Tryed drifting for the first time what do you think?
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From: aumsville oregon
Tryed drifting for the first time what do you think?
Got invited to a car club challange the other weekend where you had to pick four people to represent your club in four events. AUTO-CROSSING,DRAGGING,AND DRIFTING. I've done lots of auto-crossing
and drag raceing but never tryed drifting until this event. I was told to just go out and try to make as much smoke as you can and try to slide the car around. Someone took some video and posted it on anther forum what do you think.
http://vids.ultimatecarforum.com/vid...b50115d449.htm http://vids.ultimatecarforum.com/vid...b5018a57ab.htm
and drag raceing but never tryed drifting until this event. I was told to just go out and try to make as much smoke as you can and try to slide the car around. Someone took some video and posted it on anther forum what do you think.
http://vids.ultimatecarforum.com/vid...b50115d449.htm http://vids.ultimatecarforum.com/vid...b5018a57ab.htm
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There isn't many places to do it legally. You can't really go that long in public without cops showing up.
I'd love to try it in a place like that. Looks like me at an auto-X...
What are the cones for? Are you suppose to avoid them or run a course while drifting? Do they kick you out if you ghost ride the whip?
I'd love to try it in a place like that. Looks like me at an auto-X...
What are the cones for? Are you suppose to avoid them or run a course while drifting? Do they kick you out if you ghost ride the whip?
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There isn't many places to do it legally. You can't really go that long in public without cops showing up.
I'd love to try it in a place like that. Looks like me at an auto-X...
What are the cones for? Are you suppose to avoid them or run a course while drifting? Do they kick you out if you ghost ride the whip?
I'd love to try it in a place like that. Looks like me at an auto-X...
What are the cones for? Are you suppose to avoid them or run a course while drifting? Do they kick you out if you ghost ride the whip?
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There are no g-forces going on to tear up the bearings. I call
And there's no traction, so you're not exactly putting down a lot of power, or at WOT.
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I did it once. Swapped the 255's from the front to the back and put the 275's on the front. Uncapped the headers for fun! It's not racing...but it was fun and it is a good test of skill....similar to ice racing.
Vette's are pretty good at it...and no...other than tires...there isn't a g-force to speak of so suspension loads are nil.
Vette's are pretty good at it...and no...other than tires...there isn't a g-force to speak of so suspension loads are nil.
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That's a pretty closed minded statement.
Personally, drifting's not for me, but it looks like hella fun. Unfortunately, my car's set up to NOT spin the tires, but I do my share of 4-wheel slides on the track. While not fast, sliding around corners sure is enjoyable
I've tried to get my street car to parking lot drift, and can sustain one for a few seconds, but keeping it in 1st without going too high and hitting the rev limit is not easy.
I don't consider it a "sport" because the rankings are subjective, but I would imagine it's quite challenging to do well and a blast regardless.
I'd try it in someone else's car fo' sho', but my rear tires are way too expensive to waste on it. Although here we are at season's end and I've got a garage full of 10 heat cycle flat-spotted Hoosiers, perhaps I'll try it this weekend with some of those...
Personally, drifting's not for me, but it looks like hella fun. Unfortunately, my car's set up to NOT spin the tires, but I do my share of 4-wheel slides on the track. While not fast, sliding around corners sure is enjoyable
I've tried to get my street car to parking lot drift, and can sustain one for a few seconds, but keeping it in 1st without going too high and hitting the rev limit is not easy.
I don't consider it a "sport" because the rankings are subjective, but I would imagine it's quite challenging to do well and a blast regardless.
I'd try it in someone else's car fo' sho', but my rear tires are way too expensive to waste on it. Although here we are at season's end and I've got a garage full of 10 heat cycle flat-spotted Hoosiers, perhaps I'll try it this weekend with some of those...
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That's a pretty closed minded statement.
Personally, drifting's not for me, but it looks like hella fun. Unfortunately, my car's set up to NOT spin the tires, but I do my share of 4-wheel slides on the track. While not fast, sliding around corners sure is enjoyable
I've tried to get my street car to parking lot drift, and can sustain one for a few seconds, but keeping it in 1st without going too high and hitting the rev limit is not easy.
I don't consider it a "sport" because the rankings are subjective, but I would imagine it's quite challenging to do well and a blast regardless.
I'd try it in someone else's car fo' sho', but my rear tires are way too expensive to waste on it. Although here we are at season's end and I've got a garage full of 10 heat cycle flat-spotted Hoosiers, perhaps I'll try it this weekend with some of those...
Personally, drifting's not for me, but it looks like hella fun. Unfortunately, my car's set up to NOT spin the tires, but I do my share of 4-wheel slides on the track. While not fast, sliding around corners sure is enjoyable
I've tried to get my street car to parking lot drift, and can sustain one for a few seconds, but keeping it in 1st without going too high and hitting the rev limit is not easy.
I don't consider it a "sport" because the rankings are subjective, but I would imagine it's quite challenging to do well and a blast regardless.
I'd try it in someone else's car fo' sho', but my rear tires are way too expensive to waste on it. Although here we are at season's end and I've got a garage full of 10 heat cycle flat-spotted Hoosiers, perhaps I'll try it this weekend with some of those...
I have actually drifted. I got a "class" in it. It was fun for about an hour. After that, though, all I wanted was to maintain traction and better my time around the course. Of course, that's not the point of drifting, and most of the kids doing it drift because it's easy to set a car up to do it, they don't have to be skilled to do it (the pro's are very skilled, though), and they think it's flashy and cool. These same kids that do it I've also tracked with them, and 90% of the time they suck at anything requiring controlled and maitnained traction.
So from my experience, those who can't race, drift.
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You only assume it's a close minded sentiment.
I have actually drifted. I got a "class" in it. It was fun for about an hour. After that, though, all I wanted was to maintain traction and better my time around the course. Of course, that's not the point of drifting, and most of the kids doing it drift because it's easy to set a car up to do it, they don't have to be skilled to do it (the pro's are very skilled, though), and they think it's flashy and cool. These same kids that do it I've also tracked with them, and 90% of the time they suck at anything requiring controlled and maitnained traction.
So from my experience, those who can't race, drift.
I have actually drifted. I got a "class" in it. It was fun for about an hour. After that, though, all I wanted was to maintain traction and better my time around the course. Of course, that's not the point of drifting, and most of the kids doing it drift because it's easy to set a car up to do it, they don't have to be skilled to do it (the pro's are very skilled, though), and they think it's flashy and cool. These same kids that do it I've also tracked with them, and 90% of the time they suck at anything requiring controlled and maitnained traction.
So from my experience, those who can't race, drift.