How do YOU judge drifters?

[Clutch34]

**Ok, so this thread is basically an open-ended discussion with NO RIGHT OR WRONG ANSWER. So please no arguing. This is all opinon-based and everyone is entitled to their own.**

I was just curious on how yall rank a drifter when you see them in open lobbies/tryouts (for teams). This may be beneficial to new drifters (or even experienced ones) looking for drift teams who may or may not be so confident in their drifting abilities. I would love to hear opinions from drift team leaders/members and highly experienced drifters who choose not to be on teams. But of course, everyone's opinion is encouraged and appreciated!

 

[JR86]

There is no set rule of how to judje a driver. If he is good and you can tell then he is good. Simple. I judge drivers by corner entry and car control. Speed is a loose term to judge as there are lambo drifters and M3 drifters (like me). One is obviously a lot faster than another. Corner entry is important. A better driver is one drifting in pre corner or with good angle rather than a driver gradually drifting the corner by using power over.

 

[TrialMountain]

I prefer to watch drifting in a racing scenario. I like to see the predrift initiated with feint or braking, if ebrake is used, it shouldn't be obvious at all.
I like to see countersteer on the predrift but as the car nears the apex I really like when the steering wheel smoothly returns to straight and drift is finished with consistant + decent angle (controlled by throttle) and perfect straight FAST exit =]

 

[Stavingo]

The tandeming ability they have with other cars around them heavily affects my decision, along with the lines they take throughout the corner. Not so fussed about their initiation into the corner unless their technique puts other cars into more danger but thats hard to explain.

 

[monsterGAUZ]

1. Line, angle
2. Overall Impression
3. Speed

I'd judge like this because I don't care about speed, I care about the ability if a driver can drift the correct line with a decent line while he gets irritated by a car behind or in front of him.

 

[LeoSR]

Well for me personally, speed is the main thing in drift competitions. But with bad line and clipping points you just can't drift fast. And of course the drifter should have good tandem skill, he should be able to avoid contact when drifting behind slower opponent.

 

[eddyac]

Look at the Judge Thread everything is there

 

[Jesus]

Staying on course is always nice. I've seen people attempt try out and end going off at nearly every corner.

 

[Clutch34]

^During tryouts do you make them do multiple runs or just a single run? A single run would make me nervous as hell! lol

 

[iNs3CuRe]

Nice smooth line also a decent angle without loosing lots of speed. And also how close you can get to the clipping points without destroying the overall impression. Thats how I would judge drifters 👍

 

[DogFightKingz]

Slick line along with angle and smoke, while keeping the speed up of course

 

[LR-SWD-007]

I look for personality first and foremost. Will I be able to get along with this person? Do they have an attitude problem? Then it boils down to skill level, linking consecutive corners, tandem distances. Speed doesn't matter to me as it's relative to the car your drifting at the time. If you need assistance with tuning or technique that's fixable but a bad attitude isn't.

 

[Lazy Liquid]

1. Spectator view is not a good choice, you will not have control of your view and sometimes you probably wont see anything. For bigger sectors, get a fast chaser car to be the "camera man" and follow the couple. For short sectors, like one single corner, sometimes is cool to find a good spot where you can have a good view (with less smoke interference as possible).

2. For the chased:
- Angle and distance entry.
- Angle and style maintaince. I watch if he graple the road edges and not touch the external area. Dirt drop for me is a small penalty.
- Corner exit clearence. This is where the speed counts more.

3. For the chaser:
- Tandem distance and angle while entering.
- Angle, speed and style maintaince. In case of extreme door 2 door, i ignore any dirt drop from the chaser, only if the chased is not giving a good triangle.
- Exit speed, as closer as possible from the chased.

4. Some thoughts:
- In the starting line, both cars line side by side, the outsider car always is the chased. (chased stays in the right side if the first corner is for the left).
- The angle of the chased must be higher than the chaser.
- The chaser must worry about speed more than the chased.
- If the chased do a narrow line, not giving tandem oportunity, i disconsider some points.
- If the chaser overtake the chased by speed excess, i disconsider some points too.
- The chased is the defender, the chaser is the atacker. So in 2 laps, the best chaser performance will bring up our winner.
- The best way to maintain a close tandem is maintaining the speed by the angle. Braking hard while chasing most of times will dispair the tandem.

By the way this formula is not based in no official D1 competition. Is what i consider fair.

 

[Clutch34]

1. Spectator view is not a good choice, you will not have control of your view and sometimes you probably wont see anything. For bigger sectors, get a fast chaser car to be the "camera man" and follow the couple. For short sectors, like one single corner, sometimes is cool to find a good spot where you can have a good view (with less smoke interference as possible).

2. For the chased:
- Angle and distance entry.
- Angle and style maintaince. I watch if he graple the road edges and not touch the external area. Dirt drop for me is a small penalty.
- Corner exit clearence. This is where the speed counts more.

3. For the chaser:
- Tandem distance and angle while entering.
- Angle, speed and style maintaince. In case of extreme door 2 door, i ignore any dirt drop from the chaser, only if the chased is not giving a good triangle.
- Exit speed, as closer as possible from the chased.

4. Some thoughts:
- In the starting line, both cars line side by side, the outsider car always is the chased. (chased stays in the right side if the first corner is for the left).
- The angle of the chased must be higher than the chaser.
- The chaser must worry about speed more than the chased.
- If the chased do a narrow line, not giving tandem oportunity, i disconsider some points.
- If the chaser overtake the chased by speed excess, i disconsider some points too.
- The chased is the defender, the chaser is the atacker. So in 2 laps, the best chaser performance will bring up our winner.
- The best way to maintain a close tandem is maintaining the speed by the angle. Braking hard while chasing most of times will dispair the tandem.

By the way this formula is not based in no official D1 competition. Is what i consider fair.

That's very informative! I didn't know most of that, especially the chaser/chased part. Thanks! 👍

 

[iSabifi]

Personally I judge by Entering, Cornering, Angle and exit.

 

[DaveM-sport]

Line/clipping points,
angle and smoothness (penalize corrections etc)
flare (drama and style etc... big entrys, loads of smoke and backwards entries all come under this)
Speed (usually at apex or through a transition of corners)


Then for twin-battling, all of the above plus how much pressure you can put on the lead driver as well as how well the lead driver copes under said pressure.

 

[MrFerarri920]

All I base them on is there line and there speed.

 

[TrialMountain]

by size of the wing and whether or not their rims are painted "hugger orange"

 

[XxCMPUNKxX30]

I judge by angle, smoke and length of drift