For a lot of us, I think what attracted us to drifting in those early days was the underdog.
When I first started following the sport, it was not that uncommon to watch a humble Corolla take down much more powerful opponent. It was a different world where driver skill and commitment meant more than machinery. Of course, things have changed, and whilst I enjoy the crème de la crème of current top-flight drifting, there’s still a part of me that yearns for the return of the dark horse amongst the thoroughbreds.
For the last couple of years, as the horsepower and tyre wars have dominated drifting, I was wholly convinced that the era of the underdog was gone. Surely the days of an old car on small wheels and with considerably less horsepower than its rivals winning a top-level event have been confined to the history books? As it turns out, I just might have been wrong…
Paddy McGrath
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