^ not caring about car set-up will only get you so far, all factors should be considered if you want a predictable and well balanced car.
Now you can completely screw your car up and as long as you have a good driver behind the wheel then sure the car can perform to an adequate level that would satisfy most people but if you are looking for that bit extra and really push the edge then caring about things like weight distribution, roll center, roll couple, bump steer, effective spring rates, suspension travel is important. Especially for the guys who have hopes and dreams of making it to the pro level.
I agree with you that drifting is about fun but there are intricacies to it other than big power/hard suspension
Also I don't believe that Jerry's car is a good subject for bad weight distribution, Since really the VH45 isn't that heavy of an engine an RB is a much heavier engine that will place weight even further forward of the front strut towers. This is a popular swap but most people will tell you the difference between sliding an RB S13 and an SR S13 is night and day in how the car changes direction. A better example would be Chris Jackson's 2JZ hatch. And from what I can remember the few other people besides Chris have said it was a very difficult car to drive.
