Gerboth, thank you for defending the RIGHT point of view.
Drifting is not some easy stuff... I have the guts to say that it might be sometimes harder then gripping. You do not point your sterring wheel to the direction you want to go, but to the amount of steer needed to keep the car sideways and sliding in the desired direction. All this all the same time, you have to manage the throttle (ok gripping also), too much power delivered might either swing the car to a deadly angle--> into spinout.
Another thing is after 1-2 laps, the tires are getting worn out, don't tell me it's easy to predict how the car will slide/ turn and constantly applying the right amount of throttle at the moment.
As last, it is NOT figure skating... eumm i don't wear tight pants dancing in the air... but i have to agree that it is similar to the JUDGING of figure skating. Speed, angle, precision, control. All 4 elements are interdependant and if you fail to master one of them, it's not drifting, it's just simply powersliding. For example, using the XRT, TSC from SimX team drifts 10 laps of SO long rev on one set of tires, no refuelling, no pitting. I don't have anyone else in mind right now. I do 7 laps of SO long rev on the 4WD RB4. Linking the corners, one after the other, lap after lap, until your tires fails you REQUIRES skills. AND I HATE IGNORANT PEOPLE RANDOMLY INSULTS THE DRIFT COMMUNITY THEY HAVE NO SKILLS... redeem yourself.