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So there I was, watching a program on HD Theater about Formula Drift, the American series that counter's Japan's original D1 Gran Prix. As I watched the show, it still didn't make much sense to me. I got curious. Searched Netflix on the ol X-Box for drifting and found the live action movie, based on an old anime show called Initial D. Drifting started in Japan many years ago to get around Mt Akina's tight turns. It was and still is an original drift technique called inertia drifting, or as we called it back in the day, 'scrubbing speed in a corner drift'. Watched the movie, adn it kinda sunk in just a little. Then when a new program came on Versus, I totally got it. AN older dude in an old Japanese AE-86 was talking about his car.
"Yes, motor, highly tuned, no turbo, just motor, good gears, good brake, good driveline, light wheels" "Hai, yes, parking brake for parking. Drift not about parking brake, drift is car going fast enought for inertia to make speed slower as the back slides, gas pedal makes car move forward again"
Well SUMBITCH! I GET IT! This was how me and my brother had the all time record for 'the mountain' back home in Nor-Cal. I wouold run the road in my '66 Stang and just let the ass end hang out in the corners. No real brakes, just let the inertia scrub speed, then power out of the corner at the apex. Sheeeiiiiit! We were stinkin kids in our cars drifting and we didn't even know it!
So looking at the Formula Drift, me and the middle boy,hang out and watch the shows on HD Theater and Versus. I'm thinkin a really cool older Alfa Romeo Super 1600/Ti1600 would be a kick for a little 'helleflush' and drift fun on these here backroads of mid Tennessee, then again, those old Nissan 240Sx's are just sick with it when a guy tunes them up just right. The kid is even starting to think maybe a RB20DET for his 1954 Healey...would save a ton of weight over the old '72 LT1, give that sweet turbo hiss when gears were changed or downshifting, and if compression was solid and the right 2.5" exhaust was used the little sucer would howl like a banshee on steroids when it took off smoking Honda's, Toyota's, and even new model Stangs and Camaros(1650lbs, 300hp, what do you think it will do?)
Yeah, drifting.. I get it
So there I was, watching a program on HD Theater about Formula Drift, the American series that counter's Japan's original D1 Gran Prix. As I watched the show, it still didn't make much sense to me. I got curious. Searched Netflix on the ol X-Box for drifting and found the live action movie, based on an old anime show called Initial D. Drifting started in Japan many years ago to get around Mt Akina's tight turns. It was and still is an original drift technique called inertia drifting, or as we called it back in the day, 'scrubbing speed in a corner drift'. Watched the movie, adn it kinda sunk in just a little. Then when a new program came on Versus, I totally got it. AN older dude in an old Japanese AE-86 was talking about his car.
"Yes, motor, highly tuned, no turbo, just motor, good gears, good brake, good driveline, light wheels" "Hai, yes, parking brake for parking. Drift not about parking brake, drift is car going fast enought for inertia to make speed slower as the back slides, gas pedal makes car move forward again"
Well SUMBITCH! I GET IT! This was how me and my brother had the all time record for 'the mountain' back home in Nor-Cal. I wouold run the road in my '66 Stang and just let the ass end hang out in the corners. No real brakes, just let the inertia scrub speed, then power out of the corner at the apex. Sheeeiiiiit! We were stinkin kids in our cars drifting and we didn't even know it!
So looking at the Formula Drift, me and the middle boy,hang out and watch the shows on HD Theater and Versus. I'm thinkin a really cool older Alfa Romeo Super 1600/Ti1600 would be a kick for a little 'helleflush' and drift fun on these here backroads of mid Tennessee, then again, those old Nissan 240Sx's are just sick with it when a guy tunes them up just right. The kid is even starting to think maybe a RB20DET for his 1954 Healey...would save a ton of weight over the old '72 LT1, give that sweet turbo hiss when gears were changed or downshifting, and if compression was solid and the right 2.5" exhaust was used the little sucer would howl like a banshee on steroids when it took off smoking Honda's, Toyota's, and even new model Stangs and Camaros(1650lbs, 300hp, what do you think it will do?)
Yeah, drifting.. I get it
