Do you drift during a serious race?

[Keichi Tsuchiya]

Or do you leave it only for exhibition and/or drift battles. Is it a mix? And if you do drift during a normal race, are your drifts normal, or are the angles of your drift drastically reduced?

 

[AD27]

it depends what car i'm in but i normally let the tail hang out when i have a good gap but not to massive angles because i still want to win. The Nurbergring is quite fun drifting on but only on the nicely cambered corners.

 

[nk4e]

You will never drifting during a serious race because you need to spare your tires and gas?

 

[Gen.]

You will never drifting during a serious race because you need to spare your tires and gas?

The man speaks truth.

Except on the last few laps, on red tyres, and you have a 20 second lead.
Which is only against the AI and really poor drivers.

In the second scenario managing to piss them off so hard because they think, "He is sliding like hell but I can't catch up to him! Cocky *******!"

Pleasure really.

 

[Keichi Tsuchiya]

You will never drifting during a serious race because you need to spare your tires and gas?

What about a race with few laps? Is there any way to use drifting to your advantage in such a scenario? What about drifting to keep momentum on the corkscrew at Laguna Seca?💡

 

[nk4e]

What about a race with few laps? Is there any way to use drifting to your advantage in such a scenario? What about drifting to keep momentum on the corkscrew at Laguna Seca?💡

Still, because what if your rhythm is thrown off ? if you messed up and your thrown off the road and being passed. also, with just one tap against your rear and you will spin out like nothing.

 

[ImprezaAddict]

God, this will sound weird, but I do. With the cars I can drift best I go to the one-make races and other races and do it.

Now to prepare for many people arguing with me.

 

[luftrofl]

In a few situations I "drift" the car around corners if it would otherwise understeer. By "drift" I mean low angle, no counter-steering-required, high speed drifts to maintain momentum.

Keeping momentum at the corkscrew with drifting is too difficult, and not worth it. It's more of a "point and shoot" corner due to its elevation changes.

edit: to ImprezaAddict's post: That's not weird.

 

[nk4e]

God, this will sound weird, but I do. With the cars I can drift best I go to the one-make races and other races and do it.

Now to prepare for many people arguing with me.

That post weird, more weird than pokemon fans trading for yugioh cards.

 

[Rogue Ssv]

Well, I did in GT1 and 2, but I dont have GT4 and the one time I played I crashed in everything but the 1 series, wehre I did a burning, drifting, perfect lap without hitting anything.
In GT3, Ive played quite a few times, depends on what car.

 

[Keichi Tsuchiya]

I was thinking about something similar to what luftrofl said, also, are there any tracks where drifting might prove to be an edge against more powerful cars?

 

[panjandrum]

For me it depends completely on the car and the course.

Something like the Lancia Stratos? Heck yes I drift it, that seems the be the natural way it handles and it is light and easy on the tires in the first place. Ditto with the Lotus Elise.

The RR cars I love to drive also drift nicely and I will drift them where appropriate.

I don't generally drift (or even drive many) FR cars, although I will do some slight drifting with the older ones on soft suspensions like the Jag e-type and the AC Cobra, where getting the rears spun-up and sliding-out a bit can induce a nice controllable (mild) drift around a corner where I might otherwise understeer.

Of course it also makes a big difference which course you are on. I definitely drift Seattle faster than I grip Seattle in a car like the Lotus Elise which I can drive either way at whim.

Note that I'm not talking wild Japanese-style spin-the-tires-all-the-time-just-for-fun drifting, I'm generally talking old-school drifting like you'll see lots of Porsche-drivers doing because the car is naturally inclined to do so.

 

[rsmithdrift]

I don't WILLINGLY drift during a race unless I've got a huge lead. But I am always glad I know how for when I accidentally knock the back end out and need to straighten out w/o loosing speed or racing line. Drift experience always pays off. In real life too.......TRUST ME. I might not be here today if I didn't know how to keep my cool and c/s smoothly and apply brake/gas gradually. I blew a rear tire entering a turn at 90mph. Because I know drift control I was able to stay in my lane.

 

[atteiros]

I might not be here today if I didn't know how to keep my cool and c/s smoothly and apply brake/gas gradually. I blew a rear tire entering a turn at 90mph. Because I know drift control I was able to stay in my lane.

Cool... The closest I got to that was on a rainy night while driving home when my pickup truck's backend lost grip.

Anyhoo... My friends get pissed off when I start drifting around narrow corners in a serious race/GT4 tourney. They get soooo tempted to pass inside and end up hitting my car when I go sideways...

But it's too much of a gamble to pull one off. Too much loss of speed.

 

[Keichi Tsuchiya]

I don't WILLINGLY drift during a race unless I've got a huge lead.

What about willingly drift to overtake the A.I., is there any track, turn where such a scenario is plausible?

 

[ForcedInduction]

First of all, I highly doubt that cars that are set up for grip driving can completely drift. It would be more like sliding than drifting.


Cars that are set up for grip driving have aids on and it's going to be really hard to try to break traction from that set up.

 

[luftrofl]

What about willingly drift to overtake the A.I., is there any track, turn where such a scenario is plausible?

Yep, on tight turns I often gain on the AI by sliding the car, getting it pointed in the right direction, and gunning it (tarmac rallies, for instance).

 

[sucahyo]

If you setup your RUF wrong, doesn't it force you to drift on every turn ?
and if we have the right setup I am sure we can pass any stupid AI by drifting in long corner .

 

[Nivlek_Est]

I dont drift on a real race... although im not doing any real races because i dont want to race for 4 hours. ANd i cant do awsomely awsome drifts...

 

[GoldenBreed]

i drift during races all the time. good site to check out : http://vip.netsurf.ru/browse/?r=158074

 

[maticekkk]

i usualy drift only in edurance events and only if there is a huge gap betwen me and the second car...

 

[extreme car]

I drift when I want to pressure my brother but then he will leave me to dust on the exit but still it's fun to pressure my brother hehehe

 

[Keichi Tsuchiya]

How about a little evidence, eh? Some laptimes, videos, whatever. And in light of F.I.'s comment, how about cars set up half way? Cars that can maintain grip with a few difficulties and to drift require a little extra. Someone in the "Weirdest car drifted..." forum drifts a Super GT 350Z.

 

[pzygho_freak]

Not unless my car is so much better or the race is short, but apart from that, not at all.

I intend to drift on the Japanese 80's.

 

[cookie type r]

i drift all the time in anything really when ever or where ever the fealing takes me

 

[Rookie_One]

Not unless my car is so much better or the race is short, but apart from that, not at all.

I intend to drift on the Japanese 80's.

what car you will use? a trueno (that would be cool )

i do it when i want to do it and when i have a car that can do it too

 

[cookie type r]

Any car just as long as its been set up just right by taking my time!

 

[nk4e]

Any car just as long as its been set up just right by taking my time!

So,im guessin that is a yes

 

[GM]

I do sometimes, it depends really, sometimes i'm bored and really can't be botherd doing anything so I finish as fast as I can, but I do now and then

 

[Keichi Tsuchiya]

Any comparison lap times?