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Post #1
 19th January 2005 - 05:23 PM
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Drifting At Its Worst? By Loi Tran The most media-fed motor sport that revolves around the automotive community today is drifting, but the media itself is adulterating the original standards of a technique primarily used as a method of showing off. Most of the fans dont quite agree with my statement, but those who drift themselves can see the degradation of this once underground activity. With the numerous events that crowd this once unpopular motor sport you begin to see the changes that the media has forced. These changes include burnout contests, car shows, use of women for marketing, and more. People believe that any publicity is good publicity, but not in a way that degrades women as well as adulterates the drifting itself. This opinion does not represent the opinion of the whole drift media, but Formula D is one of the most disgraceful representations of drifting out there. They do not focus mainly on the drifting itself but instead market products and degrade women while they are at it. Where drifting had begun is where it shouldve stayed. In the mountainous roads of Japan, one man perfected a technique that exploited his speed and shifting mistakes to recreate the type of tractionless slide often effective in rally racing. Eventually, the technique was ruled out to be very ineffective for road racing but spectacularly fun and branched out on its own to become more of a demonstration then racing. As drifting matures it is becoming more like street and import racing. Nissans 240sx has become the next Honda Civic, Toyotas AE86 Corolla the next CRX and it is all happening at the hands of ricer kids who believe that their car is all muscle when all they have are body-kits. It is clear to see that the decline of drifting will not stop here. The vinyl on the cars will continuously pile up into more new, disgusting combinations and soon the anime Initial-D will be idolized as one of the greatest depictions of racing in a cartoon of all time, even thought of as a representation of all drifting itself. Eventually, drifting like all other things that have happened in the last few years drifting will fade away like a fad. The degradation of women will not only be the small wet t-shirt contests, the booty-hopping contests, or the bikini shows, but also will grow into a massive orgy of pornographic images, but also still not much of a difference from what we witness today. We will no longer judge the car based on its angle but by its appearance and there will be no measure of speed but rather a measure of the vinyl covering it. If drifting as a true motor sport is to continue growing, we must respect the roots of it and most importantly we must realize the damage were doing to it now. One day this sport will become obsolete, so we must protect it from the adulteration it is suffering at the hands of the media. Rid it of the all the sponsors, all of the advertisements, all of the adulterations that makes this once respected sporting event into a great amount of disgrace. We must decide now if drifting will enter the category of being a minor fad, or will it be a place to display legends controlling their cars. By Loi Tran --------------------  Visit DriftZone, Queenslands premier drift club. Visit DriftSpace, On the edge, Off the streets. Contact me at [email protected] |
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Pie
Post #2
I think its fucking hypocritical that an AMERICAN thinks he can say that. sure its true but for gods sake - leave it to a JAPANESE to say it. bloody americans always standing up out of their place and saying what they think is right.
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DAL32
Post #3
We've already entered the era in what is described in the last paragraph, it's called Autosalon |
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`nigno
Post #6
Secondly, |
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Silvia_Xtreme
Post #7
bwahahahahahahahhaa,.. |
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DreamensioN
Post #12
Degredation of women? Pfff - I think a girl knows what she's doing when she puts on a bikini at an autoshow. She knows what to expect and if anything - she probably gets off on it.
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Ryosuke
Post #15
That was fair lame, if the women feels it "degrades" them, then they shouldn't do it, but they do, and i'm sure a lot of them enjoy it, and have fun, and get payed lots, so who cares? |
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csx_seth
Post #17
like wtf, seriously this kind of stuff happens in whatever sport there is, its in skateboarding, wake boarding, any form of motor racing (some more than others) but seriously get over it. if drifting is seen as a passing fad who cares, there are always gonna be people who will still stay true to the sport. and where would drifting be without the sponsors? seriously it would only ever occur in the early hours of the morning in some industrial estate, at least wioth sponsors there is a time and place that its legal to undertake. |
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DRF74
Post #19
I can see exactly where this guy comes from! and most of it is true! exept for the women part that doesnt make sence. |
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NISMOgemini
Post #21
pfft.. gaythread.. |
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silver styler
Post #22
i can drift coz ive played inital D and im rad |
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why get rid of it? 
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*~PiMpTrEsS~*
Post #27
i think all that stuff that dude was goin on about was pretty wrong... as far the chicks "degrading" themselves, i think thats all just bullshit... they wouldnt be there if they didnt like the attention, majority of them are just showing off there hot bods, they not sleeping around with all the guys and girls there |
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as far as i know anyways....
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speed racer
Post #28
bloody Pang just pops up everywhere these days |
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Sciclone
Post #33
This guy must obviously be american.... he has an opinion on something he has no flippin idea about. |
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