[QUOTE]Originally posted by xviper
[B]Like INSANE8, I drift all the time in winter (no pun intended).

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Buzz_Hog_RSX_S
[B]

Heel-toe let's you get into the lower gear so you can torque the wheels loose. Drifting means that your back wheels are powering through the turn.. it's just that they aren't gripping the road as they should be...

I tried the hand brake in my RSX and it wasn't happening...

 

Heel Toe Shifting
Learn proper race shifting to get your car into the right gear for drifting. Includes double clutch shifting.

As per: http://www.driftsession.com/technique.htm

There's many methods to drifting and many ways to invoke it.... We all know Heel-Toe isn't a drift tecnique, but more of a tool... For me, it makes no difference... The RSX is a FWD... the only way to get the back end to go anywhere is to lock the wheels up or hit a turn at an extremely insane speed and hope the back wheels break loose before you flip the car...

 

I agree w/ Sime. Oversteer and drift are very different. I rarely 'drift' but I do 'oversteer' quite easily. If you really want to learn and do it right, go to a driving school (or a track)! Otherwise, you're creating a dangerous situation for yourself and others. Be safe and drive responsibly.

 

Right.... safety is paramount... I only do my playing around in a parking lot. Streets with innocent drivers is not the place to be reckless...

 

for street drifting, heal-toe is not needed...

1. approach the corner at speed while your cluch is diengauged.
2. as your turning into the corner rev the motor high (no torque at low revs).
3. Pop the clutch and oversteer a bit at same time...
4. back tire should have lost traction (keep on the gas)
5. counter steer very fast (point your tires in the direction you want the car to go)
6. keep on the gas hard !
7. ease off gas to reduce oversteer and get on the gas if you need oversteer.
8. the length of the drift is dependant on the initial speed and the lack of traction.


you might want to try a big empty parking lot after it has rained... it won`t be as hard on your tires and if you mess it up, nothing bad will happen..

I`m a drift expert in my J30.... it has no weight in the back and I can drive down a street sideways with no problem...

MOST IMPORTANT THING TO KNOW ABOUT DRIFTING !!!!

You have to make it look cool !! otherwise it`s just not worth it...
oh, and if your out of control and then by some fulke, you recover and it looks really cool .... tell everyone `I meant to do that`.... =)

 

I think the best way to undestand drifting is to understand 'slip angle'. Don't have any sort of a link handy, but poke around for chassis/handling, then look for info on 'slip angle'. BTW, a higher speed auto-x would be a great/safe way to learn/practice any type of driving.

Roger

 

Drifting or even causing severe oversteer in a FWD car is easy. Just use the brakes AND gas while turning. its called trailbraking. Go into a corner too fast, or what might feel too fast, then hit the brakes then accelerate once you have the drift and you are good to go until you straighten up.
Aaron

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Freakaccident
[B]Drifting or even causing severe oversteer in a FWD car is easy.