Something I've noticed

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Well I've been gone from these boards for a while, with my knee surgery and working on my truck and all. But since I've come back I've noticed the incrediable amout of stupid driving. Jesus it's worse then what I used to do.

The amount of drifting I hear you guys talk about is rediculous. Yes I used to race, but I look back on that and just wonder why I would be that stupid to risk my life over something so stupid.

I hope you guys drift at some race track cause these people who do it on the streets or in a parking lot are just as bad as those who drag race in the street and prolly worse.

See what I mean?
 
I especially love the people that say "drifting isnt stupid when ur at the track, i beat people cause i go aroundt he turns at faster speeds and this guy is the king if drifting and nobody laughs at him and he gets payed millions of dollars" and etc. Drifting is stupid. Thank you Initial D.
 
If you want to do it do it at the track, but I see no point in it. I would think it would wear your tires out and make you loose traction...I like traction going around coners.
 
I'm personally a big fan of drift. But I completely agree that it's not a competive technique, and that Grip driving is much faster. Drifting is a form of performance art. It's entertainment, not sports.

I think dirfting will be a lot more acceptable if you group it not with F1, NASCAR, and JGTC, but with Freestyle Motocross, snowboarding, and skateboarding.
 
Originally posted by BlazinXtreme

I hope you guys drift at some race track cause these people who do it on the streets or in a parking lot are just as bad as those who drag race in the street and prolly worse.
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It seems to me that drifting in a big, flat, open parking lot would be a lot safer than drifting on a track where you could go off the track and hit walls or hit the dirt/grass and flip over (there was a video going around of a white Evo VII doing exactly that). I do however agree that drifting on public streets is stupid and if you're caught doing it, they should ***** slap you and then take your car and license away.


-Mark
 
Of course, drifting should never be done on populated roads. I'd say the only exception is the Touge drifts IN JAPAN, where they have guys with radios and checkpoints, and everything, to make sure there are no problems with traffic.
 
Still what is the point of getting your car sideways? It just beats the hell outta your car. All you drifters are a menice just like street racers are. Keep it on the track its safer. Drifting in a parking lot is still unsafe since its in a public place. Not to metion its illegal. If drag racers gotta be stop then so do drifters.
 
Number one, I never said I was a drifter. I'm a drift fan . And I agree that it never should be done anywhere but a track or other closed course. As for why do it, why do any of the things I compared it to? It's fun, and it looks cool.
 
I didn't say I was directing at you. But to me drifting is just a stupid fad that will kill more people then drag racing would ever do.
 
I don't think so. Most of the fatalities from drag racing come from impromptu races on roads with traffic, with the cars swerving around others and everything. You'll never sii that in drifting. Drifing, also, is apt to damage the car, but is actually relatively safe for the driver, due in large part to the lower speeds involved. And it's also much less common to have a multi vehicle accident in Drifting, most come from hitting objects, unlike street drag where most accidents involve multiple cars, containing many people.

Still, though, I have very little sympathy for anyone injured while participating in either sport illegaly.
 
Well, drifting is fun, just like racing. That's why people do it. Yeah, it can wear your tires, but that's not the point. I like any form of motorsports or Motor Entertainment (EX. A car beating an RX7 in the 1/4............in reverse :lol: )...
 
Do you honestly think these kids drift at a track? Hell no they d it in a parking lot and I wouldn't feel bad if they rolled there car or hit something...in fact I'd laugh at your stupidness. I bet there are a tone of drifting accidents...more then you think.
 
Originally posted by Takumi Fujiwara
I don't think so. Most of the fatalities from drag racing come from impromptu races on roads with traffic, with the cars swerving around others and everything. You'll never sii that in drifting. Drifing, also, is apt to damage the car, but is actually relatively safe for the driver, due in large part to the lower speeds involved. And it's also much less common to have a multi vehicle accident in Drifting, most come from hitting objects, unlike street drag where most accidents involve multiple cars, containing many people.
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Well, I have to slightly disagree with you there. You could still crash into a car on a blind corner (or a corner where you just didnt see it). You can still have a multi-vehicle accident in drifting, if your drifitng with friends and the front runner ends up spinning or what have you and nobody can get around him. IMO, drifting is just as dangerous as street racing. Yeah, your going slower, but since your going sideways, its harder to avoid things that just pop up, like a dog, or a kid, or another car that just suddenly popped up there...
 
uh there is no problem with this thread I'm just making a point no one else has.
 
Originally posted by BlazinXtreme
Still what is the point of getting your car sideways? All you drifters are a menice just like street racers are.
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It's all a matter of opinion. Some people might ask "What's the point of racing your car?" You do it because it's fun, correct? That's the same reason people drift their car.

All you drifters are a menice just like street racers are.
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:lol: I just got this picture in my head of an old guy shaking his fist "Those darn drifters are a menace, I tell ya."


As for drifting in parking lots... I'm not talking about drifting in a parking lot during daytime hours when there are cars parked there. I'm talking about at night or when the place is closed down. Yes, it's public, but what are you going to hit? I think the safety of it would depend on which parking lot they're doing it in.


-Mark
 
Originally posted by Frustrated Palm
Lots of parkinglots have light posts in every isle...
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That's true, but that's why I said "I think the safety of it would depend on which parking lot they're doing it in."


-Mark
 
Whats the difference between drag racing in a industrial part of town and sliding your car in a parking lot? There is none, danger can be there always.

Not to mention it's vandlism to lay rubber in a parking lot. It's also trespassing..there are hundreds of things illegal.
 
Originally posted by BlazinXtreme
Whats the difference between drag racing in a industrial part of town and sliding your car in a parking lot? There is none, danger can be there always.

Not to mention it's vandlism to lay rubber in a parking lot. It's also trespassing..there are hundreds of things illegal.
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If you're drag racing in an industrial part of town, there's still the potential that somebody could pull out of a side street. There's not much chance of that happening in a big, open parking lot. And Vandalism? I suppose it is, but I've never heard anybody complain about rubber on the ground. Hell, most US drift events are held in parking lots, so I don't think vandalism is really an issue. Also, it's not tresspassing if it's as you said, a public parking lot.

-Mark
 
Your still missing my point. Anyone who uses the streets or anything relating to the streets (parking lots) in a manner other then directed is at fault.

Yes I street raced, am I proud I did? Hell no I'm not proud...I kinda wish I would have gotten caught. Jesus people need to use the roads for what roads are for, point a to point b.
 
Originally posted by BlazinXtreme
Your still missing my point. Anyone who uses the streets or anything relating to the streets (parking lots) in a manner other then directed is at fault.
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I understand your point. I just don't entirely agree. I don't see anything wrong with drifting in an open parking lot, you do. It's just a difference of opinion. Either way, it's not worth arguing about. :)


-Mark
 
Originally posted by Ethix101
If you're drag racing in an industrial part of town, there's still the potential that somebody could pull out of a side street.
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As with drifting. A car might pull out at the end of a blind or semi-blind corner and you could hit it. Or you might not even see the car.


And Vandalism? I suppose it is, but I've never heard anybody complain about rubber on the ground. Hell, most US drift events are held in parking lots, so I don't think vandalism is really an issue. Also, it's not tresspassing if it's as you said, a public parking lot.

-Mark
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They get permission from the person/s or company who owns the parking lot before they use it.
 
Originally posted by Frustrated Palm
As with drifting. A car might pull out at the end of a blind or semi-blind corner and you could hit it. Or you might not even see the car.


They get permission from the person/s or company who owns the parking lot before they use it.
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I never said anything about drifting in an industrial part of town, that's just as dangerous as drag racing in the same place. I only mentioned drifting in parking lots.
Also, I know they get permission to use the lot when they have drifting events, but that wasn't my point. My point was just that nobody really cares about rubber left on a parking lot. Yes, technically you could call it vandalism, but that's not really a big issue. I had friends in high school that used to go to parking lots to do donuts and the cops never cared. They were just happy the kids were keeping it off the street.


-Mark
 

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