http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drifting_%28motorsport%29
2006-06-12 18:44:10 · 11 answers · asked by nathan75932 6 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Cars were first raced in America on dirt ovals. Ever seen one? They "drft" all the way around!Most of the time with the left front tire not even in contact with ther dirt.Cool!Take one in some time.
2006-06-12 20:04:55 · answer #1 · answered by thetdw 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Anything with rear wheel drive. This whole "drifting" thing isn't new. I was doing it 20 years ago in my mom's Buick Skylark.
I used to do reverse drops and make "88"'s in the road representing the year I graduated.. You probably don't even know what a reverse drop is. You young whipper snappers are all the same by golly.
2006-06-14 15:41:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It first originated in the mountains of Japan many years ago before coming onto our shores in recent years. Since then, it's been a very popular form of motorsport in this country and around the world.
2006-06-13 02:51:10 · answer #3 · answered by brian 2010 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just now getting known by everyone. Lots of everyday stuff has been around decades and is just now getting media coverage in this same way. You should try to read between the lines and not in a literal sense.
2006-06-13 01:53:36 · answer #4 · answered by randyrich 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People are just now starting to pay attention to it. I've heard from guys that were doing that stuff in their hot rods just for fun long before it became popular. Don't believe the hype it's not new and it wasn't invented in Japan!
2006-06-14 10:30:02 · answer #5 · answered by DialM4Speed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drifting has been on dirt tracks since before Nascar was bootleggers. They're just now getting around to it on paved tracks.
2006-06-13 02:07:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they call drifting a new style because it was originally started in japan and only now its becoming popular in the US and other areas.
2006-06-13 01:51:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
quantum physics has been around for 50yrs+, yet its still a "new" idea because many people havent really appreciated the subject.
drifting has been around for a long time, but only in certain places like japan. now that the sport is growing more international, people tend to think of it as a new idea....thats why
2006-06-13 01:50:34 · answer #8 · answered by Noel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just now becoming popular because of that new Fast and the Furious movie.
2006-06-13 01:48:50 · answer #9 · answered by Becca 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its kind of a retro thing, just like how clothing trends tend to come back into style years after they first came out. look at it this way, its just another thing that is just now being rediscovered. id LOVE to do it! but my car is a piece.
2006-06-13 01:50:07 · answer #10 · answered by daveyourdaddy6904 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋