Tips On Drifting?
09-21-2003, 08:58 PM
#21
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well a powerslide is like a power over drift... at the exit of the corner you just jam on the throttle to let your tail come out. it is the least effective technique. but if you are just looking for a simple, and i mean extremely simple, technique then go for it. 
09-21-2003, 08:59 PM
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I look at it like this:
if you have come in fast enough to flick sideways with trailing throttle before the apex & power out holding the angle, thats drifting
Straight in and power out sideways after the apex is a powerslide
if you have come in fast enough to flick sideways with trailing throttle before the apex & power out holding the angle, thats drifting
Straight in and power out sideways after the apex is a powerslide
09-21-2003, 09:18 PM
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well...as luck would have it, i met a few guys that drift alot. They took me with them to their "spot" and we did some drifting. It was a damn good time, and i plan on going with them again next weekend.
09-21-2003, 10:34 PM
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There isnt a difference in my opinion since they are both used by drifters. Holding the drift is known as drifting. if you just hit the gas and spin around, THIS would not be drifting. But if your straring at curb and you *** end of the car is next to you instead of behind you and you hold this, you are drifting.
Drifting is no more then a controlled slide.
Drifting is no more then a controlled slide.
09-21-2003, 11:00 PM
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I never tried REAL drifting on a dry surface, but here it snows like hell so when an SUV passes through a parking lot, mad fun for cars HEHE. I took the Tempo to those lots all the time in the winter, and used the E-Brake of course. It was fun, but not that fun. The only other time I tried drifting was in a Neon and I again used the E-B. It was raining and I spun it out, but what an adrenaline rush LOL.
09-24-2003, 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by YukiRX7Aisha' date='Sep 21 2003, 06:29 PM
Parking lots are good but I've been caught a couple times, not fun.
Me and a friend actually have pondered visiting remote parking lots and setting up cones and just messing around.
And I even took both my mr2's at one time (MKII Turbo, MKI NA) to a parking lot in the pooring rain to see how the tires faired when wet...
But I'd always wondered what the cop would say, since nobody is around, and nothing is getting damaged...cept my tires.
Were they more like "Get out of here" or did they give you a "WTF You doing?!" kind of arguement....
What kind of ticket could they threaten you with?
09-25-2003, 10:03 PM
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i dont really know what would happen because all of our good lots are now guarded by cops. Id have to say its all the trick of the trade. if the cop is an *** or if he understands for once that u are tryin to keep it legal and off the streets. but id say if u find a good lot and is freed up from cops then have at it.
09-25-2003, 10:22 PM
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First time, I got tipped off and left before anything happened.
Second time, The cop stopped me in the parking lot. I toldhim i just got the car, nd wanted to see how it reacted in panic situations. That way if it occured on the street i would know how thw car reacted. He took the story and just said "get outta here" and i left. No big deal.
The problem is, you dont know how the cop is going to react. Mabye he will believe you, mabye not. Thats why its best to not get cought in the first place. I have some new spots that are excellent.
Second time, The cop stopped me in the parking lot. I toldhim i just got the car, nd wanted to see how it reacted in panic situations. That way if it occured on the street i would know how thw car reacted. He took the story and just said "get outta here" and i left. No big deal.
The problem is, you dont know how the cop is going to react. Mabye he will believe you, mabye not. Thats why its best to not get cought in the first place. I have some new spots that are excellent.
09-26-2003, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by rfreeman27' date='Sep 25 2003, 11:22 PM
First time, I got tipped off and left before anything happened.
Second time, The cop stopped me in the parking lot. I toldhim i just got the car, nd wanted to see how it reacted in panic situations. That way if it occured on the street i would know how thw car reacted. He took the story and just said "get outta here" and i left. No big deal.
The problem is, you dont know how the cop is going to react. Mabye he will believe you, mabye not. Thats why its best to not get cought in the first place. I have some new spots that are excellent.
Second time, The cop stopped me in the parking lot. I toldhim i just got the car, nd wanted to see how it reacted in panic situations. That way if it occured on the street i would know how thw car reacted. He took the story and just said "get outta here" and i left. No big deal.
The problem is, you dont know how the cop is going to react. Mabye he will believe you, mabye not. Thats why its best to not get cought in the first place. I have some new spots that are excellent.
But yea, thats what I figured. Just tell the cop you are trying to be legit and not endanger anyone, and its up to him to be a hard *** or understanding...