How To : Learn How To Drift
by Cristian Truers Step 1 Set a plastic trash can up in the center of an empty parking lot. You want enough room to approach, circle the can in a drift and then pull out of the turn. Make sure there won’t be any random shoppers appearing and wanting to leave their cars there. Step 2 Drive towards the rubbish can and keeping to the right, make a 180-degree turn around the can, drive away from the can in the same instruction that you drove towards it. Note in your mind the point at which this is at. Step 3 As soon as you feel the weight of the car begin to shift into the turn, engage the parking brake (literally yank it up and on as fast as you can) and apply slight pressure to the gas pedal, just enough to maintain your speed. Drive toward the can again, maintaining a speed of 20 to 25 mph and begin to make the same turn. Hold your steering wheel steady as you begin to drift into and around the can. … Continue reading