I'll save the paint job for when i'm done fixing up the engine and suspension. As long as the car is performing well, a few scratches here and there wont kill it. She kinda looks like a hooker who just got pimp slapped, but damn...can she work it! :p

 

drift club

check this place out...good info...

and yes you do need to have your suspension set up for drifting and using one of those techniques...otherwise youre basically powersliding through a turn..which is also fun!!

 

great way to go through some good tires....

 

Inertia drift in a FWD car....is that even possible? Dont tell me its an automatic as well

 

I thought you can't really drift in a FWD car, you can only "***-slide".

 

I'm sorry I can't truly beleive this unless you are only refering to Rally. If it were true for all forms of racing we would see alot more F1 cars hanging the tail ends out arround the corners. When the tires are sliding they are slowing you down.


As for what you can drift, yes it is possible to drift a FWD. It feels strange ( Especially if your used to driving a RWD) but it can be done. A few years ago, I took some rally classes in a FWD car and the instructor managed to drift one sweeping corner perfectly every time (damn I need more track time) and I only got it right once. It felt really weird, and it wasn't as easy to do in the FWD car as the RWD due to the lack of push from the back of the car. Basically you have to get the back end coming arround, and then steer in and power on to pull you arround. The key on the FWD is to catch the rear end at the apex, untill the apex your just along for the ride.

In a RWD it's alot easier to do since you can more easily move the weight arround the car using trail braking and the throttle.

If you are going to practice drifting ( and I would suggest you all do, not only is it fun, but you get to know your car better, and learn to keep your foot in and not brake when you loose traction) is to find a skidpan close to you. On a slipery surface it is much easier to initiate a silde/ drift at a much lower speed. It still feels the same but you don't run the risk of damaging your car.

Matt

 

MR2 drifting...
Seen it in Japan, it looks like a 3 legged dog running across an interstate. The rear tires fight to lose grip at lower speed and sometimes 'skip' from the engine weight and hot rubber.

FC drifting...
My Turbo 2 was a great car to drift, light rear end and don't need much modding. It's easy to 180 the car, but when it goes around, it goes so fast that it stops at the 180 mark, I never had it go all the way around.

FD drifting...
I've tried to drift mine a few times, and for the most part it's a bone stock R1. A simple clutch dumping in 2nd and a flick of the wheel and I can get it around. I'm not sure if that's what everyone calls 'drifting'. I have yet to try higher speed 'drifts', I just don't want to mess up my baby.

I in no way consider myself an expert, but I did live in Japan for 2 years and rode/drove with a drift club there.