Comments on: The End of Drifting or a New Beginning?

By: 1096548

1096548 — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:18:21 +0000

It’s easier to break traction and more exciting to drift a high power RWD. Not the end of drifting they just built the cars to be competitive. Although I agree with most, why not just start with a proven platform instead of a one-off custom.

By: 2008835

2008835 — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:44:25 +0000

Thanks to youtube and a few araabs ive seen just about everything drift including a cadillac escalade!! im all for integration awd,rwd,fwd, fwdlwd bring it!

By: 4Wheelin_Forever

4Wheelin_Forever — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:27:48 +0000

Go big or go home, but dont waste your money converting a car to RWD or AWD when you can see that RWD cars are a dime a dozen. If my buddy can take a 97 nissan pick up and go drifting, then why convert a scion?

By: Batman59

Batman59 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:57:39 +0000

If you can turn it sideways I’m all for it

By: PapaCherry

PapaCherry — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:07:14 +0000

AWD cars are not for drifting. If your thinking about the Lancer Evolutions that have been drifting, they have been converted to RWD just like the Skylines have.

By: PapaCherry

PapaCherry — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:03:00 +0000

I think it is good that new cars are comming in to the drift scene. At least it isnt like nascar and everything is the same going around in a circle. If you can build a car to go sideways and you can actually keep it in the line you want and kick the car sideways, I dont see any reason why any car wouldnt be allowed.

By: pttransamdriver

pttransamdriver — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:53:42 +0000

I don’t pretend to know a lot about drift racing, I love it and think its a really cool sport with a lot a very talented drivers. It just doesn’t make sense to me that you would take a car thats so far from drifting capabilities and spend so much time and money making it race ready. To answer the question the I think the TC is junk for this sport, the driver even said so himself, (in a nice way) why not just drive a real RWD or AWD car that could handle the sport to begin with?

By: 1_eyed_bob

1_eyed_bob — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:51:45 +0000

I do not claim to be into drifting (although the sports awsome to watch), nothing I own is considered a drifting vehicle. With that, I think its a decent thing for the sport. It opens up a hole new spectrum of vehicles and car lovers to the sport. In drag racing you see alot of former FWD vehicles that now have a rear pumpkin flying down the track. This just opens up a new creative way for people to customize the cars they drive in the sport. Someday (if there arnt already) there may be rules regulating RWD conversions at events, but every car lover has thier place.

By: chevyman327nova

chevyman327nova — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:19:59 +0000

driftng is kinda pointless so it dont matter to me i mean who wants to ruin a set of tires every run? id rather drag race or go in a circle because thats racin so it should be called lets almost wreck but not. im not hatin im just sayin i dont see the point if i wanna drift ill go drive too fast on an icy road but that dont make it fun just sayin i dont need a special built car to do it either but to each his own i guess

By: mvautodunn

mvautodunn — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:53:36 +0000

Has anyone seen the Toaster (RWD converted turbo honda element). I love S13-15 and RX’s, but its nice to see a well build ride doing something it was never made to do. I got pics of the toaster and some roasted tires from Nopi when they where in Columbus last year. Wish drift would come back but I don’t think it will.