HB really hasn't marketed anything for the drift world. The way HB/HPI are playing out things HB seems to be left for the serious race stuff while HPI is selling everything else. In general from what I have seen (not plenty as I have not followed RC drifting that heavily and have been away) most modern platforms are capable as drifters. I know there are other more cost effective platforms out there. But some the Cyclone S seems to be reasonable and you will have a great racer too

As to the wheels, I used a few sets of their MT wheels for a few years on my trucks, never had one actually break but I did find that they would deform over time.