It seams like drifting has been a very hot topic lately.

I think some of you may enjoy this. Call it what you will, but this takes some serious skill.

http://nikita.hro.nl/downloads/movies/draft.wmv

 

Very cool video! I know for sure that some of those stunts would never fly in the good old USA The lawsuits would be brutal if any of those people got hurt (specially the girl-cones in the slalom )

 

showoffs haha but yes the always lovely s13,14, and 15 good vid

 

recent issue of Grassroots magazine asks the questio is drifting the new motorsport of the US?

 

I must have seen ppl posting this video like a zillion times here...

 

I must live under a rock, I've never seen it before

 

Did some red-neck originally post this..............LOL..

The video seems to be titled: 'DRAFT'

 

 

wait... weren't those the same cars that were in d1? isnt' that the beginning of d1? isn't that in the US although those people look really japanese and they are speaking japanese

 

Anyone who knows there automotive history understands that drifting is not new in the USA. The Japanese simply made a show out of a technique used in rally racing, and other forms of car activity.

http://www.CarPhoto.net

 

God I sure hope not.

 

CarPhoto is right BUT...drifting isn't any new TECHNIQUE but it is rather a new type of motorsport competition.

and yea ive seen that vid posted a lot of times..and that is in japan trinydex

 

Drifting per se (not as part of racing) is definitely a new form of motorsport. Of course, if anybody has seen dirt track racing, they'd know that drifting is not new to racing.

Anyway, I think those guys who drive the "drift" cars are very good drivers, they certainly show a lot of skill and control of their cars. Also, the cars are pretty neat, I like the obviously powerful setups, the radical camber, etc.

I'd bet it's not so easy to do. I know that I would not try it without some kind of training.....

 

Chris (did I get that right?),

Notice the wording the magazine put. They are pointing out that drifting is now becoming a SPORT and not just a racing technique. I do know that drifting has actually been a motorsports technique since the late '60s in road course racing (not just rally racing). 400 hp 3500 lb cars with solid rear axles and no camber found drifting to be the only way to get around a corner quickly.

 

It is a "entertainment" motorsport that does require some skill. Think about the other motorsports this country loves-monster trucks, tractor pulls, demo derbys (I love those), lawnmower racing, and all the X-games on motorcycles and jetskis. I don't condone any of the above, but I think drifting will gain fans as long as they let the guys with their Mustangs, CamaroBirds, and other muscle cars play too.

I don't want to think about the safety issues in the video. There must not be much litigation in Japan.

Jason