DFGT and RWD problems - Need Drifting Tips
- Thread starter s15specr
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ok am at eiger with a stock tuned cappi with n2's and surprise surprise am spinning every corner. Am spinning highside(torwards the inside of the corner) while countersteering. Now according to everyone if countersteering it should spin torwards the outside, but as i've said again and again, the laws of drifting play no part in me trying to drift. why is this???????
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- GTP_juniordee3
- Oddbug
Well, with practice I just noticed the easiest way for me is go into the drift with no throttle at all, or minimal, countersteer and when I have the desired angle I just floor it and adjust the countersteer accordingly. But that may be too much for someone just starting with a wheel. Keep also in mind that the angle of your front wheels should be the same as if you were grip racing. Thats how you know how much to countersteer.
s15 you need to find out the feel of the car. Here is a good practice to find out why you spin: First go in a corner and start a drift as you would normally, when your car is going side way but if you feel like it going to spin out "let go" of the wheel and you gas pedal immediately then catch the wheel to stop the car from spinning. With practice you will eventually feel when you catch the wheel to make it stop spin.
As a beginner I recommend you do the 3 practices the DK mentioned in his drift bible until you can master them well before trying to drift. If you didn't watch that part here are the 3 practices for beginners:
1. Try to do 180 turn and the most important part of this training is to stop your car in the opposite direction straight not to the left not to the right a bit.
2. When you can master that perfectly time to do 90 turn.
3. When you can do those 2 turns at will you should have the feel of getting the car to slide and when to stop sliding it is time to do the 360 turn, this here is in no way spinning the car back to original direction but is to make a turn in small circle(a donut) with countersteer.
The 3rd practice is the one that help you to actually feel what make your car will slide and how much to countersteer need to keep the angle and slide.
Hope that help you o.o I am also a beginner learner with the driving wheel. Also in drifting you gotta know the tracks, you gotta know the best driving line, the best entering speed. With the same setting on your car for drifting drive around the track 2-3 times without spinning out or understeer and maintain a decent time. That should help you when you drift too.
As a beginner I recommend you do the 3 practices the DK mentioned in his drift bible until you can master them well before trying to drift. If you didn't watch that part here are the 3 practices for beginners:
1. Try to do 180 turn and the most important part of this training is to stop your car in the opposite direction straight not to the left not to the right a bit.
2. When you can master that perfectly time to do 90 turn.
3. When you can do those 2 turns at will you should have the feel of getting the car to slide and when to stop sliding it is time to do the 360 turn, this here is in no way spinning the car back to original direction but is to make a turn in small circle(a donut) with countersteer.
The 3rd practice is the one that help you to actually feel what make your car will slide and how much to countersteer need to keep the angle and slide.
Hope that help you o.o I am also a beginner learner with the driving wheel. Also in drifting you gotta know the tracks, you gotta know the best driving line, the best entering speed. With the same setting on your car for drifting drive around the track 2-3 times without spinning out or understeer and maintain a decent time. That should help you when you drift too.
- 846
- GTP_juniordee3
- Oddbug
I just adjust my angle till it's straight...don't really know how to explain it. You know how I told how how the angle of your front wheels should be the same as if you were grip racing, well keep doing that, which means as you leave countersteer less and less until your wheel is straight.
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Ok thanks. You've been a great help. I will have some new questions in the future probaly but i think now i fully know what to and now it'ill been practice. i've been practicing on N1's on fuji gt with the 350Z(wonderful car) and like i said earlyer i feel am improving but only a little bit. I will post some videos so you guy can tell me were am going right and wrong. Cheers.
I just can't let someone quit drifting...I'll have nightmares
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Well, i went for a few laps around suzuka in my 350Z (stock) with S2's and only a few times but it's an improvement, i corrected a few slides! I also feel my reaction time has got better too. Plus i was racing online 650pp with Z on R3 tyres and i corrected a slide with full counter steer.
