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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
We can only watch the wrong approach taken in drifting so much before we jump in head first to solve it. We’ve got the best people in drifting on our side, people who have been involved for 20 years and have seen the highs and lows. Drifting is as interesting as the biggest Motorsports like F1 / NASCAR. We're just going about it wrong. We think it should have a HUGE streaming service level show and top drivers should have massive fan followings and great income from it. Watching the ball get dropped so many times and the path continues to stray. We have had hundreds of conversations with fellow drifters over the years of everything being done wrong saying the exact same things to change and get it back on course. Eventually we built out the pillars of what’s most important and we’re here to actualize.
PRO as in professional. We’re not a feeder series, we want to be THE series.
Our own. ADC Pro. With a board of seasoned vet drifters, we’ll be able to determine who is pro level not just in skill but in professionalism and preparedness. Pro drifting licensing is a made up construct that clearly isn’t a determining factor. This is something we will be transparent about in our methods and if someone were to LOSE their license temporarily why that would be. We believe in redemption so it would be tough to permanently ban beyond actual illegal things that get you jail time.
One of the biggest mistakes in pro drifting is no power limits. This is a big mistake for so many reasons so we’ll just cover the two biggest.
1) 700hp can rarely stack up against 1300hp, pretty obvious why. It just going to add more cheat when the 1300hp car can surge specifically in the drag race / run up with all that extra power and the criteria of craft falls to the wayside.
2) When you allow 1300hp then wealth overshadows skill within the series and ultimately it pushes away any OE interest or team owner interest (Toyota, BMW, Hendrick, Penske, etc). “Power per dollar” is a common saying for a reason, every 25hp holds an expense of build and operational cost. Then of course it becomes the same 2 engines dominating the series, LS and JZ. We love both engines but the soul of drifting has to also include turbo 4 cylinders, flat 6, etc. Everyone misses the variety and the sounds.
With huge expensive horsepower comes huge expensive drivetrain and the need for more grip. It creates TOO expensive of a car for a motorsport that really isn’t paying you back. The sad part is the mid corner and exit speeds aren’t even visually faster from 600 to 1300…it’s simply become the ability to drag race faster / surge and defend against bad driving. This is also why we do a roll start.
Our initial concept was 400-600hp with the exact same tire size and brand. After talking to 100s of drivers, this held true. Those power numbers are FAST, smokey, and provide all the same entertainment value for fans but you can manage 550hp without a dog box or quick change, it can be managed quite well financially.
As a new series, it’s a gentleman’s agreement. If someone is clearly taking off we’ll step in. With your support as we grow this with more sponsors we’ll have a mobile dyno and in car GPS data to read lateral acceleration.
400-600hp is the gold standard where those power numbers, tire sizes, and track layouts are most evenly matched in drift. In round one our proof of concept was proven, 1st place was 580hp and 3rd was 420hp and it was a great battle that wasn’t a power win.
There is still a power difference that plays the highest factor on the roll up if it were to be a drag race. Roll up increases fans view because it matches proximity better, decreases mis-shifts, decreases drivetrain strain, and its just cooler looking.
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There will not be, this is a professional series so 265 is the ultimate tire for financial freedom and max speed / durability.
Yes, a very small number. Think The Masters or Wimbledon. Think of shows pre-filmed in front of a small audience where the viewers at home are the focus (Nascar). We’ll sell tickets at a specific time and they will sell out fast. Focusing on the SHOW is what grows this beyond where we’re at. We want to focus on the driving, entertainment of the competition, the commentary, and drivers. Too many comp series just become logistics companies and for now our focus needs to be on max visibility and entertainment.
This also allows us to go to way cooler tracks and layouts when we don’t have to consider 10,000 spectators viewing and parking. That’s the BIGGEST takeaway from this concept.
Through transparency and actually listening to our drivers and fans. With everyone involved in the series continuing to actually drift which will keep them connected to the core values. Not pandering to sponsors, not becoming suits, not becoming a logistics company, making passion based decisions that are best for the sport.
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