Drift Racing??
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From: Beckley WV
Drift Racing??
Hey guys. Have any of you ever set up a C3 for Drift Racing? It's not something I'd do with my '69. I'd hate to tear it up, but I always see movies and tv specials on Drift Racing and there is always somebody who seems to be running a 60's model muscle car against the tuners in these types of races. I know the cars may not have orignally been designed for such things, but I'm not talking about stock cars with stock parts from the factory. I'm talking about setting one up with the appropriate power, suspension, steering, brakes, etc to do it? Just wanted your thoughts on it.
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I've never done it but the basics are extra wheel lock (more steering travel), quicker steering ratio, stable suspension to minimize body roll during corner transitions, easily usable hand brake and enough horsepower (or gearing) to get the rear tires spinning. IMO drifting is cool to watch for a little while then not so much but I won't judge others preferences. I also will give kudos to the car control those drivers have, it is most impressive.
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RWD cars Drift.
IMO, drifting is best on AWD cars though. and only do it on a closed course. i know so many stupid guys that went drifting on their bmw's after tokyo drift
one ran into a sidewalk, the other ran into a fence
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Ok ill admit sometimes i stop on the speed channel to watch competition drifting, and ive noticed that most if not all of the cars are RWD. FWD, you just cant drift. period. AWD kind of defeats the purpose of real drifting because when the front wheels are counter-steering, they will pull the rear of the car out of the drift.
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The best 4WD drifting video you will ever see.
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I, on one hand, REFUSE to call it racing. Because it's not.
When you race, there are no judges. Fastest time wins, end of story.
Drifting, however, requires judges, is based on opinion.
Which is why I'll never be that into it.
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I think it is more fun to be in the car driving it than outside watching and yes it is much different than real racing on a course, as soon as you are "drifting" you are shaving off speed, with a race car on a track trying to get the fastest lap the objective would be not to drift 