Funny all the domestic guys knocking drifting. Drifting's been around since the early 80's in Japan. NASCAR drivers don't drift, they draft. Maintaining control of a car that is out of control on a constant grip surface requires rediculous ammounts of skills if you want it to look at all smooth and profesional. Heel-toe, clutch kick, downshift, weight transfer, counter steer, give the e-brake a tiny yank (if you need to), all within a 2 second time frame.
Then do it all again for the next corner (it's even better if the wheels dont regain traction between two corners.)
I like some of the guys here saying it takes no skill to do though, claiming they were doing it back in the day when imports were still just economy cars. You weren't drifting, you were using power-over. Go into the corner, floor the gas at the apex and counter steer on the way out. No skill there. The real trick lies in having the car completely sideways before you even enter the corner, then maintaining the racing line, clipping the apex, and emerging from the corner with the car facing the direction it should be to maintain the smooth motion of the drift.
People who knock imports = In denile. People who knock drifting = need to go to a drift event and see it in person. Drifting in video's does not do drifting justice. Much like drag racing, a 10 second car on TV is boring, a 10 second car when you're at the track is awe-inspiring.
