| Drifting is becoming more and more popular by the | | | | 2. Once you have mastered the donuts, you can start |
| minute. Everywhere we see, on the street and in the | | | | to use the handbrake and try some 180 degree spins. |
| stores, drifting is on fire. Ever since drifting busted out | | | | Set up 2 pilons about 100 feet apart and go up and |
| onto the mainstream with help from Hollywood movies | | | | back doing 180 handbrake turns. |
| and with the increase in drifting fans, the surge for | | | | You shouldn't try to drift out of the turns yet, just get |
| wanting to learn how to drift, like they see in the | | | | used to your handbrake and feeling of the slide of |
| movies has grown rapidly. | | | | your car. Once you can get it nice and smooth, you |
| Sure drifting looks easy, just drive really fast and get | | | | can try drifting out of the slide. |
| your car sideways and smoke the rear tires. But as | | | | NOTE: Keep the handbrake on for longer than a split |
| you'd know if you've already tried drifting, it isn't as | | | | second. Slide it right around with the handbrake until |
| easy as they make it look on the big screen. | | | | you're facing the way you want to go then you can |
| Here's a short drifting lesson for beginners. The very | | | | power out. |
| basics of drifting. First, here's what you need: | | | | 3. Keeping the 2 pilons where they are, you can now |
| 1. You need a car - preferably rear wheel drive. | | | | try figure-8 drifting around the pilons. Just like you we're |
| 2. It should be a manual car preferably. Automatics are | | | | doing in the 180 degree spins, use your handbrake to |
| harder to drift but not impossible. | | | | slide it right around and then power out straight, lining |
| 3. You need to go practice in a wide open area where | | | | yourself up for the other side of the pilon at the other |
| its legal and safe. Drift days are the place to go. | | | | end. Repeat and try to get close to the pilons with |
| 4. You'll need some spare tires. Obviously. | | | | your ront bumper as you can - touching the clipping |
| Now, here's what to do: | | | | point - just like the pro drift drivers! |
| 1. You want to practice doing circles or donuts in one | | | | Try these beginners drifting tips before you hit the |
| spot on the donut pad or wide open flat area around a | | | | track and total your car. Just like any sports, practice |
| pilon / cone. DON'T go straight to the circuit trying to | | | | makes perfect and the right training when learning how |
| drift around corners on your first time attempting drift. | | | | to drift will keep you and your car safe so you can live |
| Do donuts to the right, then change and do circles to | | | | to drift another day. |
| the left. Start with small circles and then get bigger. | | | | |