Drift Car Racing: Clearly Dominate Car?

[Psycareyo 10+ year member]

So I got to watch a drift race for the first time ever in the flesh on Sunday at our local speedway. It was awesome. I'm completely hooked and I want to begin thinking about trying it out on a simple level.

It was a cool mix of Pro-cars and daily drivers. One guy had been drifting pro for 12 years. This was everyones first time drifting on a banked track and it really made things interesting!

I noticed many of the cars were old Toyota Supras. A few Drifters brought some expensive stuff like Porche 911, Infinity G35, Chevy Z06, and one poor guy brought a supercharged GTO and couldn't keep the **** thing on the track.

Should have seen the local guy with the 06 GTO. He came with stock rims and tires and insane HP. He was by far the most insane driver there. Everytime he stepped on the gas the car was all over the place.

I was wondering if anyone here follows the Drifting motor sport and I wanted to see which cars would work the best for drifting and why!

So please give me your 2 cents WHATS THE BEST DRIFT CAR AND WHY!?

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[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

I've followed it the last couple years... seems like 240sx and other rwd imports are the most popular

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

Post while drift?

 

[Psycareyo 10+ year member]

Obviously I'd think it would have to have a huge amount of low end torque and be RWD.

I'm thinking anything with a small wheelbase would work best. They seem to need the ability to drift very close to the barrier walls so a smaller car would offer more space on the track to play with.

 

[wErd 5,000+ posts]

ive been thinkin of pickin up a 1985 200sx RWD and droppin a ca18det in it to drift with. or really just play around with. my buddy only wants 300 for it and it runs with the stock ca20 in it.

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

ive been thinkin of pickin up a 1985 200sx RWD and droppin a ca18det in it to drift with. or really just play around with. my buddy only wants 300 for it and it runs with the stock ca20 in it.

Your a fool if you don't pick up a 300 dollar import that runs.... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[Psycareyo 10+ year member]

Some seriously awesome avatars in this thread!

 

[wErd 5,000+ posts]

Your a fool if you don't pick up a 300 dollar import that runs.... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

im workin on the money situation.

 

[Psycareyo 10+ year member]

Your a fool if you don't pick up a 300 dollar import that runs.... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

Word. Buy it now. You could make some mad cash on it. I'm not joking. It's my profession to know and anything import is selling way better than domestic.

 

[RE_XXX]

You guys cant forget WHAT car/team dominates. The guy and that blue dodge viper (he switched to a charger) but he I believe has won it the past couple years.

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

Hell, if I ever came across a decent condition, running import, for under 500 bucks, local, I would buy it immediately. Just for the sake of gas and then I could just beat the shit out of it and not care.

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

Hell, if I ever came across a decent condition, running import, for under 500 bucks, local, I would buy it immediately. Just for the sake of gas and then I could just beat the shit out of it and not care.

truf

 

[wErd 5,000+ posts]

You guys cant forget WHAT car/team dominates. The guy and that blue dodge viper (he switched to a charger) but he I believe has won it the past couple years.

for real, domestic cars are on top of the drift chart.

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

but they arent the most popular

 

[spencer321 10+ year member]

240sx with an sr20det swap is probably the single most popular drift car, next in line are the pre 93supras, and the older rx7's and the drifters love the old AE86 corollas...... you don't want too short of a wheelbase because a short wheelbase makes it tough to keep the back end from sliding completely around, however too long and it can be difficult to manuever and get the back end to stay out when you want it to. contrary to popular belief it doesnt take alot of horsepower to drift.

you can drift 2 ways for the most part with alot of varients

the more popular less power less money way is to slow down and as come into the turn, grab the hand brake to get the car sideways and at the same time pop the clutch and control your drift with the throttle

the other way is how your buddy in the GTO was doing it, when you literally have enough power you can just break them loose on a whim at any speed, basically you pop the clutch instead of pulling the handbrake... and carry it all the way thru the turn. hope that helped.