i think the yokoma is a begginer not because it is not good i think it is one of the best drifters out there so it makes it really easy to drift. i love mine. yeah i hate that hpi d1 drifter my first rc car was cen ct4s and with the stock rtr tires it did the same thing i don't really think of it as drifting but it is a small course and the hpi motor is pretty low outputi made my own drifting tires out of pvc and rubber they work really well for me i have small strips of rubber close to the ouside edge and inside. i shaved them down so they just protrude a little plus i made groves in the pvc with a dremel for the rubber to set inside. (tires are hard to cut lol) it works more like an electric drifter plus my 4 tec has one ways stock so i get some traction unlike just bare pvc but not to much either. i also use bare pvc's just have to set the throttle trim down and get good.