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...ere expert drivers find such behavior desirable in [[Drifting (motorsport)|drifting]], a motorsport based on intentional oversteer. Details on the handling cha

...is event, the top 30 drivers in the Grand National Division and the top 40 drivers in the Elite Division come from their respective regional tours to compete ...courses for crowds and drivers despite the unforgiving concrete wall which drivers usually brush through with their rear bumpers.

...hile turning the steering wheel to the direction the driver desires. With drifting, there is also the importance of 'counter-steering' - where while temporari ...racteristics of rear-wheel drive may be useful or fun in the hands of some drivers, for others, having the rear wheels move about is unintuitive and dangerous

...y a special key sequence or other little known means so that inexperienced drivers will hopefully never try it. The natural reaction of most drivers to the perception of loss of control during oversteer is to immediately lif

...hile turning the steering wheel to the direction the driver desires. With drifting, there is also the importance of 'counter-steering' - where while temporari ...un in the hands of someone who knows how to use them, in the hands of most drivers, having the rear wheels move about is unintuitive and dangerous. Rear whee

[[Image:Drifting1.JPG||thumb|300px|300px|right|A drifting exhibition in [[Atlanta]] in 2005.]] ...wheels are pointed right), and the driver is controlling this, the car is drifting.

* [[Drifting (motorsport)|Drifting]] is much easier in a rear-wheel drive automobile, as power can be applied ...racteristics of rear-wheel drive may be useful or fun in the hands of some drivers, for others, having the rear wheels move about is unintuitive and dangerous

...t" is called ''[[Touge]]'', and is associated with [[drifting (motorsport)|drifting]] [http://www.d1gp.com/index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID=6]. ...mong other performance enhancers. Penalties include impoundment, taking of drivers license for a period of time or permanently. This came about after a fatal

Following the deaths of Grand Prix drivers Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna at Imola in 1994, many Grand Prix circ On [[30 September]] 2004, [[British Racing Drivers' Club]] president [[Jackie Stewart]] announced that the British Grand Prix

...tition and active participation. An autocross is a timed competition where drivers navigate one at a time through a temporary course marked by [[traffic cone] ...ng lots or airfields. Typically, new courses are created for each event so drivers must learn a new course each time they compete. Prior to driving, a competi

...tition and active participation. An autocross is a timed competition where drivers navigate one at a time through a temporary course marked by [[traffic cone] ...ng lots or airfields. Typically, new courses are created for each event so drivers must learn a new course each time they compete. Prior to driving, a competi

...ich employs a small, low-cost machine on small tracks. Many of today's top drivers started their careers in karts. ...-road areas run on a point-to-point format where participants and their co-drivers “rally” to a set of points, leaving in regular intervals from start poi

...ich employs a small, low-cost machine on small tracks. Many of today's top drivers started their careers in karts. ...-road areas run on a point-to-point format where participants and their co-drivers “rally” to a set of points, leaving in regular intervals from start poi

...3.JPG|thumb|250px|right|Nuvolari (fifth from left), with other Alfa Romeo drivers and [[Enzo Ferrari]].]] ...y]] (he won one more time in 1933). According to a legend, when one of the drivers broke the window of a butchery, Nuvolari, when passing by it, drove on the