Drifting Techniques

Meet The Drifting Techniques

Mastering all the drifting techniques is what most drifters are constantly working on; they are the core of your ability.

Drifters constantly use all these techniques to initiate oversteer, and to remain in this state throughout the whole corner.

Before learning these techniques you are required to have a general idea of high performance driving, or racing. You can read all about the racing basics, differences between oversteer and understeer, and heel-toe downshifting technique in the racing section.

Practice, Practice, Practice!

The key is to constantly remain in a state of oversteer. You can do this by going for the perfect balance point in which you’ll find that the car stabilizes in the drift. Keeping this balance point is essential if you want to clear your drift beautifully. Some drivers enter corners at near impossible angles. It seems as if they are going out of control, but because they are so skilled in the art of drifting they can maintain their balance. Most people don't realize it takes many years of hard work to perform as good as this. In order to keep your balance you have a wide range of instruments at your disposal. It is vital to know what each instrument does and how it effects the car's behavior. Drifters keep their car sideways by operating all of the instruments: throttle, brake, clutch, steering and e-brake.

Oversteer by acceleration Power Over Clutch Kick Oversteer by deceleration E-Brake Shift-Lock Long Slide Oversteer by weight transfer Braking Feint Lift Off Jump Dirt Drop

Although he might have not invented the racing techniques used in drifting, "Drift King" Keiichi Tsuchiya is responsible for naming most of these drifting techniques.

A clip from the Drift Bible, Keiichi Tsuchiya's guide to drifting!

All of these drifting techniques each have their own applications.
It is up to you to find the right technique for each situation!