Drift in Style: Drifting

Things to do before you start drifting

1) Set up a cone in the middle of a safe area of tarmac. Drive up to the cone and rip the handbrake in an attempt to do a 180 degree handbrake turn. Practice this until you are no more, and no less than 180 degrees from when you started.

2) Learn how to counter-steer by ripping the handbrake from a speed of 30-40mph (anything less will cause an inadequate amount of momentum to get you around the cone) and trying to control the car to a destination until the car stops.

3) Increase speed of each of these things until you are comfortable

4) Try to do the 180 cone too.

Drifting rear wheel drive manual transmission

1) Find a car with both rear-wheel-drive and a manual transmission. Ideally it should be a sports car with as close to a 50/50 ratio as possible, and enough power to keep the tires spinning is ideal.

2) Head to an open area (i.e. an enclosed racetrack) safely free of pedestrians and motorists and police!