http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/08/engineeredtoslide-drift-hilux-build-pt-6/

Thought this was pretty cool. Really impressive project.







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Never understood and probably never will understand the obsession of drifting. That being said, I do respect the skill. Very good read.

have you ever been in a rwd car drifting with someone who knows what they are doing? it is fun

Had the opportunity to ride shotgun in a stripped, caged, fully competition-prepped Infiniti G35 coupe in a wide open parking lot at a major car meet a few years ago. Engine swapped with a VK56 V8 (from a Nissan Titan), supercharged. I was very much a drifting skeptic at the time, this was pretty eye opening to the legitimacy as a motorsport.

On the outside it looks and sounds chaotic, but inside the car it is incredibly smooth and kinda surreal. They'd set up a bit of a course in the lot and it was very cool to see the skill and control that the driver had.

Found a pic from 2009. Dunno if this car is still drifting competitively, but it was a Forumla D competitor for a while, which is among the highest level of competition in pro drifting outside of Japan.



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Finished product:

http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/10/the-final-entry-engineered-to-slide-hilux/#chapter-the-story-so-far