Steers, queers and oversteers

[mikeyr]

How many times have you seen someone actually drifting a car on the public road?

I have seen TV's very own Penny Mallory going properly sideways round a large roundabout near Southampton once. Bog standard mk1 Focus I think, must have been at least ten or so years ago.

And that's it. Been driving a scary 20 years now and other than the odd car looking a bit loose at the back end I've never seen anyone else do it.

Maybe I don't live near enough to PHville?

[Matt UK]

Get into a convey of TVRs on an early Sunday run down to a Goodwood breakfast meet.

If the weather is damp, East Sussex is awash with flaring revs and twirling arms at every T-junction / roundabout!

Edited by Matt UK on Friday 6th September 17:14

[NAS]

I'd say about once a month, 9 times of of 10 with something properly old and not too expensive. (Old 105 series Alfa's, E30s, Opel Kadett's etc.) Cars you really have to be a car-fan for to drive.

[FamilyDub]

I did manage to drift SWMBOs 116d to make it through a roundabout once in the snow.

I'm no Seb Loeb, that's for sure...

[Dr Interceptor]

I rarely see anyone doing it... but if it's damp, and I'm out in the Stag (a rare combination), it's rude not too

Bradfords Roundabout in Farnborough heading from Hawley Lane, turning right onto the A325 is my favourite

[Frances The Mute]

There was a roundabout on an industrial estate that I used on the way to the office. The third exit - 90 degrees from the approach - would always induce oversteer. Dependent on mood, you could keep that going for some time.

It certainly used to brighten up the otherwise tedious drive to work of a morning.

[mikeyr]

Oiii you lot - that's cheating if you nominate seeing yourselves drifting

[8potdave]

I followed a young chap in a 330i that was kicking the back end out around almost every corner he went round. He didn't look particularly skilled, I was expecting him to face me at some point. Other than that very rare!

[Mr Will]

I'll only normally do it if there is nobody about to A. Complain or B. Crash in to.

As such you're unlikely to see me "playing".

[Allyc85]

A couple years ago I saw a TVR Sagaris sliding around a traffic island and heading off in the other direction. Was in marsh barton, Exeter by the Vauxhall dealer.

[ezi]

Just twice, first time was an MX5 came round a corner a bit tttishly and lost the rear end, did save it skillfully though.

The other time was an Evo going round a roundabout with some damn impressive angle going on and took off down an exit the the arse now going the opposite way, bravo that man A bit like this but much bigger roundabout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd7G30zrLv4

[Gandahar]

There was a very interesting PH / Kent Car club run a few years back, not sure if anyone remembers or are we all still sworn to secrecy ?

Oversteering was the least of the worries. Newts and sticklebacks in overturned cars I seemed to remember.... not just once but twice.

Edited by Gandahar on Friday 6th September 16:54

[300bhp/ton]

Normal driving and commuting almost never, maybe not at all.

But if you are on a hoon with a group of people, or heading to a specific motoring event where you'll be getting lots of interesting motors on the roads around the place. Then you'll be more likely to see it.

[ezi]

300bhp/ton said:

Normal driving and commuting almost never, maybe not at all.

But if you are on a hoon with a group of people, or heading to a specific motoring event where you'll be getting lots of interesting motors on the roads around the place. Then you'll be more likely to see it.

Agreed, I didn't list the cars leaving Malton Big Breakfast for example because it's kind of cheating But from there you get everything kicking the back out on exit, F430, BAC Mono and F150 come to mind as being the best

[TREMAiNE]

Never in my life!

I did get my RX-7 fully sideways, after which I realised I was lucky to control it and it made me realise I am really not as good a driver as I thought and that Forza Motorsport isn't comparable to the real world.

Since then I get a little kick now and again but that's it really.

[bullitinhead]

Twice in my 20 years of driving
Once on a noname roundabout in cambs 2005ish somewhere where, it looked like they were making a drift video and had a few goes at judging by the marks in the road, while out on a ride with a mate.

And last year while out for a run with the misses an M5 drifting around the a50/a516 on the morning commute in what consitutes around here rush hour traffic.


Bullit

[orangesrule]

Quite often, when with mates, but they all have RWD cars, 200 sx's, rx7's, 6 pot bmws, mk1/2 escorts. Day to day driving maybe once every 3 months.

[David87]

I've seen a couple of morons get it very wrong and smash various pieces of car off in the process. Both were old Mazdas.

On the more skilled side, I once had an E63 AMG behind me do some fantastic sliding about on a wet day. I was in a B7 RS4 at the time and it had a bit of trouble keeping up. One of us was having a lot more fun, though!

[shoehorn]

1992,on a roundabout outside the dealership where we worked,a young sales guy and myself went to the petrol station for lunch in a p/x dog st brown shadow II.
While discussing my penchant for V6 Capris and their random 4 wheel steering he dared me to drift the Roller as we entered the roundabout.
It was dead easy to be honest,the car just about did it it`s self and produced much smoke,a cheer from the guys in a loading bay and a stern bking from an old couple who witnessed it then walked 200 yards to tell us off and who later went on to write to the dealership comparing our antics to fiddling with royals!

[andy-xr]

I came back from Sheffield to Mansfield once quite late at night and caught up with 2 guys in e30 BMWs drifting round the fairly large roundabout at the Pleasley/Shirebrook turn. It's a fair old roundabout and one guy had it sideways most of the way round for about 3 laps.

They got a bit cautious when they saw I'd stopped, which was a shame, no harm done other than to what might have been a pair of retreads and looked like a good laugh

I also saw one guy in a 3 series get it badly wrong on the Pointer roundabout in Lancaster. Came in way too quick, back end stepped out and he ended up facing the roundabout wondering what just happened.

The best oversteer moment I've ever seen was from an MR2 turbo in Tolworth, coming off the roundabout that goes down what's called Hook Lane South I think. It's a little left/left/right flick and this guy took it at around 40'ish pretty much as if it was a forest stage. Looked awesome, and I bet he sat there with the biggest balls in history afterwards