911 handling explained for a newbie

[mrdemon]

noneedtolift said:

Don't share the opinion of some on here. If you learn how to drift, you learn car control - end of. If you can properly drift a car there isn't much that will make you flap on a circuit.

rubbish :-)

braking and understanding weight transfer is far more important than knowing how to drift a car for 40 yards regarding car control.

as long as you can catch a slide then that's all one needs.

only time I drift is at bruntingthorpe on Vmax days when its wet and the back curve is long and safe enough to have a play at speed.

bar that drifting is pointless.

so enough of your end of as I disagree ;-p "end of "

[V8KSN]

mrdemon said:

noneedtolift said:

Don't share the opinion of some on here. If you learn how to drift, you learn car control - end of. If you can properly drift a car there isn't much that will make you flap on a circuit.

rubbish :-)

braking and understanding weight transfer is far more important than knowing how to drift a car for 40 yards regarding car control.

as long as you can catch a slide then that's all one needs.

only time I drift is at bruntingthorpe on Vmax days when its wet and the back curve is long and safe enough to have a play at speed.

bar that drifting is pointless.

so enough of your end of as I disagree ;-p "end of "

Drifting is pointless?
Playing around with fast cars is pointless but we all do it!

Anyway, I feel you are missing the point, to drift a car IS to understand weight transfer!!!

[noneedtolift]

I know lots of people who understand weight transfer perfectly but can't drive a car on it's limit.

I appreciate that there is a difference in requirements in being fast on a track and being able to drift - but in the end the guy who can drift is always going to be the guy who feels more confident on road & track and ultimately will have better overall car control when compared to someone who can't.

My experience anyway. Learning how to drift a 911 shaved a clean half second off my laptimes - and over 2 secs in the wet - there isn't really an awful lot that can surprise you or you can't cope with in a track Environment.

No better way to learn how to catch a slide then learning how to drift
Sorry for the "end of" if that came across harsh - each to their own of course...

NB: 40 Yards don't qualify as a "drift" - thats a slide

[Alpinestars]

noneedtolift said:

There are easier cars to drift but it can easily be mastered with a bit of practice - and it's brilliant fun... I'll never Forget the Moment when the car "clicked" with me and I was all over sudden able to actually steer the car where I wanted to whilst drifting.
http://vimeo.com/49747790 (car in front)

Very good. What's the technique in a 911?

[noneedtolift]

Thx! Depends on what phase of the drift you mean (going into the drift, "holding it" etc.) - it's pretty much the same as with any other car, if not as forgiving. In the end you'll just need to get the coordination between your steering inputs and the loud pedal right (that's what I meant when I was talking about how it made "click" in my brain)- control drift angle with the throttle and position the car with the steering.

Best way to learn (IMO) is having a large circle track which is watered - practice in both directions trying to do drifts lap by lap and you "get it to click" quite quickly - then move on from there.

[Posh868]

Where do you find such a place to practice drifting? is there somewhere I can rent?

I live in Surrey

[otolith]

Just Google "drift day".