Evolution of a drifter.

[klevrah]

Well I see many people like arguing about what other people drift. I read these and usually understand both sides of the argument. To be a PRO one needs to take into consideration what being a "pro" actually means. This is how my GT5 drifting evolved beyond most.

-started drifting the ford cobra. I got good at it and started getting confident
"I know how to drift now" I thought (Comfort Med) tyres

-I kept getting smoked by rx7's/ 370z's etc. So i got me an rx7. Tuned it and noticed a BIG difference in controllability and speed. "this is where I learnt how to tune" (comfort hard tyres)

-This is about the time I first saw tandem being done online. I was IMPRESSED and wanted in. So I started to look for good drifters to practice tandem with.

-I found my team mates and they helped my tandem skill progress further until I was battle ready. "Now I really can drift" I thought "was now in WSR with a couple D1 comps to my name"

-I noticed only vipers and cars of that caliber were still eluding me on the track so I decided I needed a high power beast to deal with them.

-I found the solution in my all time, best all round drifter. (the only settings I wont share or even what car it is".) Vipers , or any RWD car for that matter, are now no problem. "yes I can drift" I knew

-I came across a GTR drifter one day and thought "noob drifting a 4x4" , so I went to battle him to show him some FR skillz. I was badly mistaken thinking that he was a noob.

-This convinced me that I needed a 4x4 drifter to deal with them. The first 4x4 I tuned was the GTR 35 tc. One word...."BEAST" It is unbeaten with 100% win ratio. "Do you need help drifting?" I would ask.

-The last frontier for me was drifting for points. I know the scoring is hopeless but if you don't already know, I don't like not being able to do anything to do with drifting in this game. "I must conquer every aspect of it"

-Having 10 different cars over 30k on Tsukuba, I feel that point drifting is conquered so I am looking for the next challenge.

So I opened up a drift school to help noobs or GT5 racing gurus who are new to drifting.

So all in all. Leave people to drift how they drift. Once people learn to tandem they start shooting down others over all sorts of matters, DO NOT BE LIKE THIS, I see tandem as a stepping stone and not the summit of everest

CH RWD is the bread and butter of the worlds best drifters, but make sure you can drift on all drivetrains/tyres before you call yourself a "pro"

 

[Crisp]

At first I thought, "what a useless post, none cares" Then I read and this is actually quite interesting since your not just talking about how you started drifting on racing softs then moved to ch over time with ONE car. Nice informational post.👍

 

[JR86]

In drifting or any motor sport you take learning steps. There is no grade in learning. On GT4 I was hopeless at drifting but I still tried to practice what I could. One night I brought GT5 over to a mates house. He told me you can drift on GT5 by taking all aids off. I said cool beans and started sliding an M3 (this is where my love for the car comes from)

When I drifted on GT5 for the first time it was easy. I had learnt the and developed basics of drifting. From there I Learnt to use drift lines then learnt about tandeming. Now I'm at a stage where I can drift a 24k score around Tsukuba in a car I use to not be able to control.

Drifting and all motor sport is about learning.

"If you learn to learn, you'll never stop improving" is one of the best quotes about motor sport.
Speed secrets is a book everyone on GTP should read

 

[Lazy Liquid]

Everything was going quite well, untill you say that is necessary to train using all drivetrain layouts.

If i take it to another subjects of my life, i can realize that i dont need to try extensively (sometimes even none) something that i know that i wont like, respect, endorse or aprove.

So if to be saw as a "pro" on GT5 drift is needed to do some basic achievements (not only AWD, but several another things that i never cared about), im proud to say that is soooo good to be saw as dark horse (aka underdog) for everyone.


Oh, about the pool (what really matters in this thread), i think that after you start to domain the basics of the tandem, everything starts to happen.

 

[klevrah]

Everything was going quite well, untill you say that is necessary to train using all drivetrain layouts.

If i take it to another subjects of my life, i can realize that i dont need to try extensively (sometimes even none) something that i know that i wont like, respect, endorse or aprove.

So if to be saw as a "pro" on GT5 drift is needed to do some basic achievements (not only AWD, but several another things that i never cared about), im proud to say that is soooo good to be saw as dark horse (aka underdog) for everyone.


Oh, about the pool (what really matters in this thread), i think that after you start to domain the basics of the tandem, everything starts to happen.

I don't get what it is you're trying to say. Just speak bluntly. I wasn't trying to tell people to drift 4x4 if thats what your saying. I was totally against it myself at one point.

The thing is I see most of you guys who only drift RWD try to enforce your perspective on others, sometimes those others will be miles ahead of where you are, yet you still want to run people down for drifting 4x4. I totally disagree with you. I don't think any self respecting 'pro' would wine and cry about it. Join the Japanese CH rooms. None of them restrict 4x4 and none of them kick people just because of drivetrain.

In a comp, by all means restrict 4x4, but when your just drifting for fun its not a big deal , get over it and drift.

 

[Lazy Liquid]

All i said is: As many things in life that i dont need to try, in a "drifting perspective" i dont feel any need of master AWD or even have a suited car, since this is not my goal. And about be owned by any AWD user, thats fine... cose in the end of the day ill know that was my RWD agains a car that have traction accel on 4 tires, so of course he always will have faster corner exit and sometimes overall accel too. But anyways i dont mind if he uses AWD, LSD or cocain. Cose is not MY problem.

So, respectfully, my truth differ of yours and thats fine about that. Our opinions are diferent even from the start, about what "pro" means. For me, everyone here is Amateur, cose nobody (so far as i know) pay his bills by drifting on GT5.

Oh, about your RX-7 Bathurst FD: Its maybe the best Drifting car in the game due his versatility... but its so overused and overpowered that i dont even have one.

 

[JR86]

I think its fair to say one of 2 things:

1.)People learn differently and think of different priorities to drift

2.) people's idea of "pro" can be vastly different to others

 

[Dragonthing]

I'm probably the worst drifter then, since I can't tandem. For me tandem is just drifting as usual and waiting for whatever random kid infront of you to mess up, rinse and repeat, etc...I do have a few cars I love to drift, over a decenr range of power levels and drivetrains too. I've never been in a competition or anything, either. I just join random lobbies to slide how I want

 

[klevrah]

For me, everyone here is Amateur, cose nobody (so far as i know) pay his bills by drifting on GT5.

haha I have to agree with you there. And yeah I totally understand where your coming from, 99% of the time I'm in a RWD car, I only hop in the 4WD if theres one already there, and he's ahead of my FR cars limit. I think I learnt the habit drifting in the japanese rooms where they are always trying different things right? I mean thats how the sport was created, so lets agree to disagree and leave it at that, friend.👍

 

[JR86]

Is anyone paid to drift on GT5?

 

[domino5343]

Is anyone paid to drift on GT5?

I don't think so and if they are, then how can I get into that situation.

 

[playnthru]

Is anyone paid to drift on GT5?

Yes of course they are..Kaz gave us all 1,000,000 Credits and some fancy new gear... We are all 'PRO'S"...

 

[SeanWelland]

I'd say you're missing "Owning/Running your own Drift Team"

 

[GODfreyGT5]

Joining/running a successful drift team.

 

[klevrah]

I'd say you're missing "Owning/Running your own Drift Team"

haha I almost started one up but my team mates trust and respect was more important. So I'm stuck as the only member of WSR on GTP Great idea for the poll though.

 

[JR86]

haha I almost started one up but my team mates trust and respect was more important. So I'm stuck as the only member of WSR on GTP Great idea for the poll though.

Maybe you should ask them to come on here

 

[mikeonthebike]

Not taking away from op at all but this was a funny post lazy

in the end of the day ill know that was my rwd agains a car that have traction accel on 4 tires, so of course he always will have faster corner exit and sometimes overall accel too. but anyways i dont mind if he uses awd, lsd or cocain. Cose is not my problem.

hahahaha