07-03-2004, 11:16 PM
lemme get the 240 done and I'll take you for a ride.
It's a lot easier to do in RWD b/c the most important part is to break traction with the rear tires. In FWD, this can be a bit difficult (OK, I have no idea cuz I haven't owned a FWD car for 3 years and wasn't interested at the time) but in RWD your drive wheels are what you have to break traction with, so with the proper input of throttle it can be very easy to start and continue a drift.
So far, I've found that if you put your car at a very hard turn, then give it a lot of throttle, the rear wheels will simply break loose and the pendulum effect will cause the rear to swing out (because there's no friction holding it to the ground any more), essentially trying to get the car to go straight again. That's great, except for when you give it a bit more throttle than is necessary to straighten out. The car will swing out wide and voila!, you're drifting. The kewl part is maintaining the drift, which is where the superb throttle control comes in.
Basically, drifting done correctly = controlled and graceful oversteering to an extreme. Course, its also a great way to fuck up body panels and cars, so I don't partake a whole lot.
It's a lot easier to do in RWD b/c the most important part is to break traction with the rear tires. In FWD, this can be a bit difficult (OK, I have no idea cuz I haven't owned a FWD car for 3 years and wasn't interested at the time) but in RWD your drive wheels are what you have to break traction with, so with the proper input of throttle it can be very easy to start and continue a drift.
So far, I've found that if you put your car at a very hard turn, then give it a lot of throttle, the rear wheels will simply break loose and the pendulum effect will cause the rear to swing out (because there's no friction holding it to the ground any more), essentially trying to get the car to go straight again. That's great, except for when you give it a bit more throttle than is necessary to straighten out. The car will swing out wide and voila!, you're drifting. The kewl part is maintaining the drift, which is where the superb throttle control comes in.
Basically, drifting done correctly = controlled and graceful oversteering to an extreme. Course, its also a great way to fuck up body panels and cars, so I don't partake a whole lot.