what's the point of "drifting"??

[OS]

besides the looks/show, why would any one want to do this in a race setting??

 

[TheBoyBlunder]

To crash into cars parked along the street when you lose control. Oh, wait, in an actual race? I dunno...

 

[sillymofo]

Because you retain speed and power around corner. It's not for every one.

 

[Amorphus]

Originally posted by: TheBoyBlunder
To crash into cars parked along the street when you lose control. Oh, wait, in an actual race? I dunno...

so you don't have to slow down - you can just keep going as fast as you are - no gear shifting and whatnot.

and you only want to drift to use parked cars as cushions when you're turning to the left. 😛

 

[WinkOsmosis]

In a race? To impress the crowd.

 

[atom]

Originally posted by: cr4zymofo
Because you retain speed and power around corner. It's not for every one.

Uh, WTH are you talking about? When you drift on a race course you generally lose a good bit of speed and power.

 

[Gravity]

hard on the tires too. If the race is any length, tire wear becomes a factor. Not to mention that all but the very wealthy are conscious of how much those sneakers cost.

 

[Amorphus]

Originally posted by: atom

Originally posted by: cr4zymofo
Because you retain speed and power around corner. It's not for every one.

Uh, WTH are you talking about? When you drift on a race course you generally lose a good bit of speed and power.

your wheels keep exerting the same amount of force throughout the turn. on Adul's server - download "Course de Pikes Peak" and watch drifting at its purest.

 

[fumbduck]

grip racing has pretty much proven to own drifting in every way, but they have drift only races or whatever.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: Amorphus

Originally posted by: TheBoyBlunder
To crash into cars parked along the street when you lose control. Oh, wait, in an actual race? I dunno...

so you don't have to slow down - you can just keep going as fast as you are - no gear shifting and whatnot.

and you only want to drift to use parked cars as cushions when you're turning to the left. 😛

Racers usually say not to drift. Loss of traction won't make you faster.

 

[sillymofo]

Originally posted by: atom

Originally posted by: cr4zymofo Because you retain speed and power around corner. It's not for every one.

Uh, WTH are you talking about? When you drift on a race course you generally lose a good bit of speed and power.

Like I said, it's not for every one. If you don't know what you're doing, yes. But if you even remotely know how to fcuking drive and know how to feather the clutch and gas and keep the RPMs up, you'll have a much faster corner exit speed. But then again, wtf am I even bother to explain.

 

[atom]

Originally posted by: Amorphus

Originally posted by: atom

Originally posted by: cr4zymofo
Because you retain speed and power around corner. It's not for every one.

Uh, WTH are you talking about? When you drift on a race course you generally lose a good bit of speed and power.

your wheels keep exerting the same amount of force throughout the turn. on Adul's server - download "Course de Pikes Peak" and watch drifting at its purest.

Drifting and power sliding are different. Rally drivers don't usually get a full counter-lock on a course.........

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

It depends on the track surface and situation. Racing on a dirt surface demands that
that the car or m/c be driven through the turn with power. The rear steps out and pushes
the vehical into the turn. Sprint cars on the speed channel are an example.
GP m/c racers drift both tires at the same time, scary stuff.....😀

 

[atom]

Originally posted by: cr4zymofo

Originally posted by: atom

Originally posted by: cr4zymofo Because you retain speed and power around corner. It's not for every one.

Uh, WTH are you talking about? When you drift on a race course you generally lose a good bit of speed and power.

Like I said, it's not for every one. If you don't know what you're doing, yes. But if you even remotely know how to fcuking drive and know how to feather the clutch and gas and keep the RPMs up, you'll have a much faster corner exit speed. But then again, wtf am I even bother to explain.

OMFG, you just recited ad nauseum some BS Initial D explanation. LMAO.

When you are drifting, you are acting against the natural momentum your car has going into a turn, how is that beneficial in a race? Even "Drift King" Keiichi Tsuchiya wouldn't drift in a time attack. But I guess you know better, cuz Takumi Fujiwara said so!!!

 

[bsmithy]

define drift and give a setting to get a more accurate answer

 

[sillymofo]

Originally posted by: atom

Originally posted by: cr4zymofo

Originally posted by: atom

Originally posted by: cr4zymofo Because you retain speed and power around corner. It's not for every one.

Uh, WTH are you talking about? When you drift on a race course you generally lose a good bit of speed and power.

Like I said, it's not for every one. If you don't know what you're doing, yes. But if you even remotely know how to fcuking drive and know how to feather the clutch and gas and keep the RPMs up, you'll have a much faster corner exit speed. But then again, wtf am I even bother to explain.

OMFG, you just recited ad nauseum some BS Initial D explanation. LMAO. When you are drifting, you are acting against the natural momentum your car has going into a turn, how is that beneficial in a race? Even "Drift King" Keiichi Tsuchiya wouldn't drift in a time attack. But I guess you know better, cuz Takumi Fujiwara said so!!!

??? Link to that BS initial D "explanation"? I never listen to any one but experience the shiets for myself. How fast have you ever took a hairpin?

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: atom

Originally posted by: cr4zymofo

Originally posted by: atom

Originally posted by: cr4zymofo Because you retain speed and power around corner. It's not for every one.

Uh, WTH are you talking about? When you drift on a race course you generally lose a good bit of speed and power.

Like I said, it's not for every one. If you don't know what you're doing, yes. But if you even remotely know how to fcuking drive and know how to feather the clutch and gas and keep the RPMs up, you'll have a much faster corner exit speed. But then again, wtf am I even bother to explain.

OMFG, you just recited ad nauseum some BS Initial D explanation. LMAO.

When you are drifting, you are acting against the natural momentum your car has going into a turn, how is that beneficial in a race? Even "Drift King" Keiichi Tsuchiya wouldn't drift in a time attack. But I guess you know better, cuz Takumi Fujiwara said so!!!

winnAr

 

[PowerMac4Ever]

Originally posted by: atom

Originally posted by: cr4zymofo

Originally posted by: atom

Originally posted by: cr4zymofo Because you retain speed and power around corner. It's not for every one.

Uh, WTH are you talking about? When you drift on a race course you generally lose a good bit of speed and power.

Like I said, it's not for every one. If you don't know what you're doing, yes. But if you even remotely know how to fcuking drive and know how to feather the clutch and gas and keep the RPMs up, you'll have a much faster corner exit speed. But then again, wtf am I even bother to explain.

OMFG, you just recited ad nauseum some BS Initial D explanation. LMAO.

When you are drifting, you are acting against the natural momentum your car has going into a turn, how is that beneficial in a race? Even "Drift King" Keiichi Tsuchiya wouldn't drift in a time attack. But I guess you know better, cuz Takumi Fujiwara said so!!!

Keiichi Tsuchiya is a consultant for Initial D and they use his AE86 for the sound effects of Takumi's car.

 

[PowerMac4Ever]

dp

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

DRIFTING MAG..Its a fact that tires generate less heat drifting than not sliding in a turn. Heat is the arch enemy of tires.
We are talking performance driving, not a silly beer run...😉

 

[Cyberian]

what's the point of "drifting"??

I understand that it was the cats ass in older Formula 1 racing.
Perhaps improvements in tires, suspensions and ground effects have rendered it ineffectual.

 

[shimsham]

for kudos

 

[Jehuty]

Theres a hell of a lot of bias in this thread. Drifting is another form of racing, if you don't like it shove off and stop bashing it just because you don't understand it. Like Nascar, just because you like it doesn't mean everyone else likes it. People who don't understand it will say "Whats the point? They're driving around in circles!"

 

[Cyberian]

" But he went into the bend in an unusual way: with one movement he aimed the nose of the car at the inside edge, just where the curve itself started. His foot was flat down, and he had obviously changed down to the right gear before going through this fearsome rigmarole. In this way he put the car into a four-wheel drift, making the most of the thrust of the centrifugal force and keeping it on the road with the traction of the driving wheels. Throughout the bend the car shaved the inside edge, and when the bend turned into the straight the car was in the normal position for accelerating down it, with no need for any corrections."

Enzo Ferrari commenting on Tazio Nuvolari, if anyone has ever heard of him.

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[ndee]

Originally posted by: Amorphus

Originally posted by: atom

Originally posted by: cr4zymofo
Because you retain speed and power around corner. It's not for every one.

Uh, WTH are you talking about? When you drift on a race course you generally lose a good bit of speed and power.

your wheels keep exerting the same amount of force throughout the turn. on Adul's server - download "Course de Pikes Peak" and watch drifting at its purest.

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