Points are kinda... arcade-like. You have to take weird lines to get maximum points too.
Points do not define a good drifter, just somebody who knows the basics and can manipulate the point system.
To be a good drifter you need to learn to tandem, that is, drifting with other people, often in close proximity without hitting them. You follow their line and try to match their angle. Always be courteous (don't speed off!) up to the first initiation point, so that the person following you can have a chance to chase in close proximity.
In real life there are no annoying points hovering in the air, there's a lot of competitions though, like FD/MSC/BDC/D1 etc. all over the world where drifters tandem together 1v1, taking turns to lead and follow. Whoever did the best job regarding the judging criteria (usually line/proximity/angle/style) will advance to the next round.
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Most drifters on GT6 that I know, either do a track reverse (if it's short like Autumn Mini) or do a section of the track back and forth, just to avoid the annoying points. But even before points we did sections, that's just how it is. You take the best corners of a track and do those instead of having to do continuous laps.
This is drifting as it should be, just pure fun, balls to the wall;
Of course I'm not telling you what to do, drift for points if you wish, just explaining why most serious drifters don't.
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Edit: If you read all of this and watched the vids then you have an attention span higher than the average teenager, good job!