I cant drift

[jeffreypang911]

No matter what i do i cant drift i can get in to one but i usaly spin out.Iv tryed alot of ajustiments and im still not getting it.can any one help? (i have the 900 stering wheel,its great! )

 

[Gen.]

Counter steer smoothly, modulate the throttle. Use a stock car and get the feel for it.

This question has been asked many times before and I suggest to you that you search around for asking a question like this.

 

[fiend]

Go practice in a real car.... GT4 will be piece of cake afterwards.

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no i'm joking, don't!

 

[Gen.]

It'll take a load off us.

Massively bad joke there.

 

[joev]

start out in a car that's FR and around 900kg with slightly over 200 hp, use N1 tires, apply the tuning guidelines in the GT4 drift reference, and load up tsukuba. slow yourself down to just over 50 mph heading into the turns and use the feint technique to get around corners. for example, on the first turn, turn your wheel briefly to the left (so your car leans slightly) and then quickly back to the right (so your car rotates into the turn) while applying throttle (so your rear breaks loose). as soon as you do that, point your wheels in the direction your car is moving (so, steer back to slightly to the left of neutral). hold that (making small adjustments as necessary) until you're getting ready to exit the turn, then return your steering to a neutral position and ease off of the throttle until you've got grip in the rear tires again, then leave the corner.

oh yeah, and you're going to want to use a manual transmission so you can stay in the same gear throughout the turn.

you have to experiment with the timing to get all of these things to happen correctly. it's awfully hard (for me, anyway).

 

[jeffreypang911]

thx every one

 

[mustang_4_ever]

so ur telling us to drift a ae86 lol its 150hp and 900kgs's

 

[slo-car]

practice with a car with no more than 350 hp and around a 1000 kg. read the settings depot thing and try apricot hill and tsukuba.

 

[Gen.]

so ur telling us to drift a ae86 lol its 150hp and 900kgs's

What's wrong with that? Drifting isn't about power. It's about technique.

 

[slo-car]

What's wrong with that? Drifting isn't about power. It's about technique.

its easier with a bit more power tho

 

[henessy]

Drifting isn't about power. It's about technique.

I couldn't have said it better myself.

 

[rotorite86]

I've got a Silvia, 1125 kg I think, and around 246 HP. I'll have to test it out later. I've also got a Miata that is pretty modified, so I will have to try it out too.

 

[Gen.]

In reply to slo-car:
But if a 2 people were to enter a comp in 2 cars that are the same, one with less power, and other with more, the one with less power will usually be acknowledged as the better.

This shows that they have more technique.

 

[ZeroDrifter]

No, not all the time, it depends if you raced and the weaker one lost by a lot they wouldn't praise the weaker car. But if it beat the stornger car it would have praise. It doesn't show they have more technique either, they could have the same but one uses/applies it better.

 

[slo-car]

In reply to slo-car:
But if a 2 people were to enter a comp in 2 cars that are the same, one with less power, and other with more, the one with less power will usually be acknowledged as the better.

This shows that they have more technique.

agreed, but i think its harder to pick up drifting with a real low-power car...

 

[Gen.]

It's a better way of learning.

 

[ZeroDrifter]

It is in some cases but it doesn't help you really learn techniques it gives you more time because of the decrease of speed. But as you master techniques you can become fast in corners.

 

[Gen.]

Hmm... Looks like this debate isn't going anywhere.

"To each man's taste" I say.

 

[Trueno86power]

its 150hp

WHAT! 150hp?!? Damn... Only In Initial D!

Stock ae86's have about 112hp !

 

[ZeroDrifter]

Hmm... Looks like this debate isn't going anywhere.

"To each man's taste" I say.

Don't get me wrong it helps you learn by allowing more time because of less speed. but it doesn't help you learn techniques

 

[Gen.]

So what your saying is, buy a car and modify it straight away, to learn it's handling characteristics?

Aren't you meant to get to know the car to actually know what to modify?
Driving stock is the best way to learn, because it's much harder to counter-steer precisely. Having precise counter-steer in a stock car will keep it in slide, unlike a modified example, where you can fix mistake with a jab of the throttle. Using a stock car will force you to stop making mistakes and letting your instincts guide you.

Keeping a stock car is extremely hard for beginners, because they tend to gain grip very quickly, but if you were to put someone that knows the technique and the car, they can keep the car at the same angle as a highly modified example.

 

[194GVan]

WHAT! 150hp?!? Damn... Only In Initial D!

Well, they ARE going downhill...

 

[gsavill90]

No matter what i do i cant drift i can get in to one but i usaly spin out.Iv tryed alot of ajustiments and im still not getting it.can any one help? (i have the 900 stering wheel,its great! )

Smoothness is the key. It is very tricky to begin with...

 

[SSVelle]

I dont like drifting cars with not much power....I tend to just plain stop on the turn because I couldnt get it up to speed and keep the speed in the turn..

 

[slo-car]

I dont like drifting cars with not much power....I tend to just plain stop on the turn because I couldnt get it up to speed and keep the speed in the turn..

well, i dont think anyone likes drifting cars such as honda beat with 40 hp, but 150 hp in a ae86 is more than enough to light the tires up and get sideways from pretty much any speed.

 

[194GVan]

EDIT: man, im really out of it today. replying to a comment back on the first page not realizing the thread is almost 2 full pages now

Since the AE86 seems to be a popular topic....I dont know why but Ive set up many cars for drift already, but havent done any AE86 cars yet.

 

[vinsion]

Well, they ARE going downhill...

That's why most of my my AWD drift cars are all like 400+ HP .

And yes I know the AE86 isn't AWD, no smartazz comment needed .

 

[HammerShot]

Well I may be nuts(actually yes I am), but I learned Backwards. I started with rediculous amounts of HP(600-700HP). Granted I am no expert drifter yet, but it did give me a perspective of how to keep my throttle under check and how quickly you can lose it. Now I am down to around 350 with my S2K R1.

Honda beat eh? Now I would like to see that. Or better yet the '86 Benz, you would likely have to hit it to get that pig sideways.

 

[Gen.]

There is a Honda beat video somewhere here And it's impossible to get the Benz to drift, well unless you can make it go at least 30.

 

[QwkEvo]

I didn't realize until last night how fast you actually have to be to be able to hold a drift. I finally figured it out after hours and hours in my sil-80 of 300 hp. Wow my arms are sore. Fast but smooth inputs, sounds difficult, but once you got it you won't forget it. I'm going to have a lot of blisters coming up soon.