Product Description

From a niche sport in Japan, Drifting has expanded across the globe, involving World Rally Championship Drivers and teenagers having a fun day out. This is the first how-to book to focus on both how to prepare a car properly for competition in drifting events, and how to drive it effectivly in those events. Written by one of the original champions, it expertly covers car preperation, driving techniques, competition rules, and more. Drawing on his extensive experience and knowledge, using full-colour photographs, diagrams, and charts Wan explains the theories behind every aspect of the sport, making this an invaluble guide for anyone seeking to understand, watch and participate in this growing motorsport. Drifting is the newest motor-sport to appeal to young car racers Calvin Wan is the original Drifting Champion The only guide to this surging motorsport, by the most popular driver in this field Will appeal to any racer and performance driver 10,000 visitors attended Japfest at Castle Coombe racing circuit to watch Drifting races

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #265921 in Books
• Published on: 2007-12-15
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Review
This book is terrific. Drifting is a popular sport in Japan ( possibly because they can't have much legal fun in Japan on the streets). It involves keeping the car in a controlled slide, with the rear end hanging wide. This is the sort of technique once necassery on race circuits when tyres hadn't much grip, and still employed to spectacular effect on rally circuits. There are good action shots of smoking Japanese super-coupes, and a usefull list of cars from there, the US and Europe that have the necassery chassis drivelines. Tyre choice is interesting. Calvin Wan advises plenty of grip on the front to set up and hold the line. The rear tyres should break traction progressivly. --Yorkshire Post

The dark art of Drifting is now a mainstream motorsport, with major profile bolsters coming form movies with ever-longer titles, usually involving the word Tokyo. Anyone who has watched or indeed tried drifting will know it's a fascintaing and visually spectacular sport and now top boy Calvin Wan has published his long-awaited 'bible' on the subject. Packed with usefull advice, performance and tuning tips and profusley illustrated with photos, most by top snapper Antonio Alvendia, it has something for everyone, from beginners to aspiring professionals ( and there is a good living to be made from the top guns). A fascinating read, which covers subjects from choosing the right car to clutch selection, link drifiting, acceleration initiations and speed managment. There's also a usefull and succinct look at the basic principles of motor racing. If you happen to own an acre or two of empty tarmac or know of a decent unused roundabout, let me know please. Get my drift? --Dorset Echo

Whenever we have a question about drifting, there are two guys we go to: Falken team driver Calvin Wan, and photographer and historian of the sport Antonio Alvendia. the pair recently teamed up to produce another book on drifting...while the words are well-penned, Alvendia's photography makes the book a visual treat --Grassroots Motorsport

About the Author
Calvin wan is the world's top Drifting Performance Driver.