| One will find a good inclusive list of popular drifting | | | | end swings out causing a drift.o Long Slide Drift |
| techniques. Some are comparatively easier to do than | | | | This is a drifting technique on a long straightaway while |
| others. It should be tried to see which one is suitable. | | | | approaching a turn. At a high speed of up to 100 mph, |
| Many professional drifters don't integrate all these | | | | the driver pulls the emergency brake initiating a long |
| techniques into their techniques. It should not be thought | | | | drift while maintaining it into the turn. This is a rather |
| to learn all of them to be good in drifting. Although | | | | simple method for initiating the drift. |
| there are some techniques that are needed to know. | | | | Other Drifting Techniqueso Choku-Dori (Swaying Drift) |
| They are necessary like the 'heel and toe shifting'. It | | | | As the name suggests, this drifts give a looks of |
| may help anyhow, although these should be practiced | | | | swaying. The drift begins on a long straight approach |
| in a safe and legal location. | | | | to a turn. When the car starts drifting, the steering is |
| Drifting Techniques with Clutcho Shift Lock Drift | | | | used for maintaining the drift in the form of a |
| While a turn is being approached, the driver downshifts | | | | side-to-side action making the car sway at its back |
| and dropping the rpm to slow down the drive train. The | | | | end.o Kansei Drift |
| clutch is then released which makes the back wheels | | | | While entering a turn at a high speed, the gas pedal is |
| to slow down immediately and lock up so they lose | | | | suddenly released by the driver to shift the weight to |
| traction.o Heel And Toe Shifting | | | | the front wheels, this initiate a drift as the rear tires |
| For initiating this type of technique, as the name | | | | lose their traction. This method initiates a drift.o Power |
| suggests, the technique requires the use of heel and | | | | Over Drift |
| toe. The driver is required to press the brakes with the | | | | For this drift, the driver accelerates into and through |
| right foot, while at the same time pressing the clutch | | | | the entire turn making the back end swinging out as |
| using the left foot. The toes and the heel slides over to | | | | the weight shifts on exit. A lot of horsepower is |
| the accelerator for revving the engine up before down | | | | required for this drifting technique.o Feint Drift |
| shifting the vehicle. With this technique, there will be | | | | For achieving this drift, the technique requires the driver |
| smooth downshifting without the vehicle being jolted.o | | | | to steers the car to the outside of the turn on the |
| Clutch Kick Drift | | | | approach, this pushes the car's weight to outside |
| While the driver approaches the turn, the clutch is held, | | | | wheels. The driver then quickly steers back into the |
| the rpm is increased and downshifts. The driver then | | | | turn. When the suspension of the car kicks back, the |
| releases the clutch; it has a smooth effect and makes | | | | reaction is very fast and the weight is shifted so |
| a power surge that makes the back wheels lose their | | | | quickly making the back end to flick out initiating a drift.o |
| traction. This is a basic drifting technique. | | | | Jump Drift |
| Brake-Based Drifting Techniqueso Braking Drift | | | | While entering a turn, the driver bounces the inside rear |
| When the driver enters the turn, the brakes are applied | | | | tire over the inner curb for shifting the weight of the |
| to push the car's weight to the front wheels, it makes | | | | car to the outside wheels inducing a loss in the traction, |
| the back wheels to rise losing its traction. The driver | | | | this method initiates a drift.o Dirt Drop Drift |
| then uses a combination of braking and shifting for | | | | For initiating this drift, the driver drops the rear tires off |
| holding the drift without locking up the back wheels.o | | | | the race course into the dirt. This method helps initiating |
| E-Brake Drift | | | | a drift and maintaining a speed for holding a drift |
| This is a basic drifting technique. When the driver | | | | through multiple turns, the drift angle can also be |
| enters a turn, he pulls the emergency brake locking the | | | | increased during a single turn. |
| back wheels. He then steers into the turn and the back | | | | |