Dificulty while drifting

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Well i´ve been reading everything here and in the drift session and seeing videos, i´ve already watched the 100mb video and still having the same problem.
my car spin or understeer while drifting..
its very exciting when i can make the drift for some seconds, but most of the times i cant.

my qyestion is:

what to do when the countersteer is not enought to not make the car spin? even when i´m not whith the foot on the gas?

what i´m i suposed to do? brake? go slower before the curve?

well, let me explain how do i drift:

for example when turning to the right,
i stay in the midle of the road
i brake and turn to the left
when i come to the edge of the road i turn to the right
it begins to slide
i countersteer and control the gas

the problem is, when i control with the gas, sometimes my car spin
and sometimes it stops sliding and begins understeering..

help!

sorry about my bad english:O
 
my brake balance is

front 15
rear 24

i just copied the settings from here, but i have some doubts in this brake balance..
whit this brake balance, when i tap brake it will spin! or not?
should i chang this balance?
 
Originally posted by KE
my brake balance is

front 15
rear 24

i just copied the settings from here, but i have some doubts in this brake balance..
whit this brake balance, when i tap brake it will spin! or not?
should i chang this balance?
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Your brake balance is fine. I usually use 13, 24 on my cars. ;)
 
Originally posted by silviadrifter
Your brake balance is fine. I usually use 13, 24 on my cars. ;)
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and what do you do when the conutersteer is not enough?
brake?
gear down and gas?
gear up and gas?
cry?:D
 
Originally posted by KE

what to do when the countersteer is not enought to not make the car spin? even when i´m not whith the foot on the gas?
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you say not enough "counter-steer" to make the car lose traction right? i think you mean why dont you lose tracion even though you are turning hard? well if that is the correct one it might be because your tires or your hp. try using hard tires for starters and if that doesn't work try more HP on the car. it might give you traction lose you need. :D
 
Originally posted by bustwave.
you say not enough "counter-steer" to make the car lose traction right? i think you mean why dont you lose tracion even though you are turning hard? well if that is the correct one it might be because your tires or your hp. try using hard tires for starters and if that doesn't work try more HP on the car. it might give you traction lose you need. :D
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sorry, i think i couldnt explain it right..

i can do my car loose traction.. i can start drifting..
actually i can drift sometimes..

but, my doubt is about what to do when you feel that the car turned too much (it is going to spin) and the counter steer cant hold the car drifting?
 
It sounds to me like you are attempting a "choku-dori"
Instead of feinting to the side, try starting out doing something a bit easier.

Think of it this way:
When you break in a FR car, all your weight is going to be on the front tires. By cutting into the turn and breaking, your weight is going to the inside-front, thereby creating a "pivot-point." Before you weight goes back to center, give it some gas to initiate the drift while turning your tires back to center.
Your car will start to drift....let it happen. When you feel comfortable with the angle, then countersteer.

Question? Are you using a wheel or controller?
 
Originally posted by KE
and what do you do when the conutersteer is not enough?
brake?
gear down and gas?
gear up and gas?
cry?:D
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you have to Gear Down and press Gas and you have too countersteer a little time each time and press the Acceleration at the Exit Speed....the speed will increase very fast....if its turbo..

NA = Depends of the Corner
Turbo = Depends of Exit Speed
 
Originally posted by KE
wheel

i bought it 1 week ago
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Yeah, I bought a wheel about a month ago. Tried it, put it down, and went back to the controller. Maybe when I get some time to practice with it.......
 
I've had the wheel for a long time, but I've used it only a handfull of times. I can drift just fine with it, but I'm just too lazy to set it up everytime I want to play.
 
just curious, what car are you using? how much power? and maybe you should post your settings so we could see. and how long have you been drifting?
 
Yeah sometimes when I drift I guess I dont counter-steer enough and spin out so I try to enter a little slow if I spun out on the last lap on that corner.
 
i am using a rx7 (fd) and a honda nsx
both of them with less than 300 hp
simulation tires
and i copied the settings from here..

well i ve been driving GT3 for about 1 year
and drifting with the help of this forum for 1 week
 
Go into the Options menu and turn Player 1 Steering assist to Professional. Any other setting doesn't allow enough countersteer.

Hope that helps a little.

Welcome to GTP :)
 
Originally posted by KE
well i ve been driving GT3 for about 1 year
and drifting with the help of this forum for 1 week
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i think that's you're main problem right there, give it some more time and keep practicing. good luck
 
main thing u want to remember is modutlaion.... throttle countersteer and breaking..i dont us break balance i didnt even by the controller for my car and its never hindered me...as u downshift u tend to gain a little more traction so try that also while in mid-drift there are a lot of factors that u could be doing wrong but it also takes alot of practice..keep tryin you'll get it
 
Originally posted by KE


well, let me explain how do i drift:

for example when turning to the right,
i stay in the midle of the road
i brake and turn to the left
when i come to the edge of the road i turn to the right
it begins to slide
i countersteer and control the gas

the problem is, when i control with the gas, sometimes my car spin
and sometimes it stops sliding and begins understeering..

help!

sorry about my bad english:O
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stay in the middle of the road
accell off
rock car to the left
then cut the wheel right.
during the cut, accell on

Use brake as needed in between if you are travelling too fast.
example

stay in middle of the road
accell off
rock car to the left
then cut the wheel right
during the cut, brake hard quick and short, and once satified with angle, proceed to accellerate and drift the corner.

Countersteering once angle has been achieved to mantian angle. If you countersteer too early, then you will end ur drift short. keep wheel straight and center and accellerating to cause car to continue to advance in the drift angle, and then countersteer to stop it from advancing its angle so you don't spin out.
 
Originally posted by BreakerOhio
stay in the middle of the road
accell off
rock car to the left
then cut the wheel right.
during the cut, accell on

Use brake as needed in between if you are travelling too fast.
example

stay in middle of the road
accell off
rock car to the left
then cut the wheel right
during the cut, brake hard quick and short, and once satified with angle, proceed to accellerate and drift the corner.

Countersteering once angle has been achieved to mantian angle. If you countersteer too early, then you will end ur drift short. keep wheel straight and center and accellerating to cause car to continue to advance in the drift angle, and then countersteer to stop it from advancing its angle so you don't spin out.
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Great explanation Breaker, I give that 👍 👍 👍 :tup:1/2 out of 5. That pretty much sums it up. Listen to this explanation, and you will be drifting in no time IMHO.;)
 
i am improving my drifting everyday
i am much better now

well some things i changed:
increased the power of my FD from 270 to 450hp
changed my toe angle to - 0,5

and now i´m drifting in a new course, the tokyo 245
now i can control my car trhu the U turn
THIS IS REALY FUN!:D
 

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