Drifting vs. Track vs. Drag

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Its a lowrider, I'm a mini trucker. We like it low and slow.

I've explained some where why I drive a Blazer.

I had a car, a mitsu spyder and a mustang at one point but I sold em both, I just wanted a truck.

I have drifted by mistake on drit roads and on slick streets. I hated it cause a Suv isn't the best to be sideways.
 
Originally posted by BlazinXtreme
I had no idea what you said so uh ok.

But I used to street race, I even had a Mitsu Spyder. But I finally wised up and went to the track. And here in Detroit if you show up in a Rice Rocket your not welcomed at the track. Plus I started to do construction work and you can't fit a damn thing in a Spyder. I needed a truck or SUV and I like lowriders so there, thats why the Xtreme came about, not to mention my whole family works for GM and I got a sweet deal.

Try a Blazer on a road course, even though its lower its still not that great. I'm working on making it better, by getting some better tires and by doing some suspension work, but its still a SUV and I use it as a hauler.

The strip I go to there isn't much waiting and most of the guys are really cool, they'll help you if you mess something up, give ya tips and everythign else. A 15.4 is good for a truck running about 3200 lbs.

I'm willing to bet though that I could pull every one of your cars no problem, which makes the Blazer nice.

I asked Jordan to change my name cause it was causing a lot of heat from people, and I didn't want to be labeled a racer since I had quit that.
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Read the bold it says why I drive a Blazer

*edit: guess I can't bold a quote
 
Originally posted by mr2dude'91
Well when I was talking about V8's I ment old school muscle cars but still has a V-8 ever won Le Man's. (Domestic America)

Seriously you should really try track or at least ask some friends what drifting is all about I mean your not taking your car or you to the limit unless if it is an old school muscle car that can only go in a straight line:lol:
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Has a V8 ever won Le Mans!?! Are you stupid?

That's a rhetorical question by the way..

I can count the number of Japanese manufactures who have won at Le Mans on one hand; better yet, one finger. Mazda.

Your what, 16 year's old? And your telling us what motor sport takes skill? HAHAHAHAHA
 
Yes I would consider track, rallying, and drifting take skill unlike drag however and I never said has a V8 ever one La Mans but I said American Muscle V8 cars rarely win Le Mans. Besides how long has Japan been in Le Mans for seriously.

The post is about drifting, track, and drag not Le Mans.:P
 
Originally posted by mr2dude'91
1. how long has Japan been in Le Mans for seriously.

2.The post is about drifting, track, and drag not Le Mans.:P
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1. Almost longer then you've been alive.
2. Tell yourself that.
 
It seems like some people are confused on what drifting is so here is a brief summary.

Basically, drifting is getting your car sideways down a road. It doesn't sound very hard does it? Sounds a lot like power sliding huh? Well it isn't. It's much more complex. Instead of a drifter causing a drift and then countering to straighten out, he will instead over-counter so his car goes into another drift. That is the reason many drifters do it in the mountains, because there are many sharp turns strung together. So in essence a good drifter has the ability to take five or six opposing turns without having traction at any point in time.

Well there you go I didn't type that my self but I got it off a site but that is pretty much what it is...also how do you put pictures with your post???
 
And you're right, they very rarely win le mans, but they did win the manufacturers challenge in the petit le mans series.
 
Le mans is dominated by the europeans, and that's the way it goes. Doesnt mean we cant try. I expect though that the new Ford GT will have a significant impact once it starts racing. It would be awesome if it trounces le mans just like it did when it came out in the 60s.
 
Uhm.
No. You lose, sorry. That is one of the most ignorant comments you've ever made. So the NSX is not a track car? The Skyline is not a track car? Perhaps you forgot that Japan also has the JGTC? Drifting does not 0wn 4ll in the land of the rising sun.

Have you ever heard of the petit le mans that I just mentioned? Well, one of the classes is GTS. There are multiple manufacturers in GTS, but the main blood rivals are (big shocker here) Ferrari (of course, theyre thoroughbred track cars made to dominate) and....CHEVROLET! Oh yeah...chevy...with their V8 Corvette. Chevy won the manufacturer's battle this year. Chevy beat ferrari...I take it that means that Chevy can make a good track car...weird huh?
 
Yah but Le Mans is one of the biggest track events and Europeans usually own that.

Then I don't know any other drifting competition besises D1GP which is in Japan where they use JAPANESE cars.lol

Also mostly there is a rivalry between domestics and JAPANESE imports on the drag strip. So I don't think I know my sources but whatever, I know that NSX and Skylines are awesome track cars but they have not won Le Mans so there...:P Just kidding of course at least you and I know what we are talking about;)
 
But that's just it...I don't think you know what you're talking about. When you catagorize cars into a certain area, you make it so you can't think out of that certain area, it's just like racism. Every type of car, foreign and domestic, have their GTs that are made for racing, their straight-liners, and their cheap and sporty cars. Also, lemans is not the be all, end all. It is a fairly impressive show of skill, but it is by no means the definitive.
 
I am just saying on the whole that is what it usually is. You rarely see a souped up Ferrari enter a drag strip and you rarely see a Muscle car drift so I am just being basic. Its not to say that these things don't happen, I mean once in a blue moon but sometimes more than others.
 
I am back now where were we, oh yes drag racing. But seriously it gets a little boring going in a straight line the adrenaline rush is for 12 seconds and all it is is who has the most money not much skill involved.:P
 
Depending on the class of dragging....YOU'RE WRONG! Hah. I've said it before, but I'll say it again. In one class of drag - this is what happens - You give a dial in time for youre car. At the beginning of the bracket, they randomly match people up, in no order. Then you go ahead and race that person. They set the staging trees to where theoretically, if you both hit your dial in time perfectly, then you will both cross the finish line at the exact same time. Of course, that is not what happens, so you want to hit as close to your dial in as possible. Therefore, in that class, driver skill is extemely important. -ford winstar that dials in 16.78 and hit a 16.81 vs a Nissan Skyline GTR R34 NUR that dials in an 11.38 and runs 11.89- Guess who wins? The ford winstar, for they were the closest and they cross the finish line before the skyline. Educate yourself on a sport and what it consists of before you rag on it.
 
we need a mod to regulate these fools and the threads/posts they make. im getting sick of coming to carsingeneral to see the page filled with garbage.
 
Great I am being referred to as a fool when most of you guys don't know a thing about drifting, besides I never said drag racing to no skill I just said it take as much as other forms of racing!!!:P :irked: :mad: :banghead: Jerks
 
Advan, I agree with you to a degree. I dont think mazkid does an overly good job being the only person that admins this area.
 
It's not that people don't know anything about drifting, it's that they don't care about drifting. And the people who do, don't preach about how much better it is compared to other motor sport's.

And speaking of drifting, I was drifting my old 240sx before you knew what drifting was. :: Yawn
 
Wait is drifting even racing? I mean don't you get judged on points not by who crosses the finish line first? I don't know I'm asking you guys the "drifters" out there. But if you don't really race anyone, wouldn't drifting be just like figure skating?
 
Originally posted by BlazinXtreme
Wait is drifting even racing? I mean don't you get judged on points not by who crosses the finish line first? I don't know I'm asking you guys the "drifters" out there. But if you don't really race anyone, wouldn't drifting be just like figure skating?
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yeah ur right it is like judges but in some "D1" compotitions they have races... so yeah some drifting compotitions is like figure skating in some way.
 
Ok so then why would Drifitng be compared to any racing what so ever? Compare it to figure skating, cheerleading, skating comps. It style not speed so its just not racing. Sorry hate to tell ya guys.
 
Originally posted by BlazinXtreme
Ok so then why would Drifitng be compared to any racing what so ever? Compare it to figure skating, cheerleading, skating comps. It style not speed so its just not racing. Sorry hate to tell ya guys.
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well no.....u didnt read it correctly or maybe i didnt say it clear enough...... in drifting compotitions there is the style compotitions and the racing compotitions..... in the racing they go head to head and drift on corners of the track... make sence???
 
Ya ok but whats the point of drifting around turns? Why woudl you want to race like that, it seems like it would be a slow race between a bunch of rwd rice rockets sporting huge ass wings and a ton of vinyl by tire sponsers.
 
and in japan and in some places in europe is where they race on hill climps and down hills.... at this they have very little room to go fast on turn so they drift...... i tihink there called Tongi or somthin...
 
Originally posted by BlazinXtreme
Ya ok but whats the point of drifting around turns? Why woudl you want to race like that, it seems like it would be a slow race between a bunch of rwd rice rockets sporting huge ass wings and a ton of vinyl by tire sponsers.
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i dono bout u but they dont go slow at all... if u think goin sideways on a turn at 75 mph is slow then u tell me what u consider a reasonable speed for u to think is fast.
 

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