What do you use to initiate?

[Simon-KE70]

its a shit load more then 100 bones... i've looked into it. but yeah will be down there soon!

[biggo]

thats ghey, for a hundred clams id end up in tassie no worries. Maybe even shack up with one of bustin 86's sister/mum/neice etc etc

Me an a few mates were tossing up about heading down around august time. Might hit them up and see whats doing.

[letsgohunting]

I use grip techniques to initiate slides. My style is more a fast drift than a show drift though - less angle more speed. For instance coming hard off a straight into a slower corner, onto the brakes following the racing line - get the weight off the rear wheels, turn in, off the brakes and directly onto the throttle and because my cars setup is fairly neutral the back follows through, I maintain momentum and speed and am able to take the race line.

Never use the handbrake unless it's to correct the line, but even then very scarcely. Sometimes use a bit of compression lock as konakid described it but only in the wet on the street.

[obey wan boenny]

Yesterday at lala i tried to aviode handbrake and it really helped through the faster section (turn 1 and 2) Ran some gripper tyres than i usually do, and with new PS arms, i was holding to much angle and not enough speed during handbrake entry and get no where near linking into turn 2. later in the night i kept it flat and after the feint transition and had enough power/speed to keep it going, also more fun

[Ae86sam]

Reading through these posts is hilarious...

In an underpowered car (which i had for a long time) you still clutch kick..? You can't just clutch kick it though, you have to have steering input to go with it..? that way your speeding up to a corner not slowing down.. And i'm not talking about track work here either..

Shift lock or comp lock is exactly the same as handbrake.. Just try modulating the handbrake instead of just jamming it on and holding it to keep your speed up.. Neither of these techniques should really be used in initiation unless its a high speed into super tight corner..

[Robo86]

+1 ^^

alot of keyboard drifters!

[scott_22]

to scared to use the handbrake (and it doesnt work anyway) so i normally kick the clutch or feint. whatever feels right at the time. clutch make me shit sometimes.

[worked]

with my first sprinter, which woulda had 60rwkw tops, drifting third at the uphill section of baskerville, i'd always keep kicking it to keep it turning the tyres.

all of our tracks (2) have 130-160 kph entry speeds into a 70-80 first corner so usually judges ask for scando entries (well don't ask but they score higher) so you need to get on the brake to scrub speed off.
most mainland blokes rate basky as the best track in aus, so maybe time for you clowns to get off the keyboard and come down
i'm sure i heard spirit has some offer going right now

[Ae86sam]

Lol... Too far for me mate.. Its 20 + hours from bris to melb.. + the boat trip + the couple of hours to the track...

My dad's down there and keen to bring the car but too long to get there..

I'll be there 2nd weekend of May just to visit but flying..

[kaibeecee]

haha sam some people can't listen to constructive information if they already know it all from being the best

compression lock has its place and its NOT in an 86 on full tilt

i find the only time i've done it is at the track and it doesn't tighten your line as well as the handbrake and theres more work involved. more than what its worth.

best way to initiate is to just flick in and stand on it. just keep the car unsettled. you can control the speed of your transitions a bit with the clutch as well but in a 4a powered 86 you should be most concerned with keeping the wheels turning and that means momentum. speed.