CBS NEWS 6:30PM CH2 JUNE 5 (DRIFTING Feature)

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Tonight, June 5,2006 ON THE CBS EVENING NEWS

You've seen it in music videos and movies. Now it's the latest craze in motor sports: it's called Drifting and Bill Whitaker will take you for a reide.

You must check this out!!!

CH2 6:30 PM On Air




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[my 1 88 u]

that was the absolute best news feature on drifting I have ever seen. Good clips from D1GP fuji and FD LBGP and interview and ride along with Gitten JR

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6:30 Reminder

[my 1 88 u]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/...n1683031.shtml

Getting The Drift
'Drifting' May Be Next Big Hit On American Race Tracks

LONG BEACH, Calif., June 5, 2006
Drifting is not about speed; it's about style. (CBS)

Quote

"It has all the excitement of everything that America loves. We have smoke. We have bumpers flying off. We have cars smacking walls."
Vaughn Gitten Jr.


(CBS) Watch out NASCAR, there's a new kid on the track. It's a screeching, smoking, testosterone-fueled auto mania called "drifting" — basically throwing your car into a controlled, high-speed tailspin. As CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker reports, Americans are taking to it like — well, boys to hot cars.

Drifting is not about speed; it's about style. Winners are judged on the excitement and grace of the drift.

Drifting started in Japan years ago as a rebellious, underground car cult, then morphed into something huge. It jumped to the United States three years ago and took off like a rocket. Last year Vaughn Gitten Jr. became the first American to out-drift the Japanese.

"It has all the excitement of everything that America loves," Gitten says when asked why drifting is taking off. "We have smoke. We have bumpers flying off. We have cars smacking walls."

To learn more about drifting, visit:

www.d1gp.com
or
www.justdrift.com


Professional drifters say they can hit speeds up to 125 miles per hour and hit corners doing 85. Whitaker hopped a ride with Gitten at the Long Beach Speedway in California and says what looks like a near-death experience actually was "better than a roller coaster."

Drifting has become so cool that it's hot. It's showcased in music videos by groups like the Black-Eyed Peas and commercials by big companies such as General Motors. The soon-to-be-released movie "Fast & Furious 3" is called "Tokyo Drift."

With all the hype, drifters and police have teamed up — they're going to schools in California to warn young fans: Don't try this at home.

On the track, some fear that success — corporate sponsors, TV deals — will spoil the sport. Gitten isn't among them.

"One thing that's never changed is the fun factor," he says. "Everyone got into it because it's fun" ... and noisy and fast. You get the drift.



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[my 1 88 u]

^this isn't the clip that aired but it's something

[J-Rod]

Very good coverage of drifting and story.
I liked all the angles, saftey, fun, Japanese and American.

I wish they would've mentioned Formula Drift though.

[///AMG]

Yeah wtf no FD or DA mention.
Good story anyway, I met that guy who JR gave the ride to.
He had to run off and change his shorts after that run..lmao

[my 1 88 u]

ok guys this is the full story clip that I saw. The link above is not what aired this is \/

http://video.mww.com/FormulaD/CBSEveningNews.wmv


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