The adrenaline-charged American Speed Festival returned to Pontiac this weekend, transforming the M1 Concourse into a high-octane playground for racers across the country. While high-performance vehicles of all kinds are on display, one style is stealing the spotlight the art of drifting.

"Drifting is about personality. It's about bringing who you are with your car and your style out on the track," said Ele Bardha, a proud Michigander whose day job is stunt driving in Hollywood blockbusters.

Bardha's expertise in drifting has become increasingly valuable in his film work.

"At work, it's very popular for a director to say, hey, I want you guys to come into frame sideways, which is drifting," Bardha said. "As that was something that was requested more and more and more, I decided to get i

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