The Machine Behind The Machine

Today, drifting will almost certainly illicit some sort of pre-conception from most people in the car tuning world. Whether that is a positive or negative reaction, will be down to your own experiences with the sport. Even describing drifting as a ‘sport’ will almost certainly raise an eyebrow or two amongst some of you…

I’m fortunate enough to have been involved in drifting since the very early days in Europe. I attended those first events where competitors would arrive in their own street cars, compete, and then drive home again. There were no real safety regulations in those days. There were no roll cages, race suits, HANS devices, Nomex underwear or fire suppression systems, although helmets were mandatory. A car with more than 300-horsepower was considered to be another world of performance as most made do with significantly less than that. Twin battles featured a staggered start, so the cars wouldn’t get too close to each other.

Of course, things have changed.

There are countless international championships today, and drifting at the highest level has