Drifting (motorsport)
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Drifting is a driving technique where the driver purposely oversteers, with loss of traction, while maintaining control and driving the car through the entirety of a corner or a turn. The technique ca
Steve Moore drifting his Nissan Silvia around Lydden Hill at King of Europe Round 3 (2014)
Team Drift Competition in Melbourne
A Nissan Silvia S15 and a BMW E36 tandem drifting
Nissan Silvia S15 drift car built to compete in Formula Drift Japan
Kunimitsu Takahashi
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Kunimitsu Takahashi was a Japanese professional motorcycle road racer, racing driver, and team manager. Nicknamed "Kuni-san", he is known as the "father of drifting".
Drifting (motorsport)
…worldwide and are judged according to the speed, angle, showmanship, and line taken through a corner or set of corners. Famous motorcyclist turned driver Kunimitsu Takahashi was the foremost creator of drifting techniques in the 1970s. This earned him several championships and a legion of fans who enjoyed the spectacle of…
Takahashi in 1963