Drift help

Speed818 · Post by **Speed818** » 23 Mar 2004, 22:01

Im pretty good at drifting, but i know i can be beter. I have nver gotten over 30,000 points on a single drift, but there's people that have gotten hundreds of thousands og points. Could someone give me pointers? Like whats the best setup, when I should brake etc.

Sergio · Post by **Sergio** » 23 Mar 2004, 22:10

rx-7 whit everything on lvl3 and you are good to go!!

jemc · Post by **jemc** » 23 Mar 2004, 22:13

nos lvl 3, too?

Sergio · Post by **Sergio** » 23 Mar 2004, 22:54

well some people say that it doesnt matter because nos aint in drift mode....so why dont have it?

Post by **GT3x24x7** » 24 Mar 2004, 01:18

Speed818 wrote:Im pretty good at drifting, but i know i can be beter. I have nver gotten over 30,000 points on a single drift, but there's people that have gotten hundreds of thousands og points. Could someone give me pointers? Like whats the best setup, when I should brake etc.

Hundreds of thousands? Make that millions! The best drift score here is BennyB, with better than 1.4 mil in an RX7 around track 6!!! Check the I wanna see some drfit scores!! topic for the scoop on this. There's also plenty of commentary in there about the best setups and whatnot.

For me and my lowly 250k-300k single drift skills, I find the Impreza is the way to go. Setup-wise I use all level three, except with stock tyres. Works a treat! And forget about NOS, Jem - there's no use for it in drift.

On the technique side, my biggest tip is to avoid the brakes like the plague!! They slow you down waaay too much and beacuse it involves all four wheels, tends to pull the car back into t a straight line very quickly, busting up your drift. If you really need to brake, do it only if you're about to hit the wall, and then use the e-brake cuz this is applied only to the rears, making it much easier to keep the slide going.

They key to working without brakes is to work the accelerator. It's all about weight shifting. With the hammer down, turn the wheel in the direction you want to slide, wait briefly while the weight of the car shifts to the outside, then lift off the accelerator for a split second. The sudden decrease in speed causes the car to break traction and you begin to slide sideways. Now it's back on the accelerator and work the steering to keep the slide under control. At the end of a slide, when it's time to change direction, repeat the process - keep the hammer down, turn in the direction of the new slide, weight shift, lift off briefly until the car starts it's new slide, then power on again.

A final note, the key to stringing many drifts together is in the steering. You need to work the steering such that you retain the slide, but don't end up losing so much speed that the next drift is impossible to make. This means that you'll hardly ever be at 90 degrees and sliding, because this wastes speed too quickly.

Hope this helps!! Good luck with it...

Speed818 · Post by **Speed818** » 27 Mar 2004, 07:14

eeerrrr... you forgot the part where I hit the wall and lose all my points

Post by **GT3x24x7** » 27 Mar 2004, 07:21

Practice, dude, it's all about practice. Helps if you drive in real life - do you?

Sykoticazn · Post by **Sykoticazn** » 27 Mar 2004, 10:13

Every thing lvl 3 except for tires and springs

M_S · Post by **M_S** » 27 Mar 2004, 10:18

tires and springs are lethal man its just too hard without them and i use the wrx irs tha best for it

halfpipe10 · Post by **halfpipe10** » 27 Mar 2004, 14:33

use the e-brake as well.

M_S · Post by **M_S** » 28 Mar 2004, 00:54

hey halfpipe how u doin

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and is e-break = hand break?

halfpipe10 · Post by **halfpipe10** » 28 Mar 2004, 16:48

im fine mate.

yeah e-brake is handbrake.

M_S · Post by **M_S** » 29 Mar 2004, 07:57

i dont use the e break i just push as hard as i can and just let go and drift

Post by **TheStig** » 29 Mar 2004, 16:33

I did it with all lvl3 nanananana even the tires....

Post by **GT3x24x7** » 29 Mar 2004, 18:01

Stig, you are da MAN!!

Post by **TheStig** » 29 Mar 2004, 18:47

I know... I am....

BTW is there a good TJ set for drifting.... cause the circuit setting makes my superpoo to powerfull

Post by **GT3x24x7** » 29 Mar 2004, 19:08

Mmm, can't really think of one - drifting doesn't call for oodles of power, and too much handling performance sure doesn't help a great deal... maybe a unique vinyl would help...

Post by **TheStig** » 30 Mar 2004, 01:20

wow that must help alot in turning and sliding...

M_S · Post by **M_S** » 30 Mar 2004, 12:18

lol it does it gives it special powers

Post by **TheStig** » 30 Mar 2004, 15:30

wow.... cool

Benny B · Post by **Benny B** » 31 Mar 2004, 04:55

I got weight reduction, engine, ecu (all unique), stock tires and springs on my RX-7. And guess where that got me?

KekumRulez · Post by **KekumRulez** » 31 Mar 2004, 11:26

What also will help is to put stabilitycontrol (that's what ists called?) off

M_S · Post by **M_S** » 31 Mar 2004, 11:46

doesnt stability control make u flip

KekumRulez · Post by **KekumRulez** » 31 Mar 2004, 11:54

and slide...

isn't it... But I'm not sure its called SC...

Post by **TheStig** » 31 Mar 2004, 17:01

.... you mean traction control... well it makes your car so unpredictable...

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