[saminfl]

I have never heard of drifting before yesterday. I guess we do it sometimes unintentionally (and in slow motion) on our snowy roads in Michigan.

In the late 1950's I was a sports car nut. I subscribed to and read every sports car magazine there was. Sports Cars Illustrated was my favorite magazine. They always spoke of 4-wheel drifts when racing. I am not sure there are any real sports cars out there today, but back then 4-wheel drifts were commonplace.

[Spktyr]

There are plenty of sports cars out there today. And drifting, in and of itself, is now a sport.

[grjr21]

but back then 4-wheel drifts were commonplace.

And so were bias ply tires .Todays radials grip much better but when they do let go you don't get much warning.

I believe the tires they use in these drift cars come in a harder compound than street tires and that they use higher pressures

[az_gila]

In the late 1950’s I was a sports car nut. I subscribed to and read every sports car magazine there was. Sports Cars Illustrated was my favorite magazine. They always spoke of 4-wheel drifts when racing. I am not sure there are any real sports cars out there today, but back then 4-wheel drifts were commonplace.

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And watching old in-car movies of Stirling Moss racing showed this 4 wheel drifting to perfection on every corner...