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14th December 2006, 00:06 #31
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Originally Posted by Daniel
i fail to see how anyone could claim that its not motorsport? its not motorracing and never claims to be but who could seriously try to claim that its not motorsport??? what do you think the cars are powered by.... rubber bands?
I know that theres a inbuilt snobbery against drifting due to the chav's etc but its a great shame that some desperately cling to their pre-conceived ideas without knowing anything whatsoever about the sport.... let alone actually watching it!
Oh and one last though........ its one form of motorsport where the cheque book dosn't rule
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14th December 2006, 00:28 #32
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I do know about the sport The only magazine I bother subscribing to has the occasional article on drifting.
Like I said it may be powered by a motor but it's scored by what people think is most spectacular. That to me is like ice skating. Sure it takes skill but it's not RACING! To me a sport is something where you can objectively measure the difference between two or more competitors and therefore decide who's the winner. Sure drifting takes skill. I don't disagree. But driving a car from point A to point B as fast as possible takes more skill. Driving a car with the arse end hanging out is only part of the skill of driving a car.
Don't assume that just because people don't like drifting that they've never watched it or had any exposure to it.Rule 1 of the forum, always accuse anyone who disagrees with you of bias.I would say that though.
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14th December 2006, 00:48 #33
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By the way, my opinions were generated when I attended a drift event at Sears Point/Infineon in 2004 as well as attending an autocross test & tune event in Atlanta in September that was a few parking lots away from another drift event.
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14th December 2006, 00:52 #34
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Originally Posted by scrutineertwo
Another form of motorsports where the "check book" doesn't rule is Grassroots Motorsports $200x Challenge.
M-Sport/ Ford have been testing using a 'simulator' in the USA. They say its helped improve the Puma Rally1 car, especially for tarmac. Does anyone know what this simulator could be like ? Story...
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