History

Drifting began in the mountain passes of Japan when a man called Keiichi Tsuchiya entered a hillclimb event in his Toyota Corrolla. He wowed the crowd by sliding his car through the corners maintaining a high exit speed. This technique made him very popular and he won many events because of it. Tsuchiya is known as the Dorikin or Drift King throughout the world and because of him the Toyota Corrolla is the most commonly used drift car to date.

Keiichi Tsuchiya

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