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How Drifting Conquered The World
The precise history of drifting is still a topic that generates much debate among racing fans even today. While the identity of the first ever drifter is lost in the annals of automotive history, it is commonly accepted that Japanese driver Kunimitsu Takahashi was the first to use drifting manoeuvres during races in the late '70s.
Originally a motorcycle racer, Takahashi found fame in 1961 as the first ever Japanese rider to win the Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix on a 250cc Honda. A serious injury in 1962 cut short his motorcycle racing career and made Takahashi switch to racing in cars. While racing the Japanese circuits Takahashi began using various drifting manoeuvres out of necessity to take on tight corners while maintaining speed. Not only did it help Takahashi win races, drifting on the speedway also won him many followers among the fans. Fans were excited by this brand new style of racing and Takahashi's crowd-pleasing antics on the track filled the stands.
ambitious young street racer, Keiichi Tsuchiya was a devotee of Takahashi's drift techniques. As an up-and-coming racer in Japan's Formula 2 circuit, Tsuchiya sought to refine Takahashi's techniques of drifting around corners during races. In doing so, Tsuchiya created something wholly unique, elevating drifting from a mere racing technique to a complete sport in its own right. Tsuchiya's early practice runs on Japan's twisty mountain roads have become the stuff of legend - the Japanese term for mountain pass, Touge, has entered street racing vocabulary in countries and languages all over the world.
In 1987 Tsuchiya and a few partners would team up to produce a video featuring footage of him drifting through mountain passes. The video, called Pluspy, was a huge hit generating a massive amount of followers in Japan's racing scene. A year later Tsuchiya and his partners would organise the first ever drifting tournament, the D1 Grand Prix, which took place at the Ebisu Circuit in Fukushima, Japan. Thanks to the buzz created by Pluspy, the D1 Grand Prix was also a huge success and has been held annually ever since. Today the D1 Grand Prix remains the world's leading drifting tournament where the top drifters from Japan and the world compete.
Competitive drifting exploded on the racing scene in the late '80s and has gone from strength to strength creating millions of fans worldwide. One of the world's leading motor-sports; drifting events take place everywhere from empty public highways to the world's biggest racing circuits. Drift-racing's low barrier to entry has made it a fairly simple task for the average muscle car enthusiast to modify his vehicle into a decent drifter. Unlike building a Formula-1 car from scratch, all it takes to make a good drifter is a speedy Japanese import with a sturdy chassis, a bucket seat, roll-cage, improved suspension and, most importantly, a limited slip differential (LSD) - while all this may sound daunting to the average car-owner, it is easy work for the dedicated car enthusiast. While this easy of entry has lead to a surge in drifting's popularity, it has also lead to the murky underground world of illegal drift racing.
D1 Grand Prix Tournaments have gone beyond the borders of Japan and are now held in countries around the world. Past Championships have been held in the United States, UK, Malaysia and New Zealand - countries with a massive drift-racing following. The success of the sport has also lead to the growth of many local and regional drifting clubs and associations, outside of the D1 banner. These organisations have grown very influential over the years, often rivalling the D1 Grand Prix in terms of market share on their home turf. Some of the more powerful home-grown drifting organisations are the D1NZ and NZ Drift Series in New Zealand, Pro-Drift Mania in Canada, Formula-D in the US, Superdrift in Italy, and the British Drift Championship in the UK.
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