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Your "argument" is so flawed. I did not mention racing at all - it is however a motor sport that requires high skill levels to compete at the top levels both in the UK and world wide! At least you don't have so much technology unlike F1 when the "races" could easily take place without drivers in the cars ( I just could not resist that one) ;-)
PhillipM said:
Just to play Devils Advocate, it does say 'motorsport' as the sub-forum, even if it's a technicality, I don't think drifting counts as a sport because it's judged?
Gymnastics is a sport (well it's in the Olympics), and it's judged, so motorised gymnastics is also a sport SPS said:
Your "argument" is so flawed. I did not mention racing at all - it is however a motor sport that requires high skill levels to compete at the top levels both in the UK and world wide! At least you don't have so much technology unlike F1 when the "races" could easily take place without drivers in the cars ( I just could not resist that one) ;-)
May as well have a section for fastest parallel parking championship of whatever. The one obvious place for threads for drifting is right here, yet there are rarely any. Why would having a dedicated forum help? The one obvious reason to add a dedicated forum is when there are so many in another section that it makes sense to bring it under a specific area...rallying and hillclimbing would easily come above drifting if you broke things down in this general Motorsport forum.
Because old people don't get it, and by large PH always seems to be a tad out of touch.
It's judged, yes, but speed plays a big part in it, and considering the speed the top level are working at is higher than most probably hit on a track day, it is a massively skilled sport.
But really, there's a few dedicated drift forums, just use one of those. They also won't cry if you stretch your tyres a bit, smash arches out or drag the car along the ground.
It's judged, yes, but speed plays a big part in it, and considering the speed the top level are working at is higher than most probably hit on a track day, it is a massively skilled sport.
But really, there's a few dedicated drift forums, just use one of those. They also won't cry if you stretch your tyres a bit, smash arches out or drag the car along the ground.
PhillipM said:
I didn't say 'racing', I said it says 'motorsport' - whereas, technically, drifting would be a motor-competition, I think?
Not that it actually matters but...Definition of sport in English:
noun
1 An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment:
Digitalize said:
Because old people don't get it, and by large PH always seems to be a tad out of touch.
It's judged, yes, but speed plays a big part in it, and considering the speed the top level are working at is higher than most probably hit on a track day, it is a massively skilled sport.
But really, there's a few dedicated drift forums, just use one of those. They also won't cry if you stretch your tyres a bit, smash arches out or drag the car along the ground.
I agree with the thrust of your point of view with the one exception.It's judged, yes, but speed plays a big part in it, and considering the speed the top level are working at is higher than most probably hit on a track day, it is a massively skilled sport.
But really, there's a few dedicated drift forums, just use one of those. They also won't cry if you stretch your tyres a bit, smash arches out or drag the car along the ground.
It really pisses me off when you (the plural) state that "old people don't get it"!
I am well into my 6th decade and still some how manage to get into my TVR and drive it at a brisk pace (have to be careful as i am old) do track days visit and drive around the Nordschleife - jet ski - get out of bed - feed myself and other basic sanitary needs. Oh and am a big fan of Drifting and have even had lessons from one of the best original "Night Spirit" drifters in the UK.
OK so stop being bloody ageist - it's all about a state of mind not age.
Edited by SPS on Monday 29th June 18:44
joe_90 said:
Why? because of PH's snobbery.
not at all. Forum sub sections only get created once the level of posts on a subject warrants it. if there were lots of drifting posts it would get a sub section in motorsports, as it doesnt currently they should just go in general motorsport and uk motorsportGassing Station | General Motorsport | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff