bring on the new drift car... do you need a driver for it
i see what your saying about the track and conditions... yeah it is shocking in thr wet.. theres about 15 different grip levels out there in the wet with each corner and straight offering a variety. the most thrashed sectiong of the track drift wise (the esses) seemed to be the best in terms of grip. the northern hair pin and the following left hander being the worst. I found that just driving around that left hander my car would start sliding with no provoking at all. faily certain theres a large amount of oil/cememnt dust and other random shit causing that.
i also agree that there are a lot of shitboxes in drift... the prac days we have should have safety checks.
as for peening of the track and taking rubber off the racing line... this ones open for debate really..no race track in the world offers the same grip levels like the day it was freshly laid so i'd put the slower times down to wear and tear due to age and use of the track. however that said one of the most drifted tracks in the world, tsukuba, continues to offer assonishing times for time attack.