Calvin Wan's Drifting Performance Handbook

Photography by Antonio Alvendia

Pub Date: December 2007£16.99, Paperback, ISBN-13:  978-0-7603-2789-0

This is the only book of its kind.

Drifting started as a niche motorsport among Japanese-American Californians, but has quickly evolved into a full-fledged competitive motorsport involving everyone from kids in the Midwest to a  55-year-old World Rally Championship Driver. It is a lifestyle unto itself, drifting can be seen in  almost every facet of popular culture including videos, video games and magazines to movies.In addition, a surprisingly large (20%) portion of those who actually participate in drifting are female.

This is the first how-to book to focus on both how to properly prepare a car to compete in drifting events, and how to drive it effectively in those events, it is essentially a tutorial from one of the first, and most respected professional American Drifters, Calvin Wan. It expertly covers car preparation, driving techniques, competition rules, and much more.  Drawing on an extensive storehouse of knowledge and using full-color photography, diagrams, and charts to support his text, Calvin Wan explains the theories behind every aspect of the sport.  For those who want to do it, those who like to watch

Author

Calvin Wan 27,  has been driving professionally for twelve years.  Although a professional drifter since 2003, he started his motorsports career as a roadracer.  He has won Formula D events and consistently finishes events in the top eight.  Calvin lives in San Francisco, California.

Antonio Alvendia is a freelance photographer and writer living in Covina, California.  A lifelong Japanese car enthusiast, he has been involved in drifting since its introduction to the United States.