at the time I started racing in Gran Turismo I already knew what drifting was and there were sometimes that I try to drift a car back in Gran Turismo 4 but didn't work out quite well no way matter many times or how many ways I tried it. I looked at Youtube video tuturiols to get an idea on how to drift a car and then tried doing it exactly the same way the other gamers did in the Youtube videos but failed at it completely and that's only because whatever I try to drift keeps whipping it's rear end out too far out and spinning out of control. it wasn't until I saw a Youtube video of a guy drifting a Shiuchi Shigeno version Toyota Sprinter Trueno on Gran Turismo PSP and then saw some drift tunning tips that the user left in the comments that I was able to finally drift a car and learn how to do it right. so I gave it another try but this time on Gran Turismo PSP doing the same tune up as the Youtube user did to his car and this time when I started drifting it was whole drifferent ball game for me now I was finally able to drift and maintain a drift and after a few days of practice I was finally getting the hang of it. when I got Gran Turismo 5 and I joined the Playstation Network and was able to access the community feature I was suprised at how many rooms there were devoted to drifting so I got in a room to watch some drifting then done a little myself and just I was getting started I got t boned by another drifter that was just starting to counterdrift through an S turn and that's just totally threw off my groove and so I decided to just be a spectator and watch them drift after cause I was afraid I start ticking off some people if I keep running into them while the're drifting. later on I was watching one guy in a Tom's Chaser do what drifters call a manji drift I commented on that and then later he was helping me out on my drifting and helping me to perfect my drifting skills. he gave me some drift tunning specs for me to use and then gave me a Black 2007 Ford Mustang GT Premium with custom gold rims that he tuned to his own drift tune specs and then I followed him into a room at the Tsukuba Circuit and he showed me how he drifts. so after all that my skills as a drifter improved a little and I was able to drift almost like a pro I don't do it as much as I used to but there are still some days that I'll do it every now and then but that's it I mostly focused on grip driving because that's what I did best.