MassTorque
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I was just wondering how many horses certain people are putting out and what technique they use. I was wondering if there was a correlation between power output and drift style.
HP Output and Drifting Technique
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MassTorque
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Don't all standards have a usable E-Brake for hand braking?
Pete_the_Russian
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Or you just apply a same consistent technique that works for any powered car. Use the weight of the car to your advantage regardless of power.
DtheBUK
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Corner dependent.
But in a low powered car expect to be flicking and kicking even when you need to slow down.
A very basic guide line is handbrake when you need to slow down into a corner and clutch kick when you need to speed up. However if you try hard enough you can enter without a handbrake. Then it all gets mixed up if you start trying to twin and stuff. Basically just learn to do all the things and you'll know.
But in a low powered car expect to be flicking and kicking even when you need to slow down.
A very basic guide line is handbrake when you need to slow down into a corner and clutch kick when you need to speed up. However if you try hard enough you can enter without a handbrake. Then it all gets mixed up if you start trying to twin and stuff. Basically just learn to do all the things and you'll know.
Not every handbrake is usable for drifting.
Nissan Silvia for example has a perfect handbrake. It just works and stays working.
But with a E36 it won't work more than 3 Times. It's made for parking only. If the handbrake grips it's ok, 2 klicks and locking wheels and so on. but after a few entrys it won't brake at all, you can pull the leaver up to the roof and nothing happens. Now your up for a 40£ and 1 hour work to have about 3 proper entries again. Hopeless. A medium quality FlyOff is about 60£ and all is fine.
For learning in the beginning I think you should learn other entries first before you end up with handbrake entries in every corner. It's a bit like cheating in the beginning. Later you need to slow down while drifting, than you need it.
Nissan Silvia for example has a perfect handbrake. It just works and stays working.
But with a E36 it won't work more than 3 Times. It's made for parking only. If the handbrake grips it's ok, 2 klicks and locking wheels and so on. but after a few entrys it won't brake at all, you can pull the leaver up to the roof and nothing happens. Now your up for a 40£ and 1 hour work to have about 3 proper entries again. Hopeless. A medium quality FlyOff is about 60£ and all is fine.
For learning in the beginning I think you should learn other entries first before you end up with handbrake entries in every corner. It's a bit like cheating in the beginning. Later you need to slow down while drifting, than you need it.
Stavros
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Underpowered forces people to be more aggressive or they will suck.
With power people should still drive as aggressive as it looks good, but most don't, they just spend their time pushing the gas pedal and grabbing the handbrake, and that's why most drifting is boring to watch.
Handbrake should only be used for minor corrections mid-drift in my eyes, not even needed really for fast-slow corner drifts, as coming in at a massive angle and using the footbrake to help the car rotate does that too, but in a way that doesn't look shit, like using the handbrake does.
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Pete_the_Russian
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What he said!!! ^^^ 