There aren't many here who actually drift in real life. There are a few 86 owners though, but I think I'm the only other west coast drifter on this forum. I guess there's a huge underground drifting scene in Seattle, but I've only heard rumors. They only bring out their drift cars at night and only for the drift runs. I would go but my 86 is my only car. I live 60 miles away so I don't think I have to worry about anyone recognizing me but if I went with those guys I would have to drive serious, and I don't want to wreck my ride to work. Ya know?
For now I just stick to drifting in the rain and in GT3 (which does make you better by the way if your car is tuned realisticly). I'm getting pretty good though, I can do it almost as good in real life as I can in GT3 (when it's wet). I can do it within my lane and everything, usually about one full rotation of the wheel so 2/3 of the way sideways. Only a powerslide but I haven't been doing it very long. For reference, my 86 is hardly modified, the car cost me $2300 total so far (including the initial purchase) and I've had it for almost a year. Still improves my driving every time I drive it too, even if I'm not driving aggressively. If anyone is looking for a cheap FR for a learning car, I highly recommend taking one for a test drive. Even if it's stock I garauntee you'll know why the car is so famous almost immediately. BTW I recommend learning a FF or AWD before FR. It gives you the reflexes for giving the car gas, brakes, etc. Once you have that, you will be able to focus on the drifting, not on "ok give it gas now." I drove FF for about 2½ years before I switched to FR.
Ok so I got a little off topic on that one, but I think it's almost relevant.