Nothing wrong with the r33 as a drift car. Chris D competed in Drift Australia for a few years in a striped out r33 (as did a quite a few other drivers) and his only problem was a lack of power compared to the other teams, also my best mate has been drifting for 5+ years in a r33. The key, as with all track cars, is the set up. The current set up on his r33 is great feels like the car is on rails.
Ross