The other day a friend of mine and I decided to take advantage of a perfectly good rainy day and go drifting at our local drift track. You can drift all you want all day for 5,000yen. (about $50). Not a bad deal really.

I had been pretty bent against doing this with my Evo, but since it was raining and I have some crappy rally tires on it now I decided what the heck! My buddy brought out his GTS-T and we headed out to the track.

I don't know how many of you have ever tried to drift an AWD car but let me tell you it exhausting! Coming in to one corner consists of the following steps.

Line up the corner.
Adjust speed.
Turn early into the corner.
Yank e-brake
Once rear end is at proper angle release e-brake.
Place car in first gear.
Release Clutch and feather gas.
Resist instinct to counter steer and keep wheels turned into corner until through it.
Counter steer, hit second if necessary to maintain wheelspin.
rinse and repeat......

After about 10 laps of this I had sweat running down my forehead and I could no longer lift hard enough on the ebrake break the rear loose.

I have a couple great videos of this day but I don't have anywhere to host them and since they are bigger than 10mb, I can't email them anywhere.

Any ideas guys? These vids are pretty good stuff.

Here are some pics until I can figure out where to host my videos.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=503/141207DriftingEvo.jpg

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=503/141207DriftingEvo_3_.jpg

I think I would just use the brakes/gas, not the e-brake.

I think I would just use the brakes/gas, not the e-brake.

Not with Anti-Lock brakes you won't.

dam you lucky bastard, i wish i lived in japan, i dont really like it here, btw- just my opinion.

I like this shot...

http://www.fearlesspride.com/datas/users/4-Drifting%205-16-04%20(4).JPG

Place car in first gear
:screwy: ?? by this way u will break the gear ??
Drifting should be on the 2ed or the 3ed gear :smokin:

He was doing it in the rain, so probably low speed, 1st gear sounds about right to break traction w/ AWD...

:screwy: ?? by this way u will break the gear ??
Drifting should be on the 2ed or the 3ed gear :smokin:

That has got to be the dumbest statement I have ever heard on AF.

damn...thats bad ass AWD Drifting, Major props to you AWD drifter...

I want to move to Japan and drift Skylines.... :(

Nice AWD drifting! Can't wait to see the vids!