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Drifting
is a high – skill level motor
– sport in which drivers control
a car while it slides ( or drifts )
from side to side at high speed ( approx.
80 to 100 kph )through a fixed tarmac
course. It is judged on speed, angle
of attack, execution and style rather
than just who finishes fastest. Drift
cars are |
Race Drift
- This is performed at race speeds. When
entering a high speed corner, a driver
lifts his foot off the throttle to induce
a mild over steer and then balances
the drift through steering and throttle
motions (note: the car that is being
used for this style of drift should
be a neutral balanced car therefore
the over steer will induce itself, if
the car plows through any turn this
technique will not work).
Braking Drift
- This is performed by trail braking
into a corner, then loss of grip is
obtained, then balance through steering
and throttle motions (note: this
is mainly for medium to low speed
corners).
Feint Drift
- This is performed by rocking the car
towards the outside of a turn and
then using the rebound of grip to
throw the car into the normal cornering
direction (note: this is heavy rally
racing technique used to change vehicle
attitudes during cornering, mainly
tight mountain corners).
Clutch Kick
- This is performed by depressing the
clutch pedal on approach or during
a mild drift to give a sudden jolt
through the driveline to upset rear
traction.
Shift Lock
- This is performed by letting the revs
drop on downshift into a corner and
then releasing the clutch to put stress
on the driveline to slow the rear
tires inducing over steer (this is
like pulling the E-brake through a
turn – note: this should be
performed in the wet to minimize damage
to the driveline etc.).
Emergency Brake Drift
- This technique is very basic. Pull
the E-Brake or (side brake) to induce
rear traction loss and balance drift
through steering and throttle play
(note: this can also be used to correct
errors or fine tune drift angles).
Dirt Drop Drift
- This is performed by dropping the
rear tires off the road into the dirt
to maintain or gain drift angle without
losing power or speed and to set up
for the next turn (note: this technique
is very useful for low horsepower
cars).
Jump Drift
- In this technique the rear tire on
the inside of a turn or apex is bounced
over a curb to lose traction resulting
in over steer.
Long Slide Drift
- This is done by pulling the E-brake
through a straight to start a high
angel drift and to hold this to set
up for the turn ahead (note: this
can only be done at high speed).
Swaying Drift
- This is a slow side-to-side faint
like drift where the rear end sways
back and forth down a straight.
FF Drift (Front Wheel
Drive Drift)
- The E-brake as well as steering and
braking techniques must be used to
balance the car through a corner (note:
the E-brake is the main technique
used to balance the drift).
Power Over
- This performed when entering a
corner and using full throttle to
produce heavy over-steer (tail slide)
through the turn (note: needs
horsepower to make this happen).
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