this is one of the most uninformed posts ive read about drifting to date. first of all its not about tapping the ebrake and powering out of the corner. its about being sideways entering the corner and carrying speed through and out of the corner. second, all the skills aquired in road racing, autocross whatever are used in drifting, why do you think that most of the successful drifters have racing backgrounds? second it is about speed, the faster you go, the more points you score. also, in D1 when you are with another car, and you pass while drifting you win the round automatically. oh yea wangan supra guy, bring your supra to an autocross or a drift event and more likely than not, my stock motor AE86 will own you. not because of the car but because of the skill. how could you be so simple? come out to the event this sat in richmond and see how "easy" drifting is. and drifting also just as much a "sport" as any motorsports. in my opinion drag racing is the least skilled of all motorsports, he who has the best car wins. where as all other forms of racing are designed to pit driver against driver not car vs car. My favorite though is comparing the drift car to a grip car. of course the grip car will be faster, thats what its meant to do. but it wont drift. that was demonstrated when the is300 grand am car "drifted" at summit. it was very fast around the track. but hell if i throw a different pair of tires on the rear of my drift car itll fly around the track, cause thats the way i set my suspension up. any of you who want to judge, and put down something, come out and watch and try it before you say its easy. you will definitely shut your mouth especially if you try to enter a corner sideways at 60 down a slight grade 4 feet from a jersey wall with 100 hp. that takes skill. again, all doubters, please come watch the event in richmond your minds will be changed. Even Randy Probst (you race heads will know who he is) was impressed by us drifting at VIR. peace.