Quick video I through together with youtube editor with Alex Schlagel's footage with Me Miles and Marco
Dont care too much for Drowning pool, but I can tolerate it stupid youtube editor.. lol
YouTube - Grape & Friends tandem & CFRC

Enjoy.

 

How did he initiate with so little steering angle? Look at :
YouTube - Grape & Friends tandem & CFRC

starting at about 25s. He hardly turned the wheel to the right, and it turned sideways immediately. ?? My car(s) don't do that...

 

Clutch kick, Slight feint, plenty of powa = Not much of a weight transfer initiation.

 

There was no feint. That's the thing.

 

Alan, we were going pretty fast, I was in 3rd on entry and took the wall line..*with NO POWER TO POWER THRU to gain speed* stock turbo, open O2housing catching shit on fire

miles passed me, prob still in 3rd hwith a very slight flick prob with Clutch-kick he Ricky Bobby sling-shotted around me then I came back and passed him lol
Me and Miles always have the rad tandem haha

next time ask for a ride along I'll show u exactly what I mean

 

I'd like to, I gotta take a number early to get a ride in your car!

 

If only it were that easy =/

 

pretty sure he used ebrake and then throttle. could be tire setup (too low grip in rear or worn out? I know he was shooting sparks a bit during one set) that allowed it to step out so easily- i mean he did a slow spin when trying to scrub speed so that makes me think he was working with ice skates.

 

That's kind of what I was wondering. Makes sense to set up a drift car with an oversteer tendency - either less tire grip in the rear, or a whole lot more spring rate in the rear. At which point, a steer input would turn it sideways easily.

Only problem is, it would be unstable in a straight line leading up to the intiation point.

Most of the drift cars I see have wider rear tires, which tells me that not many of them are set up this way?

 

its only good like that when you are learning. when you get better, you learn aggression. you cant be aggressive and throw a car into a turn with shitty 215s out back. grip is important for contol