YACT!: Just got back from DD6 (drift event) *WITH PICS*

[Salvador]

If you've ever watched World Rallye (WRC), you'd understand what drifting is all about only that these guys do it on a paved road. It's basically a controlled slide around a corner and a lot of fun I might add.

Sal

 

[Salvador]

Blah.. drag racing sucks. What's the point of going in a straight line.. I do that everyday on normal roads. Autocrossing is much more fun and depends much more on the driver than what your money can buy you.

Drag racing is fun. It requires a whole different set of driver skills to get the best time.

I tried autox years ago and never really got into it. I just don't like the idea of timed racing through cones in a parking lot. There's so much down time too. It's kind of annoying. OTOH.. I LOVE track days at road courses. My dad and I get out to Gingerman in Michigan whenever we can with my dad's Z06. I can't wait to get the G35C out there. It's such a nice wide open track and very forgiving for mistakes. You never like to wrap a $40K+ car around a guard rail or end up in the kitty litter. We were going to do a track day at Road America this spring, but then backed out at the last minute. Maybe next year.

Sal

 

[DanFungus]

Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP

Originally posted by: boyRacer

Originally posted by: csaddict

Originally posted by: DanFungus

Originally posted by: uncJIGGA
LOL...people make fun of NASCAR for being repetitive laps around an oval...and yet these fools just pull doughnuts in parking lots all day? Am I missing something here??

they're not just holding the steering wheel right/left and stepping on the gas....they're keeping the rear tires from getting traction and guiding the car with the front tires, so the car could be facing the inside of a turn while it's really going the right direction around the turn.

But, I don't like Nascar and I love rally racing, so if you like Nascar, you probably wouldn't understand drifting, as I won't ever understand Nascar no matter how someone explains it

So it's a controlled skid. They're doing nothing more than "sanctioning" reckless driving. How is this a competition?

And drag racing is what? Stepping on the gas and keep the car going straight? And basketball is what? running around with a ball and try to make it go in a bucket? and counter-strike is what? spending hours shooting pixels moving around your monitor? if you don't know enough about it you should try not to post ignorant comments.

hehehe danfungus = OWNED

wait...how am I the one that is "OWNED"? wasn't her referring to csaddict?
edit: I see what he was referring to. I was referring to "and yet these fools just pull doughnuts in parking lots all day" when I said "they're not just holding the steering wheel right/left and stepping on the gas"...not Nascar. I don't like Nascar, but it doesn't make a difference to me if someone else does.

 

[littleman]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: uncJIGGA
LOL...people make fun of NASCAR for being repetitive laps around an oval...and yet these fools just pull doughnuts in parking lots all day? Am I missing something here??

Nascar: people race around a track, and attempt to be the first one to finish. The winner gets a trophy.

Drifting: people drive around a similar track, and purposely break the tires loose because they think it looks cool. Even if a "winner" is declared, the judging is completely subjective and based solely on style points. See: figure skating.

yeah, i like the comparison to figure skating.
I guess drifting originated in japan, where it was first performed by tsuchiya keichi (they call him teh drift king). It wasn't done on purpose- it was just a byproduct of taking fast turns and exiting at a high speed. But recently, the japanese people have turned it into more of an artform, and hence- somewhat like figure skating. Theres two types of drift basically - drifting for art and doing it outta necessity.

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: csaddict

Originally posted by: AaronB
Download this video if you want to see how "cool" professional drifting is......

Right-click, save target as.... You know the drill.

Heh, that was awesome. Thanks for visualizing my point. How anyone can compare this to something like drag racing is beyond me. When people drag race they try to squeeze every ounce of performance out of their car. This is nothing more than flinging a car around a course to "look" cool. Why would you constantly scrub off speed like that if you are tryying to get around a race course in the fastest time possible? It makes no sense and is a waste of rubber.

believe it or not sliding around like an idiot is actually fun... that's why i said if you've never tried it don't start hating on it... but that's your opinion nontheless. drifting... however pointless it may look actually involves more skill than drag racing in MY opinion... but i appreciate both for what they are.

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: DanFungus

Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP

Originally posted by: boyRacer

Originally posted by: csaddict

Originally posted by: DanFungus

Originally posted by: uncJIGGA
LOL...people make fun of NASCAR for being repetitive laps around an oval...and yet these fools just pull doughnuts in parking lots all day? Am I missing something here??

they're not just holding the steering wheel right/left and stepping on the gas....they're keeping the rear tires from getting traction and guiding the car with the front tires, so the car could be facing the inside of a turn while it's really going the right direction around the turn.

But, I don't like Nascar and I love rally racing, so if you like Nascar, you probably wouldn't understand drifting, as I won't ever understand Nascar no matter how someone explains it

So it's a controlled skid. They're doing nothing more than "sanctioning" reckless driving. How is this a competition?

And drag racing is what? Stepping on the gas and keep the car going straight? And basketball is what? running around with a ball and try to make it go in a bucket? and counter-strike is what? spending hours shooting pixels moving around your monitor? if you don't know enough about it you should try not to post ignorant comments.

hehehe danfungus = OWNED

wait...how am I the one that is "OWNED"? wasn't her referring to csaddict?
edit: I see what he was referring to. I was referring to "and yet these fools just pull doughnuts in parking lots all day" when I said "they're not just holding the steering wheel right/left and stepping on the gas"...not Nascar. I don't like Nascar, but it doesn't make a difference to me if someone else does.

i wasn't referring to you... and i don't like Nascar that much either because it is a bit boring. but i do respect the work those guys do.

 

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Were you driving in the event? I was there with friends for a little while. Seeing the jspec s14.5 was nice, too sexy. It got jacked up though.