I have started to see a great shift in people from drifting to time trial/ HPDE stuff. Look at all the top import magazines. Every issue has something about a Time Attack event or car in it. Where is all the drifting going?

Its all about bang for the buck. If a guy can spend half the money to get on the track and be competitive and have fun, he will do it. And thats why so many are moving to track events and not drifting.