Well, I'm using Windows 7 too, but ain't got that problem.
Only sometimes when I spectating, I can see the cars but not the road. It happends only a few times.
It took me like 2-3 month before I could drift well. But now I got bored of it so, I began to do some GTR races.
But anyway Peter, Like I said on the danish forum, try the logitech setup, and go on the BL Carpark and practice there for a while, like the other guys said.
I got a problem, When i come ingame, nothing pops up. How to do exactly for pop the gauges up?
Only I see up at the left corner is, also how to control etc... but nothing pops up.
What the problem?