Drift Championship

[Apache]

All this is of course my Opinion,

Ta

And you're welcome to it.
wrong though it is

[dieselboy]

I remember visiting my nan, she had a Import D reg Corolla from Japan. It was a 1.3 Automatic - immaculate RWD model. She sold it Had it from new as well, unsure why my Grandad bought an import unless it was for the spec :/

nd Tony P, I understand the physics of making a car slide, I just can't comprehend why someone would want to do it on a tarmac track. I mean, ffs, they even wave a wee hankie at the start of some of these dancing sessions.

I thought that was only in the commercialised / American illegal street racing films? Remember this is Japan we're talking about. Their "Drifting" started up in their mountains. They claim they invented it, but like it has been mentioned rally drivers would have "invented" it before hand. I cant remember years / dates.

[gwh200]

I drift...i meant to fill oiut an application for a digital tacho card this morning...i had two slices of toast instaed.

[Apache]

2.4 owners know all about drift, of the continental variety

[Albannach]

If you have ever watched The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift this would give you a small insite into the amount of effort that it takes to drift a car at the level you are taking about

Isn't that a film?

[Apache]

Isn't that a film?

No... no its not.

Ahhhh, F&F... the reason there's so many knuckle draggers around sporting 'unique' tribal graphics on themselves and their Mondeos.

[madmanc]

Sure is a Film mate

[TonyN]

So basically as Apache said....Rallying but slower.



I'd get a kick out of doing it and have watched it, but it is in no way about racing, ie getting there fastest. Its about car control and showing off, pure and simple. (but don't take that to be a knock..)

This as has all ready been said is a young mans sport born out of high powered race cars attempting to hit the apex of the corner to get the best velocity out of the corner there fore attaining a greater over all speed. Yes it can get boring from time to time but the skill involved in getting the car to the limit and then keeping it there is one of the allures to the sport. Yes I like to watch it and yes I would enjoy doing it but as Puddle said its flipping expensive.

If you have ever watched The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift this would give you a small insite into the amount of effort that it takes to drift a car at the level you are taking about.

All this is of course my Opinion,

Ta

[s14a]

Its definetly not racing but its dam good fun

[Bogus]

This drifting thing doesnt do anything for me, but I suspect there is probably somebody, on a drifting forum somewhere, telling his fellow members, that driving a 4wd through deep puddles is utterly pointless, and on some level he,d be right. Both activities seem pretty pointless, but different people obviously get a kick out of both, making neither pointless
each to their own.

Bogus

[dieselboy]

I drift...i meant to fill oiut an application for a digital tacho card this morning...i had two slices of toast instaed.

!!!

[dieselboy]

This isnt slow rally driving.

Funny though! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wPs-e28-w4

[dieselboy]

And this is how it's supposed to be done
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2m1B...eature=related