No Drift?
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Originally posted by Gunslinger09
I have said this before and I will say it again:
In drifting do you try to under-drift the other guy and make it out of the corner first in order to pass him and get down the straitaway faster? In drifting are you trying to "drift" the car through the turns trying to take a couple of tenths off your lap time? In drifting are you hanging out the rearend and drifting across the finish line faster than the other guy? Since the answer to those questions is no then "Drifting"=Lame. Drag racing is motorsports competition, Stock car racing is motorsports competition, rally racing is motorsports competition, road racing is motorsports competition, Autocrossing is motorsports competiton. Drifting is some slapdicks in a parking lot doing donuts.
I have said this before and I will say it again:
In drifting do you try to under-drift the other guy and make it out of the corner first in order to pass him and get down the straitaway faster? In drifting are you trying to "drift" the car through the turns trying to take a couple of tenths off your lap time? In drifting are you hanging out the rearend and drifting across the finish line faster than the other guy? Since the answer to those questions is no then "Drifting"=Lame. Drag racing is motorsports competition, Stock car racing is motorsports competition, rally racing is motorsports competition, road racing is motorsports competition, Autocrossing is motorsports competiton. Drifting is some slapdicks in a parking lot doing donuts.
Don't forget, there are also "slapdick" dragracers racing illegally on the streets.
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drift-R's suck............. sorry but i see no skill there, who cannot drive a car sideways around a corner, its really not that hard..........
i know your type R toyotakawasakinagasaki guy in japan does it for a long corner in a fast highly modified car, but here in america it is a bunch of ricers having a who can hit a tree first competition......... its dumb kids in their stock 240's shoving boards in-between the rear springs so they do not compress so there ass end can actually break traction even though they have 800 treadwear hard ass 125 width tires..........
i know your type R toyotakawasakinagasaki guy in japan does it for a long corner in a fast highly modified car, but here in america it is a bunch of ricers having a who can hit a tree first competition......... its dumb kids in their stock 240's shoving boards in-between the rear springs so they do not compress so there ass end can actually break traction even though they have 800 treadwear hard ass 125 width tires..........
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Originally posted by Zate
in reality guys.. dont knock it till you've seen it done right. It DOES take an awful lot of skill to keep a car in a state of motion it naturally just doesnt not want to be in. The typical drag racer thinks thats the be all and end all of racing and nothing else takes skill. News for ya people, try looking at other motor sports because they ALL take alot of skill and alot of car setup and drifting is no different. Its not just laying the backend out and screeching around a corner... its more about car control and keeping your car in a controlled state while at the same time being in an unstable state and doing it with style, its got more showmanship than drag racing or nascar or rally.
Its no where near as easy as it seems and just because you slide your backend around doesnt mean your drifting. Not that i'd know, i've never drifted.. lol
in reality guys.. dont knock it till you've seen it done right. It DOES take an awful lot of skill to keep a car in a state of motion it naturally just doesnt not want to be in. The typical drag racer thinks thats the be all and end all of racing and nothing else takes skill. News for ya people, try looking at other motor sports because they ALL take alot of skill and alot of car setup and drifting is no different. Its not just laying the backend out and screeching around a corner... its more about car control and keeping your car in a controlled state while at the same time being in an unstable state and doing it with style, its got more showmanship than drag racing or nascar or rally.
Its no where near as easy as it seems and just because you slide your backend around doesnt mean your drifting. Not that i'd know, i've never drifted.. lol
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lets all get together and go do it if it is so easy, have you guys ever tried to do that shit. i used to do that shit in my nissan 200sx in the dirt and grass since it didnt have much hp. it was alot of fun
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I tryed to do drift circles in the publix parking lot when it was wet. Its tuff... Might be because my car isent setup to do that kind of thing. Still fun to do tho.
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Stroked .. i think we all know drag racing is not as easy as some people believe... neither is drifting as some people here claim. its no more "sliding around parking lots" than drag racing is 2 kids in 15 second hondas at a redlight.
Drifitn is unique in that its not a "timed" event and it measures flare and style as much as driver skill..it requires no less attnetion.. devotion and skill than any other motorsport though.
you guys have to open your minds a little bit.. i dunno whether you have noticed.. but its awful difficult to have a car in such an uncontrolled state.. and make it go where you want it to go at high speed... and then possibly have another person in an uncontrolled state right next to you.
Drifitn is unique in that its not a "timed" event and it measures flare and style as much as driver skill..it requires no less attnetion.. devotion and skill than any other motorsport though.
you guys have to open your minds a little bit.. i dunno whether you have noticed.. but its awful difficult to have a car in such an uncontrolled state.. and make it go where you want it to go at high speed... and then possibly have another person in an uncontrolled state right next to you.
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when the show "Rides" did their build up of an IS300 with a v-8, they had a small segment in it about drifting. looks interesting, but just something I've never been into.
like I said, not going to knock it though, as I have not tried it.
like I said, not going to knock it though, as I have not tried it.
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