I guess 'drift' cars have been around a long time! My wife's boss owns an old race car (from the 50's - it won its class at La Mans several times) and I got to see it the other day. The odd thing was, the engine is way out in front of the front axle. When I asked him why anyone would put so much weight out front he said it was so the car could slide easily around corners. Makes sense I guess especially back in those days when tire science wasn't exactly advanced.
Here it is - check out where the engine is!
http://www.oldweakandpathetic.com/tilted/PA122431s.jpg
Here's the car from the back.
http://www.oldweakandpathetic.com/tilted/PA122432cs.jpg