Honda Drifters anyone?

[HondaChili]

im a very big fan of japanese drift racing, and yes i do know hondas are generally front wheel drive, but it just seems to me that its no fair how all the nissans and rear wheel drive cars get all the glory in this subject. So im asking if anyone out there know or is a drift racer using a ff car? and please do tell me what kind of drift and how u go about performing it.

[YellowMaranello]

Didn't Honda make an AWD Accord at one time?

[HondaChili]

Really this i have to see for myself
but im gonna need something tangible from u
so if its possible for u to link me a site or what year and model
thanx

[Jay!]

For most Hondas:

http://www.traysliding.com/

from http://www.traysliding.com/about.htm:
Tray sliding is the process in which you take ordinary food trays and place them under the rear wheels of a front wheel drive car, pull up on the emergency brake. This creates a seemingly frictionless between the road and tire. Therefore the tire does not grip anything but the selected tray. Thus resulting in the backend of the car to sling around crazily as rally cars and drifters do in Japan.

Yes there is an 4WD Accord and Accord Wagon:
Accord VTS 4WD:


Accord SiR 4WD Wagon:


Both are really geared more towards snow driving than performance applications.

[YellowMaranello]

Originally posted by jay@af

Both are really geared more towards snow driving than performance applications.

Well, I usually don't think about Honda and performance in the same sentence, (nothing against them) but it seemed like the thing to say at the time.

[HondaChili]

hmm i never even knew those cars existed, could u guys give me a link to see the exact spec\s and where they were manufactured?

[HondaChili]

Originally posted by YellowMaranello

Well, I usually don't think about Honda and performance in the same sentence, (nothing against them) but it seemed like the thing to say at the time.

well i personally think hondas DO go with performance, its just that u see too many people souping up the family sedans like the accord or the civic that it just made people stereotype on the company itself.

[Jay!]

Originally posted by HondaChili
hmm i never even knew those cars existed, could u guys give me a link to see the exact spec\s and where they were manufactured?

I got those pics from www.honda.co.jp. I'm gonna bet they're manufactured in Japan...

[Jay!]

Originally posted by YellowMaranello
Well, I usually don't think about Honda and performance in the same sentence, (nothing against them) but it seemed like the thing to say at the time.

On second thought, I should qualify my statement, especially since I posted the SiR wagon. Some do have a performance-oriented edge...

[HondaAdict]

No AWD accord

[mgcatthew]

what does drift mean? ive heard that a couple times here. and what about the drift racing? whats that?:bandit:

[HondaChili]

hmm explaining drift
theres alot to explain
well basically i believe that drifting is a way of turning so that the car is aligned correctly as it exits the turn.
but in order for u to exit the turn in a aligned position, u will have to slide the car premptively before the turn so that when the turn ends the car is in a straight position
generally this style of driving is used to show off ,takes quite a bit of skill, however if u use this in a real race, anyone can tell u Grip driving is definitely faster than drift. unless im mistaken.

[JuiceMaster]

i think drifting is sometimes a little faster than grip driving, say around a very sharp corner

iv seen some videos of drifting and the corners that they drift around they get around faster than they would if they where slowing down to take the corner safely

[HondaChili]

maybe just a U-turn drift might be a lil faster , but if u take the ideal line with grip on any racing course.. grip will mop the floors with drift techniques

[CykoAccord]

i thought there was a year when then made a AWD Accord
hmmm or maybe not....
it would be great to see some honda drifters.. especially if anybody can drift with accord!
btw Yellow, nice sig