DRifting is the art of controlled sliding!. it began in the mountains of JAPAN, when racers (illegal) would battle each other in the hills of JAPAN.... seeing as how the roads were narrow it was only a matter of time before a racer lost controll and spun out. But if a racer could regain control during his slide he was even more popular.... SOON racers started to induce slides and hold them only to regain control and put their fellow racers in awe. Eventually this became a sport; losing control by putting the car in a sideways slide.... holding it then regain control like nuthing happened... IF YOU HAVE KAZAA look for video files for "DRIFTING" or "DRIFT"... you could watch these GRAN TURISMO VIDEOS, but its better to see the real thing (much more noise and excitement) you can do it in GRAN TURISMO, hence the drifting forum... its an art form and very hard to do in real life.. well easy to start hard to sustain and control.. DONT TRY IT WITH YOUR MOMS CAR unless you plan to buy her a set of tires as well as a few fenders.
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