Today we're going to talk a little about drift technique.

For someone who has never been sideways in acar before, the first drift experience isunforgettable. But before you go hit the cornersat full speed and wreck your car, try theseeasy practice techniques.Find a big open place, I recommend a "skid pan"or "skid pad" at your local circuit and have somefun dropping the clutch and spinning the tire.Then, to get some control and be able to directyour car where you want while drifting, put downsome pilons or cones. First, just with 1 singlecone, do donuts around it. Start of going clock-wise, then change and go anti-clockwise. Do smalldonuts and then do bigger onesWhen you've got the donuts down, put one morepilon down and practice doing figure 8's. Thiswill help you get good at drift transitions(changing directions while drifting or "fish-tailing").They are some basic skills you need before yougo flat out and damage your car.

I want to go over some advanced drift

You probably know the names of all the techniques,ie. hand-brake slide, faint, clutch kick, drop-off,overpower. braking drift etc. But which ones are the best to use in which situation?If you're just starting out in drifting, you probablyuse the hand-brake technique mostly. That's fine.It does slow your entry speed down a fair bit though,but that is necessary for some corners. Some beginnersuse the hand-brake too much so be aware.The most popular technique used to get the rear outis the clutch-kick. Clutch kicking is where you jabthe clutch at speed while jerking the steering wheelto get you sideways.However, before you try it on just any corner..... Practice at low speeds first and make sure there is plenty of room because more than likely, you're goingto spin out or go flying off track in a direction you weren't planning to!Once you get better, you can go faster and try biggercorners. Just start out small. Next Advanced Tip.....Line is everything. Sure it's easy to go around acorner sideways but when it comes to linking corners,the line of drift is vital. I was told this when Iwas starting to learn how to drift. "Out, Out, Out, Out, In!" Basically, you stay to the outside of the corner until you are pointing in the direction you want to be in for the next corner. When flicking back, use your foot brake if you are going too fast or even your hand-brake. Have fun using these techniques but take care of yourself and your car :)

Here a few things you must keep in mind ....

...want to buy a drift car or tune your old one.

1.Make sure your drift car is Rear Wheel Drive.
I hope I you know enough about cars to know what
a rwd car is, if you don’t, then I’m not quite sure
drift is the smartest or safest move for you. A
rwd car lets you slide the rear tires out, causing
your car to drift.

2.You need a good power to weight ratio in your
drift car. Most popular drift cars are Japanese
sports cars. A very popular drift car is the AE86
Trueno or Sprinter or “hachiroku” by Toyota.

Other popular drift cars are one’s made by Nissan
like the 240sx (180sx as it’s know in Japan and
Australia), Silvia – S13, S14, S15, Skyline – R32,
R33, R34 both coupes and 4 door sedans. Then there
are the bigger drift cars that are becoming popular
here in Japan like the Toyota Chaser or Mark II.
Mazda’s Rx7 – FC, FD's are also very popular but
a little hard to drift for a beginner.

3.You then need a few essential parts on your car
to make it drift.

Most important is an LSD (limited slip diff). This
allows you to spin both rear tires at the same time,
making it easier to drift.

A bucket seat is next. Makers like Bride and Recaro
have great one’s pro drifters use.

Coil over or lowered suspension is a must have to
lower the center of gravity and stiffen the
suspension of your car. That’s about it for the
main drift parts. If you want to make your car
look like it’s straight from the movie “Fast and
Furious: Tokyo Drift”, the you will need a body
kit, big chrome wheels, neon lights and a big
exhaust etc.