to turn your back on us? That's fine, I see how it is.;)
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lol
That's funny,
Just remember, sometimes the hardest part of watching someone grow up is watching them leave. You guys rasied me to be the GT3 drifter that I am today, as a matter of fact, you guys raised me to be the drifter that I am today, I thank you, and I will never turn my back on you, I just need a little IRL time with drifting is all and it's going to be hard to GTP drift anyway with me moving and all, I'll be back . . .they always come back:lol:

Semper Fidelis
Shadow Drifter

P.S. One more thing, where ever there is competition, I'll be there. Shadows don't lose because you can't out drift your shadow.:cool: :mischievous:
 

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