LifePlaza

Just wondering.



I was apart of a drift team that compeited in D1 and Formula D for the past 2 years, and I still hate drifting.

Maybe I hate it because I was the guy who had to fix the damn car and all that drfiting is just a demonstartion of car control, not racing.

I'm not into drifting, road race is more exciting for me.

sigma pi

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dude you go out with the drift queen what are you tlaking about

LifePlaza

bah


I do not go out with the drift queen

soggynoodles

iTrader: (50)

no no no you're slipping.

LifePlaza

Thank you


anyone else think mike sux *****.....er I mean drifting sux *****

hey1

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you guys should compete and see who can slam their suby into the back of a semi first.

Cyrus923

iTrader: (-2)

I like drifting and road racing. No Nascar though...blahh

LifePlaza

don't get me wrong, I like working on cars but drifting is just an exhibition, not racing. I've been watching speed and tech tv and I hate how they call it "drift racing." They're runs aren't even timed. Everything is based on showmanship like figure skating.

MrTouge

same here...tho only watching side by side drifting....none of that solo stuff no fun in it. and remeber drifting started in rally

MrTouge

drifting is fun to watch...roadracing is fun to do....

(tho i have yet to roadrace....WANT TO THO!)

Cyrus923

iTrader: (-2)

I agree, drifting is not racing and was never set up in that way to begin with. Your scored on points for style and what-not, but just because the TV or some mags. say its "drift racing" doesn't mean that it is. We all know it's not, but why do you not like something just because its labeled by ignorant people something that its not?

I like it because it is a skill not easliy picked up. That is evident in that since it has been popular in Japan for so long the drivers are the best. Like anything to master, it takes time and practice. That is why no U.S. driver can match up yet. Plus all in all, side by side cars with enough hp to break the wheels out and slide around corners uncontrollably while still maintaining control is pretty killer to watch.

icantdrive75

Actually, IIRC, drifting was started by I blieve the guy in 'Drift Bible'. I think his name was Takumi...and he drives an 86...I dunno. Some japanese guy. But anyway, this Japanese guy, who may or may not be the guy in drift bible, started drifting during road racing. Actually using it as a driving technique.

This isn't the drifting that you see today which is, obviously, not meant to be fast. Originally it was a method by which you could carry more speed into a corner, exceeding the tire's grip. At first he was considered wreckless, I'd be freaking out too if the guy in front of me was doing scandanavian flicks into corners. How're you supposed to pass that?

He eventually gained the respect of the other drivers, altho, I don't believe he ever won any races. While the original KEICHII TSUCHIA!!! THATS THE ****ERS NAME. While the origins of drifting are most likely the mountain races in Japan (togei for all you JDM folks out there), this is where it was introduced to the world. Japan anyway.

I'm a fan of drifting, just because it's fun to watch, and fun to do. Who doesn't like sliding around in their car? I have AWD and I miss my civic some days, Simply because I wanna pull the ebrake in a random parking lot, and I know I can't because of that damned center diff.

I may be making all of this up.

Danny

BLITZSTI

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exactly! The ultimate in car control going sideways at +70 mph with a car inches away and not crashing, I think thats a feat of its own. Road racing is where its at but damn drifting is awesome to watch!

sigma pi

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takumi is from initail D. togue is mountain pass. you can pull the e brake, ive doen it b4. all you need to do is have a sway bar, and do some massive wieght shifting. i have drifted the WRX before it was scary