What Is The Point Of "drifting"?

[Excaliber]

The older Toyotas with rear drive are VERY popular and have become quite expensive here now. The SX rear drivers are the MOST popular and command BIG dollars now. Mustangs and Camaros also drift. Heck I was drifting my Excalibur!

Drifting IS well on it's way to become a "sanctioned" event in California. Research and development? I can't think of a better way to determine the strength of "parts" than to go out and thrash the heck out it on PAVEMENT!

You gonna need some really STRONG stuff to stay with it.

One technique: The Clutch kick. Clutch in, rev the heck out of it, dump the clutch. Ya think that would "test" how good the drive train is? Surprising how many Japanese cars are rear drive, front drivers are very rare in drifting.

Of course liberal use of the E brake is common also. With the Cobra? Lots of air pressure, "street" tires a flick of the wheel and mash the gas was all that was needed. Being SHORT WHEEL BASE incredibly HARD to HOLD a Cobra in a nice controlled slide. Rear end WANTS to come around you. It IS a "dance".

Drifting aint going away, it's just getting warmed up in the USA. You WILL be hearing more and more about it. Not ricers only, AMERICAN cars are being set up to drift!

Ernie