NO DRIFT NO LIFE..........

History of DRIFT

Drifting started in Japan approximately 10 years ago. Today, the extreme motorsport is so accepted and popular in the country, that drivers have become recognized celebrities. In time, drifting evolved into an organized series called the D1 Grand Prix in which top Japanese professional drivers compete in a series of events to determine the best drifter. Amateur drifting events take place in Europe, Australia, Malaysia and in the U.S. U.S.-based drifting has been an underground sport for the last 10 years but professional drifting has only taken off in the States recently. In Spring 2003, Irvine, California-based Slipstream Global Marketing brought top professional Japanese drifters to the U.S. to participate in an exhibition competition to a sell out crowd at Southern California?s Irwindale Speedway. Within six months of the exhibition, which was nothing less than an electrifying debut, Slipstream Global Marketing, along with Yokohama Tire Corporation as title sponsor, brought the D1 Grand Prix All Star Invitational to the U.S. in its official debut appearance outside of Japan. The success of these events caused an explosion of interest in mainstream national media and further reinforced the interest and need for a North American competition, and in 2003 Formula Drift was founded by Slipstream to deliver sanctioned competitions of auto-crazed fans across the U.S. What is DRIFT? Drifting is a high-skill level motorsport in which drivers control a car while it slides from side to side at high speed through a marked course. It is similar to rally racing, but is done on a closed, paved course and judged on execution and style rather than just who finishes the fastest. Drift cars are typically smaller, lightweight, and rear-wheel-drive. The goal is to apply enough power to the rear wheels to break the tires' traction and initiate a slide, or "drift." Once a drift is initiated, it must be maintained through the turn using a precise balance of power, braking and steering. Favourite Drift Machine Toyota AE86 Toyota KE70 Toyota TE71 Nissan Cefiro A31 Nissan Skyline R32 Nissan Skyline R33 Nissan Skyline R34 Nissan Silvia S13 Nissan Silvia S14 Nissan Silvia S15 Nissan 180SX Nissan Laurel Mazda FC (RX7) Mazda FD (RX7) Toyota Supra Toyota Mark II Proton Perdana Honda S2000 Mazda RX8 Subaru Impreza Nissan Fairlady 350Z Favourite Malaysian Drifter TENGKU DJAN LEY (DJAN) SER MING HUI (AH FAI) NAZRUL HAFIZI (ALONG)