Drifting is one of those ways in which a race car driver is able to make huge, sharp curves without having to greatly decrease their speed. It is a method that has been utilized in the sport of car racing for years now, but it has recently developed a popularity in the world of street racing through the 2006 movie, “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.” Most of those who have seen the movie were surely amazed on the epicness of the stunts. However, I’m sure that there are few people out there have wondered if the drifting done in the movie could be done in real life. Of course some of the more extreme stunts belong to a level of impossibility that can only be done in the movies. The question I ask is a realistic one: How can we do a perfect basic drift in real life?
At times when you are driving on a straight path with a sharp curve coming ahead, go to a full speed, preferably 4 notches lower than the top speed of your car. Once you are almost at the corner, (if it’s a corner turning to the right), suddenly turn your wheel towards the angle of the curve and shift your gear to a lower level (from 4th to 3rd gear for example). Once the head of the car turns to the direction of the curve, you can switch back to your previous gear. Now pound the gas pedal by flooring it.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
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