OMG!!! you're totally right. There's not even one mention of the word sport on the US Figure Skating Assocation's website http://www.usfsa.org/


Who cares :rofl:

Yeah Brendan and Ryan, the owner and the driver.

So far the camaro is the only car built before 1984 competing.

sport?
 

if it is a sport it is one of the better smelling ones? nothing like to smell of burning tires in the morning

My problem with drifting is the judging is subjective to peoples natural biassing. Now put accelerometers in the cars race an equal length track once inside once outside use average time and use accelerometers info to get real data on how sideways for duration,pitch + speed. Now you have a clear cut winner,not I like jap (insert your favorite here) cars best,specially the yellow ones and he is my favorite crap. Now you have a sport not just a competition. If it can be judged equaly its a sport otherwise its popularity competition!!
Do they have skills oh yeah. I can say I have drifted as far as anyone but most dont have 6 mile long dry lakes around them. When it raines the mud is 1/2" deep and you can drift your junk from one end to the other constant pitch. Fast sometimes slow most but it is far more fun to DO than watch.

I just had to shoot back to Australia to take care of some things. Luckily my friend has no licence and said I could borrow his car. I'm taking it to a skid pan day on Sunday, so I'll try getting some footage.

http://www.initialdrift.com.au/galle..._AMRS_2590.jpg

It's entertaining, but not a "sport". To me there's no clear winner or loser, much like many of the events in the Olympics. They take skill, sure, but if a group of judges has to declare a winner, not a sport!

It's awesome car control!
HUbinette and Millen are both accomplished national caliber racers in the Rally world. I've ridden shotgun around a drift course with pro-driver, those guys are good and I say its a sport. Beats the hell out of hitting a ball with a stick. or other adults playing child's games.

I didn't read every post so sorry if this has already be said.
I view it more as a competition than a sport. Just like a sport you compete and a winner is "choosen" not "decided".

I agree with Jeff the guys that do it are excellent drivers with alot of talent! And every guy loves a 100mph burnout for 1000'... :hail:

I said yes. I think it is a sport however, I think it is a stupid one. I have watched it once and that was enough for me. I think most will agree that it is a sport, but will also state that most do not like it. Just my two cents!

I really don't understand what the goal of Drifting is? My understanding is that it's like this analogy:

Drifting is to competitive autosports what figure skating is to competitive ice sports in the Olympics. Is it less about speed and more about technique?

It looks like fun to me anyway.