[Suislide]

well, the idea of drifting in "this" sense ("this" meaning the sense that is mostly discussed on this board) is purely for style.

the idea is to get the car sideways and sustain it for a long period of time, around a large corner or whatever, and link it with more drifts on successive corners. it's like figure skating, the judging is almost purely style, but while that may be so, drifting is still one of the highest evidences of someone's car control ability and takes ALOT more skill then it sounds like.