Welcome to the world of Drifting
The sport of Drifting and Tōge (also transcribed touge) racing,
primarily from Japan, has led to its acceptance in other parts of the
world. Touge races are typically run at night between 2 cars.
A
series of matches are run with a lead and a chase driver starting either
side by side or bumper to bumper at the starting point. If the lead
driver manages to create a noticeable gap between their car and the
chase driver by the finish line, he is determined the winner of the
match. If the chase driver manages to stay on his opponent's tail, or
passes the lead driver to cross the finish line first, he wins the match
instead.
In the second match, the trailing driver takes the front
place and the winner is determined using the same method. If each driver
wins one match, sometimes a sudden death match ensues via coin toss to
determine the lead position.
As with all street racing, there are no official rules and any advantage
that a competitor has may be used as long as the challenging party
agrees to the race.
Not all Touge races are Battles. Groups of street racers may meet up for
club runs, exhibition, test runs or fun runs without determining winners
or losers.