Drifting

[Viperuk1]

I've been looking at a few videos on You Tube of people drifting their cars.:OMG:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raMVWNhnM5w&mode=related&search="]YouTube - DRIFT "rc nitro car"[/ame]

Now I know how to do it in a proper car, but is it the same principle in a R/C??

Is there any special equipment that you need or a certain setup on your car?

Any info would be cool I reckon it looks wicked! Do you think you would be able to do it with a Truck???

 

[jon2]

I have tried it, I went the cheap way and got PVC pipe and cut to fit onto my wheels of my NTC3.Let me tell ya that throttle control is a key factor. You don't need a high end mill to drift just one that you can lay on the throttle when needed. I currently use an old nova 12 and slapped on the single speed tranny on my NTC3. I tried it in my neighborhood but have yet to get it to a smooth flat surface. I personally look like I am at home since I have no control whatsoever... LOL. stiffen the suspension and try it out.

 

[.21Rc10GT]

It is definitely harder than it looks to stay in control. No, you can drift anywhere around a parking lot with ease, but putting up cones and trying to go through em is a different thing.

 

[jon2]

I like a dedicated surface or at least flat since my litle street has too many uneven spots and those reflector bumps...


Definitely hard to control.

 

[.21Rc10GT]

I agree on the smooth surface. Also, ABS works better than PVC. It doesn't throw shards off like PVC. It also lasts a lot longer. I drove mine on a basketball court at a local school. Seemed to work pretty fair, except for the little rocks.

 

[4u2nv]

I tried it as well. I had a Tc3, and also went the pvc tire route. Was VERY hard. I give them guys major props. Check out Hpi's "D-Box". It looks pretty awesome.

 

[.21Rc10GT]

I seriously think they are using the hpi drift package. They have rubber tires with plastic strips. Looks like you have a lot more traction than with pvc.

 

[Lessen]

I imagine those drift tires allow you to maintain a lot more forward momentum while still being sideways.. as opposed to PVC. I'm trying it myself with an X-Ray M18

 

[4u2nv]

Yeah probably. With my Pvc tires, it was kinda hard to get started. Dang near imposible to stop. Not much control at all. (Could have just been the driver too..lol)

 

[Flameninja00]

pvc pipe & electrical tape work :thumbsup:

 

[kwong2001]

I think I was one of the first people on the forum to do the PVC pipe thing...I mostly just ended up spinning the car out, got one or two decent drifts going, but it was mostly a disaster. May have been easier with something that had more grip. Then again I think I always sucked at r/c cars.

 

[jon2]

Kwong its great to see ya bud. I still suck at the drift thing. Really worked when I turned down the EPA so I would not go too far in RPMs...

 

[Viperuk1]

I'm well up for trying it. not sure about the PVC thing though. Is it possible with normal tyres?? Or do you really need some sort of drift tyres?

I would like to do it but i only have a truck might purchase a car soon there not as much as trucks i dont think. any suggestions on a good car??

 

[Lessen]

not sure about the PVC thing though. Is it possible with normal tyres?? Or do you really need some sort of drift tyres?

I've been curious about the same thing. IF it is possible to drift an RC with rubbers it would surely be much much MUCH more difficult. it just seems to me that drifting with PVC is so unrealistic. I'm currently in the process of building an M18 to drift with rubber tires, or at least attempt to do so.

 

[.21Rc10GT]

It is almost impossible to do it with an AWD car with rubber tires. Unless there is a serious amount of sand or dirt, it really isn't possible.

 

[Lessen]

It is almost impossible to do it with an AWD car with rubber tires. Unless there is a serious amount of sand or dirt, it really isn't possible.

that depends on the surface. I had reasonable success on my kitchen floor with rubbers. It was much more realistic than PVC. When you loose speed you gain traction, which isn't so much the case with PVC I don't think. What I noticed is that when speed decreases throughout the drift the car wants to snap straight, unless you have two much angle, then it just want to stop. PVC just glides around like it's on ice..

 

[Viperuk1]

has any one tried those drift tyres you can get??? arnt they meant to be like pvc and rubber?

 

[.21Rc10GT]

I have wanted to try some of those. They are rubber with little plastic rings that go on them.

 

[mach1basher]

[ame="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2601258293897636792&q=revo+drifting&hl=en"]My Traxxas drifting - XAV[/ame]
here's how you drift a revo!

 

[Bryson]

That was the dumbest revo vids I have ever watched. If you drop a bb in a revo it drifts just fine, i saw it the other day at the hobby shop. Or if there is a little dirt on the assphalt like in my case i can get a good drift going lol.

Bryson