First time drifting

[Snozzberries]

Originally Posted by AJUSA.com

If you guys want to really try drifting in a safe environment please hit up a local event. You will be able to push it a lot harder on the track without the risk of damaging your sweet new ride.

Check out driftday.com

I agree with this, or else do this on private property in an area where the noise won't disturb others.

Drifting in first is fine, was part of my break in processes. Pounced it off the rev limiter of first and second for a few laps on a friends property. The car is really good with itself.

[Thefear13]

I let my friend drift a few turns and tomorrow I'm taking it to Adams motor-sport park in Riverside, CA. Its a good place to learn how to drift and also in a safe environment.

[nix]

Yeah my advice is research your local tracks. Find their website and investigate their event calendar. They will usually have weekly/monthly drift practice, split into skill/experience based heats which will become your main track day. It may be intimidating though to start there as a complete noob. In that case look for the beginner drift days, usually they will provide instructors or at some tracks the full lot inc. cars, helmet, fluids etc.

[SkitterSkotter]

I was driving home in the rain a couple of days ago and I turned off all the driver aids and just flung the car into a corner in second....best thing ever. The car just gave me a beautiful little drift at a low speed, joy of joys.

[AJUSA.com]

Originally Posted by Thefear13

I let my friend drift a few turns and tomorrow I'm taking it to Adams motor-sport park in Riverside, CA. Its a good place to learn how to drift and also in a safe environment.

Adams is a blast! Have fun

[ill86]

Originally Posted by encity5

im trying to go out during rain and have some fun pulling the ebrake. But its my first car too and I'm hoping to get lured into the sport. And possibly pick up a beater to practice.

If you're going to initiate with the e-brake be sure you clutch in. (push the clutch pedal) otherwise you will be ripping the hand brake on a spinning driveshaft..

[ill86]

Originally Posted by bucket

Lets see...NY, NJ, New England, and VA. Nope, no driftday.com there. Have they even done an event on the east coast since the drift showoff/d1 driver's search in Miami?

Is DGTrials still around? Last time I checked it was pretty much regional and very local groups doing the drift events on this side of the country.

There are events to practice. You just have to look. I used to offer events near pittsburgh pa.

[EsoBOFH]

Don't do this on the street, do this on the track.. blah blah aside.

A large empty parking lot is glory with this car!! I find that when the wheel speed is high, and the vehicle speed is low - there doesn't seem to be a hard wall hit on the limiter, it seems to just keep it in a happy place and stay on limiter while the wheels are spinning.

When vehicle speed = wheel speed, the limiter seems to hard cut out... i can only guess it was designed this way, with the purpose of drifting and hoonin in mind.. love it!

[TouchMyHonda]

I don't drift, but I have a lot of pro and or armature pro-ish drifter friends. They ALL say that forza helps.

[encity5]

Originally Posted by ill86

If you're going to initiate with the e-brake be sure you clutch in. (push the clutch pedal) otherwise you will be ripping the hand brake on a spinning driveshaft..

lol yes, i already understood this is a need for a RWD.
Thanks though.

[bestwheelbase]

We totally support closed courses and safety precautions and being mindful of your surroundings. :happy0180:

Now assuming you've got a good private parking lot to play, here's something I wish someone had told me early on:

Empty parking lots are fun but you can develop bad habits just aimlessly doing donuts. Put a couple cones in the parking lot and use them as points of reference. Don't just go in one direction -- do figure 8's. It trains you to keep your eyes up and get comfortable with weight transitions.

[neutral]

I did donuts for the first time the day before I totaled my FR-S. Found a church parking lot in the middle of nowhere (which had two light posts unfortunately) and lit it up. It was way more fun than I expected it to be. I was super super paranoid the whole time though that a cop would come and cite me. How do you guys do donuts in parking lots without fear of getting in trouble? Also, I secured my vanity plate for the new FR-S: "DRFT KNG". XD Trying to poke fun at my incident. Those in the know will get it

[Hotlava86]

I haven't done a lot of "drifting" per say with this car. I have slid it around a few turns (I lie ALOT of turns) just for the fun of it and this car USUALLY does it amazingly! I am slowly learning to maintain my slides as apposed to just sliding for an instant and stopping, but I can for sure feel this car is going to do just fine learning to drift.

[Hotlava86]

Originally Posted by neutral

I did donuts for the first time the day before I totaled my FR-S. Found a church parking lot in the middle of nowhere (which had two light posts unfortunately) and lit it up. It was way more fun than I expected it to be. I was super super paranoid the whole time though that a cop would come and cite me. How do you guys do donuts in parking lots without fear of getting in trouble? Also, I secured my vanity plate for the new FR-S: "DRFT KNG". XD Trying to poke fun at my incident. Those in the know will get it

So you said you "totaled"? did it get fixed or did you have to buy a new one?