I don't see what the big deal is Americans have been drifting for years
I hear a banjo playing when I look at this picture. Speaking of banjo... what about the Dukes of Hazzard? Are Bo and Luke Duke the original drifters?

man oh man... i see were you three are coming from...

... ... ... ... BELIVE IT OR NOT, i think drifting is absalutly redickulise, but HELLA FUN, and driving my 510 and drifting in it is FUN, it makes my day,,,and that is what's important to ME , sooooo,, i DO "USE" my car EVERY FRIKIN day... and if you want to talk about making upgrades to put them to USE,, I ALSO am buildin a full race 1200, that i will get plenty of "USE" from but more importantly; "FUN" .....
but i will tell you one thing drifting is "motorsports"... ...


and yes me posting the photo of my 510, was to prove a point, and the point has nothing to do with drifting at all... ... ...
.. .. the point is I GO OUT AND ACTUALLY DO WHAT EVER IT IS THAT IS BEING "TALKED ABOUT" ... ... ... i am sorry if you think it makes your city hard up on you for your cars and drifting, but i really DO NOT BELIVE THAT something that i do on a street here in sacramento california, has any affect on YOU... ... ...

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Mate, there are some people out there that like this(myself included), but unlike some they like to just drift, cos thats there thing. You know its fun to do!!! and thats what life is about each person having there fun there way!! Hey you dont have to like it, but if you cant saying anything nice, please dont put them down for doing it.

I beleive that racing is about winning and yes timing is also a big part of some forms of motorsport, ie rallying. Like others have said drifting is also about the timing of a drift so you can "synchronise" your next drift in to a corner and that like the racing takes skill to do it well.

I believe that live is to be enjoyed anyway you, them or I want to live it, so let them enjoy themselves, cos I dont hear them putting you down for the way you live your life.

Hmmm. Good thread. Rallying. Its kind of like drifting in the bush but not going around a track. You can "show off" at spectator points too. I like to watch drift, but yeah the cars do cop a hiding, not unlike most cars in motorsport (where the driver is having a good go). Holding a single spinner sideways and back again (side to side) is really easy, I am loving the thrills of driving my new ute with LSD. I got too used to the old ute that I wasnt scard anymore, this new thing gets me excited, cant wait to master it!

Anyway, whats the argument? Its all good, people are having fun in a controlled (to some extent) environment. Im going to get another beer

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Yeah, not scard at all. Time for another beer methinks

I don't really care what opinions people have as long as I get to have a beer watching all this OK....By the way, drifting is a skill, its a totally different game of motorsport it how good you look sideways and no respect to your motor vehicle sad sad sad. Racing is a skill too with respect being paramount for the motorvehicle and is I believe Professional.
Well thats my opinion theres your opinion and I respect you.

don't mind me, I don't understand the point of alot of things... burnout comps, decibel drags, drifting, synchronised swimming, that part of gymnastics in the Olympics where they punce around with ribbons and stuff... So I'm not a drifter - not that there's anything wrong with that.

but there are obviously plenty of people out there who like each of those things, and if you like drifting, go for it. As long as you're not doing it on the road or in public areas.

But its not motorsport. Rallying, speedway (dirt oval track), motorkhana, autocross, khanacross are forms of motorsport, where the point of getting the car sideways is to get through the corner/course/stage as fast as possible to get the best time. That's the difference, and that's where the real skill is. Drifting is just about having fun, looking good, and hanging the tail out for as long as you can - its not motorsport. If people were ballroom dancing on an athletics track, its not exactly the Olympics is it?

I can just imagine an S15 Silvia going all out to the music Beethoven......lol

why is everyone against drifting, yes drifiting may damage datsun's but a datsun with a dint is still a datsun but when you go and rip every thing out of one and change engine and add roll cages and all modifications for drag racing etc. wouldnt that be destroying a datsun like 20% origin datsun bits the rest being after market stuff. why dont you guys winge about that being destruction of datsuns, (i also want a drag car)
i am goin to have a daily driver that i will drift someotimes (if i am good enough) but ill do it coz its fun and i enjoy goin sideways, . but i dont care if its not what you call "motorsport". i think it is as its got a motor and its enjoyable and fun, and generally sports are fun and enjoyable.

I think that if it's YOUR car and YOU pay for tyres repairs etc, then as long as you are not hurting ANYONE than you can have fun anyway YOU like. Everyone has there own idea of fun. At least we all like dattos, there are some misguided fools out there who LOVE vastly inferior makes.