im just curious,
but how old are most of you?
because im seeing different stories from everyone about where drifting started, and its actually quite funny
ive been into the drift scene for roughly 7 years now, and from all the people i have talked to and the people I have gotten the chance to interview, my best guess is it is actually more something like this
in the late 70's rally racing was a large hit in Japan, due to the fact that the fastest line was often achieved by sliding the car around, drivers would use their ebrake to iniate a slide in the dirt and use it to control the slide. As more and more youth began to take interest in the sport many of them began to go to the mountain passes to practice rally techniques, at the same time, Keichii Tsuchiya, affectionately known as Dori Dori or Dorikin, began his own interest in racing, learning how to drive, he began to go to the mountain passes as well to practice. Watching these drivers blast through the passes he was inspired and the further he pushed himself, and for this matter the other mountain pass drivers, they noticed that sometimes as they went fast, the tail of the car would slide out. As Tsuchiya, began to drive more and more, he began to refine the skill, using it during races to entertain the crowd sometimes even using it to jump in on an opponent. During the same time, tsuchiya started what was known as the ikaten series, or local competition, where he would gather drivers from the different prefectures to compete and show off their skills.
now im not saying what i wrote is 100% correct, but from the people Ive talked to and interviewed in the past, it seems like this is more likely how it all began
-randy