How to turn....Lesson One.
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now thats some skill 
God damn.
That boy must go through some tires.
sweet
That's awesome but I doubt it was the best way to get through the corner... His wheels are completely locked and it is going to cause some serious flat spots...
thats skill. heck of a driver and show for the crowd. for a while i thought he was going to loose it.
noice !!! 
If I could do that, I think I'd go through a set of tires every couple weeks... Sweet!
So smooth 
I would enjoy my commute alot more.binary visions said:
Thats really cool looking but I'd bet money that corner could be taken faster in a more traditional manner.
Very cool, but was it intentional?
Um let's see, professional rally racer that's being paid to drive as fast as possible vs. e-speculating monkey? I'll go with the guy driving.Leethal said:
Most likely. If you ever get a chance, check out some pro rally racing on Speedvision or the like -- you will be blown away. The in-car views are mind blowing.Tenchiro said:
CLUTCH!!!.........CLUTCH!!!!:hot: very nice!
He did lose it. It was only his exceptional skill that allowed him to save the corner and keep going. A pro driver would never go past 90 degrees drifting into a corner, you want to always be able to be putting in some amount of forward motion, and that wasnt happening. However, that was badass...
Don't see F1 drivers using the e-brake....surfinguru said:
Toshi I agree with you if the corner was dirt or stone... however looked like asphault to me...
Lesson Two:
http://video1.heaven666.org/vids-7715f935/urban-drift.wmv
Not sure if it is staged or part of the DOH movie set, but damn impressive regardless.
http://video1.heaven666.org/vids-7715f935/urban-drift.wmv
Not sure if it is staged or part of the DOH movie set, but damn impressive regardless.
Check out how the tires are sliding on the wet tracks. There are two tracks going through the corner, darker in color than the asphalt, which appears to be water/ice. He could very easily be sliding on icy shtuff. I have no idea if that's good or bad, but it looks bad. Baaaaaaaaaaaad ass.
This guy is off to a good start
F1 cars also lose a ton (literallyLeethal said:
) of downforce if they're not going straight. WRC cars are entirely different, with their relatively lightly sprung, long travel suspension, awd, no downforce to speak of, and suspension setups designed for oversteer.also note the snow on the side of the road, and who knows how much dirt, dust and junk was kicked up onto the track.
oh, and as long as we're sharing stories, i managed to spin twice so far this year at autocross events. in one i would have crossed the finish line backwards if it weren't for the pesky reflector
<-- previously-heat cycled R compounds, new coilovers, first run on a cold day ==
<-- previously-heat cycled R compounds, new coilovers, first run on a cold day ==
Ok, I got it, can you show me lesson two?stevew said:
Repeat as often as needed.
Those poor cones! I hope that they survived.Toshi said:oh, and as long as we're sharing stories, i managed to spin twice so far this year at autocross events. in one i would have crossed the finish line backwards if it weren't for the pesky reflector
I'm not following what you're trying to say here.Toshi said:<-- previously-heat cycled R compounds, new coilovers, first run on a cold day ==
Having been previously heat-cycled is a good thing, not a bad thing. It sounds like your tires weren't up to temp and you weren't used to the new suspension.
the tires were more than broken in, shall we say. (i got them for free and wasn't too picky; past tense since i sold them to a high schooler this weekend)
but yes, largely it was my fault for overdriving cold tires, and i had the rear damping too high, making the car tailhappy.
but yes, largely it was my fault for overdriving cold tires, and i had the rear damping too high, making the car tailhappy.