FD physical fitness requirements?
 

Hey I wanted to ask if there any physical fitness requirements in Pro level drifting? Especially for factory backed drivers?

lol no. dudes be hella fat in FD.

what the heck lol most drifters I've ever known were obese cheeseburger gobblers on the verge of a heart attack

Yea I don't get that??? Every pro level racer especially factor guys have huge images to fill and set. And not to mention the added plus of making you and better driver..
I don't get it.
I saw a top 5 FD factory driver at a local event and boy was I a little shocked... Thought those guys would be more dialed into a program and trying to find any edge up on competitors..
Thanks guys for ur info. Just wanted to see if I was missing something

It's not like other motorsports where they are racing hours at a time. Two 30 second runs (if no "one more times") per match up isn't that physically demanding.

Plus with the tire rules being fat doesn't matter.

Tire rule is car weight. Being fat is still a disadvantage, but not huge,

Taken from the 2011 rulebook, unless it's changed for 2013.

"All cars must be weighed in a ready to drive state. Formula Drift will include this weighing at a mandatory pre-event inspection before the first event. Cars will be weighed WITH driver, complete with all required bodywork and safety equipment installed. Drivers must be fully suited with helmets during the weigh-in process. Cars may only be weighed and registered upon passing their annual safety and technical inspection."

Ah I stand corrected! That doesn't make sense to me really but meh.

They require you to pass a physical test just like any other sport.

Yeah, but essentially to ensure you're not ALREADY dying, so you won't keel over and wreck.

Guess i better get on that cheeseburger binge if I want mad tight Slides! But on a serious note yea alot of them are giants. Some of them are small though.

Must Eat!

This is a great exercise to get into shape for all males.

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Being in shape may not be in the rule book, but a good health and body will give you an edge on other, less shapely, drivers. Eating well, and exercise, will keep your mind sharp during situations of high adrenaline, end result being more competitive when you need the most.
You don't see any out of shape drivers in any professional drifting league anywhere in the world.

Personally, I don't think it matters in drifting. It's not so much based on time, as it is about slip angle, speed, how close you are to clipping points/zones, and overall crowd reaction (how well you put on a show). I would think that being heavy set might give you an advantage.

oh really? this guy drives the SATS Cosworth supra in BDC, and he is huugggee

http://c.driftworks.com/blog/wp-cont...95-666x446.jpg

Lol, this thread is hilarious. If you think being in shape would give you a mental edge in drifting your off your rocker.

:rofl:Agreed. However i bet for the chubby ones that hot ass car is hell.

There's more to being healthly than just being in "shape". Eating badly takes a big bite out of every aspect of life, including the way/how you think. Eat strictly organic fruits and veggies for a week straight along with only water. Then you can say it doesn't take anything out of your mindset.

I would have to agree that an in shape guy with a reg schedule and healthy Raw Diet will have a Scientifically Proven Advantage in Brain Function, cognitive response, and energy to make it through a 10hour drift event, over a chubby slob who eats fast food, sleeps irregularly, and probably doesnt have a set of good discipline for much at all. Just Sayin.....

BUT I SERIOUSLY THINK DRIVER SKILL IS HANDS DOWN #1. IF YOU CANT DRIVE WELL NORMALLY OR REFULAR RACING, YOU WILL HAVE A WORSE TIME TRYING TO CONTROL CHAOS!!!!

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Wait wait wait... so what you're saying is kids shouldn't be stripping their interior and causing their car to look like shit? They should just diet and lose 20lbs then have a normal looking car!?

Lmao. Keep it stripped and dont be a fat ass either and youll have 40lbs instead of 20lb weight reduction.

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When drifting you're actually driving for like what, 30 seconds at a time. Yeah, the fattest fat ass could handle that. Try competing in a REAL motorsport, you know one where you drive for at least 30 minutes at a time. With as much as you dorifto assfucks bash on Nascar I don't think a single one of you could actually survive a full Nascar race physically. Much less mentally or actually be competitive in any way shape or form.

Losing weight and getting in shape is always good if you're a fat-ass or not in shape. Is it going to make you a better drifter? Probably not...

This thread makes me want 2 mcdoubles.

as long as you fit in a fire suit.... i think you're good.

Double cheeseburgers are better, worth the extra $0.50...

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Fuck no, most of them guys are in fucked up conditions. mostly fat as fuck lol

I think you guys are referring FD to Nascar. The drifting, even though its "professional" is still mostly about having fun. You dont need to be a fitness junkie and strict on a diet in order to have fun.

This! ^^^

And I gotta say that although the weight of the car is with driver in place, a skinny driver could have ballast in an optimal location vs the fat slob driver putting a shit ton of weight over that one location in the chassis.

Very good point. Fat boys should cornerweight sitting in the car. Lol

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