drifting evolution
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My brother and I have always seen drifting in videos and hear about it on a daily basis within our car group.
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So my brother would often be curious about drifting.
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We both owned a Mazda Miata, which happens to be a very good car to drift in.
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Since brother was fascinated with drifting, every weekend he would beg me to go drifting with him.
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I occasionally do Autocross events so drifting was the opposite of what you want to do, but after some convincing
I was on board.
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We would both go around drifting around any turn that we thought looked good.
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At first we were not very good and we’re constantly spinning out or crashing into the grass, but after a couple of weeks of practice we were finally able to pull off a complete
drift around a turn.
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While the true origin of drifting may not be exactly known, we know that Japan was one of the first areas to use this
technique.
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One of the first people to create and use this technique was Kunimitsu Takahashi.
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This technique led him to several championships and a following that loved the smoke trail that he left.
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The first official events dedicated specifically for drifting was started by Keiichi Tsuchiya.
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He learned about drifting by watching Takahashi and practiced in mountain roads, which gained him a reputation
in the racing scene.
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Drifting is a technique where the driver purposely oversteers while breaking traction in the rear tires usually
going into a corner.
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The driver maintains control for the entire drift from entering a corner all the way to exit.
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While the car is drifting around a corner the front tires are usually being pointed in the opposite direction of the turn
known as counter-steering.
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Without this counter-steering the front of the car will just spin into the turn very quickly and you will spin out.
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Drifting is growing to become a popular motorsport.
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Drivers competing in cars that are usually rear wheel drive, drift around the course to earn points based on multiple
factors.
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Drivers are paired off and compete in a tandem pass.
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A tandem pass is where the two cars drift alternating lead along a short course with a goal of trying to make the best
drift as possible while trying to overtake the lead car.
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Extra passes may be permitted if the judges just cannot decide on a victor or if the crowd “Boos” the judge’s
decision.
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In conclusion drivers are more educated about what drifting is.