wow this really shot off...

thanks for all your possitive comments and hope to see you guys on the track some day

 

Hey whats up dude my name is chris! im gona try and help you get pointed in the right direction here this is just my opinions and input soo if anyone else wants to chyme in and give you a different story then go for it but yes going to the track is a good way of getting started getting a good hands on face to face view with drifting its self.. i started drifting just becuase i was into cars my whole life pretty much and i would just take my moms truck and do burn outs and start to do like figure 8 burnouts pretty much trying to link everything the best i could... i got bored of doing that in a truck lol and found out about drifting and that its real not just a fast and the furious hype lol and then i started reading about it and wanted to get an rx7 for the longest time then i found s14's and wanted one really bad.. an s14 is a nissan 240sx if you didnt know.. but yeah i finally got one about a year later and then the first week i got it i started drifting it.. and i learned by just doing it ... ALOT i was sliding on the street every week for like a year and a half and i found out the hard way that it's not allways the smartest place to play lol... we all have to learn somewhere and for most of us.. yes it is the streets.. but i do not encourage drifting on the streets but if you do just be respectful to your surroundings, and yourself.. dont go fuck some place up and ruin shit for yourself and others and dont go drifting in the middle of a intersection and kill 5 people lol if you do choose to play in the street just be very careful and wise..

now as far as tracks go useally depends where your located.. i started off at desoto speedway in bradenton florida becuase its about 10 min away from my house.. but there is a few other good tracks around florida mostly on the east coast but if you can manage to make it to one you should go! this friday (black friday) at Central florida road course in orlando there is a big driftevent from 6pm-1am you can get more info in the thread on here, www.sundayslide.com, and the cfrc facebook. but yeah pretty much id go with a track that close to you and try and make it to every event possible there.. but first thing is first your car!?

idk if you have a car or not but there is a bunch of cars u can use for drifting pretty much anything RWD... the most popular is the nissan 240sx.. why? well becuase it has huge aftermarket support and its very easy to swap pretty much any motor in the chassis if you have the money and knowledge... not to mention the cars pretty much come stock ready to drift.. personally id invenst in suspention right away even if it is lowering springs and struts.. unless your baller and can afford coilovers.. but yea suspention , weld the diff, get your ebrake working good and some good front tires and an extra set of wheels and you can start to shreddddd... as far as other cars go besides the 240 id say rx7's are allways good.. 350z's come out of the box pretty much drift ready but its all personal preferance..

just find a nice car.. make it solid.... and start praticing and making events.. your saftey comes first over all.. but put alot of time and effort into your car.. if your going to be drifting anad this is what you want to do then invest in your hobby dont run a pos car that leaks and stalls and wastes peoples time on the track take your time and spend your money wise... Funcion > form ---- fuck that find Balance... and most of all Have fun,... Hope this helps..

 

I think your the guy I got my zenki bumper off. (Change your name?) Thanks! It fits well. I find it best to teach people in a wiiide open place with nothing to hit when its wet out. Why? Because its alot less stressfull when you can first get the feel of drifting going about 10 mph. Its best to learn on a stock car and increase the car's performance as you get better but from what you told me about your car, Id say its good to go (koni's/GC?).

 

hoooly shits thats long lol../

but anyways, the reason i wanted to get into drifting is because running in a straight line is gay and boring. i want to do somthing thats going to have more of a learning curve and because from whom ive talked to, people who drift are a whole lot nicer then the people who think there fast in a oversized lawn
mower

im buying a car off of OrganicRobot... idk if you know him but hes a really cool guy... and his car seems pretty drift readdy and comes with the following

s15 and 6 speed tranny swap in a s14
nismo motor mounts/tranny mounts
greddy front mount intercooler kyb agx/ megan racing springs( are these good?)
megan racing exaust
hks ssqv bov( wtf are these?)
koyo raditor
and a couple of other things that im probally forgetting but thats the main stuff


and what do you guys mean when weld the diff?

 

i think il go to countryside mall the next time it rains and see how bad ill do for my first time going sideways...

 

haha chask is a really helpful dude. Anyway, about the welded differential, almost all US 240s come with open differentials from the factory. Read about open diffs here
HowStuffWorks "Open Differentials"

So when you weld a differential you make both wheels spin at the same speed always. That makes drifting waaaaaaayyyyy easier.

 

i guessing if i do this which i will, i have to take it to a shop or is there a place you recommend?

 

The guy that did mine was awesome. I'm pretty sure his name is SR. Hatch on here. He has a green S14 kouki. I dropped it off at his place and I got it back the next night. You have to empty the diff oil and then wipe it down before you take it to him.

 

alright bro thanks, ill send him a shared_pm and see whats up

 

idk how long you've been driving a rwd car but i would recommend to get used to the feeling of a rwd first b4 you weld your diff cuz it will def be more dangerous after its welded....

and dont go to the mall to try to drift....