Drifting

[MattD1Drift]

That's because the American xars are all torque, and that Rhys Millen cheats technically, his car's slip angle is greater than the steering angle, if you see pictures of the car, theres some plexiglass air catchers, which allow the car to go furthur without spinning, pretty lame to me :tdown:



*Note plexiglass sheets connecting roofline to rear wing.*

[greencactus3]

meh. or you can say that the "sport" began in japan as a means of "spirited driving" in the mountains. and then americans found out about it and started the D1 and stuff.


i dont think the vertical supports are cheating at all tho. didnt know about them till you mentioned but the spoiler helps keep the rear wheels on the ground in most racing cirlces. is that cheating?

[MattD1Drift]

D1 was actually started in 2001 in Japan. Option video had the first ever drift compitition in 1989, their 'Ikaten' comps. Most of todays D1 drivers came from those Ikaten comps.



And no, a spoiler is not cheating, however, I think the vertical polycarb inserts are. For one reason only, that it allows the slip angle of the car to be extended, therefore he can slide further before he spins out. I dont think you should have those, just increase steering angle. Ueo Katsuhiro in japan has a massive 74 degrees of steering angle in his Hachi-Roku (1984-1987 Toyota Corolla GTS in America)


He can get more angle than in that picture, thats about 65 degrees.






As for AutoX, I think that it's really cool, It allows the Lower powered cars to finally shine against some huge monster hp car.

[ZeetherKID77]

AE86's are awesome

[Choi9111]

Originally Posted by ZeetherKID77

AE86's are awesome

yes i agree... but S15's and R32's are better.

[MattD1Drift]

You guys are too fanboy, you probably think the Skyline GT-R is the greatest car in the world, or a Supra. The only really cool drift cars out there right now are the twin GC8's of Team Orange, or the LS1 powered RX7.

[Schnabel]

I have never drifted on dry pavement, but Envoy+Snowy Parking Lot+No Parents=Mucho Mucho Fun!

[amos229]

Ford Ranger + Huge empty parking lost smoothly glassed over with snow = very happy me after a long first meeting building the rack

[Nick E]

Can't wait to try this out whenever we get more snow..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TwkVyhofjY

[Protronie]

What you call drifting is what us old times knew as Ridge Running back in the day...

Rt 10 out of Pine Lake,NY down Kane mountain on a full moon night.
69 Road Runner with a 440 with a 6 pack (3x2bbl carbs) ,four speed pistol grip,
60's on the front, 50's on the rear... awesome with the head lights out, using both sides of the road.

BEEP BEEP!

Just got to watch out for the deer

[Choi9111]

Originally Posted by MattD1Drift

You guys are too fanboy, you probably think the Skyline GT-R is the greatest car in the world, or a Supra. The only really cool drift cars out there right now are the twin GC8's of Team Orange, or the LS1 powered RX7.

ACTUALLY maybe you should check what i said i bet that not very many people know how good a r32 is most people only know abour r34's...plus i said s15 not supra...supras suck at drifting they only good at high speed.

[VEN]

You guys just be carefull when you drift, I've seen guys hit curbs and rip their suspension out forget even hurting themselves. Drifting is fun but only in a large area with no one around. The challenge may be to control uncontrolled driving but when again, you can't control it, it's not fun at all. And now to be more optimistic


edit: couldn't post the pic

[MattD1Drift]

Originally Posted by Choi9111

ACTUALLY maybe you should check what i said i bet that not very many people know how good a r32 is most people only know abour r34's...plus i said s15 not supra...supras suck at drifting they only good at high speed.

Alright, then, S15 is obviously the Silvia, now, if your so knowledgeble, how many generations of the Silvia were there? (Don't google it)

Also, any car is good for drifting, if its RWD of course, it just takes setup.

[Madison]

Originally Posted by MattD1Drift

Alright, then, S15 is obviously the Silvia, now, if your so knowledgeble, how many generations of the Silvia were there? (Don't google it)

If you're going to argue, take it to private messages. Thanks.

[MattD1Drift]

Not arguing, just freindly knowlegde sharing and trivia.