Drifting Etiquette

[TheFallen1ne]

I feel that when I enter a drift lobby, the main goal of every single drifter is not to tandem and match your drift but rather pass you by any means possible. So I'm going to sum up a few important points when drifting with other people.

1. Courtesy Roll; It's a medium speed take-off allowing the driver behind you to get a close distance behind you before the first drift initiation. This allows for some close door to door drifting.

2.Tandem-ing; It is matching the other drivers drifts one to the other. An important part of being the chaser is NOT to hit the other car, this is where your brakes come in handy. You can adjust your cars speed mid-drift and is an essential skill when getting up someone's door.

3. Passing; Now this is my opinion, it is relatively more fun to match to match the other cars drift than to pass them. Sometimes the lead car can go wide or "Park it" and if you have a clear line to pass him WITHOUT hitting him, go ahead.

In most drift competitions contact on the chasers part usually results in an automatic win for the lead car. So next time your tandem-ing in a lobby, please avoid contact and enjoy being close enough to the other car you'd might be able to sign his door.

 

[MSTER232]

I feel that when I enter a drift lobby, the main goal of every single drifter is not to tandem and match your drift but rather pass you by any means possible. So I'm going to sum up a few important points when drifting with other people.

1. Courtesy Roll; It's a medium speed take-off allowing the driver behind you to get a close distance behind you before the first drift initiation. This allows for some close door to door drifting.

2.Tandem-ing; It is matching the other drivers drifts one to the other. An important part of being the chaser is NOT to hit the other car, this is where your brakes come in handy. You can adjust your cars speed mid-drift and is an essential skill when getting up someone's door.

3. Passing; Now this is my opinion, it is relatively more fun to match to match the other cars drift than to pass them. Sometimes the lead car can go wide or "Park it" and if you have a clear line to pass him WITHOUT hitting him, go ahead.

In most drift competitions contact on the chasers part usually results in an automatic win for the lead car. So next time your tandem-ing in a lobby, please avoid contact and enjoy being close enough to the other car you'd might be able to sign his door.

I agree with this, but you are meeting with drifters who only care about passing you because you are joining the wrong lobbies. Try entering a professional drift competition or lobby and watch all of that change.

 

[LittleZippyUK]

Annoying when you have a slow car e.g. PS13 and then someone in a fat off muscle car come tearing past you on a straight leaving you the lone drifter

 

[JR86]

I was tandeming with a random while I had a chaser and he had an S13. I chose a Hachi Roku and we had good times. Also, If I spin out I stay of track for a couple seconds until all cars have passed. When I pass I slow and let the other person in front. I do this for common etiquette and good rep. Otherwise, I'm still just one of those yobbos.

 

[xGuNzABLaZiNx]

I feel that when I enter a drift lobby, the main goal of every single drifter is not to tandem and match your drift but rather pass you by any means possible. So I'm going to sum up a few important points when drifting with other people.

1. Courtesy Roll; It's a medium speed take-off allowing the driver behind you to get a close distance behind you before the first drift initiation. This allows for some close door to door drifting.

2.Tandem-ing; It is matching the other drivers drifts one to the other. An important part of being the chaser is NOT to hit the other car, this is where your brakes come in handy. You can adjust your cars speed mid-drift and is an essential skill when getting up someone's door.

3. Passing; Now this is my opinion, it is relatively more fun to match to match the other cars drift than to pass them. Sometimes the lead car can go wide or "Park it" and if you have a clear line to pass him WITHOUT hitting him, go ahead.

In most drift competitions contact on the chasers part usually results in an automatic win for the lead car. So next time your tandem-ing in a lobby, please avoid contact and enjoy being close enough to the other car you'd might be able to sign his door.

You do realize that the people your directing this at, are probably "not" on GTPanet. I mean, this place is for civilized drifters, not your everyday random. Everyone here knows what drifting is about, or they wouldn't be here. There's no need for you to make a thread and rant about it.

 

[twitcher]

OP, I totally agree with you, but as others have said, you're preaching to the choir. Everyone on GTP drift forums knows these "rules" (at least they should...anyone here who doesn't know this stuff deserves a double punch to the balls) and follows them pretty well.

Try being more selective in which lobbies you join (or start your own and kick scrubs) and I'm sure you'll have much more success finding good drifters.

 

[K1ngKlicK]

Sounds like you're drifting in those "drift or kick" sort of lobbies with no restrictions where beginners go to learn... or you know... slam you into the wall for the hell of it.

You need to make friends with some CH drifters from GTP, it's much nicer when everybody uses the same tire. Ever since I joined a team my days of having to cope with kids like that are over 👍

... and yeah, anybody that's been near a competition or a GOOD drift room will know about courtesy roll's & tandem etiquette (90% of people on this forum)

 

[TheFallen1ne]

I've seen guides "how to drift" in the drift community, thought I would add this so beginners might stumble upon this thread. I've been looking for people to kick it with, I guess i'll keep looking.

 

[Lazy Liquid]

OP, your points are very welcome. I was searching in my own posts something similar, because im 99% sure that i wrote something similar somewhere. Maybe it was in my old account, witch right now got banned (because nobody can have more than 1 account here).

Anyways, props for this message. People gotta learn how to behave and take the best results of the online drifting.

 

[JR86]

because nobody can have more than 1 account here

Didn't know that. Shame, I was thinking of making a JRKiwibo1 named account

 

[Stavingo]

In most drift competitions contact on the chasers part usually results in an automatic win for the lead car. So next time your tandem-ing in a lobby, please avoid contact and enjoy being close enough to the other car you'd might be able to sign his door.

Since when did accidentally bumping the car you're chasing result in an automatic win?

Yeah sure in most cases the advantage goes to the leader but that doesn't mean it's an auto win.

 

[xGuNzABLaZiNx]

Since when did accidentally bumping the car you're chasing result in an automatic win?

Yeah sure in most cases the advantage goes to the leader but that doesn't mean it's an auto win.

The only way the following car could win after a bump, is for the lead car to spin out without help from the chaser, after the initial contact. That, I've yet to see, so its pretty much an automatic win for the lead car.

 

[Stavingo]

The only way the following car could win after a bump, is for the lead car to spin out without help from the chaser, after the initial contact. That, I've yet to see, so its pretty much an automatic win for the lead car.

But you've also consider what the lead car did as well to cause the inital bump as well.

 

[TheFallen1ne]

But you've also consider what the lead car did as well to cause the inital bump as well.

Well yea of course, if the lead car slows down way too much, then he's the one who instigated the crash. But most of the time, when the chaser is making consistent contact and even if the lead car doesn't spin out becuase of it, he still loses points which could cost him the round, so yes contact is almost an automatic win for the lead car.

 

[K1ngKlicK]

I may be wrong but slight contact with the leader, as long as it doesn't put them off their line, is ok, there just might be a slight advantage to the leader because of it. Now if you hit them hard and it clearly puts them off line, then yeah I would expect the leader to win.

 

[Stavingo]

I may be wrong but slight contact with the leader, as long as it doesn't put them off their line, is ok, there just might be a slight advantage to the leader because of it. Now if you hit them hard and it clearly puts them off line, then yeah I would expect the leader to win.

True that, judges don't mind a bit of bumping and grinding every now and then.

 

[crazynutt]

If i am judging and the follow car bumps the lead car and it does not affect the drift of the lead car then I never consider the bump when I judge that run. I see it as them same as a car rubbing the wall on an outside clipping point. All makes for great drifting in my opinion.

 

[Lazy Liquid]

Any slight tap on the leading car makes diference, for good or bad. Sometimes, and only some few timew, when im chasing, if i see that the leading car will lost himself or overspin, i try to tap him and give a second chance to keep going. But its a very risky move, im not saying for anybody try that.

 

[xGuNzABLaZiNx]

If i am judging and the follow car bumps the lead car and it does not affect the drift of the lead car then I never consider the bump when I judge that run. I see it as them same as a car rubbing the wall on an outside clipping point. All makes for great drifting in my opinion.

A bump is a bump. The chaser should have full control of his car and bumping the leader, is not full control. You must always consider a bump.

 

[crazynutt]

A bump is a bump. The chaser should have full control of his car and bumping the leader, is not full control. You must always consider a bump.

Matt Powers vs Chris Forsberg Formula D Long Beach 2011. Just saying.

 

[LeoRX]

OP, you are telling it right. But it can be acceptable only in sutuations, when you are sure that your oponent want to tandem. If he don't hell leave you back on the straight, he can even spin you in tandem (we all have crashes in tandem, forget about full car control, but its ok if you apologize, or at least not pass after your fault crashe, if you want to keep tandem of course) or he can pass you.

 

[Crook]

I'd do this anyways if i could actually tandem...

It's general manners, and any tandem drifter on Forza would follow it.

 

[sparkozz]

thank you! this forum needed this cause ppl dont understand drifting rules.

 

[turbo^]

Umm.. Where is the "Like"-button for the first post?





Just kidding, but OP, the text I just read was totally true.

 

[GNDdriftspec]

I feel that when I enter a drift lobby, the main goal of every single drifter is not to tandem and match your drift but rather pass you by any means possible. So I'm going to sum up a few important points when drifting with other people.

1. Courtesy Roll; It's a medium speed take-off allowing the driver behind you to get a close distance behind you before the first drift initiation. This allows for some close door to door drifting.

2.Tandem-ing; It is matching the other drivers drifts one to the other. An important part of being the chaser is NOT to hit the other car, this is where your brakes come in handy. You can adjust your cars speed mid-drift and is an essential skill when getting up someone's door.

3. Passing; Now this is my opinion, it is relatively more fun to match to match the other cars drift than to pass them. Sometimes the lead car can go wide or "Park it" and if you have a clear line to pass him WITHOUT hitting him, go ahead.

In most drift competitions contact on the chasers part usually results in an automatic win for the lead car. So next time your tandem-ing in a lobby, please avoid contact and enjoy being close enough to the other car you'd might be able to sign his door.

Courtesy Roll should be handled like this: Chaser starts first and allows the leader to over take before the first corner. This allows for a better tandem start.