[SpeedracerIndy]

I just watched this show on Spike which was mostly about this style of "racing" called drifting. I don't get it. My first reaction was, this is stupid! What is the point of trashing a set of tires in minutes just to produce a lot of smoke and noise???? I could understand it if this produced faster lap times, but I don't see any benefit to it. I thought it was kind of funny how the tire companies sponsor the sport. Well YA, why wouldn't they. It promotes trashing a set of expensive tires in a matter of minutes. It's win/win for them. The worst part about it is the show stated that kids are practicing this on mountain roads!!! I sure hope I don't come across some kid trying to "drift" while I'm driving around the back roads enjoying my Pcar. Am I being closed minded here, and am I missing something? If so, please explain this to me.