In an attempt to bring this board back to its roots and create meaningful discussion, I think we should start discussing drift theory again. I am going to try to start it by saying I believe drift racing can be every bit as fast if not more fast than grip racing. I don't mean the huge angle sim tire drifting. I mean 4 wheel drifting where there is mild oversteer and you are using 100% (and sometimes a little more) of your grip, and controlling your car in a corner is only done by the gas and brake; i.e. don't touch the steering wheel. A lot of people already know this so I am gonna try to take it a step further by talking about some techniques behind drift racing that will allow increased speed, overtaking of opponents, and sometimes blocking opponents in a race. I don't have time to post all the techniques I use in GT3 but I will start with braking drift.
Braking Drift: The way I like to define this is by giving a scenario of when this will be used. I think the ideal corner to use this is where moderate to heavy braking is required and the corner is in the shape of a half circle. The basics of this allow you to have your foot on the gas pedal a little longer than a grip racer. As you enter the corner you should brake heavily .5-.8 seconds later than a grip driver would brake. This creates oversteer as you enter the apex of the corner which is the beginning of the drift. You should immediately switch to gas after the apex has been reached and modulate it as necessary to maximize grip. I've created a diagram of this to help illustrate my point.
The top set is for a drift racer and the bottom set is for a grip racer. Red lines indicate braking, blue indicate gas, and grey indicate neither. The drifter brakes a little later than the gripper allowing him to enter the corner at a greater speed. He brakes until he reaches the max grip speed then he switches to gas to modulate his angle to maximize his speed during the last half of the corner leading to the exit. Notice the grip racer has to brake earlier and the gray line indicates he is at the max grip speed, but the drifter is able to race above that grip speed for a short period of time until he reaches the apex where the max grip speed is the same as the grip racer. Note that the drift racer is never idle on the throttle or brake. If one were to combine the two sets, it can be easily seen that this is a great technique for passing an opponent in a corner.
Pergatory, bengee, thio and the gang: if you think this thread can bring something back, try to contribute your ideas.
If you guys wanna know about the old school discussions I was talkin about just check out this thread that discusses drift vs grip.
Braking Drift: The way I like to define this is by giving a scenario of when this will be used. I think the ideal corner to use this is where moderate to heavy braking is required and the corner is in the shape of a half circle. The basics of this allow you to have your foot on the gas pedal a little longer than a grip racer. As you enter the corner you should brake heavily .5-.8 seconds later than a grip driver would brake. This creates oversteer as you enter the apex of the corner which is the beginning of the drift. You should immediately switch to gas after the apex has been reached and modulate it as necessary to maximize grip. I've created a diagram of this to help illustrate my point.
The top set is for a drift racer and the bottom set is for a grip racer. Red lines indicate braking, blue indicate gas, and grey indicate neither. The drifter brakes a little later than the gripper allowing him to enter the corner at a greater speed. He brakes until he reaches the max grip speed then he switches to gas to modulate his angle to maximize his speed during the last half of the corner leading to the exit. Notice the grip racer has to brake earlier and the gray line indicates he is at the max grip speed, but the drifter is able to race above that grip speed for a short period of time until he reaches the apex where the max grip speed is the same as the grip racer. Note that the drift racer is never idle on the throttle or brake. If one were to combine the two sets, it can be easily seen that this is a great technique for passing an opponent in a corner.
Pergatory, bengee, thio and the gang: if you think this thread can bring something back, try to contribute your ideas.
If you guys wanna know about the old school discussions I was talkin about just check out this thread that discusses drift vs grip.
