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Drifting; the art of making a RWD car get sideways. Anyone else?

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  1. Hurldog - 46-50 years old - male

    Posted by Hurldog Jun 11th, 2011 at 1:14PM

    In my day...we simply called it "driving like a jackass." Small, standard transmissioned pick-up trucks worked the best.

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  2. SaintMaj - 36-40 years old - male

    Posted by SaintMaj Jun 11th, 2011 at 12:06PM

    it is art...I can do many things with FWD,but RWD is too unpredictive for me.

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  3. xlionheart - 18-21 years old - female

    Reply by xlionheart Jun 11th, 2011 at 12:00PM

    Autocross?

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  4. SaintMaj - 36-40 years old - male

    Reply by SaintMaj Jun 11th, 2011 at 12:09PM

    every drive with my 24 years old FIAT is a new and dangerous experience

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  5. Elgin72 - 41-45 years old

    Posted by Elgin72 Jun 11th, 2011 at 1:41PM

    OK, here we go.

    FWD - set up to be safer for poor drivers (lift off, tuck in), and ultimately slower (too much weight, not enough traction) - note that every competitive formula UNLESS mandated as front wheel drive/production is rear while drive.

    BTCC - rear wheel drive carrie a penalty, 4WD carries and even greater one (hence Audi's withdrawl).

    RWD - allows for better control of the vehicle (and removes the problem with the circle of forces on the front wheels) - notice that even high performance 4WD are biaised to the rear.

    Drifting - demonstrates throttle control - not the fastest way around the corner, but the most showman like. You can do it in an auto, but the direct drive of manual gives better control.

    And yes, when I was a lad, it was called arsing a round. :-)

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  6. shootermcgavin69 - 36-40 years old - male

    Posted by shootermcgavin69 Jun 11th, 2011 at 12:39PM

    Drifting in a RWD car isn't anything special. Doing it in a FWD takes real skill...

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  7. xlionheart - 18-21 years old - female

    Reply by xlionheart Jun 11th, 2011 at 2:02PM

    lolololololololol no.

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  8. rickibrat2 - 61-65 years old - male

    Posted by rickibrat2 Jun 11th, 2011 at 12:24PM

    it is about setting the car up and contorl of the power

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  9. rickibrat2 - 61-65 years old - male

    Reply by rickibrat2 Jun 11th, 2011 at 12:24PM

    auto cross is a different sport with different demands on the car

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  10. sassyg1rl - 36-40 years old - female

    Posted by sassyg1rl Jun 11th, 2011 at 12:20PM

    Sharp curve on the road to my house...kids love it when I drift it in my sports car.

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  11. xlionheart - 18-21 years old - female

    Reply by xlionheart Jun 11th, 2011 at 4:00PM

    What kind of sports car?

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  12. Jacob1080David - 22-25 years old - male

    Posted by Jacob1080David Jun 11th, 2011 at 12:17PM

    I love rwd. I have an old cop car, smallblock v8 rwd. And best of all, it runs on natural gas, not gasoline. Used to be 63 cents per gallon in 07/08. Now it's 1.27. Used to deliver pizzas and save on gas

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  13. ambergris - 46-50 years old - male

    Posted by ambergris Jun 11th, 2011 at 12:05PM

    Drifting: an aimless wander through life.

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