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Miggy24

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Re: My new ex cop!
« Reply #15 on: 13 November 2008, 17:35:58 »

Nice motor mate :y
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Re: My new ex cop!
« Reply #16 on: 14 November 2008, 13:37:51 »

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Nice motor mate :y

Cheers  :y

(Will also edit the 1st drifty steps with weight shift too soon)

Steering...

The best and basic drifty trick here is to learn to let go of the steering wheel. I rarely/never cross my hands and let the fact the wheels tend to roughly stay where you want to go do the work. You couldnt ever really turn the wheel as fast as you need to go anyway.

When (for instance) clutch kicking, you perform the 'kick' and the back comes out, as you do this start the wheel to opposite lock and then let it feed through your hands and catch it where you want to be. The catch normally comes at the same time as the inital backing off the power once the rear has come out to the angel you want. Then put your boot down and adjust the sterring where you want to go! (Easy as that)

Changing direction:

Generally speaking, once you have come to the end of your corner you want to go the other way. You back off the gas and give the wheel a quick flick in the opposite direction. As you would have backed off the power, the momentum/weight would have started going the other way anyway, so the flick on the steering is again, just getting things moving again for the front wheels to counter the other way. Once the weight is moveing and the front wheels are countering, let the steering feed through as before to the point you want, catch it and while doing so apply the power again to start your next drift!

Other tricks:

I know it sounds obvious but look where you are going, use your periferol vison on obsicles and look in the direction of the front wheels. Accept the fact you will bump a few cones etc as you learn

And relax, if you are getting frustrated and stiff, go and have a breather. The trick to drifting (as with most things) is to not think about it. Tricky when learning, but thats were practise comes in. I could tell you everything I know but nothing will compare to seat time  :y

Right, run out of lunch break again, I will try and think of some more tips but thats the main bits covered  :)
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