Learning To Drift

[xntrq]

so I got my car recently and i want to give drifting a go. question is that I'm a low baller and cant afford lessons with Project D let alone being able to drive a manual is a requirement. I've got a R34 GT auto. is it possible to drift with tiptronic?

Serious question guize

I feel the heat coming on soon

[luke gtr]

It's a lot harder.

Come out for texi, skids on Sunday.

2 weeks.

Will let you have a go, legally, off the street.

Price is pretty decent too.

[34GeeTeeTee]

Yep, Texi will let you enjoy the car and try slide it... I think sliding is possible but drift would be pretty hard in an Auto and without power etc... But by all means come out and have a crack

[GoldZilla]

Yep, Texi is well worth it - it's not exactly drifting, but you will learn a bit about what you and your car are capable of (or not!).

First-time entry fee = $35

AASA Licence = $50 (lasts for a year)

Helmet = approx $80-300, depending on what you want.

Wear long sleeves, long pants, enclosed shoes, and you're set!

[xntrq]

how much rubber am i expecting to burn in a day of texi? really strapped for cash for the few coming weeks

[Duncan]

as much as you decide to lay down really

If a $35 texi is an issue funds wise, don't worry about looking to hard into any form of serious motorsport including drifting. They are all really hard on your car, and require heaps of maintenance between outings, not to mention entry fees, travel to and from venues, fuel etc.

Just get out and give some motorkhanas and maybe hillclimbs a go - they are designed to be quick, cheap and fun for normal people with normal budgets.

And then if you win lotto you can build a carbonfibre bodied r35 for time attack

[34GeeTeeTee]

^ Good advice!!

What brand are your tyres? Most cheap hard tyres take a lot of punishment before wearing (hence why they grip like crap anyway lol)...

[oweban]

HEY GUYS I'VE HEARD FEDERALS ARE PRETTY GOOD AND YOU ALL NEED SOME AMIRITE

[Pezhead]

Well all good advice in here. Texi is an excellent starting point. Agree that sliding an Auto is dificcult but not impossible. Would require a lot of handbrake and throttle over work. Leave it in 1st or 2nd so the rev's stay up. Never tried it myself so cannot comment further.

Simple priciple on drifting though, if you can't hold a 2nd gear wheel lock slide then you most definately won't be able to do one at 100k's pluss. Learning to do low speed angle control is where it all begins and you can practice your heart out at our Texi Skidpan.

[xntrq]

as much as you decide to lay down really

If a $35 texi is an issue funds wise, don't worry about looking to hard into any form of serious motorsport including drifting. They are all really hard on your car, and require heaps of maintenance between outings, not to mention entry fees, travel to and from venues, fuel etc.

Just get out and give some motorkhanas and maybe hillclimbs a go - they are designed to be quick, cheap and fun for normal people with normal budgets.

And then if you win lotto you can build a carbonfibre bodied r35 for time attack

Shutdown

I can afford the texi entry fee but in terms of maintenance and tyres is a no go for me. Apprenticeship wages suck balls

I think I'll wait until I get more money or get on my fulls then get myself a GTT.

^ Good advice!!

What brand are your tyres? Most cheap hard tyres take a lot of punishment before wearing (hence why they grip like crap anyway lol)...

The ones I'm rolling on now is Ovation and on my set of stock wheels are Kendal Radial. JUST REALIZED I HAS ANOTHER SET OF WHEELS (after i forgot i had the stockies out back)

[oweban]

Seriously, if you're not doing massive skids, you won't wear tyres down that fast. Some of us wear them down quick cause we sit in 2nd/3rd and just smoke the hell out of them. Slower is faster, believe it or not!

[luke gtr]

I done around 10 runs last time, didn't even half wear a pair, then on the last, done some skids, and tore a little tread off.

You'll be fine.

[NYTSKY]

You can have a go in my car if you like?

Oh but no screamer pipes

[oweban]

yep, bring your stockies you've found

pound the everloving shit out of them

if you can't make chunks come off them you're not doin it rite. been there done that

[xntrq]

You can have a go in my car if you like?

Oh but no screamer pipes

Cant drive manual but. and what would you consider as a screamer? I think my pipe is a bit loud (for me anyways). maybe around 100db. it was like that when i got my 34

[oweban]

100Db is pretty loud. screamer pipes are generally on turbos (i don't know if they even go on NAs?) - look something like this

these are horrendously loud

dave's joke about no screamers was meaning his car won't be out there because he has a screamer. even if you just come along and watch texi, and see if you want to enter next time? hop in a few cars or something too - if you want to do that, just make sure you've got ankle to wrist clothing - helmet needed too. MCAS has cheap ones (my last one was ~ $60 - this will last you a lifetime)

[GoldZilla]

A "screamer" is where the waste-gate gasses coming off the turbo are vented to atmosphere instead of being channelled back into the exhaust, and because it's not muffled, it sounds like a scream.

Your exhaust should be fine if it's street legal.

C'mon, do it! Bring the spare tyres if you think you'll need them - it's better to have them and not need them, rather than need them and not have them. If you do wear out a set of tyres, at least you'll still have a set to get you home safely.

[oweban]

and again, cheap federals cough cough

[Aggroman]

lol....

p.s. unless you get a engine cutout defender thingo ie: stops the car from stalling when handbrake is applied fast you cant use the handbrake in an auto without going into neutral, using handbrake then going back into gear.

[NYTSKY]

So basically all you can do is "Power over" drifting and then possibly link corners from there, in all seriousness you are just going out there to do skids and look cool and have a laugh and enjoy yourself like everyone else