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12-11-07, 06:30 AM
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Drift +1
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Drifting is fun I cannot lie, it is not the fastest or safest way around a bend but sometimes you can't help it at the limit of traction.
I have raced in the mountians plenty of times to know when you are going full speed into a turn, and need to turn in, drifting it is the only way not to fly off the mountian and stay away from understeering.Loose your nerves and step on the brake at full conner speed and you will spin out and fly off the mountian!
Most of the time I drift on accident.
Grip +1
Drifting is fun I cannot lie, it is not the fastest or safest way around a bend but sometimes you can't help it at the limit of traction.
I have raced in the mountians plenty of times to know when you are going full speed into a turn, and need to turn in, drifting it is the only way not to fly off the mountian and stay away from understeering.Loose your nerves and step on the brake at full conner speed and you will spin out and fly off the mountian!
Most of the time I drift on accident.
12-26-07, 06:38 PM
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The way that some people are acting about drifting is pretty insane! I thought we were all car guys first, bitches later! It's kind of like when stunting came out in the bike world, "what? you don't ride twisties? YOU'RE GAY!". It's just people that don't understand the style/"culture" and they want to make it look stupid because it's out of the norm.
IMO, I don't drift because it takes a toll on my car more than I can afford. If I had a project car and some more funding I'd be out there practicing right there next to you at the track!
Oh! And those of you who say "That's why I don't like drifting, because you punks do it in the streets!". You guys are a bunch of hypocrites! I know somewhere in your past some car pulled up next to you at a light, or got all over your rear bumper in a winding trail and you guys did the deed...in the streets...just like everyone else!
Tony
12-26-07, 08:50 PM
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this is crazy! i read a lot on these forums and i dont really need to post because ive found the info ive needed...but ive been driftin a crappy 4 lug rx7 RX since i bought it a few months ago...its a perfect car to learn the basics on and get the general control of the car so **** on everyone hating on the sport.....so keep the grip homos....drifting definately takes more driver skill rather than just going fast, trying to hit the apex concerned only of lap times...so everyone thinking circuit racing is superior has issues and needs to be informed...
drifting is a rad sport and its gettin way bigger in the US..im not a fan of the short track runs of Formula D or anything but im a fan of the sport and the technique..and it's definately possible to drift an open diff rx
later
drifting is a rad sport and its gettin way bigger in the US..im not a fan of the short track runs of Formula D or anything but im a fan of the sport and the technique..and it's definately possible to drift an open diff rx
later
12-26-07, 09:50 PM
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It used to be an underground viral thing, then it became the new rice, but only by association.
I used to really like it when it wasn't known as drifting, back in the old Group A GT-R R32 days, when going sideways was a racing technique. Unfortunately, the tires nowadays are a lot stickier and have all but eliminated the need to slip in order to go fast. Even Rally racers don't slide nearly as much as they used to.
I only wish people knew the true origin of drifting as opposed to what people think know, either "hey, look at these cool cars sliding!" or "hey, let's see what we can come up with when we dick around." Old Bias Ply tires used to allow for a lot of slip and, as a consequence, on the circuit you'd see a lot of the racers sideways through corners. As they did this, the street racers copied their driving style and that was the (japanese) birth of drifting as we know it. Then some people thought "hey, this looks sorta cool." and decided to make a figure skating event out of it. That's when I thought it got dumb, when D1GP first started.
Coming from a street racer, that doesn't give the argument much credit. You do realize that Tsuchiya, the drift king, thinks that driving fast is much harder than sliding around corners, right? I didn't know that trail braking the get the rear loose, unloading the suspension on one side to throw the rear out, or lift-throttle then mash the accelerator to slide, and then keeping the rear out took a lot of skill to do in the first place? I dunno, I always did it naturally, that's why I look down on those who think it's the "cool" thing to do. The only thing I use drifting for is when it either is the fastest way around certain corners or around someone, or when I've accidentally lost the rear and don't want to throw the car right back around to regain grip in order to keep the driving smooth.
How about this:
Do you think you think you can stick as close to us around a racetrack as we can stick as close to you sideways? If you do, why don't you go to your next HPDE track day and see how you do against any of the instructors, or even a blue group/HPDE3 driver?
I used to really like it when it wasn't known as drifting, back in the old Group A GT-R R32 days, when going sideways was a racing technique. Unfortunately, the tires nowadays are a lot stickier and have all but eliminated the need to slip in order to go fast. Even Rally racers don't slide nearly as much as they used to.
I only wish people knew the true origin of drifting as opposed to what people think know, either "hey, look at these cool cars sliding!" or "hey, let's see what we can come up with when we dick around." Old Bias Ply tires used to allow for a lot of slip and, as a consequence, on the circuit you'd see a lot of the racers sideways through corners. As they did this, the street racers copied their driving style and that was the (japanese) birth of drifting as we know it. Then some people thought "hey, this looks sorta cool." and decided to make a figure skating event out of it. That's when I thought it got dumb, when D1GP first started.
this is crazy! i read a lot on these forums and i dont really need to post because ive found the info ive needed...but ive been driftin a crappy 4 lug rx7 RX since i bought it a few months ago...its a perfect car to learn the basics on and get the general control of the car so **** on everyone hating on the sport.....so keep the grip homos....drifting definately takes more driver skill rather than just going fast, trying to hit the apex concerned only of lap times...so everyone thinking circuit racing is superior has issues and needs to be informed...
drifting is a rad sport and its gettin way bigger in the US..im not a fan of the short track runs of Formula D or anything but im a fan of the sport and the technique..and it's definately possible to drift an open diff rx
later
drifting is a rad sport and its gettin way bigger in the US..im not a fan of the short track runs of Formula D or anything but im a fan of the sport and the technique..and it's definately possible to drift an open diff rx
later
How about this:
Do you think you think you can stick as close to us around a racetrack as we can stick as close to you sideways? If you do, why don't you go to your next HPDE track day and see how you do against any of the instructors, or even a blue group/HPDE3 driver?
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12-27-07, 02:44 PM
#116
We constantly have lot or PIR/FIR/ SIR booked and we're damn cheap entries.
Club Racing Arizona has a few drift slots open for Jan5-6 at PIR. Then we have AZdriftmachine on Jan 19th at FIR. Then we should have Trial By fire or Turnstyle having an event in Feb. All Sub $100 entry fees.
I personally keep it on the track and 99% of the drift guys here are the same way and hate the "street guys" because they keep us from getting tracks rented out and high insurance rates due to the negative rep.
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Drifting is not a "race". It's fun practice time without rules/regulations to meet.
12-27-07, 03:13 PM
#117
Man... you would think this was a Purple Hats meeting, what a bunch of women!
"WWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Don't talk **** about drifting WAAAAAAAAAAA"
These threads crack me up all the time. Emo hair cut "touge monsters" in their shitty FWD econobox cars w/ super huge GT wing, crying about how the adults don't respect them. Give me a break. Go suck Nic Hogan's dick some more and fondle your Dragon Ball Z characters. Drifting is fun, but a waste of tires.
WWJD? Not drift...
"WWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Don't talk **** about drifting WAAAAAAAAAAA"
These threads crack me up all the time. Emo hair cut "touge monsters" in their shitty FWD econobox cars w/ super huge GT wing, crying about how the adults don't respect them. Give me a break. Go suck Nic Hogan's dick some more and fondle your Dragon Ball Z characters. Drifting is fun, but a waste of tires.
WWJD? Not drift...
01-02-08, 01:50 PM
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Interesting thread. I enjoyed reading it to understand the mind of a drifter.
It would seem to me some like smoke in their mirrors, others a blur. I'm the blur type.
I'd like to know what bodily orifice the drifters pull tire money from? Damn that has got to be expensive.
Do you drifters use cheap low grip rubber to help the spin?
I've got Potenza s03 pole position tires on the car I own most suited to drift (2441 lbs car, 275 ft/lb) but at $400 a tire, **** wheel spin!
It would seem to me some like smoke in their mirrors, others a blur. I'm the blur type.
I'd like to know what bodily orifice the drifters pull tire money from? Damn that has got to be expensive.
Do you drifters use cheap low grip rubber to help the spin?
I've got Potenza s03 pole position tires on the car I own most suited to drift (2441 lbs car, 275 ft/lb) but at $400 a tire, **** wheel spin!
01-02-08, 01:56 PM
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A drifter can simply let off the gas to regain control....whereas at 150 mph to regain lost control I pray to God.
I'm NOT knocking drifting, only pointing out that when things go bad, they go bad a lot faster.
01-02-08, 02:21 PM
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Interesting thread. I enjoyed reading it to understand the mind of a drifter.
It would seem to me some like smoke in their mirrors, others a blur. I'm the blur type.
I'd like to know what bodily orifice the drifters pull tire money from? Damn that has got to be expensive.
Do you drifters use cheap low grip rubber to help the spin?
I've got Potenza s03 pole position tires on the car I own most suited to drift (2441 lbs car, 275 ft/lb) but at $400 a tire, **** wheel spin!
It would seem to me some like smoke in their mirrors, others a blur. I'm the blur type.
I'd like to know what bodily orifice the drifters pull tire money from? Damn that has got to be expensive.
Do you drifters use cheap low grip rubber to help the spin?
I've got Potenza s03 pole position tires on the car I own most suited to drift (2441 lbs car, 275 ft/lb) but at $400 a tire, **** wheel spin!
You should lok at the RE-01R's for ~$200 maybe, depending on the size.
01-02-08, 02:26 PM
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I need z rated in an odd-ball size. 225/50/15 Neither bridgestone, goodyear, pirelli et. al. make that size. 205's are easy to find in a 15 inch tire, 225, not so.
Falken makes some, I learned last summer and they're a lot cheaper. I'll go that route next summer since I only get 3000 miles from a set of rears anyhow.
P.S. They cost that much because they're no longer made. Some dealers I've discovered will price lower for clearance, other's higher for rarity.
Falken makes some, I learned last summer and they're a lot cheaper. I'll go that route next summer since I only get 3000 miles from a set of rears anyhow.
P.S. They cost that much because they're no longer made. Some dealers I've discovered will price lower for clearance, other's higher for rarity.
01-02-08, 02:39 PM
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ah......what size are your rims? Bridgestone's 195 tire is slightly wider than the 205 that falken makes.
If you're looking for all-out grip in that size, my bet is on the 195/50/15 RE-01R.
If it's a car that's not driven regularly, you can always try some of the 100 Treadwear R-compounds.
Nitto NT-01
Toyo R888
Yokohama ADVAN A048
They have decent wet weather resistance and a ton of grip in the dry. Some also make them in 225/45/15 for more acceleration from gearing.
If you're looking for all-out grip in that size, my bet is on the 195/50/15 RE-01R.
If it's a car that's not driven regularly, you can always try some of the 100 Treadwear R-compounds.
Nitto NT-01
Toyo R888
Yokohama ADVAN A048
They have decent wet weather resistance and a ton of grip in the dry. Some also make them in 225/45/15 for more acceleration from gearing.
