I know others have suggested this, but a search shows it has not been posted lately, so I apologize if I sound like a broken record but please bring back public drift lobbies.
Personally, I have been a fan of racing games since the Super Nintendo and as the years when on I quickly became a huge fan of the Forza Motorsports series. I have owned and played every game since Motorsports 2 and while in the beginning I was playing as a traditional racer, around Motorsports 4 I almost exclusively participated in online drift races. The Horizon series is fun in its own right and I have owned 4 out of 5 entries in that list, but in my opinion nothing beats building/tuning a car and throwing it sideways on an actual race track populated with other people who love the same. I would spend hours, days using the test drive feature to tweak and tune cars for drifting online. The community and friends I met through online drift lobbies are priceless and some of the most fun I have ever had while playing a video game.
I pre-ordered the latest Motorsport entry even knowing public online drift lobbies would not be available, but was hoping they would be added. If not then ‘Hey, maybe I’ll try traditional racing’. I understand I probably do not represent the majority or “core” Motorsport players but for me with no online drift lobbies I have only put 13 hours into the latest Motorsports game and like I mentioned, I preordered the game. Compared to the tens of days I have spent playing Motorsports 6. It is very upsetting to see a game that I have supported for nearly two decades remove a race mode and prevent me and the rest of the community from enjoying something we truly loved doing. I have paid for every game, and more often than not, I have pre ordered the Premium Edition, and I will gladly continue to support the franchise if you’ll have me and support me and the rest of the drift community in return. I really hope to one day load up Forza Motorsports, hop into a online drift lobby, and to once again be reunited with my people.