to quote Vaughn Gittin JR "If you dont have confidence in your tyre you have nothing" NItto tyres drift team
unlike the cars you see drifting in the uk like santa pod etc were style is 90% the cars run excessive camber etc to fit there "gangsta" fitment wheels, you look at a pro Formula Drift/ Drift muscle/ BDC/ Allstars car there set up to prove as much grip as possible, you do steer with the throttle but if you dont have grip you cant if that make sense
seriously qualifying is live now http://www.formulad.com/live/ look at what tyres some of the pros are running and what there doing with them