The difference between you and the professionals will be tires and possibly the body styles. But, since you've been in it for awhile, you may just have different tires. Drift tires are expensive-ish. And not a lot of companies sell'em. I know Yokomo (yokomousa.com) sells them and I know HPI know carries SOME type of drift tire. I've never used the HPI one though. But, the pvc will work just fine. And get a beater body to learn with. You'll hit stuff. Trust me. Have fun.