Drifting is esentially pointless. Its like monster trucks, loud expensive and a big waste of tires.
Drifting was created by a guy who used his race skill to block other drivers throught the turns. then others liked it so much they did it in the hills of Japan.
I dont like it because its really all flash and no substance. What i mean is there is no effective way to acurately judge it because its not a timeable event. and its current judging scores it by "style". unlike all other sports where you can look at times, distance,or points, it is left up to the judges on hand to say if it looked cool.
Many people that say "i respect them cause i could never do that" well, actually you probably could. its no different than driving a pick-up down a dirt road. Its all about counter steering and throttle control.
And i love the line drifters use "drag racing is so boring, its just driving straight and flooring it". most of them dont understand the time and effort in setting up a reliable drag car. however to drift all you need is a good differential and bad tires in the rear.
I respect rally drivers WAY more than drifters. +500hp on the dirt @ WOT, that takes skill. if you dont think so go buy a gt500 and hit some dirt roads.