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Originally Posted by DifferentPointofView
Oh, this is hilarious, you guys are gonna love this.
My friend was in his Camero today, and he decided to try and "drift" around a back road this morning. He had NO Idea how they did the art of drifting, just that they skid sideways.
Well... He Definitely got sideways. He ended up in a ditch, getting a concussion and wrecking the Camero and not drifting. Yea... hes dumb, and He's only had his license for less than a month?
Drifters... they take that "Completely out of control" Feeling and make it a sport.
My solution, (we're talking trucks going out of control remember?... trucks and autocross...) is... borrow the neighbors truck  " Or... take a drifting course! Maybe that's some advise my friend could have used... |
Sucks for your friend! Hard lesson, I guess.
I remember 5-odd years ago when I did autocross, some guy had a Dodge Dakota R/T V-8. That guy had a handle on "loss of control" and posted some great times. We wanted to see him in a Vette or something with those skillz! It was almost like the rear wheels had a steering mechanism...
BUT, for the rest of the population, practicing in an abandoned lot is the best bet -- just wait for snow or rain. I recall having rented a Nissan Titan V-8 (last vehicle on the rental lot) and gave it a bit too much punch when turning left (wet roads). WOAH! Luckily I recovered without ditching it, but there's a rude awakening. There's a lot to say about FWD when you're used to it, and RWD when you're not. Definitely not worth a concussion. I had more fun today in a Chevy Aveo-5 in a snowy lot just drifting into a parking spot. Short wheel base =
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