To any drifter out there

[einstein57]

uh. I attend HPDEs and autocross my 200,000 mile cheap ass e30. Being broke is no excuse for being a jackass and endangering others on public roads.

Your seats and wheels cost more then most peoples e30s so your point=fail. Besides non of the people are suggesting to drift near other cars or pedestrians. All the video clips show empty areas. That being said none of the videos showed drifting either. Just some donuts and some power slides. I would not consider drifting to be a sport or the end all of performance driving. More of a practice in car control. If your applying the same principles that AMA top riders do (learn how to flattrack so you can power out of a turn on your sport bike) then it can be be a great tool for a tail happy e30 on the track.

Federal sponsors a lot of drift practice events where you get to drift for free as long as you have their tires on your car so you might want to pick up a set of those. Also dunlop direzzas are supposed to be pretty good since they get pretty sticky when drifting. Also very cheap.

[Asbradley21]

uh. I attend HPDEs and autocross my 200,000 mile cheap ass e30. Being broke is no excuse for being a jackass and endangering others on public roads.

[e30trooper]

Usually it starts with short, fat and ugly guys that have been bullied all their youth, have no friends or girlfriends. Drifting seems to attract people's attention, so perhaps by entering "the circle", poor lad could make friends beyond internet. Don't forget that drifting and figure skating are in the same department. And you know what they say of figure skaters...

Instead, learn how to drive at HPDEs and start racing. :pimp:

Im sorry but some of us dont drive m3's and have loads of money to waste for track time. You said drifting is just like figure skating, well your Canadian so you should give it a try?

[SamE30e]

I'm not a huge fan of drifting in general, but to all the nay-sayers out there.. tell me it doesn't feel pretty awesome to nail a corner perfectly whilst sideways.

Yeah, when you've taken a corner a bit too hard and the back end comes out, its fun, Not sliding a car around with cambered wheels because it doesn't make enough power to spin, and even more having to do an E-brake entry.

Drifting is silly.

[Julien]

I'm not a huge fan of drifting in general, but to all the nay-sayers out there.. tell me it doesn't feel pretty awesome to nail a corner perfectly whilst sideways.

[Massive Lee]

How did you guys all start into drifting??? were did you guys do your practice and all, would like to hear some stories too about the whole thing

Usually it starts with short, fat and ugly guys that have been bullied all their youth, have no friends or girlfriends. Drifting seems to attract people's attention, so perhaps by entering "the circle", poor lad could make friends beyond internet. Don't forget that drifting and figure skating are in the same department. And you know what they say of figure skaters...

Instead, learn how to drive at HPDEs and start racing. :pimp:

[Asbradley21]

Holy fucking shit you morons are stupid. Keep that shit off of the streets. BTW. drifting is stupid.

[XicemaniacX]

what are the best tires for drifting?

[agile30]

Pretty much just find a nice industrial spot with a nice sweeping turn and start playing around. Test your car as well as yourself.

[e30trooper]

cool cool, have you ever been stop by popo or anything ya know like any complaints..and how often do you do this?

never. The area cuts any sound off. Ive just seen the LA county shariff heli fly by b4 but not for us. Im usuly there pretty often as long as I got gas and in the area hah

[AHR[e30]]

Dead in at a industrial area in Compton. Heres a vid from tonight :D

It takes time to learn how your car reacts. I started in the rain on stock sys and beefy tires. Now its just way to easy ,even with my eta lol I still have yet to e-brake it. Best bet is to get some tires you can learn with and go from there.

cool cool, have you ever been stop by popo or anything ya know like any complaints..and how often do you do this?

[e30trooper]

Dead in at a industrial area in Compton. Heres a vid from tonight :D

It takes time to learn how your car reacts. I started in the rain on stock sys and beefy tires. Now its just way to easy ,even with my eta lol I still have yet to e-brake it. Best bet is to get some tires you can learn with and go from there.

[Takeivy21]

I doubt youll see that, not too common. A guy that Ive met at a couple events had a dirt track in his backyard that he used to beat the crap out of his s13 on. Local business district for me, no one there after 9pm, its on a hill, on a road no one hardly travels on, about 5 miles from a main road.

[AHR[e30]]

well i kind of thought that but did any of you guys have just land that was in the middle of no were and no one can hassle you or anything

[JamesE30]

Parking lots and public streets.

^ Ask any racer, any real racer.