US vs Japan style drifting

[TheFlash42]

I think the tell tale differences in US style vs Japan style drifting say a lot.

US: more high speed, high power, a lot of smoke and about dominating your competition.

Japan: less smoky, not always about power and but often more technical

Post your fave videos that showcase each country's style

A personal fave ---> Team Burst from Japan (http://vimeo.com/17388317)

[Rotary Knight]

I agree somewhat.
The japanese can tandem like no tomorrow.

[kunt_masha]

Our FD tracks are lame too... We need the Amurrican equivalent of Ebisu.

[TheFlash42]

I can think of no one better than a rich white man from Coatesville to build it.

[evomike]

Ummm j style is way faster and the biggest difference is they go for it every run it's either awesome or complete garbage.

[420sx]

When I was at Formula D I noticed all of the American drivers use the e-brake to initiate a slide, whereas the one japanese dude didnt. It really threw off the guy behind him when he was leading during tandem.

[GmFwd]

When I was at Formula D I noticed all of the American drivers use the e-brake to initiate a slide, whereas the one japanese dude didnt. It really threw off the guy behind him when he was leading during tandem.
Not at all, just his preference.

I think some of the coolest drifting is days at ebisu with a bunch of missiles scraping walls and going crazy.

[evomike]

I know for a fact not all fd drivers e brake initiate

[nissamax]

i think i jizzed my pants

[tdaniels8]

I think the tell tale differences in US style vs Japan style drifting say a lot.

US: more high speed, high power, a lot of smoke and about dominating your competition.

Japan: less smoky, not always about power and but often more technical

Post your fave videos that showcase each country's style

A personal fave ---> Team Burst from Japan (http://vimeo.com/17388317)


That is abosultely amazing...technical as the cars they produce..

[thefro526]

Japan is better.

[420sx]

I know for a fact not all fd drivers e brake initiate

I only made it there for the top 16 when I went, but Daijiro was the only one of those 16 that didnt.

[OBEEWON]

Angle kits are slowing drifting down.

[stover]

i love watching japanese tandems, going 3 deep into a turn door to door and it looks like the car are attached they mirror eachother so well

[jkettell]

japan>american

[mugenworks247]

^ agreed

[JankyS13]

nascar has the fastest drift speeds. jokes

but for me I prefer technical over ludicrous speeds.

[MisterTorrez]

I only made it there for the top 16 when I went, but Daijiro was the only one of those 16 that didnt.

yeah, he's cool as hell! that's the scandinavian flick. it looks insane when it's done correctly :eek:

[mxkilla450]

pretty sure japan came to d1 at english town a few years ago an wipped the floor with us http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NsVOlm3nXE highest entry speed of the day most smoke of the day an probly heaviest car of the day

[Teku18]

nascar has the fastest drift speeds. jokes

but for me I prefer technical over ludicrous speeds.

This man speaks the truth.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7MR2dqeoPI

More smoke :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydHealnKiVU

[Luv4Boost]

J
apan drift all the way .. Us drift is turning to be all corporate..

[Ridachu]

v8 swaps are pretty sweet...but its a lot of uneeded power

not saying i know everything about this drifting stuffs but anyone can powerslide through a turn without crashing...but to make a nice clean slide is beyond enjoyable....my first rwd car was an ka s13 with a vlsd....handled like crap but it got the job done the more and more you fooled around with it the "better" and better you got...to the extent of na ka

w/e long story short you really cant judge country's drifters, imo both countries are becoming more and more tools with this drifting stuffs, its fun and gets the addrenaline pmumpping but because of this "movement" the price of all these cars and parts are through the roof, and not to mention trying to buy an s13 that isnt molested is also very rare...

back on topic instead of us vs japan style drifting you should have
best car to drift and why
*cough* rolla *cough*

[Reese]

Im still waiting for some sort of decent explanation on this......spare me the fan boy comments and throw some structure in your argument.

[Ridachu]

Im still waiting for some sort of decent explanation on this......spare me the fan boy comments and throw some structure in your argument.

this thread makes as much cents as the bums in baltimore...did i mention i gave them NONE

[mxkilla450]

i retract my previous statement... to tell the truth there is no actual fact behind our retarded statement ... every country has great drivers to actually judge which ones better is almost nearly impossible..all tho they should make some kind of nation wide drift event .. they do it for motor cross http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRSZ91rDpMQ

[Teku18]

They actually did that. It was the Red Bull world drift championship. Had it a few years ago.

That's when I first herd this beast.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuHWt4sUH_E

[Proven]

As a spectator I prefer the way drifting was (Japanese style) as apposed to what its become after US Manufacturers and Corporations got a hold of it. Watching 2 clouds of smoke travel around a track (leader having full advantage blinding follower) makes no sense to me. I much rather see the battle of skill and talent done properly (evenly paired - J style) rather then two guys trying to through sand in each others eyes w/ who's got the bigger engine and tires that smoke the most (Advantage seeking - us style)..

p.s - Don't think that I think those running V8's lack talent, this is obviously not true! I just prefer to "see" the battle and know the Competition is evenly paired like it used to be.

[Reese]

As a spectator I prefer the way drifting was (Japanese style) as apposed to what its become after US Manufacturers and Corporations got a hold of it. Watching 2 clouds of smoke travel around a track (leader having full advantage blinding follower) makes no sense to me. I much rather see the battle of skill and talent done properly (evenly paired - J style) rather then two guys trying to through sand in each others eyes w/ who's got the bigger engine and tires that smoke the most (Advantage seeking - us style)..

p.s - Don't think that I think those running V8's lack talent, this is obviously not true! I just prefer to "see" the battle and know the Competition is evenly paired like it used to be.

As a Driver i could debate some of the things you said but i understand where you are coming from.......

[Proven]

As a Driver i could debate some of the things you said but i understand where you are coming from.......

Glad you posted, No better person to rep. the drivers then yourself not to mention your looking all slim and handsome and sh**!! haha (haven't seen you in a bit man)

So from a drivers perspective, I imagine you would debate that the smoke isn't all that bad if your where you should be - on their a**? And that the introduction of V8's really only took away the stress of ringing out a 4cylinder and no real advantage is had besides maybe diggin out of a tight corner? If so, that does change my "advantage seeking" theory I had.

[Tyler]

drifting is drifting.. no matter how or where it is awesome

[Reese]

Glad you posted, No better person to rep. the drivers then yourself not to mention your looking all slim and handsome and sh**!! haha (haven't seen you in a bit man)

So from a drivers perspective, I imagine you would debate that the smoke isn't all that bad if your where you should be - on their a**? And that the introduction of V8's really only took away the stress of ringing out a 4cylinder and no real advantage is had besides maybe diggin out of a tight corner? If so, that does change my "advantage seeking" theory I had.


LOL i've been good bro just been working a lot at the office.

Yea from a Drivers perspective i dont think the smoke would be a problem as long as you take the right line. The line is a key factor is drifting and im afraid not many people understand it. The introduction of the V8s i understand why it may look like a USA corp take over but its really not. In japan they use the JDM motor platform, in the Euro comps you are seeing more and more german motor platforms (the falken E36 was a bmw V8 and won JDM allstars a while back), in Australia they have been using the V8 before us, and ofcourse here in the US we are seeing the movement happen.

I have used both a Sr20det and a Ka24det and all though i love using these platforms i saw it was more beneficial to switch to the V8 because of lower cost in parts and fast availability (IT WAS SIMPLY COST EFFECTIVE). Availability in the sense that at the track i will be able to find parts i need way faster and brand NEW compared to the other enegines i used in the past. Also yes the stress of clutch kicking is reduced a lot because we have the TQ to help us out. I am not to happy with the sound of a V8 but thats a small inconvenience.

The inline 6 engine are awesome but we once again end up with replacement issues. Done have much to say on these cuz i only drifted a rb25 but the 1JZs were something that i thought about until i found a killer deal with a V8.

^Ok now this only applys i think to people that beat the **** out of thier TRACK only cars. but dont get me WRONG i have seen some KAs and SR20s last forever but eventually as with all engines somethng breaks.

I get credit to 2 local bros that dont use V8s but still kill it and are really good.
Matt Walden- VQ boosted (import intelligence)
Nick Dalessio- 1JZ ( Elite JDm)

Styles-
I believe every part of the world has thier on style USA, UK, JP, NZ, AU, RU, IR, DR..i respect all of them and i enjoy seeing a change up every now and then.

My Favorie as of right now is the UK.

[Renegade_]

Angle kits are slowing drifting down.

Truth.

[Ridachu]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5aWAW2hea4&feature=plcp&context=C3bf8475UDOEgsToPDskLc7NDMeC_b6V8CUgN696h6

[Turbomkii]

japan is far ahead of us, hate to say it but its true!

[csmit27]

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[wagner]

merica' rules! if you don't like it get the **** out!