what separates good drifters from pro drifters?

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what separates good drifters from pro drifters?

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What separates the top guy in your area from say Forest Wang or Mike Pollard?

Skill? Time? Money? Connections? what is it? I've always wondered
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I think everything you listed is probably the case.

To be a pro, you have to have skill.
To get good, you have to have time (practice).
To practice, you need the money (for the car/equipment/track time).
To get money, a lot of the time connections would help (connections = sponsors).

FYI I've never drifted, but this would apply to just about anything.

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airman wrote:I think everything you listed is probably the case.

To be a pro, you have to have skill.
To get good, you have to have time (practice).
To practice, you need the money (for the car/equipment/track time).
To get money, a lot of the time connections would help (connections = sponsors).

FYI I've never drifted, but this would apply to just about anything.

Good luck! Nothing truly good happens overnight except for maybe winning the lottery or something.
I do not agree.

The only thing you need is money........
With enough money you can buy your way into a car,

Just like any of racing. You won't know half the drivers becasue they never win. The only reason they are on the track is because they have anough money to support themselves.
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Post by sdaigle240 »

thats not how life works. money is a deal breaker but so is intellegence, drive, determination, technical ability etc. You havent met enough people. ive met people that cant drift, plain and simple, after many events trying. they just cannot do it. a million dollars wouldnt change that. so your saying Ryan Tureck is a pro cuz hes loaded?
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+2.4 airman and sdaigle

money helps but you have to be better than the next guy/girl to make a name for yourself.
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Money can put a punk in the spotlight. A winner can perform and stay there. Most people that ended up winners were underdogs, and so they had a hard time raising money and getting into events (all things in life), and so they have spent more time practicing, focusing, and considering exactly what it takes to truly succeed.

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I use to hang around with a couple of Formula D drivers back in 2002-2004. Its all about having fun, and tires. This costs money. The one dude works at Boeing to pay for tires.
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Re: what separates good drifters from pro drifters?

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Well, who ever drives and drifts the safest, I guess.
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