DRIFTING! Good or Bad?

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DRIFTING! Good or Bad?

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Well ive been looking throught the threads, and ive seen a lot of people who are just hell bent on banning drifitng, as they say it is a waste of time, and others who think drifting is the greatest thing to hit the US as of now. Well, im just making this thread to hear everyones opinion on this. So, whats your opinion?:confused:
 
...I guess if that's what you want to do, go ahead. I don't think I'd really enjoy it, although I haven't driven any cars really capable of drifting.
 
Originally posted by Klostrophobic
I just hate the average person who likes drifting.
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Im a little slow so bear with me, do you mean you hate any just average joe that likes to watchin drift videos n go to competitons and stuff? or do you mean the wannabes that try to drift, but cant do it and end up endangering other people? (which is funny to watch, as the guy is usually a total ****tard who doesnt know who to drive, letalone drift :lol: )
 
I think its a dumb form of racing and it only a way to show off and pretend do to something you really cant. People drift cuz they cant follow a line or their car isnt really fast...so they make it look 'cool'.
 
Originally posted by ShobThaBob
I think its a dumb form of racing and it only a way to show off and pretend do to something you really cant. People drift cuz they cant follow a line or their car isnt really fast...so they make it look 'cool'.
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Drifting isn't a form of racing.
 
I'm a fan of drifting in GT3 because it's fun. I haven't drifted in real life, but I think it looks awesome. I have tons of respect for anybody who can drift in real life. I don't mean accidentally powersliding your car around a corner, I mean controlled exhibition drifting.
 
Originally posted by MiXx
Im a little slow so bear with me, do you mean you hate any just average joe that likes to watchin drift videos n go to competitons and stuff? or do you mean the wannabes that try to drift, but cant do it and end up endangering other people? (which is funny to watch, as the guy is usually a total ****tard who doesnt know who to drive, letalone drift :lol: )
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I hate the average person who is jumping on the drifting bandwagon.
 
I think drifting is pretty intense when you're actually the one doing it. I've never drifted my car on dry pavement, but I do all the time in the snow, and it's a blast! It's a rather wierd perspective when driving your car by looking out the pasenger side window.
I also find it very entertaining to watch too.

Drifting is just something new to the automotive scene and just like anything else that is new in a time honored tradition such as road racing, it will definately create some tension much like snowborading did to the skiiing world. But after time, I think everyone will learn to accept eachothers preference whether it be "grip" or "drift" and come to accept the fact that everyone is sharing the same passion for the automobile. 👍
 
Well, I wouldn't have much of a problem for it if it weren't for the fact that as of the moment, it's almost a silly fad - Boy A sees something (anything) from Japan, thinks that since it's from Japan it's automatically awesome, spreads the word to his friends, and a whole cult that is on the verge of a religion is formed. As Klos said, it's the "bandwagon" effect that's stupidly annoying.

As for the issue of drifting in itself, that depends... I'd really prefer that it's under a controlled event, and not "outlawish-fun" like streetracing, though if you live in a small town with snow on the ground, have some fun. But I'm concerned about fresh 16-year-old drivers who just got their plastic from the DMV yesterday and who want to go out and drift their car - Such people seem to not realize that drifting is the practice of purposely losing traction. Loss of traction = Loss of directional and braking control, and when you don't have control of your car, you crash. As in, car damaged, you might be hurt, other people might be hurt, and money exchanged out of your or your parents' wallet. Not good.
 
I enjoy watching drifting yet i dont drift as I cant use it in a race properly. I hate when others look down upon just because its different. Thats all :)
 
Originally posted by Sage
Well, I wouldn't have much of a problem for it if it weren't for the fact that as of the moment, it's almost a silly fad - Boy A sees something (anything) from Japan, thinks that since it's from Japan it's automatically awesome, spreads the word to his friends, and a whole cult that is on the verge of a religion is formed. As Klos said, it's the "bandwagon" effect that's stupidly annoying.

As for the issue of drifting in itself, that depends... I'd really prefer that it's under a controlled event, and not "outlawish-fun" like streetracing, though if you live in a small town with snow on the ground, have some fun. But I'm concerned about fresh 16-year-old drivers who just got their plastic from the DMV yesterday and who want to go out and drift their car - Such people seem to not realize that drifting is the practice of purposely losing traction. Loss of traction = Loss of directional and braking control, and when you don't have control of your car, you crash. As in, car damaged, you might be hurt, other people might be hurt, and money exchanged out of your or your parents' wallet. Not good.
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however, you'd accept it if it was controlled?
 
Originally posted by askia47
however, you'd accept it if it was controlled?
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Most definitely - In a controlled event, with a set course and people cleared out of harm's way, it's perfectly fine. And in fact, they do have such events. Like I said, my main concern is the fresh, new driver who thinks that their license automagically makes them good enough to drift on public roads where he could mow down a person.
 
See, thats what I dont like, I watched the whole initial D series 2 years ago, and it looked cool and all, but when people come up asking questions like 'what would be the best daily driver that i can drift', it just scares me. I used to do a bit of street racing back when I had my mustang, and it was fun, and not very hard to do, and it was all in a straight line. I have seen tons of wrecks from dumb kids who were trying to shift to second but end up steering into their opponent...its just not cool. Kids dont know how to drive very well...period. The last thing I want is another kid who cant drive trying to slide his mommy's RAV4 around a turn.
 
Originally posted by Sage

though if you live in a small town with snow on the ground, have some fun.
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WOOHOO! 👍 Thanks Sage. :D

But I'm concerned about fresh 16-year-old drivers who just got their plastic from the DMV yesterday and who want to go out and drift their car - Such people seem to not realize that drifting is the practice of purposely losing traction. Loss of traction = Loss of directional and braking control, and when you don't have control of your car, you crash. As in, car damaged, you might be hurt, other people might be hurt, and money exchanged out of your or your parents' wallet. Not good. [/B]
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I agree 100% and would like to add that I do not drift my car on public roads. I stick to large, empty parking lots where there are less things for me to wrap my IS3 around.
 
When you drift, then go on Internet message boards and talk endlessly about how cool "u" think it is without being asked, bad. Otherwise, whatever. Everybody thinks it's so unsafe, but in truth, a lot of stuff is unsafe to a lot of people. Drifting's no different. I just wish every single wannabe Japanese drift king would shut the hell up - nobody except them gives half a damn.
 
Originally posted by Sage
Well, I wouldn't have much of a problem for it if it weren't for the fact that as of the moment, it's almost (almost?) a silly fad - Boy A sees something (anything) from Japan, thinks that since it's from Japan it's automatically awesome, spreads the word to his friends, and a whole cult that is on the verge of a religion is formed. As Klos said, it's the "bandwagon" effect that's stupidly annoying.
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THAT IS PRECISELY the thing that I HATE. every new member of GTP comes in with the word "drift" on their nick, with a drifting car in their avatar, with some drift-related thing on their sig, and even in their location. if I see one of those dudes, from the get-go I dont take him seriously... just look at my sig. the incredible mainstreamed thing that drifting has become makes it absolutely lame, even if its not at all, as I recall that controlling a car in those conditions should be a real hell. but then this 13 tear old dude comes in and tells you that drifting is "Da sihznit yo!!!" and behind him a thousand or so people, AGH...
Drifting isnt that popular in mexico, thank god, but it is starting to infiltrate in the rice-magazine coverage and it might catch up really soon, as with all the rice thing. I just hope they dont make a movie about drifting (think driftfast driftfurious) because that would be it.

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Im tellin the GTP member thing because its in this forum that I have catched a glimpse of what driftin does right now. I dont have a manifestation of that over here, the only one I have its on this forum, and its this annoying. To think that its like that just in an intenet forum makes me scary :nervous:
what if the whole thing really grows in here, and I find that kinda people and that kinda cars everywhere???
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
 
I get what you're all saying and I agree with a lot of it. I shake my head every time I see a new member start posting with "AE86", "DRIFTER", or with an Initial D reference in their name (though there are a couple old school members with those references in their name from before the Initial D hype started).
I just get annoyed when people automatically assume that you're stupid because your a fan of drifting. (I may be stupid, but it has nothing to do with drifting. :) ) I see a lot of ignorant comments like that and it's just uncalled for.
 
four wheel drifting drivers, I have a lot of respect for. Exhibition drifting I think is fine, but personally I wouldn't go out of my way to perfect it.
 
Very good! I love watching those japanesse going sideways with their badass cars... What a beautiful sight to see...:)
 
I really enjoy watching drift competitions, and I think a well-executed drift run is a thing of beauty.

But it's not fast - and the only people that really bug me are those who think Initial D is real and that drifting is the fast way around the corner. Exhibition drifting is NOT terribly fast, though in certain types of drift comps that are head-to-head, pulling off a pass while drifting is almost a sure-fire way to win the competition.

The people who I find most obnoxious though are the ones who say "drifting is stupid cause it's slow." Speed isn't the point, and drifters aren't just "guys who suck and can't hold a racing line." It takes a lot of skill to drift well. A LOT.
 
While paying GT3, driving an Oreca GTS-R around Deep forest I "drifted" through turn one. It was a perfect drift by any definition, and it felt pretty cool. I watched the replay so I could see it, which I almost never do, and I got a momentary kick out of it. Unfortunately, it was not even close to my fastest lap and the drift was why. The laps where I maintained traction were faster and more fun because I could tell I was going faster. For a grip racer drifting is a failure with a degree of entertainment value. I prefer accomplishments in GT that don't require my uploading videos of every little thing.

As much skill as there may be in drifting, there is as much skill in not drifting, that is, preventing it. And that is how you go fastest. What gets me is people who act like GT3 is a drifting game. Go to www.racing-line.org and see some real skill. You don't get to be fastest by drifting.

Drifitng in real life? Go ahead and wreck your car if you want. I could care less. Just don't do it on public roads.
 
Originally posted by ShobThaBob
I think its a dumb form of racing and it only a way to show off and pretend do to something you really cant. People drift cuz they cant follow a line or their car isnt really fast...so they make it look 'cool'.
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Actually you DO follow a line when drifitng, and theres 3 of them on most tracks. About the slow car part, you notice that most drift cars arnet slow? its because you need power to drift. Can go and drift with a stock honda or somehting (unless your a total dumbass)

Well i try harder and harder to tell everyone drifting is an OFFICAL race style so hell, ill post the offiacl D1 Gran Prix site on here:
Well damit...their main page is down, so heres highlights from last seasons D1 till the lnk is back up.
http://cars.ign.com/articles/436/436442p1.html
 
Originally posted by Klostrophobic
I hate the average person who is jumping on the drifting bandwagon.
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YES, that is starting to hinder the development of exhibition drifitng here in the States, so many people "street drifting" and makeing a bad name for it before its even totally here.
 
Originally posted by boombexus
I think drifting is pretty intense when you're actually the one doing it. I've never drifted my car on dry pavement, but I do all the time in the snow, and it's a blast! It's a rather wierd perspective when driving your car by looking out the pasenger side window.
I also find it very entertaining to watch too.

Drifting is just something new to the automotive scene and just like anything else that is new in a time honored tradition such as road racing, it will definately create some tension much like snowborading did to the skiiing world. But after time, I think everyone will learn to accept eachothers preference whether it be "grip" or "drift" and come to accept the fact that everyone is sharing the same passion for the automobile. 👍
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Haha ever try snow drifting in a small ass car like an S2000 or miata? hahah, great stuff :lol:

I agree with you totally about that also. Finally, someone with common sense :lol:
 
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