What is drifting and drag racing?

[DRIV3R]

Ok this may sound really stupid and im a newbie but seriously, what is drifting and drag racing? I hear people on the GT3 forum mention it lots but i have no idea what they are. can sum1 explain?

[gigglesnirt]

you dont know wut drag racing is? thats just kinda wierd, but drifting i can understand if ya dont know, its when coming up to a turn, you brake as much as neccessary, then shift to aboot, 2-3 depedning on car and turn, then it should slide if your car settings are correct and wutever, you just have to control that for as long, or as short as you want. ask other people im not to good at explaining, just doing

[Howielong]

Yes giiglesnirt said it all. He is a drifter at heart. Check my sig for some drifting. Not real cars but close and it gives you what it is all about.

[SynikalFan]

Drifting is its own sport for goddness sake. Its the ability to make ur car slide horizontal around corners of race tracks. problem is its more for show, because you'll gain a couple of seconds if ur racing

[slyguy]

If you want to see some real drifting, ya gotta go to japan and check out the rizzle dizzle. Fo shizzle.

[driftu]

drifting if done right is as fast if not faster then a grip style. drift is alot more fine and requires more control over the throttle. each have their place in the racing world. haipins are made for teh drift and long sweeping double appex corners are better to grip. either way it all about getting that rush, even if it is just in a game

[xyfalconsrock]

I suggest taking off traction control but leaving anti-skid on.then get urself a high torque car(cobra,mustang)then it's easy just lead into a cornor and about halfway around the corner and floor it.The car should lurch out and the car will get sideways.its the best fun!

[Chris240]

Originally Posted by driftu

drifting if done right is as fast if not faster then a grip style.

no it's not

[driftu]

Originally Posted by Chris240

no it's not

i wish i had a chance to make you eat those words but since gt3 isn't online we can't test your statement.

[MarioSpaghetti]

What's the big deal about drifting? I've done that for 20 years driving at the local dirt track. But it does look like fun. Unlike dirt, on asphalt, tires have a very narrow slip angle. Once you break loose, that end of the car has very little traction. you must keep the rear tires spinning to keep opposite lock, but you have to use front brakes to keep the car from accelerating. Kinda against everything we've learned.

On a tacky dirt track you can use a huge slip angle because the tire works "in" the surface, not on it.

[pre98zetec]

Originally Posted by driftu

i wish i had a chance to make you eat those words but since gt3 isn't online we can't test your statement.

There is no way in hell you can go around a corner drifting and still be as fast as someone keeping traction.

[the fat kid]

i have gotten faster lap times while drifting you know, you just cant do show off style drifting, and of course not do it on all turns

[driftu]

at last some one who understands you get faster times with a mix of both grip and drift. but drift has so much more stlye to. if your gonna win make it look good

[MarioSpaghetti]

You guys must be playing a different game. Traction decreases dramaticaly after the slip angle has been exceeded. You achieve the maximum lateral acceleration when all 4 tires do equal work. Except for rally, GT3 designers got it pretty close. Do you have examples of tracks / times, or are you just talking in generalities.

I'm not knocking drifting. I would like to try it with my race car on asphalt, but I have a mini-clutch that would fry and a left turn oil pan that would burn the motor up on the first hard right turn. But drifting is not about speed, it is about style only.

[the fat kid]

its the swame game, i dont know how, but certain turns you can get faster lap times, i just drive i dont know the science behiond it, if it were not faster in some turns why would they use it sometimes in the JGTC?