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Can someone tell me how do you know if you drifting or powersliding? A video would help. I'm not really sure what powersliding looks like, I've read about it someone where, but I'm not too sure. TIA
Drifting and Powersliding
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Powersliding is the simplist form of drifting, when you are midway into a corner and punch the throttle and let the car wheelspin it's way sideways out of the corner.
Drifting takes little more skill. Everybody argues about what really constitutes drifting, but I use the term loosely, I consider any time you are sideways in a turn to be drifting. It's just not always good lol. Bad drifting is, infact, still drifting. And powersliding also, IS a form of drifting. In the drifting world it's called a Powerover initiation. The only difference between powerslide and powerover is that powersliding only takes place at or near corner exit, whereas a powerover can occour at any point during a run, even on a straight away. The idea of overpowering the rear wheels into a wheelspinning situation causing the car to turn sideways is, however, the same.
PS. Some people are EXTREMELY asinine and won't call it drifting unless it's a perfectly executed slide around a turn or set of turns that follows an EXACT set of rules similar to those used in Drifting competition, like Formula D or D1GP. I really don't understand these people's logic........to me and most logical people, if your sideways, your drifting, doesn't matter how, doesn't matter how good, it's still drifting.
Drifting takes little more skill. Everybody argues about what really constitutes drifting, but I use the term loosely, I consider any time you are sideways in a turn to be drifting. It's just not always good lol. Bad drifting is, infact, still drifting. And powersliding also, IS a form of drifting. In the drifting world it's called a Powerover initiation. The only difference between powerslide and powerover is that powersliding only takes place at or near corner exit, whereas a powerover can occour at any point during a run, even on a straight away. The idea of overpowering the rear wheels into a wheelspinning situation causing the car to turn sideways is, however, the same.
PS. Some people are EXTREMELY asinine and won't call it drifting unless it's a perfectly executed slide around a turn or set of turns that follows an EXACT set of rules similar to those used in Drifting competition, like Formula D or D1GP. I really don't understand these people's logic........to me and most logical people, if your sideways, your drifting, doesn't matter how, doesn't matter how good, it's still drifting.
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- Parnelli_Bones
To me, drifting is a relatively new term i learned in GT1. It's the art of purposely getting sideways in a corner...by punching the throttle. And it is a bit of an art as well as a skill...because it's visual as well as skillful.
I've always thought of powersliding to be something that is done early in a corner...like it's basically using the car's weight, brakes, and/or steering to get sideways. In reality, a powerslide can be done at any time (like when you win a race and slide across the finish line). I only powerslide into corners cuz it's safer than slideing out of them. You're supposed to hopefully be in control as you leave corners so you can gather speed while racing.
Unlike drifting, there is no attempt to maintain this slide any further...you slide in, gain control, and move on. With drifting you're purposely getting sideways and keeping sideways...in some cases the most dramatic drifts include getting the front wheels in a full opposite lock while breaking the rear of a car in a perpendicular angle to the apex. The apex is the inside of the corner (read about this in your GT manual if you have one).
But that's how i judge. I don't know what the official terms are...i'm just going by what i learned growing up and what GT taught me. LIke rsmdrift, i also don't agree with folks who say "only a perfect sideways attack thruout the entire corner is a drift". That's ridiculous, it's like saying only if you never fall off a surfboard are you actually surfing. There is such a thing as incomplete drifting where you only get sideways partially thru a turn...i do it occasionally in races cuz if i were trying to get full drifts in, the other cars would eventually pass me.
Anyways, hope that answers your question RXblade123. So far as vids go, look around this forum and in gT4...there shoudl be plenty of vids to watch. Or go rent one of those Tokyo Drift movies.
I've always thought of powersliding to be something that is done early in a corner...like it's basically using the car's weight, brakes, and/or steering to get sideways. In reality, a powerslide can be done at any time (like when you win a race and slide across the finish line). I only powerslide into corners cuz it's safer than slideing out of them. You're supposed to hopefully be in control as you leave corners so you can gather speed while racing.
Unlike drifting, there is no attempt to maintain this slide any further...you slide in, gain control, and move on. With drifting you're purposely getting sideways and keeping sideways...in some cases the most dramatic drifts include getting the front wheels in a full opposite lock while breaking the rear of a car in a perpendicular angle to the apex. The apex is the inside of the corner (read about this in your GT manual if you have one).
But that's how i judge. I don't know what the official terms are...i'm just going by what i learned growing up and what GT taught me. LIke rsmdrift, i also don't agree with folks who say "only a perfect sideways attack thruout the entire corner is a drift". That's ridiculous, it's like saying only if you never fall off a surfboard are you actually surfing. There is such a thing as incomplete drifting where you only get sideways partially thru a turn...i do it occasionally in races cuz if i were trying to get full drifts in, the other cars would eventually pass me.
Anyways, hope that answers your question RXblade123. So far as vids go, look around this forum and in gT4...there shoudl be plenty of vids to watch. Or go rent one of those Tokyo Drift movies.
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Erm, the only problem I have calling it a powerslide/powerover at the corner entry is that by definition a powerslide is a slide caused by excessive horespower......meaning wheelspin. If you are wheelspinning at corner entry, you will have a problem at mid corner, corner exit.
I think what Parnelli explained as a slide at corner entry is called a braking drift. Meaning the car's weight transfer due to braking has caused the rear of the car to slide.......but if you actually are wheelspinning at corner entry, well...... your nuts lol.
I think what Parnelli explained as a slide at corner entry is called a braking drift. Meaning the car's weight transfer due to braking has caused the rear of the car to slide.......but if you actually are wheelspinning at corner entry, well...... your nuts lol.
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Yeah, sort of. What i always called powersliding (since i was a kid) is what you see in movies...cars sliding out for show (but not drifting). You're right..i'm talking about brake-induced sliding for the most part. I'm not up on current terminology so if a powerslide is actually at the end of the turn...this is the first i'm hearing it.
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Hey thanks!
well... what i understand and i had read, powersliding means turn your car sideways by locking ALL the tyre (using e-brake) which cause the car going sideways due to the speed momentum and you only need less skill of maneuvering the car. everybody who got the guts can do it (especially in hollywood movie) while powerover.... same statement as drift king. and powerover do need a bit of skills in terms of maneuvering the car (gas paddle and steering angle).
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well... what i understand and i had read, powersliding means turn your car sideways by locking ALL the tyre (using e-brake) which cause the car going sideways due to the speed momentum and you only need less skill of maneuvering the car. everybody who got the guts can do it (especially in hollywood movie) while powerover.... same statement as drift king. and powerover do need a bit of skills in terms of maneuvering the car (gas paddle and steering angle).
powersliding requires no locking of the wheels, just flooring it into a corner and turning that sends you sideways.
if the ebrake is pulled its is then an e-brake drift, which in my opinion shouldnt be used in GT3 since it is already extremely easy to drift in.
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I'm not good at drifting and stuff like that, but I decided to show a clip to find out whether it's powersliding or not.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8809600548041490133
It's not very good, nor does it have good quality, but it's the best I could do : \
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8809600548041490133
It's not very good, nor does it have good quality, but it's the best I could do : \
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Cool vid dude, I like the way you did that split thing...
Anyways, that's a clear braking drift to powerover.
In otherwords......Not a powerslide, but a full fledged legit drift. And a nicely done one at that. Now learn to link that S-Turn section into a longslide into that last turn and manji the straight and you're golden.
Here, Opposite direction, but still, you'll understand.
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