Originally posted by 019
i don't really think of drifting as taking perfectly good tires and tearing them up. well in my case it's more of taking beat up hand me down tires and finishing them off, haha. but yea, it definitely is kind of a waste to tear them up, but tires are meant to be used, hehe.
drifting is a big/long burnout? um.. ok... in case you didn't know, drifting incorporates good handling with good power.... you could just as well use the drifting cars on a road course and have great result. and you gotta realize that the reason some cars don't make a "great" amount of hp is because: 1. they're old/using old engine, as is the case with the ae86. 2. they have the car tuned for response rather than hp. still... you can't tell me a car like koguchi's 350hp 180sx is slow... you saw what jeff and eric's cars have been doing with a little over 300hp... plus their cars aren't gutted....
okie first of all..tires are NOT ment to be torn up. If that was the purpose of tires in racing...then you obviously dont know what racing is about. in f1 or even nascar, the person who disregards their tire damage will be the LAST to win the race. all those times he has to switch tires because he has ruined his set will him a loser at the end of a race.
2nd of all...take a car made to drift. take another car made to grip. and take them to a road course and see which one is faster around the track...EVEN if the drift setup car resorts to grip racing and best line racing....that car will loose.
and when did i ever talk about hp?