Drifting... sport or no sport?

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Drifting: It has a sanctioning body, TV time, sponsors, and paid "pro" drivers, it is a sport. It's not my style, I'm not going to build a drift car, and don't watch much of it on TV, but thats why we live in this country, we have choices! I would be just as eager to spend a day at the track in a pro drifter as I would in a top fuel car.

All sports have a winner, either by points scored, timed events, or judging, some people have a problem with the judging aspect. As far as the judging goes, how many of you are building cars for Columbus? And until last year how is that winner determined? A small group of people throwing forth their opinions to pick a winner-judging