Drifting NOOB

[Kishkuman]

yeah i just got this game and im loving it! just trying to get better at the drifting. do you turn the TCS and ACS off for best results? and will automatic gears be good? as im crap with the manual set up. also do you get involved with the settings in quick tune or just leave them as standard for the cars you drif in?

thanks in advance

 

[thefraggle]

all the electronic aids should be switched off or you will just keep traction. The rest is pretty much down to how the car feels to you. My evo in GT5P took a little bit of time to get right for me so the best thing to do is just play with tires and suspension settings. Other people can give you theres but they might not feel right to you.

 

[Deko Wolf-GTPT]

yeah i just got this game and im loving it! just trying to get better at the drifting. do you turn the TCS and ACS off for best results? and will automatic gears be good? as im crap with the manual set up. also do you get involved with the settings in quick tune or just leave them as standard for the cars you drif in?

thanks in advance

Any kind of driving aid is a bad idea...it only makes things worst, turn them off.
Using manual is much better, you can keep the engine revving with the highest rpm possible, if you use automatic, the car will change gears ans screw up the whole drift.
As for settings, that only goes if you know what your playing up with, I personally don't change much since I don't know much, but the pros always give a few touches before a race.

Tyres are the fundamental key of a drift, make sure that the back tyres have less grip than the front tyres, making it easier to initiate a drift.

To get a good feeling of drift, you can grab a car (rally one if you have), and try go to go around in a snow track, try to control the car as you go in the corners, that should give you a good feeling of how you should control a car in a drift.

I'm not exactly the world champion of drift, but I hope this tips can help you getting started! 👍

EDIT: AH! you beat me to it thefraggle! You are completely right about the settings, it's not like they were made universal and works for everyone, each driver has to work their way to get a 'perfect' setting.

 

[Kishkuman]

yeah thanks guys!!!! im finding the rx-7 to be pretty sweet, and the blitz pretty pants which im suprised about as its a tuned drift car!!

 

[thefraggle]

yep, as we both said it is prely down to how the car feels to you. I find the yellow bord and the evo brilliant drift cars.

 

[peterjford]

After getting the feel on an ice track you could try Tahiti and feel the difference between dirt and tarmac. Then try a paved racktrack.

 

[Glubags]

make sure that the back tyres have less grip than the front tyres, making it easier to initiate a drift.

This has been discussed in another thread, but I'll post whenever I see this.

The above is not good advice if you want to learn how to control the car properly. Keep both front and rear tires the same. Giving the rear tires less grip will feel very unbalanced, will ruin the car's handling, and you won't be able to achieve a good angle while holding your speed throughout the drift.

Learn to drift while keep all tires the same and you'll be much better than the guy who uses less grip in the rear as a crutch.

 

[suvalle55]

Yeah keeping the same tires all around is definately better. You should try to practice with the slightly older Lexus SC 270, they are very easy to get the tires loose with s3's all around.

 

[Deko Wolf-GTPT]

This has been discussed in another thread, but I'll post whenever I see this.

The above is not good advice if you want to learn how to control the car properly. Keep both front and rear tires the same. Giving the rear tires less grip will feel very unbalanced, will ruin the car's handling, and you won't be able to achieve a good angle while holding your speed throughout the drift.

Learn to drift while keep all tires the same and you'll be much better than the guy who uses less grip in the rear as a crutch.

The pros have spoken!
Take makes perfect sense, although I find it hard to initiate a drift when front and back tires are the same, I like to feel the rear a bit loose, helps me to get a feel of the car.
I guess it's a personal thing

 

[Shigegaki]

I started drifting after I started Time Attack Challenge on GTP. Here is some advice I hope will help you out for future drifting attempts.

All Aids turned off
I prefer to use S1's for both front and rear for FR cars from 150hp to 350hp
A good practice course is Suzuka East Circuit / Forward

Learn how feint with your car and drift the first two turns and just keep at it, using throttle control and controlled braking. Try not to use the E-Brake that much until you understand the boundaries of your car. I believe that a good beginner car would be is either the BMW M3 CSL, Nissan Sileighty or a Mazda RX7.

Good Luck!