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Drifting
Power Oversteer (FR)
In a powerful car, flooring the throttle whilst turning the steering will cause the rear wheels
to start spinning, which will reduce the amount of grip at the rear end, causing the tail to try
and overtake the front of the car. Applying opposite lock on the steering, and then
modulating the throttle to keep the rear wheels spinning is the method of controlling this
situation. However, the more the wheels spin, the less grip they give, so if you apply too
much throttle, the car will spin out, and if you use too little, the car will stop sliding. Get the
balance right, and you’ve cracked it!
Feint or Scandinavian Flick (FR & FF)
In a high speed corner, you can usually make the rear end start to slide by turning one way
under power, lifting off, and then quickly turn the other way, so you are making a ‘feint’ the
opposite way before you go round the corner. There is a weight transfer to the front of the
car making it grip, whilst the rear becomes unloaded and should start to slide.
Clutch kick or Diff-lock (FR)
To perform a clutch kick, the throttle is floored and then the clutch is very briefly
disengaged (the ‘kick’). This causes the engine revs to rise suddenly and then immediately
transfer the extra momentum of the engine/flywheel to the rear wheels, thereby promoting
wheel spin. If you are going round a bend when you use this technique, the car should
start to slide immediately.
Be prepared to wind on opposite lock very quickly, and come off the throttle because there
is a very quick transition from gripping to sliding using this method. Ideally the throttle
should then be re-applied to keep the car sliding.
Trail Braking
This involves keeping the brakes on as you turn into a fast corner, this works best on a
downhill corner as less speed is lost.
There are many ways to drift a car, and we have only covered the basics. For more
detailed information please use resources such as
www.drifting.com
,
www.dailydrifter.com
,
www.driftworks.co.uk
,
www.drift411.com
and
www.driftbox.com
.
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