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crazy freaking drifting
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So in street racing I guess there is something called "drifting" where you try to make your car slide more drive... this has probably been going on forever and is old news to a lot of you, but being that I have never seen anything like it before it was new to me. Anyway, check out these crazy people just waiting to be hit by the drifters...
Honda Drift - Google Video (skip tp 40 seconds in if you want to jump straight to the action)
And the (deadly?) outakes: Arab Drifting Video - Google Video
Why in the world would people stand so freakin close?? I guess it's the adrenalin rush or something.
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the third (rather somewhat sucky, but not as bad as the 2nd) fast and furious movie covered this topic. if done correctly, it is a very cool way of driving. the accidents can be, well, rather gut wrenching; especially the nasty ones.
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Hahahaha, get on that idiot who thinks they can drift in a Mitsubishi Shogun. How the hell did they think they were gonna pull that one off? Hahaha.
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That's not drifting. It's bad driving.
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Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
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I found it funny that basically everyone was wearing the same clothes, and the soundtrack went "Believe in freedom..."
On the other hand, I think this is the "Drifting for Absolute Beginner/Dummies" class, as the in-car shots show the instructor holding a sign to guide the driver's steering (my interpretation).
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Originally Posted by Doofy
That's not drifting. It's bad driving.
In real life, there is absolutely no reason to drift on a straight line road. You drift in turns so you can maintain a high rate of speed through the turn. What they are doing is just stupid.
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Originally Posted by Doofy
That's not drifting. It's bad driving.
Qft. These guys are just a bunch of idiots, especially the one trying to drift the truck.
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Originally Posted by OwlBoy
GREAT TIP! Thanks!
So does it work the same for YouTube?
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More than the idiot drivers are the idiots standing on the side
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Wasn't it one of these idiots that ended up running over onlookers in some street racing non-sense like this?
That's totally retarded.
Here's some cool stuff. Yokomo RC Drift Tutorial - Google Video
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drifting with FWD cars looks funny
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Originally Posted by Wiskedjak
More than the idiot drivers are the idiots standing on the side
Howdy!
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Drifting is inducing oversteer in a rear wheel drive car to throw the back end out in a turn. It's actually slower than following a correct racing line, so for the most part it's just for show. Assuming their Hondas are similar to ours, that's just a FWD Accord and he's just swerving back and forth, not drifting.
Edit: In before Rob sees this part
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Hmm, cars and a sand covered asphalt road do not drifting make.
The only reason I can think of for drifting, is so the passenger has a better aim for the shot from his side of the car to a target directly down the road.
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Is there some law in Arabville requiring people to wear white/
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Originally Posted by Chuckit
Is there some law in Arabville requiring people to wear white/
Yes. It's called "Sunshine"
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What is this, "sunshine", you speak of?
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Looks like just fish-tailing to me...drifting is different from what these cars are doin
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When will Rob show up in this thread?
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hmmm, rubber slides well on hot asphalt, who'da thunk it.
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Originally Posted by analogika
Yes. It's called "Sunshine"
Well, I mean, we have that stuff in San Diego too and people manage to get by with pastels and mixed colors. It's just odd-looking — every single person wearing entirely white.
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Originally Posted by torsoboy
Best part is at 1 minute, after the crash the two guys jump in their pickup and look like their leaving quickly.
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Originally Posted by Chuckit
It's just odd-looking — every single person wearing entirely white.
Chill, bro. He didn't mean nothing by it. He's preprogrammed to respond defensively to anything that could be interpreted as cultural insensitivity.
For the most part he's right, although it varies from region to region.
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Originally Posted by Mrjinglesusa
In real life, there is absolutely no reason to drift on a straight line road. You drift in turns so you can maintain a high rate of speed through the turn. What they are doing is just stupid.
Not really. Drifting is slow. There's a reason that F1 cars aren't drifting around corners, drifting = loss of traction, which means you can't be accelerating or stopping very well at all.
Drifting is NOT a form of racing. It's a form of motorsports. There is a very distinct difference.
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That's an American market Accord. Everywhere else, the Accord is like our Acura TSX (but with available estate version!).
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Originally Posted by SeSawaya
hmmm, rubber slides well on hot asphalt, who'da thunk it.
No it doesn't.
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Originally Posted by SeSawaya
hmmm, rubber slides well on hot asphalt, who'da thunk it.
Ahem...
Originally Posted by Railroader
Hmm, cars and a sand covered asphalt road do not drifting make.
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