im alil torn on this subject.... I am a japanese and american.....i dont really hate on american cars drifting but personally all my fav's are japanese cars..... i think its alil akward seein american cars drift at times... i love old american cars...they are beautiful cars...but i cant see one driftin just out of fear of wreckin them and the $$$ it would take to fix them
my personal fav drift cars ar S chassis cars and old toyota's but thats just based on preference.....i think ae86's and 240's get alil too much attention i like older toyotas just as much...alil harder to find and stuff but they def have a smooth oldskool feel.
i also agree that its really the driver...i mean a good driver can addapt to anything so its really prefference and feel.
as far as the american cars winnin drift in US....i think there is alot of bias in that...also when u have all these SUPER HIGH POWERED american cars against moderately tuned japanese its an obvious advantage in my oppinion...i read japanese drift mags and watch drift vids from over there and have talked to drivers...and when u see there super high powered 240's and ALL these cars we dont even have and stuff. id just love to see them over here...not just ur moderately tuned sr swapped s chassis u see here.....jpns arent sendin there best because they have no interest here... i think its buildin up...but D1 here really doesnt interest me....
i think driftin is becoming to flashy here and there (japan) its no longer about track times.... and smooth runs.. or speed its about who can throw up the most smoke...that bores me a bit.. i mean even some of the recent shows i get from jpns tv... some of it is all show and its obvious they are just spittin smoke for show....
and thats how i see d1 here...i went and watched a viper just spit smoke... and i see american cars with ridiculous sponsorship and interest just tryin to boost the american car market goin against 20 year old jpns beaters...yes the japanese cars are tunned but to mee they are 2 different beasts designed for 2 diff things.... dont get me wrong...vipers....gto's.....even some mustangs....pretty BAD ASS CARS...and they can go sideways WITH WEIGHT REDUCTION OUT THE ASS lol jp.....but a ae86 was never meant to have 500 hp..and puttin a viper up against one is stupid to me.... but it was amazing to me that a lil car like that kept up....yall need to look at the big picture
remember this is just an opinion of a kid... i am a tad bias... Japanese Pride :-Dbut i try to think realistic about this....
and also american D1 tracks arent real drift coarse and have alot of straight aways and such....i think a windy-er coarse would show the true potential of the lil nimble cars.... i mean drift atlanta was a straight away with a 45 degree turn a sweep and alil loop...... idk flame me if you want...but i felt it was weak....i loved every second of it cuz i love the sport......but it wasnt on the same level...
thanks for your time. :jerkit:
-me and my
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