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Old 06-06-2014, 12:19 AM   #1409
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Originally Posted by RFB View Post

The stock, slippery tires are a good way to learn drifting.



car control is car control


I sense a misunderstanding in the core mechanics and a belief that certain tires suit a certain driving style






the oem tires are good for drifting because of the large slip angles... certainly a better choice than a V710 or something, but that doesn't mean you have to drive at those slip angles.


you can just as easily drive within the limits of the tires and not drift, with the only consequence being a slower laptime.


I did MIR, DDT and a handful of autocrosses on stock tires, my lines and attack strategies were no different than when I was running RA1s on my older cars, you figure out where the limit is and you stick to it.
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