i frequent a few of the track events held at winton, they are good fun and you learn alot...
i dont like drift at all as a sport, it irritates me... for fun drift is cool i do it every now n again but for me track is what its all about
im a grip man, you spend all these years trying to get quicker and quicker through cornors why drift.
though when i get my ke that will be solely drift funn.
i frequent a few of the track events held at winton, they are good fun and you learn alot...
i dont like drift at all as a sport, it irritates me... for fun drift is cool i do it every now n again but for me track is what its all about
I too prefer proper driving over drifting. But then again i prefer dirt over tarmac haha. I have set up my daily KE70 to be a good all round hills car and use my AE86 as a full time purpous built rally car.
What i would also like people to learn is:
1. Running 8+ inch wide wheels on such small light cars will only over tyre the car.
and
2. 8 and 6 kilogram springs is a joke and way too stiff for anything other than a racetrack.
"the magic formula for gravel rallying: 1000kg, 300hp and 4 cylinders."
I am interested in Grip driving, but I started with Karting,
I think all the basic techniques about Grip driving (driving line, Brake & accel timing & control) are required before jumping into a real tuned car, which you can learn those basic skills in Karting.
In my opinion, A tuned street car is more likely for an advance driver, if you dont know the basic, its more risky.
I would also recommend all beginners to start Grip Driving with Karting before driving your own.
OMG, some who knows something about good sus setups!
My CA18DET powered TA22 Celica is for the track. Going for a slide is a good thing to do at the end of the day when all your tyres are shagged, but hunting down cars into hairpins lap after lap is much more satisfying. If you get the chance enter yourselves in one of the 6-hour modern regularities. They're awesome fun, you get to race in a team, and it's a genuine enduro. So you better make sure your car is up to the task.
Anybody can build a car that'll do one lap (drift) and then cool off, but it takes a little more thought to get one that'll do lap after lap after lap and still hold up. Breaks, tyres, engine, driver, cooling and all.
Cheers
Jordan
Future ride:
FT-86.
Current rides:
CAA22 Celica, 2000 Caldina GT-T manual, 1966 RT40 corona,
Previous Rides
86 hilux, 4xKE55's, 3xTA22, RA28, 2xRT40, 2xST185, KE10, 180B, RT132
Gotta say, hunting down a big turbo 6 or some other nissan crap, and almost nudging their doors and forcing errors in battles does have its merits... :p
I've also found drifting to be far harder on a car than circuit racing. I can belt round wakefield all day, but drifting makes it start to get hot. You're bouncing off the rev-limiter 99% of the time...
Don't get me wrong, i love my grip and drift just as much as each other, just feel like playing devils advocate :p
Steve
About time! The 86 is an awsome grip car. much easier to set up well than a drifter. Havnt been out in a while but QR is calling!!
dude shut up...
8 and 6 is fine for hills, daily and track...so long as you have shocks valved to suit...oh and your not a little bitch about having a bit of a rough ride...
as for wheels... there is nothing wrong with running say an 8.5 front 9 rear with 205/50's...
I am a grip driver and I haver gone to great lengths and will go to many more to get as much as I can. I hate it when my car oversteers mid corner as I have to slow down.
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