Some of the members here are likely familiar with IggyEGuana (or more formally known as Waylon Deno). Anyone who has been following Iggy for awhile knows he has been aspiring for years to competitively break into ProAm and hopefully Formula Drift down the road for quite some time. Especially fellow drifters like myself can't help but admire the dedication he has kept so strong considering the setbacks he has experienced over the years. His first s12 years ago was this silver ca18det hatch:
Unfortunately we all know drifting is not without its risks of catastrophic failure which was the ultimate fate for the silver hatch:
Which he (and some helpful friends) then literally dumpstered like a boss:
After awhile Iggy found a very nice solid rear axle hatch as his next drift project but he ultimately deemed it to be to nice to suffer the same potential fate as his previous hatch. He ended up selling it to Jeremy A (who by the way has done a great job with it). Luckily he found an 85 notch, and on a barebones budget, added a basic turbo setup to the ca20e for some extra power. Sadly after a 3rd gear entry at around 60mph his front end washed out which lead to this:
Now at this point most people likely would have thrown in the towel given the hand Iggy had been dealt. I know I probably would have. But not Iggy. He already had a red hatch shell as a back up and swapped everything over from the notch in a relatively short amount of time. Clearly this guy's only focus was getting back on the track as soon as possible and within a month or two the red shell went from looking like this:
To this:
And ultimately got him back to doing this:
Despite all the hard work Iggy has put into furthering his dreams one guy on a bare bones budget can only go so far without support and sponsors. His current ca20et setup is just barely getting him by and to have any serious chance at acquiring an FD licence down the road he will need a more reliable and powerful engine. As a club I think it would be great to see us supporting Iggy. You can do this by either sending Iggy a donation via paypal ([email removed]) or, especially if your a Vegas local, supporting him at the local events. This can be done in a variety of ways such as taking action photos, helping in the pits, etc. The ultimate goal of supporting Iggy (and therefore the s12 chassis) is to increase the odds the s12 has at breaking out into the competitive drift scene. Especially if we can support him as a club he just might be able to get the recognition and bigger sponsors he will need to down the road to continue his dreams.
You can follow Iggy's progress here: http://club-s12.org/retro4/index.php?topic=36188.0
His drivers blog on s12sivlia can also be found here: http://s12silvia.com/community/index.php?/blog/3/entry-44-drivers-blog-waylon-deno/
Mar 3, 2013, 3:46 pm · #1