@snake322 when drifting, the e-brake is used in a decreasing-radius corner to break the tires loose at a slow speed. in a decreasing radius corner, you don't want to be adding power to break them loose, because that's how you lose the back end.
Daily drive a 360HP AWD and this was humbling.... Listen to all of video! Drift car was de-tuned to be less powerful! Amazing PRO driving!! Humbled me and had me appreciate what my AWD (with traction control) does that I cannot.
@TheSmokingTire I misunderstood your statement. You can't run it in RWD only without gutting the entire drivetrain and rebuilding it. However, because the platform shows up elsewhere in AWD, it's eligible to compete in Formula D as a RWD car. Yes, that's true.
@antinpants The AWD system for that platform is a transverse, haldex type system, which doesn't allow for disconnecting the front wheels the same way that Subaru's longitudinal, transfer-case style system does. So you can't run the Toyota platform in RWD only.
@riverguy9 The permits and money involve with closing down a road really prevent it from becoming too mainstream, and you'll be happy to know that I was on that road last week and all the tire treads have washed off by now.
Nice mention of the legend Ed Pink! Great vid! Hey Matt how about a ride along in your vette with Tanner at the wheel and you riding shotgun? That would be bananas!
@snake322 Listen, I don't know how you drive, and I don't know what works for you. I'm not trying to make a generalization based on driving I've never seen before. On the other hand, I know Sam Hubinette, Vaughn Gittin Jr, Tanner Foust, and ACP personally, and for a few years now. They are as professional as it gets when it comes to drifting, and when I asked them when to power on and when to e-brake, that's what they all told me, and showed me in their cars. I trust their opinions.
@burninmunkeys Good :) about the heel & toe "problem": Heel & toe is a driving technique that helps to do quicker downshifts without unsettling the car. There is however something called "shift lock oversteer" wich is also a drifting technique according to Keichii´s drift bible. Here you don´t use heel & toe and actually downshift too early causing the rear wheels to lock, which - as we know- causes oversteer. Cheers.
I only have a few problems with this, 1. He does not use heel-toe, 2. He used the e-brake to initiate a drift in a rwd car. But I'll be damned if this isn't some crazy ass skills.
@steelerfreek007 I don't think he could drive it. The seats are bolted down for my driving position, and i don't know if he could reach the pedals.... Next time we chill, I'll see if I can get a review of my car from him.
@greame5 give tanner some respect, watch his videos and how he won japanese drifting circuits, rally circuits and has more general experience with cars. both are incredible drivers and both deserve their respect
@THACHACHA depends on how you set your Traction control system up too bro I've drifted a R35 with a 90% rear setup not only the TCS but the Transfer case too not hard to do.
@burninmunkeys Basically it´s a mixture between friction and inertia. Say you´re revving at 4000rpm and yank in a lower gear. The engine is now suddenly supposed to rev at 5000rpm but needs a moment to accelerate. In this exact moment the wheels lock for a very short space of time. I hope you can understand this weak description^^
i wish toyota/scion realized that the tC would sell SO much more if they just made it rwd and kept it in the same price range. oh well at least the toyobaru will be out soon.
@DerVagabundli Ahh, I get it now, thanks to your explanation and a little bit of thinking, basically since your wheels are already spinning at X speed, they just stop spinning because your engine isn't at a higher enough rpm temporarily to maintain X speed. I get it I believe.
@wazfrmoz Ah, from this point I may agree with you! I bet we won't see an american drifter perform the same "reverse" drift (don't remember the real name) than japanese tomorrow! I didn't think that a RWD could do this kind of thing, the braking angle is crazy. They really seems to keep the fun during their show, which is not the same for american drift.
@bretatvs Actually, there is a version that is rear-wheel drive, but they don't sell it in the U.S. cause we always get the sucky version of foreign cars.
@riverguy9 thats jsut art man , we cant stop the artists from expressing themselves . but yeah a Fully built race car or drift car doesnt have its place on the roads , But thats just a publicity stunt, the same as if they would close a road to shoot a movie , it will destroy the landscape , but i dont think its going to be a trend , atleast putting a Nascar Powered drift car on a public roads
@Persocondes Excuse me, you are correct on the tC, but the other Scions are really just rebranded Toyotas for the US. Had to check it out and the actual platform the tC is built on has an AWD version, making it legal for re-work into a RWD car for Formula Drift regulations. Same way for the Subarus in other words.
