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600HP 10:04AM (2/22/2008)
http://www.quattrovideos.com
Quattro Videos - Video sharing site for Audi Quattro!
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MattS 12:06PM (9/26/2006)
Have a blow-off valve!
-m
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Jeff 12:05PM (9/26/2006)
OK, so what's the deal with drifting? It's not really racing because when the wheels are spinning, there's no traction and the lap times are killed. At best, it seems like a version of the old parking lot burnout contests from when I was a kid. A show for the audience at it's very best, a waste of good rubber at its worst. Just my .02 worth. Bit yawn.
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physics 12:08PM (9/26/2006)
drifting = ploy by tire makers to sell more tires!
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Steve 12:14PM (9/26/2006)
Drifting is no different now a days then way back when, some people didn't understand drag racing or Nascar. Everyone has a sport, even if it's not timed or based on laps. Drifting is not one of my favorite sports to watch, but I sure do have respect for guys that have THAT much control over a car. It does take talent to do that.
I got a kick out of that video... 3 wheels smoking!! How cool is that!
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PJ 12:16PM (9/26/2006)
Drifting = loads of fun to watch. And doing it this well requires no small amount of skill.
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Jason_801 12:25PM (9/26/2006)
Calling drifting a sport is like calling figure skating a sport.
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Rocket Punch 12:28PM (9/26/2006)
Drifting is like Ice figure skating on tarmac with cars, where a winner is determined by a panel of judges opinion.
Drifting is an event that awards people for driving badly. Thats why most people who can't drive loves it.
Any non-time based event/competition that involves a car should never be called a motorsport. There is already a name for it and it is call "stunt show"
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ben 12:32PM (9/26/2006)
I can almost smell the burnt rubber.
good stuff.
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James 12:42PM (9/26/2006)
I really enjoy drifting and it's getting more popular here in the US. The website CarTV has a lot of drifting videos, including some that explain how the sport works and the judging. Here is a link to a cool one of lots of spin-outs:
http://www.cartv.com/content/research/channels/index.cfm/channel/cartv_video/action/showvideo/vid/d_0226/vscat/NULL/vcat/Motorsport/pagenum/2
James
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Scott Eaton 12:49PM (9/26/2006)
Do judges have to have all their teeth?
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epp_b 2:40PM (9/26/2006)
["Calling drifting a sport is like calling figure skating a sport."]
I couldn't have said it better myself!
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chua 1:08PM (9/26/2006)
This form of drifting is definitely nothing more than a show, but it doesn't detract from the skill necessary in doing it. Anyone who calls any pro drifter a bad driver needs to prove that they have the delicate wheel and throttle control to keep a car in a balanced drift. I for one couldn’t even approach that, and neither could most people here. If you want racing with a drifting edge to it, and not this type of crazy power sliding, look up Japanese-born "touge" racing. Drifting isn't supposed to be the fastest way around a corner, but the most fun.
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Chris 1:13PM (9/26/2006)
Sport: an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
Yes, drifting is a sport. Get over it. I prefer racing myself, but I won't try to proclaim drifting a non-sport just because it's not my preference.
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SCCA-XR 1:17PM (9/26/2006)
I believe drifting is more a "sport" of the Red Bull and J-spec crowd then the toothless. Besides, the Audi sounded interesting for a turbo four (would have been more interesting if it was a turbo five or a coupe) but the driver's skill wasn't worth a darn. I'm NOT a drift fan but from what I understand, its carefully controlled slipping, not just flying all over the place and constantly bouncing off the rev-limiter.
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show cars 1:23PM (9/26/2006)
No sport is so funny as drifting
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James 1:26PM (9/26/2006)
Judging is pretty involved. In a drifting sport drivers are measured for their angles, distance to obsticals (without hitting them), speed into angles and speeds coming out of angles, along with a number of other items.
There is a three part video series that goes into the judging and techniques. Here is a link to the video of the judging:
http://www.cartv.com/content/research/channels/index.cfm/channel/cartv_video/action/showvideo/vid/d_0123/vscat/DRIFTING/vcat/Motorsport/pagenum/8
I'm not trying to push CarTV.com, they are just a great site for Drifting videos. They also have a bunch of "crash reels" from different drifting events - lots of fun to watch.
James
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Shawn 1:41PM (9/26/2006)
Redneck Neo-Nazis rejoice!
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Jeff 2:01PM (9/26/2006)
"Redneck Neo-Nazis rejoice!"
I hate to tell you, but I don't think rednecks or neo-Nazis are very big fans of drifting as far as I know.
I do know that I wouldn't pay to watch it.
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chua 2:09PM (9/26/2006)
If anyone actually bothered to pay attention, these aren't "rednecks", they're Swedish. Listen to the announcer, and for further proof, the link is to an .se page.
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