The Novel of Drifting Cars
Drifting motorsport can hint its roots to the mid-1970s when chase Chauffeur Kunimitsu Takahashi developed a means to hit the apex of a turn without slowing, drift terminated the corner and then extend at a high-reaching degree of velocity. Amateur street racers began to imitate the mode. Motorcar magazines began covering these illicit contests and then started organizing legal competitions by the tardy 1980s. Drifting is straightaway a highly useful and specialized motorsport.
Illegal Beginnings
Takahashi's drifting way is said To possess originated in remote alp towns where illegitimate street racing was performed on winding roads. Seconds were trimmed off race times by cutting the apex on turns.
Since 2002, motorsport companies throughout Europe have partnered with the D1 Corporation, the umbrella organization staging the D1 championships, to set up the European Drift Championship.
Not all cars are suitable for drifting. The most popular cars used in the sport are Nissans, Hondas, BMWs, Mazdas, Toyotas and Fords.
Early Competition
In 1988, Option auto magazine organized the D1 Grand Prix, which was the first legal drifting competition in Japan.
Exported to U.S.
In 1996, Option hosted its first drifting competition outside of Japan at the Willow Springs Raceway in Willow Springs, California.
