Drifting a car used to be the preserve of mindless thugs, but over the past 10 years it has evolved into a serious competitive sport. When this happens sponsors get involved and the money starts to roll in. Chris Forsberg won the 2016 Formula Drift championship a sport that has been running since 2004 and is gaining in popularity.
Formula Drift originated in the US of A and has slowly established an international brand presence. We actually don’t know much about the competitors nor how highly they are rated.
A quick Google search led us to the Formula Drift’s Wikipedia page and really it’s like we’re stumbling around in the dark looking for the light switch.
But now we know about it’s existence we will make a mental note about the championship next time we are desperate to fill a slow news day.
So why don’t you watch Chelsea DeNofa drift a 900bhp V8 Ford Marstang, obviously drift cars are setup and modified to drift.
The more power you have feeding the rear wheels the easier it is to powerslide, drifting is another matter altogether.