Drifting

Racer9 · #1 01-17-2003, 11:23 AM

What are some of your setups for drifting? I am still testing to find good drift setups.

Racer9 · #2 01-17-2003, 12:09 PM

Sliding around corners. It is really awesome!

hogjowlz · #3 01-17-2003, 12:21 PM

high torque motor. rare earth magnet. thats the essentials i guess. harder tires for more slippage.

do figure eight donuts count as drifting?

Racer9 · #4 01-17-2003, 12:29 PM

not really

BabyKiller · #5 01-17-2003, 01:30 PM

umm earth magnets are they steering magnets?

PWalk · #6 01-17-2003, 01:47 PM

You aren't going to win a race without knowing how to drift.

I find the best setup is to have a set of super hard tires, and no higher than a 2.6 motor. I keep the stock gear set in there (orange for the newbies) as it seems they give you the best all around performance on a short track.

Racer9 · #7 01-17-2003, 01:49 PM

What does that have to do with drifting?

tomahawk0101 Yeah I am and I'm proud of it!

hogjowlz · #8 01-17-2003, 01:51 PM

stronger magnets = better steering = better control

Racer9 · #9 01-17-2003, 01:56 PM

Drifting doesn't require a whole lot of steering.

hogjowlz · #10 01-17-2003, 02:09 PM

so you just go straight and magic makes you spin around the corner?

hogjowlz · #11 01-17-2003, 02:16 PM

i read it on some site once that said it is being able to control a car while the rear end is spinning. its pretty much a way for kids to pretend that their car is tough.

MTL · #12 01-17-2003, 03:21 PM

omg, how many times has this been said by me "u cant drift a bit, you can only powerslide"

its still impossible to do WHAT u want it to...im an aggresive driver...i countersteer alot and like to "get sideways" ...not necessary just using the "power over" techniuqe to simply oversteer...
drifting, as it probably has been stated here before, is "controlling your car through a series of turns with little to no traction"...and the series of turns is what separates it from drifting, and just sliding around and then stopping to do it again...make a track and attempt to drift on it in one run with your tires spinning with no grip, and ill give u props...
and i say its "lame" to drift a bit, because its NOT drifting, even though everyone has their own beliefs on what drifting really is.

Alex · #13 01-17-2003, 04:15 PM

i couldnt agree more with MTL. First u need understeer and to get out of a controlled drfit u need counter steer and bits dont have proportional steering....second you need power over and the bit just cant handle that....
Racer9- STEERING IS ALL U NEED!! and suspension!! not HP!! hte most HP ive seen on a drift car is the 430hp Silvia by HKS and the 700HP JUn supra.....

Racer9 · #14 01-17-2003, 04:22 PM

What the heck?

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Kajoq · #15 01-17-2003, 05:01 PM

*cough* The reason none of the drift cars have that much HP... Is because once you start to get that much power, drifting becomes SLOWER than actually navigating a corner. Go watch Le Mans... Formula One... GT series, You dont see these guys drifting because it would slow them down. Im not saying drifting isnt cool to watch, Just that its not necesarrily the fastest way around the track