Last sunday I had the chance to slide in the rain at the "track". It was a blast! but very difficult. I would like to hear other peoples experiences and techniques on these lack of grab situations. Learning more about how to control a car with a large amount of lack of grip will help us all get better in either rain ice or dry!:thumbsup I will post more latter
Rain/Ice Drifting
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Last sunday I had the chance to slide in the rain at the "track". It was a blast! but very difficult. I would like to hear other peoples experiences and techniques on these lack of grab situations. Learning more about how to control a car with a large amount of lack of grip will help us all get better in either rain ice or dry!:thumbsup I will post more latter
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I dont mind sliding in the rain if its a parking lot event where there is less stuff to hit, however I highly dislike it if there are walls surrounding you.
You are way more likely to spin out in the rain so thats where the dislike comes into play. I dont feel that drifting in the rain helps you too much in the dry besides the fact that it keeps you on your toes. It is un realistic how little traction you have at times and how hard it is to get your car to transition. Ill drift rain or shine, but I prefer rough race tracks, on hot days, with wide sticky tires.
You are way more likely to spin out in the rain so thats where the dislike comes into play. I dont feel that drifting in the rain helps you too much in the dry besides the fact that it keeps you on your toes. It is un realistic how little traction you have at times and how hard it is to get your car to transition. Ill drift rain or shine, but I prefer rough race tracks, on hot days, with wide sticky tires.
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Personally, I think drifting in the rain makes drifting on dry pavement a lot easier. Sliding in the rain requires a delicate touch to stay in control. I find that after drifting in the rain, drifting on dry pavement is much easier because you can really throw the car around on dry pavement, and you spend more time trying to keeping the car in a slide rather than keeping it from spinning out.
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I used to "drift" around town back in High School, I know it was stupid and I was luck I never crashed or killed anyone. I remember cruising around town, at night, in the rain. I could get my '89 Silverado sideways like none other. I remember all the ricers in their Civics thought it was stupid because it was right before drifting went mainstream.
Now that I'm older, and wiser, I have stopped drifting on the street. I've got a 2004 Ram 2500 4-Door Turbo Diesel that I drift around my ranch. I've gotten very good at drifting that big truck around the narrow ranch roads.
I've actually been kicking around the idea of making my Z32 TT into a dedicated Drift car. It would basically be a homebuilt, low budget car.
Now that I'm older, and wiser, I have stopped drifting on the street. I've got a 2004 Ram 2500 4-Door Turbo Diesel that I drift around my ranch. I've gotten very good at drifting that big truck around the narrow ranch roads.
I've actually been kicking around the idea of making my Z32 TT into a dedicated Drift car. It would basically be a homebuilt, low budget car.
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I see your point and to each their own.
I think that low speed drifting is very difficult. In the rain I have 0 confidence because I cant be positive im not going to under-steer. You will find that the faster you go, the easier it gets on dry pavement. Once your 60+ mph it really starts to get smooth. On wet pavement its hard to get to any speed like that because of how easy it is to loose traction on all 4 wheels.
Like I said, I think that rain helps due to how much correction you have to make in order to keep from spinning.
Then again, driving my car on dry pavement is like driving most other 240s on wet roads lol
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i get sideways wet or rain. I do prefer rain though its like practice... Not wasting your tires and your def. more cautious.
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I love drifting in wet conditions. My first car unfortunately was not rear wheel driven, and rain and snow were my only outlet for getting that tail end around(sometimes a dirt road or two). I think its beneficial because you get to know the limitations of your car a lot more. I find that driving in rain/snow that your car is at the limit more often than when dry. However drifting on dry vs. wet? They're two different animals, dry can be more forgiving, wet...not so much. Oh, and a low powered car loves wet too!
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