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Originally Posted by KA24DESOneThree
I have a track car. It has pulled fenders, multiple colors of rattlecan, and other goofy crap on it. I've had it more than ten years now, and it's been pretty embarrassing at times, now that I think about it- but it's never been janky for the sake of janky. It had some random stuff written on it, and still does, but isn't an attention whore.
It's not a hack job, the fenders don't look like smashed assholes, etc. It's ratty without being a piece of shit. Hell, even the mismatched wheels have a reason- TEs are stronger than CEs and I have a tendency to drop rear wheels off when I'm goofing around and drifting. Also, why would I paint my car when I have no sponsors to impress and haven't finished the build?
Wrecked drift and track cars are still pieces of shit, regardless of whether or not they have a heart of gold.
Doesn't it matter to anyone with a wrecked car that their torsional rigidity is roughly equal to that of an overcooked noodle? There's missile drifting, and then there's missile drifting for the sake of drifting a missile- where you become complacent and bash the car up because "who cares?"
I understand using a missile to perfect something like tapping a wall, but to use it as your sole drift car? Misses the point, as others have said, that drifting is a combination of aesthetics- the aesthetics of the car and the aesthetics of the driving. It is not aesthetically pleasing to see people ramming each other, driving with a middle finger out the window, and ripping bumpers off their car each pass.
I'd be embarrassed as hell if I was passing myself off as a pro (or even pro-am) drifter and my car didn't look like a Club FR/late-'90s/early-'00s Japanese tuner build- those cars are exactly what I'm looking for when I feel like watching a drift video. Good paint, great fitment, presence and professionalism. Completely different than Formula D nowadays and the exact reason why I couldn't care less about drifting anymore.
I understand some people are having fun, but they're still doing it wrong. Just because you're having fun driving around a track, you can still be missing every apex and doing it wrong. You can do it right and have fun too.
PS- screw "ratchet" in its face. It started as a mispronunciation that ballooned into something ignorant people say to each other. If I hear it in person I'm likely going to publicly shame the speaker.
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This post was heavily overlooked and sums literally the principle of drifting despite all the BS that have been posted...harris180, I honestly believe your not trolling and your just...idk man.
Anyways, I'm done commenting in this thread, apologize for the long essay, but got damn, I never seen someone so fucking asshurt in my life. You will would think homie got a rammed by 20" fiery raging strap on up the ass. Jesus christ man.