What introduced you to drifting?

[Zuko]

Interested to get peoples stories on how they got into the drifting community and I'm guessing some drift some just follow it for the love of drifting?

I personally can't even remember how I found out about it, I bought an MGF many years ago and spent a day in the snow getting the arse out on public roads lol.

Got hooked since then!

What about you?

[Jamie D]

my initials are JDM and i stumbled across what was JDM allstars by chance, a few years ago

[reeperR32]

Owning e30's, s13's and r32's back in 2005 then realising the back end likes to come out and play.

6yrs later did my first skid day and got hooked

[Dex]

i bought an s13 before i knew what drifting was, found the dutch SXOC, found out about drifting, crashed my s13 after 11 days of owning it

[R32 GTR]

Dropping my R32 GTR off at Garage-D and seeing all their drift cars and wondering why they had so many, led to me getting my BMW and drifting.

[steven]

Going to lots of car shows mainly japanese, watching the drifters then wanting my own drift car started me off drifting.

[jamesflanagan]

May sound gay but ...... Need For Speed Underground 2 was the first game I experienced 'drifting' on (was also the first NFS I ever played many years go) then found DRIFTWORKS and realised drifting was a lot more than just in games

[Matty-Westside]

Seeing a mate transition from VWs to BMWs and experiencing the back step out when i was riding shotgun. After this i noticed i was only buying rwd cars on Gran Turismo 5 just so i could get my drift on haha so gave in and bought a bmw to take to Pod!

[Tulok]

In 2006 my neighbor had a really cool KA-T S14.5, I had just gotten into cars, and after that the internet, Formula D, Initial D, and my love of cars sent my Drift-O-Meter through the roof!
I found LFS, got a wheel before I could drive, and drifted like crazy on there... I've been drifting since the day I got my license, so it's been about 5 years.

[NORFY]

Used to work in a importers on lots of high performance stuff and used to get the rear out on a certain test route, nothing special. Then got properly introduced by a friend (Hammond) who took me out on track in the car I now 5yrs later own!

[dale_b]

Sitting in my mates room smoking spliffs watching Initial-D 10years ago...
Turned in to watching videos online of Japanese drivers in cars like id never seen before
Then I bought a totally sorted R32 for £1000 before they were worth rape money
Spent fuck knows how many hours learning to skid on the streets before I knew driftworks even existed
Now I can't get enough, gave up my job to try and earn a living doing what I love, skids and cars

[Rubix_Cube]

I went to a drift day up here with a mate while I was banned (~2007/2008). I was taking some pictures, thought it looked like a good laugh, bought my first S13 and I'm now on my 2nd and wishing it would just work to let me drift ¬_¬

[Rads_s13]

Bought my 13 as my next car 9 years ago, joined the sxoc adn there was a drifting section. it all went from there lol

[halesy]

My g/f brother taking me out in his s14 absolutely mental ever since been hooked only been drifting for 9 months though !

[PeterM]

My brother has always had big rwd cars and when few years ago while he was showing off he said "hold on watch this" we went sideways on sandybay roundabout and love it, never really went for it myself until now, although he had a v8 sierra

[Jites]

I think it was from watching japanese home movies of touge drifting that got me hooked, i coulnt believe how insane it looked then got my silvia and was hooked

[Yeah_Mick]

many years ago i met a man on myspace, i showed him my willy in his work van and he showed me drifting.

[dacky20]

kinda self introduced i bought a bmw 318 for my 1st car around 5year ago and accidentally the back end went out funny really i didnt even no it was rear wheel drive at the time , from the i used to clutch kick all over lol!

[dacky20]

many years ago i met a man on myspace, i showed him my willy in his work van and he showed me drifting.

lol that was me right ?

[KyoufuFC3S]

I started playing Initial D v1 and v2 at the game center. Then found out there was a cartoon, checked out. Hooked. Huge nerd, got obsessed.

The rest is history.
I've always been a huge RX-7 nut though. My mom's long-term boyfriend had one back in the day, that I was totally crazy over. Naturally, I bought an FC, then an FD, and then 20 more FC's. Drift, crash, drift crash. So much fun.