Tony Posted September 26, 2018 Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted September 28, 2018 Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 I don't get the drifting thing. Seems like a bit of a waste of good speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted September 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 It's rallying on tarmac but to be fair there is an art to it. In this case i doubt if he did this drift on one set of tyres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted September 28, 2018 Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 That's it though. Art is all about someones opinion of what is nice. With racing, the first one across the line is the winner, while with drifting the first one to make a nice pretty set of worn tyres and black lines on the road which impresses someone and is first across the line is the winner. You can be first, and lose because you weren't pretty enough. Like many other so called sports which rely on someone judging how well they did (ski jumping "style points" for example). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted September 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 There are extra points to be had in drift and these would depend on driver skill.... Perfrom well then win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted September 29, 2018 Report Share Posted September 29, 2018 And who decides where the extra points go based on what? All someone's opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted September 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2018 forget the idea of drifting being a motorsport, it isn't; it's more like an extreme sport, but in high-horsepower rear-wheel-drive cars. Competitive drifting today has more in common with freestyle motocross, or skateboarding, than traditional motorsports. This link will explain way better than me. https://drivetribe.com/p/drift-101-how-do-drift-competitions-NQEZ7fYhSEqvwphgdbe5XQ?iid=Gpyu8K4rRQW5jI7UnNEoag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 I don't think of it as a sport. It isn't. It's like you say, skateboarding which is fun for the people doing it but has no sport element until you get to the "first across the line in a downhill race" bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 I suppose the main difference is driver skill. Unlike racing were raw power gives the main edge, drifting requires precision that converts to points. Power is a factor but only because tyre smoke awards points and a wow moment for the crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 I enjoyed that and you can't beat the noise and smell in the flesh. We went to a round of the BDC a few years a go and it was really good. I don't think it's taken off that well in the UK, they've reduced the number of rounds to just a handful now and there don't seem to be many other events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 From the feedback i've been getting is it's to expensive now meaning those with top sponsors are killing the middleman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 3, 2018 Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 That's a shame. If the rounds that are left were closer then I'd go again, most are up North. I'll have to make the trip to Donington next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 There are other events outside of BDC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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