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 were
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 judges decision.
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In conclusion drivers are more educated about
what drifting is.