My favorite motorsport is drifting, unfortunately it is not a very popular sport and not everyone knows it. The low popularity of this sport makes training difficult because there is a small amount of training space. However, despite these difficulties, the Polish driver goes very well and is valued all over the world. I am just building a car as I intend to take part in smaller competitions. I’m building my car in accordance with the specifications of the Polish championships, maybe one day I will be able to participate in professional competitions.
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An example of Polish drivers in Poland is Piotr Więcek. In my opinion, Wiecek is one of
the best drifting drivers in the world. He started in Poland but now he is competing in the
most important European Drift Master European Championship. However, Więcek also
participates in a series of US Formula Drift competitions. He often takes high places on the
podium, including often taking first place. Piotr Więcek is currently one of the most improved
Polish drivers. James Deane rides with him in one team, Deane is definitely one of the most
famous drifting drivers in the world and at the same time the biggest opponent of Piotr Więcek
and although they are friends and are in one team it does not prevent them from competing.
One of the most spectacular competitions last year was the round of the European Drift Master
Championship in Płock. The track prepared at the stadium was very fast and tight, which caused
a lot of excitement.
the best drifting drivers in the world. He started in Poland but now he is competing in the
most important European Drift Master European Championship. However, Więcek also
participates in a series of US Formula Drift competitions. He often takes high places on the
podium, including often taking first place. Piotr Więcek is currently one of the most improved
Polish drivers. James Deane rides with him in one team, Deane is definitely one of the most
famous drifting drivers in the world and at the same time the biggest opponent of Piotr Więcek
and although they are friends and are in one team it does not prevent them from competing.
One of the most spectacular competitions last year was the round of the European Drift Master
Championship in Płock. The track prepared at the stadium was very fast and tight, which caused
a lot of excitement.
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Competitors from all over Europe came to the competition in Płock, but still Polish drivers dominated
the competition and took the first 3 places. Paweł Borkowski took first place, the second took Piotr
Więcek and the third Grzegorz Hypki. The course of the drifting competition looks like: at first the
best 32 drivers are selected. They make single runs that are scored. Points are awarded as follows:
30 points for tilt accounts, 30 points for speed, 30 points for the line driven by the driver and 10 points
for the show. 32 top drivers are matched in pairs the best driver with the worst. The next pass is made
in pairs, one driver chases the other and has to imitate the car in front of him for the second pass, the
swap takes place and the escaping person chases the driver. The driver, who has gone worse, falls
out of the competition and in this way first and second place is chosen, the drivers who have lost in
the top 4 to the drivers who are fighting for first place compete for third place.
the competition and took the first 3 places. Paweł Borkowski took first place, the second took Piotr
Więcek and the third Grzegorz Hypki. The course of the drifting competition looks like: at first the
best 32 drivers are selected. They make single runs that are scored. Points are awarded as follows:
30 points for tilt accounts, 30 points for speed, 30 points for the line driven by the driver and 10 points
for the show. 32 top drivers are matched in pairs the best driver with the worst. The next pass is made
in pairs, one driver chases the other and has to imitate the car in front of him for the second pass, the
swap takes place and the escaping person chases the driver. The driver, who has gone worse, falls
out of the competition and in this way first and second place is chosen, the drivers who have lost in
the top 4 to the drivers who are fighting for first place compete for third place.
1. Have you ever heard of drifting? What do you think of that?
2. Do you think that such a sport should be better known?
3. What do you think about motorsport?
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YES, I have been spending my childhood with NFS Underground II where a lot of drifting was going on. The drifting is fun if it's happening on computer otherwise it's pretty dangerous extreme sport.
2. Do you think that such a sport should be better known?
As an hobby yes.
3. What do you think about motorsport?
I don't like it as a sport. But the song is good tho.
I don't know, if anyone is interested in cars than it's obvious for that person that this kind of motorsport exists so i don't see a need in advertising it everywhere.
I like watching F1 and WRC but i'm not crazy about it.
2. I think drift is a pretty well-recognized sport. Only more sponsors could be interested.
3. Motorsport is a very engaging field that requires a lot of cash. this is probably the biggest problem. However, I had the opportunity to be a few times in kjs competition with a colleague who participated. In general, I recommend everyone to ride a rally car even as a passenger. Then it's easier to understand what's going on.
2. I don't know if it is such a significant sport that it would be more popular in Poland. In general, it is difficult to qualify motorsport as a real sport, because the result depends largely on the equipment. The better the equipment, the better you are. A good example is F1 racing, where equipment is of great importance. Although there are 20 cars in the rate, only 4 of them are really fighting for victory. Why is this happening? Because the manufacturers of these cars spend the largest sums on development, others cannot afford it. In my opinion, this is not related to sport.
2.Definitely, yes. A lot of people ruin the reputation of drifters by drifting in inappropriate places. If drivers were more careful and a little bit safer, maybe people would start looking at it more favourably, especially the street amateur ones.
3. I would like to see a professional show where you can smell the smell of burnt tyres and see it all up close. It might be interesting to drive such a car as a passenger or driver.
I did and in fact I was lucky enough to live in a city where street racing was a real thing. Yes, everybody who played those old Need For Speed games, I have seen this in real life. In real life though, things are not as cool and spectacular as on the computer screen. Cars get crushed, people on the sidewalks get hurt or die. And what affects most of people -- the noise. The roar of the engine, the screeching of tires, and the cheering of the crowd. All of that -- at two A.M. Yep, not quite appealing, isn't it?
2. Do you think that such a sport should be better known?
It is well known where it should be.
3. What do you think about motorsport?
Dangerous, spectacular, fascinating. Would not ever participate myself but looks cool.
Of course I heard about drifitng. Playing racing games from an early age was my favorite element. Together with our friends we competed for who will manage to drift for the longest time. Unfortunately, as I grow up, the only drift I see is the one performed by a group of young boys in the parking in front of the hypermarket.
2. Do you think that such a sport should be better known?
I think that if people were interested, it would be more known. And at the moment drift has a very small group of fans compared to other motoring sports.
3. What do you think about motorsport?
Personally, they are not interested enough in motorization. I prefer football and more traditional sports. The only exception is Formula 1 which I like to follow.
2. I think that many people in Poland know this sport or have heard anything about it. Unfortunately, it is not very popular in Poland because of the high costs of building a drift car.
3. I think that motorsport is very interesting. I am very interested in motorsport myself. Currently, I can't afford to participate in events on the track but I am collecting for this purpose.
Yes, I have heard about it before but not very much. In my opinion, any hobby has the right to exist, although it is quite dangerous, many people need a dose of adrenaline, so why not, the main thing is to do it in specially designated places and not on public streets.
2. Do you think such sports should be better known?
Honestly, I don't know how to answer that question. I think that those who love cars have heard about it, and those who do not share this hobby are probably not interested in it, so it seems to me that this sport is as much known as needed or possible.
3. What do you think about motorsport?
I think this is very dangerous. But who am I to judge? I think this is just as much a hobby as any other.
Of course I tried, in Bemowo near the landfill. Great fun but not for everyone. I recommend to all automotive fans.
2. Do you think that such a sport should be better known?
No, he isn't short of advertising. It's just not for everyone.
3. What do you think about motorsport?
My dad is a car mechanic so he automatically infected me in a way with interest. Interesting thing, I certainly prefer it than football.
I don’t know, it seems to me that drifting is known enough, at least among those who are interested.
In my life I saw only five road crashes and in four of them there were motorcyclists and they all died on the spot. I think my attitude towards motorcycles is obvious.
Yes, I have heard about drifting and I really liked in high school. I think it’s one of the stupidest things you can do with a car but I say it in a positive way. Right now, I am not that into that and also I consider drifting in Poland a bit like a poor and “redneckish” version of divisions that have been created abroad, especially in the US and Japan.
2. Do you think that such a sport should be better known?
I am car guy and I like most of the stuff that are connected to that but I think it’s a very niche sport and it should stay that way. There are many others groups in motorsport which are much more prestigious that also lack interest and they struggle a lot with that and I think that those should be advertised more than drifting.
3. What do you think about motorsport?
I like motorsport a lot and what I really don’t like is other people’s opinion that it’s not a pure sport stating that these guys are not really athletes because they do not have to prepare that much as other sportsmen and women whose sport is more into pure psychical abilities. Truth is that these people also require a lot of physical preparation, have to have a strict diet which allow them to keep fit and appropriate weight as every kilogram counts in motorsport. Apart from that, when you listen to interviews with for example Formula 1 drivers who say that they lose around 4 kilos during one race, tell me that normal person without any preparation would survive after something like that.
2.I think it should. It’s an exciting sport and people who do it deserve some bigger attention.
3.I am a big fan of cars and motorsport. I don’t watch drifting competitions but I fallow formula 1 regularly.
2. I don't think so. I don't think such sports should get as much attention as some of them have.
3. I'm not really interested into motorization, so I don't have clear opinion about it. I don't want to talk about things i don't know about.
Although have heard of drifting many times, I don’t really know much about it. I think that it’s really cool and sounds really fun, but I wouldn’t like to try it, maybe not in my car ;)
2. Do you think that such a sport should be better known?
No, I think it’s not a good idea. It’s a dangerous sport, only for people with skills to do it. If it were more popular, more kids would try it without any knowledge how to do it properly, and would probably kill themselves or someone else.
3. What do you think about motorsport?
I’m not really a big fan of motorsport, but my best friend is, and he is forcing me sometimes to watch some races. I think it’s cool, but I find it a little bit boring.
2. I have no opinion on this topic. Someone who likes such entertainment probably knows about drift.
3. Best of all possible sports.
2) I don't have a particularly strong opinion on this topic, but as far as I'm aware it is a very well known sport, maybe nowhere near enough to something like football, but most people by far are aware it exists.
3)It is cool, and as far as I'm aware, it spurs a technology development for the automobile industry. Not every sport can brag about such accomplishment.
2. Yes I do. In Poland we know that there are F1 racing and WRC. But in Poland, this will not change quickly, because football is the most important sport. We don't even know much about the sports in which we have successes at a global level.
3. It’s interesting, but I’m not a big fun of it and I’m not spending my time on watching this sport on TV or Internet.
2. No, I don't think it should be more recognizable.
3. For me, motorsports are boring and predictable. Equipment plays a big role, not driver skills. In drift, these proportions are different, but cars are still the most important.
Of course, I heard and I know what drifting is. I live by the forest. Every night someone drifts under my window :(.
2. Do you think that such a sport should be better known?
Well. Those who are interested in him know him well. There are various night events promoting on Facebook. I think you don't have to advertise it better.
3. What do you think about motorsport?
I think it's fun. Fast driving has something exciting and exciting.
2. I think big success of countryman should be broadcasted. If we are good in something we should say it loudly.
3. I think it's sport same as any other. It can be a passion for people who love to feel this kind of emotions when they are making this sport
1) Naturally, I have heard about drifting. It is not a very popular sport, but we can spot a amateurs drifters on the street with their old BMW, who thinks that the road is a racing track.
2) I dont think so, it is a sport which is very dangerous and it could provide more accidents.
3) I really like cars, but I think the motorsport is not exciting. I prefer to watch F1, drift is not an interesting thing to watch. I would drift by myself rather than watch it.
2. It is a spectating sport, the atmosphere, in my experience, was very friendly, I don't see why not.
3. My father is a proud F1 fan and we used to watch races together. I appreciate it but I'm not a big enthusiast of watching any sport...
Sure, I have heard about drifting but I can’t say that I have tried it, at least properly. If pulling a handbrake while turning at a car park with a front wheel drive car counts – yes, I have tried it. I guess, however, that it has nothing to do with proper drifting. Seeing a professionals do it – this is something different. I love it.
2. Do you think that such a sport should be better known?
It is an amazing sport. The amount of skill and training drifters need to put into their performances is overwhelming. Such precision and showmanship should be greatly awarded and well known all around the world.
3. What do you think about motorsport?
It is a different kind of sport in comparison to more “athletic” disciplines but it has nothing to be ashamed of. Millions of fans all around the world would agree. Some people even put motorsport above the typical sport, because for them it is much more exciting and fun to watch. I can’t blame them.
I was drifting non-stop in racing games when I was young but I haven't tried it in real life. When something fun and dangerous does something wrong, it's likely to die
2. Do you think that such a sport should be better known?
He already knows many car enthusiasts and loves to follow these events in the world or in places he lives
3. What do you think about motorsport?
It is the most enjoyed sport. Especially those made in stone on the mountain are full of aggression and excitement.
2. I think that people that were meant to know this sport, already know it.
3. I don't watch motorsport very often, but sometimes I like to watch WRC.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x3SqeSdrAE)
I like it very much. The poverful RWD car for a couple hours is my dream.
But there is one thing which I do not like, it is when I hear how in the middle of the night some pseudodriffters are driffting under my windows.
2. Do you think that such a sport should be better known?
I think no, this is vell known among the people who like the cars. If someone does not like the cars so why he have to like the drifting.
3. What do you think about motorsport?
What can I think, this is the normal sport disciplin like every other. I have nothing to tell about it.