Originally Posted by chask

Hey whats up dude my name is chris! im gona try and help you get pointed in the right direction here this is just my opinions and input soo if anyone else wants to chyme in and give you a different story then go for it but yes going to the track is a good way of getting started getting a good hands on face to face view with drifting its self.. i started drifting just becuase i was into cars my whole life pretty much and i would just take my moms truck and do burn outs and start to do like figure 8 burnouts pretty much trying to link everything the best i could... i got bored of doing that in a truck lol and found out about drifting and that its real not just a fast and the furious hype lol and then i started reading about it and wanted to get an rx7 for the longest time then i found s14's and wanted one really bad.. an s14 is a nissan 240sx if you didnt know.. but yeah i finally got one about a year later and then the first week i got it i started drifting it.. and i learned by just doing it ... ALOT i was sliding on the street every week for like a year and a half and i found out the hard way that it's not allways the smartest place to play lol... we all have to learn somewhere and for most of us.. yes it is the streets.. but i do not encourage drifting on the streets but if you do just be respectful to your surroundings, and yourself.. dont go fuck some place up and ruin shit for yourself and others and dont go drifting in the middle of a intersection and kill 5 people lol if you do choose to play in the street just be very careful and wise..

now as far as tracks go useally depends where your located.. i started off at desoto speedway in bradenton florida becuase its about 10 min away from my house.. but there is a few other good tracks around florida mostly on the east coast but if you can manage to make it to one you should go! this friday (black friday) at Central florida road course in orlando there is a big driftevent from 6pm-1am you can get more info in the thread on here, www.sundayslide.com, and the cfrc facebook. but yeah pretty much id go with a track that close to you and try and make it to every event possible there.. but first thing is first your car!?

idk if you have a car or not but there is a bunch of cars u can use for drifting pretty much anything RWD... the most popular is the nissan 240sx.. why? well becuase it has huge aftermarket support and its very easy to swap pretty much any motor in the chassis if you have the money and knowledge... not to mention the cars pretty much come stock ready to drift.. personally id invenst in suspention right away even if it is lowering springs and struts.. unless your baller and can afford coilovers.. but yea suspention , weld the diff, get your ebrake working good and some good front tires and an extra set of wheels and you can start to shreddddd... as far as other cars go besides the 240 id say rx7's are allways good.. 350z's come out of the box pretty much drift ready but its all personal preferance..

just find a nice car.. make it solid.... and start praticing and making events.. your saftey comes first over all.. but put alot of time and effort into your car.. if your going to be drifting anad this is what you want to do then invest in your hobby dont run a pos car that leaks and stalls and wastes peoples time on the track take your time and spend your money wise... Funcion > form ---- fuck that find Balance... and most of all Have fun,... Hope this helps..