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12-19-2013, 02:41 AM | #15 |
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these ridiculous subtleties make people seem pretentious. the only difference between fwd and rwd is where the power goes. so if you believe that only rwd cars can drift then you are automatically writing off about half of the catalog of drift techniques that people can use. i fail to see how if a 240sx driver used a feint or inertia to initiate a drift people consider that one of the more advanced techniques but if the same thing happens in a civic its a tasteless imitation of real talent.
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12-19-2013, 04:50 AM | #17 |
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Yeah I am not saying its better. My title itself is a little ridiculous anyways lol It wasn't meant to be serious I just thought it looked nice for what it was, a turbo FWD hatchback - made it look clean that is all.
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You can initiate a drift withe the e-brake on a fwd car, but you can never hold the back end out while accelerating. That is the essence and the fun of it. Semi-equivalent fwd vs. rwd in a drifting competition just isn't done because fwd just isn't physically capable of holding the back end out on while on the power.
Fwd is inherently different from rwd. "Where the power goes" is a HUGE difference, a FUNDAMENTAL difference. In any kind of motorsport activity, but *particularly* in drifting. |
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Technically a drift requires all four tires to be sliding. If the rear wheels only are sliding that's just garden variety oversteer. Understeer if only the front tires are sliding. Of course tires don't have to be fully sliding for a car to under or oversteer. "Drifting" as a sport is a newer connotation of a word invented to describe high speed driving in the era before racing tires became very specialized. Drifting is no longer done in racing on Tarmac because it is slow. Drifting is still seen in rally cars bit it too is slow unless a drift is required to set a car up for a corner exit, particularly on loose traction surfaces. It isn't often used on Tarmac stages because it is so slow. When tires were poor, power to weight ratios were poor and cornering grip very limited a four wheel drift was the only way yo be quick around a race track. No longer the case, drifting is a super slow way to corner, even on modern street tires with low powered street cars. As a spectator sport drifting is unaccountably popular. The figure skating of the automotive world. That type of drift has no place in high performance driving on public roads and is rare in competition outside rally stages. |
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Spinning wheels = traction that could have been used to go faster. |
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Significantly no modern F1 car is ever drifted, ever, for any reason. Anytime you see it a driver has made a big mistake and his lap time suffers. As recently as the 80's guys like Villeneuve could be faster sideways than without wheelspin. That's how far tire technology has come. That's why Subaru fits lousy tires to our cars. Having said that, on lower grip surfaces where you have more torque than you can use, turning the car with oversteer or a bit of drift can be useful and even a safe driving technique. This is the real point. If the tires can't put down all the engine torque available then a drift can work, otherwise you're just wasting forward drive. |
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Thats a powerslide. Grab e brake at point where weight of car is off balance. That car could not transition instantly to another drift because he dropped from about 40 miles an hour to 10 not to mention it didnt even finish making the turn.
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its been brought up before but why dont you think a powerslide is done under power?
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You initiated a drift with a power slide. If your front wheels aren't also sliding it remains just a power slide. |
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