Pole: Can FWD Drift?

[skydragoness]

Well frankly, I wouldn't consider a RWD car does that to be drifting either. Being able to sustain it and control it is the important part. Anyone can pull an e-brake. Doesn;t mean that they are drifting when they do. I still maintain that until I see turns 8 and 9 of willow springs drifted in it's entirety by a FWD car, I won't consider an FWD car to be driftable. Keep in mind the turns together is probably about half a mile long and is a high speed turn. A FWD car would need to have a lot of momentum to be able to slide that ling. And it wouldn't be able to turn in at those kinds of speeds at all. It would just slide right off. But feel free to try to prove me wrong...

At high speed, and on the course you describe, on tarmac, i'll have to agree. It would be a cold day in hell if that happened.

But i've also seen a Camry wagon *work it* on a gymkhana cone course (sheer mass was helping him out i guess). I think the course setting is a major factor as well. I suppose because of the fwd/awd cars i have seen at DG trials events has got me to thinking that it is 'possible.' But like i also mentioned in my previous post, RWD and rear-biased AWD cars are equipped for it.

[downshift]

Any car can slide... but a drift is a MAINTAINED slide. FWD cars CANNOT keep a slide going under its own power. Don't even try to pretend, its just not happening, its not possible. Not now, not even, done, end of story.

heh....well, who knows....maybe your right. And maybe thats the end of your story, but I wont stop believing that FWD cars cannot drift till the "drift king" himself walks up to my door and says "Michael, FWD cars can't drift. period. Bye." The reason I wont stop till that happens is because we are all amatuers when it comes to that topic, because we have not all been able to experience it often enough.....the only knowledge we have is the ones we see and read. As for my closing statement....uh *cough FWD cars CAN drift cough*. thank you.

[Mr1der]

this thread sucks.

you should all practice grip driving, it's faster:)

[StrangeLove]

I do, I've never drifted in my life, lmao... why am I even posting here :dunce

[skydragoness]

I don't drift either. I primarily autocross. I don't have the money to shell out for damages incurred by participating in a drift event

[Megaseth]

dont you know, you just have to own a 240 to be an exper drifter. you dont actually have to drift, just own one.

[StrangeLove]

Hmmm I use this thing called my brain to do this thing called reading to do this thing called LEARN

is that so wrong?

[downshift]

Hmm.....i never drifted a day in my life either. Weird. oh well.

[nametakennow]

Drift- highly complex driving maneuver done by causing the rear end to kick out while maintaining continuous rotation of the rear wheels, similar to a donut, but with lateral momentum also maintained in such a way as to be able to complete a controlled turn

Powerslide- highly complex driving maneuver done by causing all four wheels to lose traction, in essence, sliding the car, usually the weight balance is shifted slightly to the rear by braking or other trickery in order to change the direction of face of the drive wheels so as to be able to power out of the turn

I guess it ought to be called slidepower, but that sounds retarded.

[Mr1der]

I don't drift either. I primarily autocross. I don't have the money to shell out for damages incurred by participating in a drift event

and tires:eek:

[psychic_mechanic]

I have never drifted, but I did have a Mitsu Cordia with a 2.6L and a welded diff I ran in the 4 cyl demo-derby race around the local dirt track. (you had to hit to pass, I was hitting a lot of cars) :ylsuper I wouldn't call it drifting, but I looked a lot like a rally car going through the corners.

I don't think a FWD car will drift easy (unless it's in Reverse) or look as good as a a RWD car, but it can be done.

[downshift]

Maybe its just me.....but does it matter if the FWD car is in reverse? Even if its in reverse the driving wheels needed to countersteer will be in the back....so it would be pointless, if that makes sense.

[Stuntman240]

thats exactly what i've been thinkin

[downshift]

thats exactly what i've been thinkin

kool....glad i wasnt alone on that one.