DEFINITION
Shallow describes a drift with not enough angle. Judges call it when a driver is sliding (so they're committed) but the angle is too small to read as a proper drift for that section of the course.
Shallow is a deduction, not a disqualification — the run continues but loses points.
HISTORY & ORIGIN
Standard scoring vocabulary across all major drift series since the early 2000s.
TECHNIQUE BREAKDOWN
Driver initiates with too little input or runs out of angle mid-corner. Judges mark the affected segment with a deduction.
PRO TIPS & COMMON MISTAKES
• Commit to entry angle. Shallow drifts almost always start with under-committed entries.
• Common mistake: backing off angle to maintain speed. Speed without angle is a road car, not a drift.
His mid-section was called shallow and cost him three points.