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ZK · 10-06-2005, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by chlatboy

Yea, but can you name a US driver who has the money to do it? Most of the D1 drivers have some sort of sponsorship to way to have incoming funds such as vertex and ueno and uras from nomuken! I doubt phiffier makes much from battle version to be able to pay for him to drift in japan!!

Not really, what about the guy in the Daihatsu Charade? The independent guys? They still showed up in the US paying on their own. The drifting in the US is too commerically driven with companies and sponsorships. The Japanese guys are into it and drift whether they have backing or not. For them this is their lives, for the US drivers, its a weekend pastime.

*kognition* · 10-06-2005, 10:26 AM

US drivers shouldn't be able to beat Japans drivers anytime soon. US drivers have had to learn drifting in a completely different mindset with different motivations.

Having to drop $150 just to get out and drift on a track makes for an experienced but broke drifter. Not to mention destroying perfectly good tires.
It is a bitter sweet sport for the typical enthusiast.

yoteru · 10-06-2005, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ZK

Not really, what about the guy in the Daihatsu Charade? The independent guys? They still showed up in the US paying on their own. The drifting in the US is too commerically driven with companies and sponsorships. The Japanese guys are into it and drift whether they have backing or not. For them this is their lives, for the US drivers, its a weekend pastime.

the us is to commerically driven? it is more so in japan. and how many independent drivers do you see place? place?

side note: didnt the guy in the daihatsu die on the way to the track or something like that?

*kognition* · 10-07-2005, 12:35 PM

Has drifting always been commercially driven since the beginning in Japan? Or has it just recently become so? I wish i had the time and money to go out there
before i have my first child. Maybe i will.
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Originally Posted by yoteru

the us is to commerically driven? it is more so in japan. and how many independent drivers do you see place? place?

side note: didnt the guy in the daihatsu die on the way to the track or something like that?

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kognition Premium Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Santee California Posts: 2,107 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	US drivers shouldn't be able to beat Japans drivers anytime soon. US drivers have had to learn drifting in a completely different mindset with different motivations. Having to drop $150 just to get out and drift on a track makes for an experienced but broke drifter. Not to mention destroying perfectly good tires. It is a bitter sweet sport for the typical enthusiast.