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Originally posted by esyip
he's right in some aspects. drifting is a slow way to get around a corner. because in all track races, no drivers drift the corners (i.e. in F1, SCCA, LeMans, WRC, etc.) you don't see drivers intentionally drifting or sliding, in the FF setups, around corners.
but drifting is FAR from rice. it takes A LOT of skill to be able to pull of a simple drift, and even moreso, to link multiple drifts together (i.e. an S-turn).
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Drifting is more like skilled dancing that does not have much to do with driving fast. It is great to watch but not really what you do to go fast. However I think its good to have some drifitng skills in your book of tricks so you can control some unexected situations while racing. Many drifters are convinced that they are ungodly fast but quickly become humbled when trying to do a real racing event. The good thing is that I think most good drifters can become good grip drivers easily but not vice versa.
In my opinion, its not worth devoting your entire automotive life to or to live a lifestyle around drifting.
Its not as rice as some of the stupid cars that are built to win cars shows that I see but its not a serious form of driving either. The above is simply my personal opinion of it.
Mike