Track tips from Tiff, and some drifting links.

[rwh11385]

Bored, and not quite ready to sleep yet, so was looking up for a quote about drifting, and found this. And also discovered some helpful drifting links.

http://www.fast-autos.net/forum/showthread.php?p=84755

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrcchCbq_vw

drift stuff:

http://www.sportcompactonly.com/drifting-faqs.aspx

What are the most popular cars used for drifting?
The most popular and best suited drift cars have several things in common:

• A front engine - rear wheel drive configuration
• Decent power production
• Well-balanced weight distribution from the factory
• Light weight and high agility
• A manual transmission

BMW E30:
Check, Check, Check, Check, Check.

and a technique FAQ:

http://www.dragonsys.org/portal/viewtopic.php?p=152

I like feint best. saves my clutch.

merry christmas

[etxxz]

i'd never seen that 5th gear vid. good compile of info BUT save a lot of time. download/watch "Drift Bible". it'll have 98% of the info you listed, in video, examples, techniques etc etc etc

but the only way to learn this is by actually going out and burning some rubber. the E30 is a great car for this and aside from my slight autocross addiction i've had two e30s just for drifting. i'm big on weight transfer and/with shift locking (drop clutch) to initiate. search members: rwdrift and e30_gaster they have drift spec cars

oh and merry christmas

[BrandC]

I think a lot of people have seen how E30's are great candidates for drifting now, especially with the high demand/price for common drift machines like 240's and Corollas.

I bought my 318is after finding out how similar it is to an AE86 Corolla. I just wish the M42 had a little more aftermarket love, it's a pretty awesome engine with just a chip/cams/lightened flywheel. Hopefully a few of us here will be able to pave the way for discovering drift-oriented suspension setups.

[PiercedE30]

yea, i have definitely recently gotten more into drifting and i am going to be spending some more time doing it after the engine/tranny swap gets done this spring.