Lancer give it up. Pro street racers? LOL. Personal friends can be idiots and most of you know this. NFSU is just a ricer game that is really bad in the realism department, I find it to be a horribly annoying game. I've been into autox'ing and racing and have studied the racing line and the physics behind it. Yes, you think you carry momentum through the turn sliding wheels do not have nearly the same traction as normal cornering and you still have to slow for drifting.
Kasper what are your qualifications? How old are you kids?
Here are a few things I found on the net to back me up:
"Although sliding sideways, with the tail of the car hanging out and the steering in full opposite lock, looks spectacular, it’s slow. And it causes excessive tire wear."
Check out this forum on the racing line the fastest way to corner:
http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread/t-30337.html