E-Brake Or Foot Brake?

[DrifterGTX]

this may be a dumb question to others but what is your prefrence or what is the "right" way to drift.....so this is kind of a mini-poll...E-Brake Or FootBrake....I Go with E-brake.

 

[DrifterGTX]

THIS POLL IS FOR RWD

 

[LanEvo]

foot brake. e-brake is a final alternative, or used to get the car sideways on a straight away

 

[Ethix101]

 

[DrifterGTX]

uhh WHOA lol.....is that supposed to mean sumthing?...lol its just a question.

 

[Ethix101]

It was my polite way of saying "This is a Stupid thread".

Seriously though, your question doesn't really make much sense. "what is the "right" way to drift" There's lots of different methods of drifting and they're all "right".

 

[DrifterGTX]

yeh i know....thats why i posted at the top this may sound like a stupid question.....i just wanted to know people prefrence haha nice picture though

 

[Ethix101]

Yeah, I get that, but the question is really vague. If you're talking about Brake drifting, then I would recommend the footbrake.

 

[DrifterGTX]

thanks....... thats all i need to know!....got any vids?

 

[Ethix101]

check the FAQ at the top of the forum, there's some vids in there

 

[Motorer1]

both

 

[unkn0wn]

i use both, but i rarely use the e-brake

 

[Motorer1]

Originally posted by unkn0wn
i use both, but i rarely use the e-brake

yeah, thats what i meant.
I use the E mostly wit my AWD..
OOPS, sorry you meant RWD, my bad oh well

 

[Motorer1]

ARRRGGG!!! i can't vote for both!

 

[DrifterGTX]

cool Motorer1 what AWD car do you use...... the mines skyline R34 is pretty tight IMO

 

[trd_celica_jdm]

i use e-brake if im close to a wall it kinda pulls me away from it and i have a vid

 

[Motorer1]

look down on my sig, the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI GSR T.M.E Stripe

 

[Motorer1]

and yes, i drift FF.

 

[DrifterGTX]

how do you post a custom avatar?

 

[Motorer1]

get 100 posts

 

[exhaust_note]

Originally posted by Motorer1
ARRRGGG!!! i can't vote for both!

true, but i hardly ever touch the e- brake

 

[Motorer1]

thats because you don't drift wit an AWD, right?

 

[unkn0wn]

Originally posted by Motorer1
yeah, thats what i meant.
I use the E mostly wit my AWD..
OOPS, sorry you meant RWD, my bad oh well

i never use the e-brake on my 4wd cars, i seem to drift better on awds then Rwds

 

[Thio]

I use the foot brake on RWD cars because it isn't necessary to use the emergency brake IMO because the rear end can lose traction very easy.If I can't usually get the rear end out, I'll try feint drifting and then use the foot brake. The only time I ever use the ebrake is to hold the drift to drift two consecutive corners or on 4WD cars, like my Skyline. I rarely touch it though

 

[trd_celica_jdm]

erm ya hey exhaust where is the new avatar

 

[darkdrifterz45]

I depend on the foot break coz the e-brake is just an alternative to get the car side wayz and i also use the e-brake for the 360 drift he he he

 

[Ark]

Preference lies in the foot brake, admittedly.
I'm not too sure why, but I have a small dislike for the e-brake itself, unless it's absolutely necessary. Feels like I'm just taking the easy road out, instead of using skill.

What skill I have, anyway.

 

[pergatory]

Originally posted by Ark
Preference lies in the foot brake, admittedly.
I'm not too sure why, but I have a small dislike for the e-brake itself, unless it's absolutely necessary. Feels like I'm just taking the easy road out, instead of using skill.

Easy road out? That would be putting softer tires on the front. E-brake requires plenty of skill to be used properly. People on this forum need to stop thinking about the e-brake as a "cheap trick." It is just as much a part of drifting as the foot brake, throttle, steering wheel, etc.

Personally, I use both e-brake and foot brake. Anyone who doesn't use the e-brake is like a pitcher who doesn't pitch curve balls. Sure, the other methods might work, and you might find them more comfortable or more natural, but that doesn't make the e-brake any less useful. You're only limiting yourself. Why limit yourself when you can better yourself instead?

 

[XzifT]

I use the foot brake MOST, but I use the e-brake on long turns, or sharp turns, such as a few on Monaco..

 

[Ark]

Originally posted by pergatory
Easy road out? That would be putting softer tires on the front. E-brake requires plenty of skill to be used properly. People on this forum need to stop thinking about the e-brake as a "cheap trick." It is just as much a part of drifting as the foot brake, throttle, steering wheel, etc.

Personally, I use both e-brake and foot brake. Anyone who doesn't use the e-brake is like a pitcher who doesn't pitch curve balls. Sure, the other methods might work, and you might find them more comfortable or more natural, but that doesn't make the e-brake any less useful. You're only limiting yourself. Why limit yourself when you can better yourself instead?

This... is some good food for thought, come to think of it. I think I'll be seeing if I find myself using the e-brake in a few tricks anytime soon. I guess it's easy to think of it in a negative light like that, when all you hear about it is that it's a cheap trick in itself.

Cheers for not leaping on me and tearing me apart, especially while I'm resident forum idiot from planet newbie