First-timer's "drift practice"...

[AZhitman]

Well, I finally got a chance to go try out some of the stuff I read you guys talking about all the time. Don't laugh - I have no intention of doing this often, just wanted to understand it a little better.

Keep in mind, the Q gets sideways at least daily, but it's usually slinging the tail out with "excessive acceleration" (new tires every 8 months)...

Anyhow, a local buddy has a completely gutted and caged 89 Coupe with a SOHC KA, welded diff, 10" FN's with stretched tires, 5-pt harness, and some suspension mods. It's been in my garage for a few days, we're swapping the clutch.

The SOHC in this car is a freak, no one can figure out why it's so powerful (low mileage, with some internal and head work).

Anyway, I take it out Saturday for some "playtime". There's an enormous, smooth parking lot less than a mile from my house that covers 1/4 block. Pretty secluded, good place to practice.

First attempt - Spun out.

Second attempt - understeer. Dammit.

Third attempt - Gee, nice donut. That ain't drifting.

Fourth attempt, I recall something about "clutch kick". Ah - That helps! A little sideways action!

Fifth attempt, decide to try something I recall from my riding days - throw in a quick feint to the opposite direction before the kick (like you do on a motorcycle)... Seems to upset the weight balance just enough to get that car into a good sideways slide.... Added some throttle when it started to pull out, a little steering correction.... HEY!!!! This is FUN!!! Covered about 100 yards.... Oh crap - running out of room!

Gave it one more slide before hanging it up for the night, didn't want to burn up tires that aren't mine or attract any "official" attention.

I can imagine this would be a lot more fun in a car with coilovers, and some boost.

Hmmmmm..... There's a pretty beat-up 92 coupe for sale down the street from my office.... Hmmmmmm.....

[xyoufailmex]

Somebody just got bit by the dori dori bug....

[j-z]

put a roll bar on the vert and have at it!

[240SicknessX]

Haha awesome, next time bring out a few cones and strategically place them so you have a defined line to follow. First time drifto huh? Well I imagine on the few slides that you got some angle on the exit wasn’t so smooth, if so try straiting out your countersteer earlier, that makes for a smoother exit.

[madbouncy]

Guess the old dog can learn new tricks. You've put too much work in the vet to crash it already, try and make it last at least a week.

[Florida240sx]

Haha awesome, next time bring out a few cones and strategically place them so you have a defined line to follow.

Remember the object is to go around the cones AZ not hit them like my idiot friend. 5minutes of setting up gone in 15seconds

[Anand]

How secluded is this place Greg???

hmm... maybe I can take you out for a spin when I'm there ont he 17th......keep some time for me open in the evening..

[northstar ninja]

not to be a d!ck, but its sorta been bothering me... "when the pimps in the club ma, drop it like its hot, drop it like its hot...when the pigs try and get at you, park it like its hot, park it like its hot..."-snoop

he says park it like its hot, (ie stolen) not "like its hard... "

[Anand]

not to be a d!ck, but its sorta been bothering me... "when the pimps in the club ma, drop it like its hot, drop it like its hot...when the pigs try and get at you, park it like its hot, park it like its hot..."-snoop

he says park it like its hot, (ie stolen) not "like its hard... "

ummm.....yea... I know he says "hot"

I guess you don't get what I'm trying to say.. it's play on words... I changed "hot" to "hard".. and that changed the meaning of the sentence..

[MainEvent212]

you cant quote snoop dogg then...

[Anand]

you cant quote snoop dogg then...

Good lord people... lighten up...

I can quote anyone I want to for anything I want to...

so get ove it..

[AZhitman]

As long as we don't have to listen to that song.

I likeSnoop, but that song makes me homicidal.

[93180sxredtop]

anytime you wanna do some dori dori we can take my car out and sling it around im always down for that

[HashiriyaS14]

How in the hell did this turn into a thread about Snoop Dogg?

Anyway....I'd say go for that '92 coupe. You don't want to learn to drift in something as beautiful as that 'vert of yours, cause, well, you're GONNA crash it, no offense.

Same dilemma I'm having with my S14. It's just too nice for me to want to risk doing anything bad to it....

[xyoufailmex]

Who said you're gonna crash it.... I mean, start out in a parking lot and work up... sure you'll hit cones at events, but is that really that bad?