Like a SPAZ i messed up again, put the Ueo vid twice instead of the Inose S15 one...
Check out what gear is is in as he initiates the drift... 5th
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kCjYU6i8ktM
He properly flying
EDIT- Just realise i fucked up again, messed up the 2door Impreza one, its this one
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=OaBbChwVT7I
ALSO, FUCK! I didnt watch it in full screen before, MUCH better, esp the RX7! Looks properly unbelivable, like a computer game, wouldnt think a real car could be like that!
Chez--
A lot of the top Jap drivers are SuperGT (ie GT racing, LeMans stuff) drivers as well as drifters, but usually were drifting first, as most japs grow up doing it for fun like boyracers fanny about in the UK.
No race/rally driver ive ever seen has been able to jump in to a drift car and be good, Tiff Needell (whos famous for drifting and is ex-F1 and GT Racing) tried the other year and got his ass totally kicked in the UK, and the Jap guys are on another level to them.
Any driving talent is an advantage, but as its an alien concept still it takes some practice to say the least. I dont think any pro race or rally driver could just jump in and do it, and enough try.
There a few pro race drivers who compete in EDC in the UK, but they get beat by the normal folk mostly, and the only one who does well is the one who had been drifting more of his life than racing.
About the power, heres the enginebay of Hibinos AE86, so yep, 450bhp+ by looks of it! In an 800kg car!