How do you get more drifting points?

[bluexterra]

I've done a lot of racing and I've only gone drifting a few times on the seasonal events.

What are some tips to be a successful drifter (not the transient kind) and racking up the big points?

 

[tfed]

Hit up the drifting forum,a lot of helpful folks there. Yeah i still dont get it either

 

[aadil717]

To rack up big points you need big angles and speed, I recommend you try and get used to Comfort Hard tires and use manual so you never run out of revs.
Also memorise the driving line of that track, and try and stay on it and you'll get much bigger points than trying to take the corner another way.

Just as tfed said, ask in the drifting forum for more help but that's just the basics.
It also depends on your tune to get the most out of your car so the drifting/tuning forum should be appropriate for that.

 

[bluexterra]

To rack up big points you need big angles and speed, I recommend you try and get used to Comfort Hard tires and use manual so you never run out of revs.
Also memorise the driving line of that track, and try and stay on it and you'll get much bigger points than trying to take the corner another way.

Just as tfed said, ask in the drifting forum for more help but that's just the basics.
It also depends on your tune to get the most out of your car so the drifting/tuning forum should be appropriate for that.

Ok, so essentially you are trying to get your car turned sideways and whip out the tail end without going out of control so that you don't go off the track. I'll check the forum.

 

[aadil717]

Ok, so essentially you are trying to get your car turned sideways and whip out the tail end without going out of control so that you don't go off the track. I'll check the forum.

Yeah, basically hold the e-brake before the corner and then power over (floor it - get as much revs as you can usually approaching a corner in 2nd or 3rd depending on your transmission).
Then your tires should be spinning.
This is the first stage of the drift.
Try and control the slide by counter steering (depending which way you're going) and staying sideways, sometimes slowing down or feathering the throttle depending on your speed and judgement of the corner will help.

That's essentially the basics.

Just try practising in a decent FR on Comfort Hards and try and get a feel for the track and car.
Every car varies, don't try and jump into a very powerful car straight away, work your way up from slow, you'll learn better that way and have more control of the car.

 

[fitftw]

Start in a Miata. Join a Tsukuba drifting lobby online and practice. It took me 2 or 3 months of solid everyday practice to master it. Now I can drift anything except FF.

If you come into a corner too hot, hold the ebrake and countersteer, then let go of the ebrake, brake if necessary, and bring the wheel to center) and gas it, countersteering (to aim at the corner exit) and revving (for traction) as necessary

 

[p78]

ff is not drifting

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more OT

i don't know why everybody swears to ch-tyres, i like cs way more, and i find my 300zx much easier to control on cs, maybe because my cars are all above 500bhp

 

[shmogt]

Everyone gave pretty good advise. It's all about angle. The rear you want to be going around the corner first without spinning out or going completely sideways. Turn the driving line on at Tsukuba and practice just going around the corners one at a time. You can check my drift garage of you want for a ton of tunes for various cars and some more detailed tips on how to drift. Practice is the main thing.

 

[Nismo34]

Hit up the drifting forum,a lot of helpful folks there. Yeah i still dont get it either

Haha not really... Points drifting isnt exactly spoken of because its rather broken... It doesnt score for massive angle and speed, it scores on who can go the slowest at a 45 degree angle on the racing line in the highest gear. Thats the reason why the Speed 12 dominates. Max the rear camber and run it in 6th the whole course... As long as you keep a part of the car (Its a long car so its easy) you end up getting a large ammount of points...

 

[aadil717]

Haha not really... Points drifting isnt exactly spoken of because its rather broken... It doesnt score for massive angle and speed, it scores on who can go the slowest at a 45 degree angle on the racing line in the highest gear. Thats the reason why the Speed 12 dominates. Max the rear camber and run it in 6th the whole course... As long as you keep a part of the car (Its a long car so its easy) you end up getting a large ammount of points...

I beg to differ, if you read the Gran Turismo manual on Drifting, the game says its about speed and angle.
You may be getting high scores for your angles but I bet you that if you got the same angle and pulled it off at a higher speed you'd achieve a higher score.

 

[bluexterra]

Try and control the slide by counter steering (depending which way you're going) and staying sideways, sometimes slowing down or feathering the throttle depending on your speed and judgement of the corner will help.

That's essentially the basics.

This is key to racking up the big points. Working the throttle in conjunction with the steering helps keep the car from sliding off the track and helps you to get a longer slide going without over-rotating. I found by using ballast I have to rely less on braking to start the drift and I can primarily work just the steering and the throttle.

Another good piece of advice is not to start with a more powerful car. It's easier to control a car with less horsepower. I used an S2000 with a wing and was able to get the gold on the seasonal event and the drift trophy for 10,000 points too. On both drift events I was able to get 4,000 pts in one sector alone.

 

[TeamOrecaViper]

Go to the leaderboard list and download the top replay.
and look at it.
monkey see monkey do thats the way nature entended learning

 

[Herman79]

Haha not really... Points drifting isnt exactly spoken of because its rather broken... It doesnt score for massive angle and speed, it scores on who can go the slowest at a 45 degree angle on the racing line in the highest gear. Thats the reason why the Speed 12 dominates. Max the rear camber and run it in 6th the whole course... As long as you keep a part of the car (Its a long car so its easy) you end up getting a large ammount of points...

Couldn't have wrote it better myself. The points system is really flawed. If anyone in real life would enter a drift competition and drive like that they would be laughed at.

I liked the system in the first NFSU, speed, angle and close to the walls/kerbs got you points there.

 

[tiger61378]

Something I discovered doing the Fuji drift trial yesterday is that I'd have huge angle & speed, but not be right on the verge, and get NO points. Then the next run I'd have the same angle & speed, but be right at the edge of the track, and the points would fall like rain...so really, its not just driving line, but also how close you are to going off track. If you can hug the inside curb, your points will skyrocket much faster than if you're playing it a bit safer & staying towards the center of the track...and you don't even need a gigantic angle or speed for it. Hell, sector 1 I racked up nearly 3k doing 25mph at about a 30 degree angle, but about half an inch from the edge of the track.

 

[Nish]

I agree with Tiger here as that was what I was going to say. I also agree with Nismo other than the driving line. I just hug the inside curb, I only use my 1970 Hakosuka (250hp) and do decent in each showing (this week was 12,xxx on a few tries) and I'm not a seasoned drifter as I only drift in these seasonal's. My guess is it follow's... distance from track inside line, angle of rotation and speed tire's are spinning (not car travel speed).

 

[killer tiller]

I used to do the drift seasonals in automatic and after a bit of advice and tunes from shmogt I switched to manual. After a bit of practice and working out higher gears score higher points I started drifting Suzuka east in no lower than 5th gear and I doubled my highest automatic score.

Practice, practice, practice and a little help from the drift forum guys and you'll pick it up. It's good fun when you get the hang of it, i was proud of myself the first time I got around the hairpin on Suzuka east in a nice controlled drift lol

 

[ucwepn]

start with a v8 then move on to the speed 12, Big power naturally aspirated engines are easier to predict and theres no lag to get in the way, keep the front bumper on top of the inside of the track and go up through the gears when sliding. It takes allot of practise. set the lsd to 5/60/60.

 

[Ross]

If you need the trophy, here is someone at PS3T saying how to do it easily.

Go to Arcade Mode -> Drift Trial -> Snow and Dirt -> Chamonix - Main.

Then chose the Ford Focus RS WRC 07 '08 and make sure it says Sector Mode in the Drift Type option. This track has 5 sectors. The first sector is the key. Your goal should be able to get 6,000 points or more in this sector. Watch your speed, and angle your car about 45º. Underneath is some point values you should aim for:

Sector 1: 6,000++
Sector 2: 1,500
Sector 3: 500
Sector 4: 500
Sector 5: 1,500

If you do it right, you can get a lot more than 10,000, but you probably need a few tries.

Credits to Pesico and Mastodon from PS3T

 

[SopranoStylle]

If you want to drift right you need to drive with a manual transmission