Where to go and play in the snow?
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We used to go to a local very small industrial estate, tucked away behind some warehouses. We "planned" a little slidy figure-8 circuit and had some fun. The police turned up, took names and pretty much told us to keep it on the industrial area and not take it on to the public roads. It was obviously late at night as everything was closed. We weren't pumping music or anything, just a bunch of lads playing silly buggers sideways at 20mph.
Bugger the lampposts, I went and did it
Untitled by danjama, on Flickr
Even managed an impressively long and tidy drift in front of some chicks in a Corsa in tescos 24hrs
Didn't look back to see if they were impressed, just went for the exit, quit on a high. (p.s. the car park was very empty, before you start...)
Then went and found a dark and empty one to play in. Most bizarre event of the week: been there 10 mins, a black cab driver comes in, has a play doing some donuts for 5 mins and then leaves! I did a few with him. Was a strange moment, two chaps just enjoying their vehicles together!
Untitled by danjama, on Flickr
Even managed an impressively long and tidy drift in front of some chicks in a Corsa in tescos 24hrs
Didn't look back to see if they were impressed, just went for the exit, quit on a high. (p.s. the car park was very empty, before you start...)Then went and found a dark and empty one to play in. Most bizarre event of the week: been there 10 mins, a black cab driver comes in, has a play doing some donuts for 5 mins and then leaves! I did a few with him. Was a strange moment, two chaps just enjoying their vehicles together!
If you're going to learn to drift properly you need something to 'aim' for. Sliding around in a big car park is normally just a mess of hands and feet with very little control. If you find an empty industrial estate you can direct the car through corners and aim for the exit to have the correct road positioning or entry to the next corner.
Start small with just a dab of power once you are almost through the corner and as you get confident you can commence the slide earlier and hold it for longer through the corner. Before long you'll be getting serious angles and linking corners. Just watch out for kerbs and if any pedestrians come past then stop so they know you have spotted them and they will be less likely to report you.
Start small with just a dab of power once you are almost through the corner and as you get confident you can commence the slide earlier and hold it for longer through the corner. Before long you'll be getting serious angles and linking corners. Just watch out for kerbs and if any pedestrians come past then stop so they know you have spotted them and they will be less likely to report you.
Jayyylo said:
If you're going to learn to drift properly you need something to 'aim' for. Sliding around in a big car park is normally just a mess of hands and feet with very little control. If you find an empty industrial estate you can direct the car through corners and aim for the exit to have the correct road positioning or entry to the next corner.
Start small with just a dab of power once you are almost through the corner and as you get confident you can commence the slide earlier and hold it for longer through the corner. Before long you'll be getting serious angles and linking corners. Just watch out for kerbs and if any pedestrians come past then stop so they know you have spotted them and they will be less likely to report you.
Start small with just a dab of power once you are almost through the corner and as you get confident you can commence the slide earlier and hold it for longer through the corner. Before long you'll be getting serious angles and linking corners. Just watch out for kerbs and if any pedestrians come past then stop so they know you have spotted them and they will be less likely to report you.
Saw a couple of young chaps in an industrial estate drifting a mental sounding Volvo. (Did not sound standard AT ALL)
Proper going for it as well.
Jayyylo said:
If you're going to learn to drift properly you need something to 'aim' for. Sliding around in a big car park is normally just a mess of hands and feet with very little control. If you find an empty industrial estate you can direct the car through corners and aim for the exit to have the correct road positioning or entry to the next corner.
Start small with just a dab of power once you are almost through the corner and as you get confident you can commence the slide earlier and hold it for longer through the corner. Before long you'll be getting serious angles and linking corners. Just watch out for kerbs and if any pedestrians come past then stop so they know you have spotted them and they will be less likely to report you.
This is pretty much what i did after messing around. Was a nice spacious car park so did a good few circuits just gradually building up the drift. The MR2 is a very interesting car to learn to control sideways. What surprised me the most was how little throttle was actually required to get the wheels spinning/rear out. Booting it just made the thing go crazy. Probably one of the best moments of my life.Start small with just a dab of power once you are almost through the corner and as you get confident you can commence the slide earlier and hold it for longer through the corner. Before long you'll be getting serious angles and linking corners. Just watch out for kerbs and if any pedestrians come past then stop so they know you have spotted them and they will be less likely to report you.
Thanks for the advice though, couldnt agree more. Hoping it's still snowing tomorrow night as i've just remembered a nice big estate in Dagenham where i want to have a serious go at cornering.
Edited by danjama on Saturday 19th January 01:42
Edited by danjama on Saturday 19th January 01:44
danjama said:
Thanks for the advice though, couldnt agree more. Hoping it's still snowing tomorrow night as i've just remembered a nice big estate in Dagenham where i want to have a serious go at cornering.
I was trying to teach the OH to drift earlier but she couldn't grasp the concept of blipping the throttle to keep the revs up (between 2-3k). She would hammer the throttle, catch the slide then stop 2m later while I was still shouting 'power on'.If you want to make things really tricky for yourself then go out and buy a load of small plastic cones or pitch markers. Make a corner with them and try to drift around it while always staying at an equal distance.
[I should also add that you can only drive like this on private land with no public access. Anywhere else would be reckless and dangerous and you need to think of the children!]
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