Freaking Impossible

[nascarfan1400]

I don't know why, but I just can't drift on the wheel. I have tried at Death Valley for the better half of two hours and all i could muster was 9.2K. I don't know what I am doing wrong but its more frustrating than anything now.

 

[FoRiZon]

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*You can post this on the Drift thread ypu know*

Try with the car that has quite big wheelspin and easy to slide to, like Cizeta or Cerbera. Use manual, Comfort hards (Comfort soft for rear if its slides too much), and lower the downforce if its available. Keep the control on the throttle and steering wheel. Try to get in the corners slowly.

I found drift events to be easier with controller imo.

 

[Nexus]

When I got my wheel, the first thing I did was take my GT86 on Comfort Hards to Autumn Ring Mini and get the car sideways, practicising countersteering. It took me a while, but I eventually got the hang of it.

It's harder to countersteer with a wheel than a gamepad but keep trying and you'll get there.

Drifting with a wheel, on the other hand, will probably take a considerable amount of practice. I personally use a gamepad for Drift Trials.

 

[LeGeNd-1]

Drifting with a wheel is certainly harder than a pad. Once you get the hang of how much to countersteer it's a lot more satisfying though 👍

First, I suggest you watch this video:


Then go buy a BMW 135i and do the following:
- Put Comfort Hards
- Brake balance 5/6
- Buy short ratio transmission
- Buy LSD and set it to 5/60/5
- Leave power and weight stock
- All aids off except ABS if you prefer (personally I use ABS off)
- Wheel settings FFB strength 1, FFB sensitivity 10

Go to Tsukuba in Time Trial in Arcade Mode (NOT Drift Trial). Set track grip to Real and just mess around trying to copy the techniques in the video above. Tsukuba is great because it has a long radius last corner which is good to practice holding drifts, then it has a medium radius first corner, then a short radius (hairpin), then a right-left (for practicing transitions), followed by a non-straight braking zone into a tight corner. It's pretty much a perfect practice drift track. Also the lap length is short so you can retry quickly.

The reason I choose Time Trial mode is because you won't get distracted by the sector indicators and point counter. Focus on drifting right first. The big scores will come naturally. If you focus too much on scores it will make you nervous and lose the drift.

Once you can drift a whole lap confidently without spinning out, it's time to graduate to a more powerful car. Buy the Jaguar XKR-S and follow the same settings as above. Practice again until you are comfortable with it.

Once you're comfortable with the Jag, try an actual D1 car. Buy the Blitz Skyline and apply same settings as above (downforce minimum front & rear). This car is a lot harder to master than the BMW and Jag, but if you can drift it, you can drift anything 👍

Once you master the Blitz, it's time to hit the Drift Trial in Arcade Mode and try out every single track. I suggest using the Jag for this. Once you can drift every track in sector mode without spinning out, you're all set 👍

I suck at drifting and have always chickened out using a pad for Drift Trials. Over a period of one month last year I went through this whole process. Now I'm still not great, but I can usually get gold in Drift Trials in 1-2 tries with a wheel.

Good luck!

 

[JaseScott]

Wheel requires good car setup.
Hard to do much if you have to fight the steering wheel in the process.
That's what makes the DS3 easier.
You can hack around it with reduced wheel rotation, or by just pulling the power plug on the wheel.
But why not just use the 'Driving Options' menu instead, you're just sweeping problems under the mat otherwise?

Be warned!
'Car setup' menu and the 'Driving Options' menu are stable.
Hacks aren't.
The plugged could be pulled on you at any time should you choose to use them.
These are habits you will have to unlearn, in other words you will have to trek all the way back to the beginning just to start again. Just do it fresh now.

Another thing I see a lot not considering is wheel work.
That's right, just plain old simple wheel work.
Your hands are part of the interface between your brain and the car.
Teach them to work for you, not against you.

 

[Mt. Lynx]

If you're drifting with a wheel, try changeing the degrees of rotation on the wheel. I found that 450° suited me the best.
If you don't know how to change the degrees, just google it. For G25/G27 you hold the two middle red buttons on the shifter and then press one of the black buttons above. Up 240°, left 450°, right 670°, down 900° (default).