How do you initiate a drift?

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I always hear the E-brake is the most important thing when drifting. the thing is, I never use it!
most times it's enough to just do a scandinavian flick, and watch the back slide:dopey:

so how do you guys do it?

I ask partly of pure interest, and partly because i can't seem to cross the "Magic:sly:" 13000+ border and thought there may be a reason for that...
 
I usually do a quick feint maneuver or a simple braking entry or lift off technique. I only grab the ebrake when my desired entry has failed.
 
yank the wheel, feel the back come around and catch it. If yanking doesn't work, use the scandinavian flick.

Remember - when catching and holding a slide, the throttle input is as important as the steering. If the throttle is at the wrong postition, you may as well have turned the other way.

practice. It took me a while to get into the 13000s (I assume you are talking Suzuka East? maybe not) but the right car is a real help.

If you really cant initiate a drift (and this is a last resort) - pick a car with an auto box (not auto in settings - always use manual!) like the SL55 or the 370 Nissan - then light the tyres in a low gear and then change up to a gear or two higher.
 
I combine a scandinavian flick with lift-off oversteer, but I find it usually helps to use the right car and setup.

Personally I set my cars up like this (though it varies depending on the power they have): N1 rears, N2 fronts, as little downforce on the rear as possible. Then I gear them very short so you have access to some torque in all the gears, and raise the rear suspension and make it quite soft- this means lifting off is more effective as the rear is more mobile on a vertical axis, meaning it loses grip more easily when lifting off. I give it a full, or at least very strong, front brake bias- tapping the brake when lifting off with strong front brakes exaggerates the effect. I usually turn ABS off as well, just because... I don't know if that's really important. Then obviously the other aids are always off and the steering angle is set to full, so you can use epic countersteer.

Then to actually start the drift, I turn away from the corner with gentle throttle applied, then turn in (aka a scandinavian flick), but between turning away and turning in, when the car is pointing in the direction you were coming from, I lift off and sometimes tap the brake to get it to fling round quicker, then plant my foot/thumb on the throttle and use the front-shifted weight balance to get the rears spinning, then when it goes sideways it's a question of balancing the throttle and steering input. To finish the drift I start to ease off the throttle while getting the balance back round, but completely lifting off the throttle all at once can go badly if the car is quite sideways...

Also I find it helps to use a turbo car; in GT4 at least I had a few cars that I was familiar enough with to know at what RPM the turbo spooled up so I could time that with the part of the maneuver where you get your foot on the throttle, meaning you get that extra torque at the exact right time to persuade your tyres to spin up.

All of the above has worked for me as far as starting a drift goes, but I'm not an amazing drifter by any means because I haven't had a lot of practice. That's the key to it, really.
 
oh sorry im so rubbish at english :) glad for the tips though

it's not because i can't drift, apart from not getting above 13000 ;), i've just moved on to the Blitz ER34.
I just heard it several times, that the E-brake is the most important thing; but from what your saying and my own experience that doesn't seem to be the case!

in fact i've never used the e-brake, not even in tight corners
 
rookiebalboa
oh sorry im so rubbish at english :) glad for the tips though

it's not because i can't drift, apart from not getting above 13000 ;), i've just moved on to the Blitz ER34.
I just heard it several times, that the E-brake is the most important thing; but from what your saying and my own experience that doesn't seem to be the case!

in fact i've never used the e-brake, not even in tight corners
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well, if you can't drift the Blitz, you are not alone. I can't either. When starting, pick something with less speed. An M3 perhaps.
 
I use a combination of the Feint and Braking drift. Also the clutch kick in certain areas works really well (G25). I never used the e-brake, i don't have it set-up where it's easy to use/reach. I will customize a nice e-brake set-up when the full game comes out and there are a lot more tracks etc.
 
U can also use the grass ;] Watch my rep on Suzuka East, F430, Prof. Front wheels will catch the grip and u will be in the perfect position to drift (only used this on the first corner, just dont like to do many restarts because of stupid mistakes)
 
if you really want a good challenge and want to learn how to drift that F430..


you will need alot of time and patience.. Keep the car stock, ABS to level one and no traction controls and what not.
Use N1 tires.... when you get it down... use a tire level up

you'll be amazed how much you will learn from this car...


because i was waiting int he XAT room one day... i decided to drift around by myself.... I realized i did a perfect lap on N1's... and i thought i had N3's to compensate for the F430's great power.
 
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I usually do a quick feint maneuver or a simple braking entry or lift off technique. I only grab the ebrake when my desired entry has failed.
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I've got the same basic technique drifting as yours 👍
 

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