Drifting or Braking?

[WaIshy]

What is the best to do Drift or Brake?
i have been drifting and got quite good at it but i still dunno what is faster...Thanks in advance...

[Marc_CRX]

Drifting is great fun (As you found out with me earlier :P)

But nothing is faster than going round a corner properly

[BenGee81]

id probably say braking! slow in fast out keeping right on the edge of grip.

Of course ppl will say otherwise :)

[GT-Pherelas]

id probably say braking! slow in fast out keeping right on the edge of grip.

Of course ppl will say otherwise :)

Thats the fastest way though you need to learn the balance of speed in and out and how hard you turn in on each car.

[WaIshy]

Drifting is great fun (As you found out with me earlier :P)

But nothing is faster than going round a corner properly
lol yea that was fun --- what car were you in?
Thanks for the advice

[BIGROB007]

people that say drifting is faster are right errr... if you only count for wheel speed of course

[Marc_CRX]

lol yea that was fun --- what car were you in?
Thanks for the advice

I Was in the Blue RT 12

[Firecatman]

DRIFTING, which all those mid-engined pieces don't do (exept the ME4-12)

[moparman440]

The Viper does great if you drift it, it wont work to good if you drive it like the Euro-rides.

[Matt92]

DRIFTING, which all those mid-engined pieces don't do (exept the ME4-12)
Of course the ME412 does it better than anyother car. Lol, you have got to the most biased person I've ever seen. Nothings better than a mopar.

[Marc_CRX]

The ME412 cant go round Corners Properly....even if you go into a corner at 20mph with no power it will slide....because it doesnt know what a corner is

[Firecatman]

Of course the ME412 does it better than anyother car. Lol, you have got to the most biased person I've ever seen. Nothings better than a mopar.
i never said the ME4-12 does it better than any other car, i said the viper's the best and all a class cars can't drift exept the ME4-12

[N1PPER]

i never said the ME2-12 does it better than any other car, i said the viper's the best and all a class cars can't drift exept the ME4-12

whats a ME2-12 exactly??

is it secret DLC lolblue:

[xslackyxS7TT]

i always thought the ME412 was classed as the worlds power hoover sure sounds like 1

[N1PPER]

i always thought the ME412 was classed as the worlds power hoover sure sounds like 1

i compare the handling of it to the handling of a slippery bar of soap on an ice rink rolleyesa

[Firecatman]

and there's a problem with that, oh forgot you drive mid-engined cars :laugh:

[Matt92]

i never said the ME4-12 does it better than any other car, i said the viper's the best and all a class cars can't drift exept the ME4-12
Riiight I can think of a whole lot of A class cars that can drift.

[Diablo_]

The Enzo is one of the best for drifting imo and I mean like actual drifting, none of the handbrake/e-brake hits that would spin a car round in real life, I'm talking about feinting or even braking drift plus it's fairly controllable with no driving aids at all but exceed the limit and it will hurt you. tonguegre

Also revving the engine to redline constantly is not drifting, it's called power over, your engine shouldn't scream all the time your in a drift.

[Gameconsolesmad]

Hmm, let me think...

A class cars that can drift...

O I dont know maybe the PAGANI ZONDA and the MURCIELAGO!

This ring any bells?
And how could I forget the SALEEN S7 TT ?? (only in certain circumstances LOL)

[Marc_CRX]

Enzo
SLR
F1 GT
Saleen
Zonda

Shall we go On?

all those A Cars can Drift VERY well

[Firecatman]

the pagani and SLR maybe (it's fun to cruise in) and when i drift i dont go near the e-brake or turn off my drivin aids

[Marc_CRX]

Its not drifitng if your Driving Aids are on.....

You Obviously Cant drive if you have to drift with them on...

I'm not taking the pi$$ out of everyone who uses driving aids (Because ALOT) of people i Drive with use them......but they Turn Them off to Drift...Because when you have them on and are "Drifting" its not exactly drifting...its mearly your car Loosing front end Grip....and that is called understeer

[Firecatman]

what was tryin to say is that, to me, in tdu, if a car can drift it will be able to drift with driving aids and not touchin the e-brake

[Marc_CRX]

I See that you didnt understand my post (Again)....How Can you Drift properly with driving aids on....you cant....all the car does is slide for about 10 yards.....thats not drifting, Drifting is......in Laymens(sp) Terms

Sliding into The Corner, Sliding Round The Corner, Sliding out of the Corner


Drifting refers either to a driving technique, or to a sport based on the technique; this article deals primarily with the sport. When the rear slip angle is greater than the front slip angle, and the front wheels are pointed in the opposite direction to the turn (e.g. car is turning left, wheels are pointed right), and the driver is controlling this, the car is drifting.

That Doesnt Happen With Driving Aids On.....

[Firecatman]

that's becuase you drive those mid-engned cars that have no low end torque, i can drift the viper easy around the whole track, without it stoping driftin mid-way through a corner with driving aids on and not touchin the e-bake

If you want a video or pictures I can get those for you

[Sebringmgb]

Its my understanding that aside from the points made by CRX, that in order to initiate a proper (stylistically speaking) drift, you should be roasting the living death out of your rear tires... driving aids on with get you a loads of power oversteer, but not a drift.

[Firecatman]

you should be roasting the living death out of your rear tires....
that's exactly what i do, ask anyone who has been behind me in a race,(which is over 3/4 of the people i have raced) most of them complain that they can't see because of the constant smoke comin from my tires

[MCSmee]

can some one show me a video of some one drifting? i mean drifting not the high speed sliding i see in all the other videos

i mean i.e drifting round a car or an object or maybe a slower speed than 100mph with a change of direction?

no offence to the people on here that make the videos but they all seem to do one thing. drive fast and slide round a corner. thats cheap drifting!!!

Smee

[HappySpaceInvdr]

can some one show me a video of some one drifting? i mean drifting not the high speed sliding i see in all the other videos

i mean i.e drifting round a car or an object or maybe a slower speed than 100mph with a change of direction?

no offence to the people on here that make the videos but they all seem to do one thing. drive fast and slide round a corner. thats cheap drifting!!!

Smee

But that's what drifting means. It's a method of cornering in which you use pump the gas pedal to cause the back wheels to spin.

Are you thinking of drafting (a.k.a. slipstreaming)?

Or maybe you're wanting to see something like this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aULrqvK2y4c) ?

[db_12oach_db]

have only read the first two posts but i am a corner slammer dont give a %@!#%^about slow in fast out just slam it into the corner and see where you'll end up it abviously gotten me far in TDU with my topp 200 position in the instant challenges

[MCSmee]

prime example called drift but its not

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9G6Gjpc9do

and again here from markcrx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE9D__rxShU

its not drifting its sliding.

this is drifting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viL8A1QCP_U

notice how everything is done on oppersite lock and controlled by the throttle.

and this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-CyRQm9uhc

i am yet to see any one do stuff like this!!

[Gameconsolesmad]

and again here from markcrx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE9D__rxShU

its not drifting its sliding.

Actually if you look closely, I am drifting.

I was going sideways all the way round that corner everytime in that vid (unless something wrong happened - like nipper getting in the way)

Marc CRX was just in the wrong postion to video the drifting, all you get to see is us sliding out of the drifts at the end of the corner. (You are right, most of them couldnt drift there though.)

I told you you should have gone on the inside of the corner Marc...

[MCSmee]

but wat about the other bit like drifting round an object?

Smee

[Bezzers1986]

omg, that stuff is awesome. Must get tickets to Rockingham Speedway next time they are doing drift racing!

[HappySpaceInvdr]

but wat about the other bit like drifting round an object?

Smee

An example of drifting round an object. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aULrqvK2y4c)

[MCSmee]

An example of drifting round an object. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aULrqvK2y4c)

i love tht movie makes me chuckle everytime lol

Smee

[Marc_CRX]

Ok im going to Upload Me Drifting in My RT 12......its not my Best Drifting (I Was VERY tired)

[N1PPER]

Ok im going to Upload Me Drifting in My RT 12......its not my Best Drifting (I Was VERY tired)

i hold my hands up, i use driving aids a LOT, but only cos every other person and their dogs waterbowl use them

but when im drifting they go right the way to OFF, even in the S7TT

oh, an before you go on about low end torque flizzerbatmen (or summin), you rarely use the low revs to drift neways, unless your using aids ofcourse rolleyesa

[Marc_CRX]

youtube decided not to take its time this time mdr1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_ZsXQwZXUk

[N1PPER]

youtube decided not to take its time this time mdr1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_ZsXQwZXUk

good but i have seen you do better rolleyesa

[Marc_CRX]

Like i Said i was Very Tired :P

[Diablo_]

Ouch Marc, the amount of times you bounced off the limiter you'd be lucky if you could do another lap.

[Marc_CRX]

its an Indestructible RT 12 :p

I Find having to Hold the trigger at a Certain point requires too much concentration tonguegre

[BIGROB007]

please.... THIS (http://videos.streetfire.net/search/drift+competition/0/9298821e-b49e-4084-8a32-983f008b15f1.htm) is real drifting. check out the rest of this site for thousands of car videos

[N1PPER]

please.... THIS (http://videos.streetfire.net/search/drift+competition/0/9298821e-b49e-4084-8a32-983f008b15f1.htm) is real drifting. check out the rest of this site for thousands of car videos

u want REAL drifting???

get a REAL car on a REAL road with REAL consequences then

this is a game, and the best drifts arent looking too good TBH

hopefully HardCore will fix this :)

[Firecatman]

hopefully HardCore will fix this :)
what fix the fact that both viper's have 25hp less stock than in real life or the fact that you'r mid-engined cars are junk

[N1PPER]

what fix the fact that both viper's have 25hp less stock than in real life or the fact that you'r mid-engined cars are junk

erm did you even read my entire post?? rolleyesa

[rent-a-pest]

I only drift in the old US muscle cars, my other cars i just brake normally

[Crazymunky_182]

It depends on the corner really, hit the apex at a decent pace and drift thro, you can keep your speed up and have a faster exit speed, therefore quicker round the track. Probably why its pretty easy to beat a lot of cars round the track with the rt12 =]

Scandinavian flick for starting it, none of that handbrake rubbish tonguegre

[Gameconsolesmad]

Noob question:

I have no idea what the "apex" of a corner is, its been bugging me for ages.
I usually just bomb it round each corner as best as possible or try to drift it.

So what is the "apex".


(Before you say it Nipper, yes this is probably why Im so rubbish at this game now)

[N1PPER]

Noob question:

I have no idea what the "apex" of a corner is, its been bugging me for ages.
I usually just bomb it round each corner as best as possible or try to drift it.

So what is the "apex".


(Before you say it Nipper, yes this is probably why Im so rubbish at this game now)

the apex is the point at which the car touches the middle (so to speak) of the corner

ie, wide in, tight through, wide out

kinda hard to explain for me (cos i cant put things into words)

the apex is usually in the middle of the corner somewhere

anyone else car to explain better?

[Diablo_]

Racing is the fastest way round a track, keeping the car as straight as possible and doing the old slow in fast out will be significantly quicker than drifting. Drifting or power sliding is only advantageous on slippery surfaces such as gravel, ice and snow but 99 times out of 100 the person racing the circuit rather than drifting it will be much quicker. Plus your endurance wouldn't be too hot shredding your tires at most of the corners.

The ideal line through a corner:
http://mysite.verizon.net/respzo8h/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/drivingline.jpg

[N1PPER]

Racing is the fastest way round a track, keeping the car as straight as possible and doing the old slow in fast out will be significantly quicker than drifting. Drifting or power sliding is only advantageous on slippery surfaces such as gravel, ice and snow but 99 times out of 100 the person racing the circuit rather than drifting it will be much quicker. Plus your endurance wouldn't be too hot shredding your tires at most of the corners.

The ideal line through a corner:
http://mysite.verizon.net/respzo8h/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/drivingline.jpg

thats the sorta pic i went looking for, couldnt find jack though

[HappySpaceInvdr]

the apex is the point at which the car touches the middle (so to speak) of the corner

ie, wide in, tight through, wide out

kinda hard to explain for me (cos i cant put things into words)

the apex is usually in the middle of the corner somewhere

anyone else car to explain better?

The apex of a bend is where the inside curve is at its sharpest angle.

[Reiel]

You may think I'm lieing but.


http://youtube.com/watch?v=ThYrs9fyu-0

With HC mode, you can do that.

I did it in PC beta with a Saleen, no DA's.

[RESome]

I normally combine braking and drifting depending on the course. ie on the wakiki race the first corner I use brakes and the second I drift. to me it depends on the length and width and angle of the turn.