Top Drift Battle on Horsethief Mile
So today was Round 3 of the Just Drift! Top Drift Battle up at Willow Springs Int’l Raceway. This was a dramatic and exciting event as it was held at the “Touge” track, The Horsethief Mile. As the practice sessions began this morning, I’d have to say we were all pretty pumped and excited about […]
Formula D Pro-Am Questions Answered
DriftLive.com took some time to speak with Naoki Kobayashi (Owner/Operator of Drift Association) about the Formula D Pro-am Series in and tried to clear up some of the details.
Drifting: the American ‘Giant’
Contrary to the reports of the pro-Japanese import magazines, it would be only two years until an American driver, in an American car, would stand atop the podium with an undeniable victory over the “unbeatable� Japanese. Vaughn Gitten Jr. and his Ford Mustang made drifting history in December of 2005.
JDM Journal by Taro Kori
Taro Kori, President and CEO of Zigzag Asia, writes his impressions of American Drifting on his weblog, jdmracer.blogspot.com. He talks about some things that he feels are needed, and why the current drifting competition formats used in the United States do not play well on television. I certainly agree with some of the points that […]
Learn to Drift Legally
As drifting continues to gain popularity, people who had no idea what drifting was before they saw it in “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift” are talking about drifting. So, it becomes the drifters’ responsibility to let people know what drifting is really about; what it takes and what the consequences can be if […]
What is Drifting?
Foreword:
“I’ve heard many people say ‘You can only fully know what drifting is by experiencing it’. I can agree with that one hundred percent. But what I think needs clarifying, is, what it means to experience drifting. Have you experienced drifting because you’ve gotten a face full of tire smoke at a D1GP/Formula D event? […]
Drifting Defined in the Urban Dictionary
There is a constant debate in the drifting community about what it means to be a drifter, and what exactly is drifting. While doing a bit or research for pure entertainment I came across several definitions for the word ‘drift’ on the Urban Dictionary website. I particularly liked this definition: If you click on the […]
‘The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift’ Movie Review
DriftLive.com was recently invited to Universal Studios for a first look at The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift. The third installment of the Fast and the Furious franchise had its world premiere today; this film is going to bring a lot of attention and fresh excitement to the world of drifting in the United […]
Fast and Furious Impact
“The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift” just like the last two films, will probably make over $100,000,000.00 domestically and bring a lot more attention to the sport of Drifting. Although I have not seen the movie yet, I can already see the merchandise flooding the stores and kids requesting the Fast and Furious: […]
The Real Tokyo Drift
According to the film’s director Justin Lin, “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift” portrays some of the real consequences of drifting on the street. What many people won’t realize is the safety and expertise behind the destruction.




