[Andy_f]

I gradually built my car up over about a year and a half, then a last push to get it to comp spec. The total number of times I have drifted the car before BDC is less than 10. Yep, not much, which is my main problem - experience. I can rock it with the rest of them after a bit of practice but it takes me a while to find my groove, whereas more experienced people can do pretty good from the start. I decided to have a crack at competitive drifting after Rotorstock 4 at the end of last year at Santa Pod, when I was told by a couple of pro drivers that I had the skills to compete and do quite well.

Regarding my experience, I could pretty much pick up drifting from when I first drove the car. I had watched a shit load of videos and stuff beforehand so I knew what i should be doing, it was pretty much just a case of putting it into practice. By my third practice session with my mate (about 3 hours total driving by this point) I was able to continuously drift an armco barrier'd small oval track, including linking straights. I still make a lot of mistakes though, which will gradually fade out with practice I guess.