What is drifting

[Guest meanman]

I thought I had it down packed what it was, even the styles such as scandanavian flick, inertia drifting, etc. I know the others just forgot what they are called.

Anyway i was talking to this guy on the R31 Skyline club.

I wonder if i am allowed to post links.

Click this to know the story read all of it to understand it, its not that much

What is your thoughts. I am getting confused

This is what he says Cerbera that is. I am meanman.

Drifting = Moving sideways across the road without having traction, eg: to drift across the road

Powersliding = Using power of your car to drift across the road, cant be done in fwd only 4wd and rwd

:lol:

I thought it was the other way around. Except for the 4wd part I know they do some of the biggest drifts ever.

[Duncan]

Couldn't access the link, but yeah, they are the classical definitions - drift used to be used for a 4 wheel slide (as opposed to just having oversteer or understeer).

These days we just call the whole concept of any sort of sliding round corners "drift".

[Driftn 180]

used to drift in fwd in my old car, had 50kw@wheels, just pick up the handbrake at 50-60 km/h and step on the gas, and just counter-steer....preety good in the wet as you dont leave flat spots on your tyres, but more interesting in the dry....wouldnt recomend it around bends, just straight road.

to ass to this thread, 4wd drift has been used way back.....just look at the rally, that is all drift.

*when someone asks what drift is, best said that its like rally driving except on a cirquit.

[Guest meanman]

Thanks guys This guy Cerbera just does not know what he is talking about he says he does really good drifting in his 1988 Astra. What the ????.

Well sorry about the link for some reason it does not work but is the correct address.

[Guest aw11]

example

[Mark]

Download some Intial D. That will give you some very nice exmaples of Super Drift Technique "W-w-what the?!?! Inertia Drift!"