How to Handbrake Turn Like a WRC Driver 

Appreciate the basics up front and deep diving into more advanced technique. Really presents the full picture nicely.

neil patrick harris teaching us how to RALLY SUIT UP!

I can’t wait to impress all the ladies with a sick handbrake turn! Thanks DirtFish

As we all men know, nothing turns on a girl better than a well executed hand brake turn.

I'll try all this on dirt rally 2 later this week 🙂

I’m gonna pick up birds with this then handbrake turn out the country after they say they are pregnant

Man I'm really digging this dirtfish channel ... And the way you broke down that handbrake turn ... "Like a boss" and those cars you guys build are rally course monsters ... Loving it !!! thanks ,,, Dave ...

Major thanks Nate for putting in the time to make this, and just how much it means you'll never know. I'm entered for the rally cross here in August for BigNW and i have a lifted NA 2010 Forester. Obviously im not looking to truely compete, however, i really want to see what its best is and after rebuilding it for the last two years the weakest link is me. I see the principles behind getting through turns like this but for me I'm not sure if my one run is gonna pan well without alot of preplanning so any input is a HUGE help. I know in my Forester Sport mode allows me to shift by hitting the shifter up or down. Would the same practice here apply with it, specifically handbraking into the turn, hit down to first and then power out.. or am i really just out on the edge where no ones gone before

"How did you learn to handbrake turn?" "Barney Stinson taught me, the rally instructor variant."

4:04 question cant you just let’s say instead of 2 gear before you handbrake and turn can’t you just put it in 1 gear instead of 2 then you don’t need to downshift after handbrake?

It's a trip seeing the irl Dirtfish. I recognize everything from Dirt Rally 2.0. noice

That was crazy at the end holy. Great job never knew you could do so much with just a handbrake

Amazing! Now I can get back on my bicycle and pedal to my friends house

Do the DirtFish STi's have a center diff disconnect for handbrake turns? Just wondering how bad this would be for the drivetrain on a stock NA Impreza. Thanks for the great video!

Can you guys upload like 15 minutes of stage rally notes ? Or point me in a direction I could find them ? Thanks again for another helpful video !

Can't I shift to the 2nd gear after initiating the handbrake turn?

I really have a question about the setup of this STi's center diff. Is this STi modified that the center diff will completely disengage when you lock the rear wheel with hand brake? There is no clear info anywhere talking about what the stock DCCD is doing for a handbrake turn. I read somewhere that someone tried a handbrake turn and almost ruined the center diff.

Took me a couple of videos to get to this one. So foot brake is used normally to reach “entry speed”, but then release foot brake, clutch down, turn, handbrake, release brake + release clutch -> throttle… got it I think.

Just bought a handbrake for my pc so I can try this in racing games :)

Be me: wanting to rally race my friends with 0 practice, go to this video, try the teqniques and win against friends, come back to this video, like, sub, and leave this comment.

i remember when my cousin did a 180 handbrake turn in a fucking fiat panda on a empty road in the Poland countryside.

after this i beated the drift test in ea online wrc rallyschool i did it in 28 seconds..and you ahve 30 sec for the test hihi🤣🥰this video is gold and the teacher super cool ty soo mutch now i can als do drift with handbrake magic hihi

Ha! I'll take a WRC contract please!!!! That 3rd gear flick / handbrake turn is the best!!

I have followed your instructions. Now I’m queuing at insurance department.

how much is this guy paid, cus thats not enough. imagine ariticulately explain complex techniques, whilst actually doing it at the same time. fking nuts.

Hello. My question is; How easily can i engage 1st gear after a hand brake turn? coz its quite hard for me in rally esp if i have a hairpin or roundabout on gravel as 2nd gear is quite weak to have a powerful exist.

I'd love to see more focused on these advanced techniques with rwd and fwd, as that's what most new guys are running , Of course you may have already done that and i may have overlooked it

How is it done with a Subaru with a CVT with paddle shifters?

Really good stuff with a good sense of humor.

fucked my panamera up yesterday after watching this video lmao be careful kids

What is the typical speed when entering the cone? I saw it always at gear 2

Are you in dirt rally 2.0 ?😍😍😍😍😍

Learning noah's driving skills in culpa mia.wish me luck

You have to clutch down? Omg I didn't know!

AWD hooning virgin here…I’ve only augmented rotation for FWD with the handbrake while in gear and RWD with throttle (never owned an AWD). I was wondering if for a hot entry, a standard double clutch blip into first (and fully engaging the gear) before pulling the handbrake would be quicker than the technique shown because it allows for getting on the power sooner and hypothetically braking harder by keeping rpm’s high coming down the gears while braking. I’ve only seen Dirt Fish instructors slipping in the 2-1 shift after locking the rears and keeping the driveline disengaged until rotation is complete. Is this an AWD specific nuance to avoid stalling out by locking the rears with first engaged, or can performance AWD systems tolerate the fronts rotating with the rears locked?

I was spinning on every turn at dirt 4 gamr but this worked very well thanks

How much ahead of the hairpin (approx) shall I engage the handbrake and initiate a turn on a dirt road?

doing a handbrake turn on dirt is easy , doing it on tarmac is the hardest

Remember the group b days where almost none of the cars had a handbrake system that would just lock the rear. Lancia Delta s4 didnt. Audi Ur-quattro didnt and the Ford RS200 barely had one. Seing old videos where they try to do a hairpin turn. But the drivers whow

Neil Patrick Harris a man of many talents.

Is this Barney? Because it was legen…

Tbh all of us are are here for rally video games

Does this only work on dirt roads, I drive an STI and I'm doing an autocross event next week. Would this work on those turns?

Great video ! Does the handbrake (during driving) decouple the rear axle for the 2015+ STIs (with the electronic center diff) ?🧐 If it does, does it put stress on the drivetrain (except for the handbrake itself) ?

Why do you use your left foot to brake?

this tutorial realy work in beamng drive when i try rally skenario..👍👍👍

He talks so clearly while initiating some sick moves- I cant even explain anything this cleanly while doing nothing 😂

Dude this is so helpful. Never thought I would need this so mush. I'm a new player of WRC9 from Taiwan

Thanks so much. I have recently started playing rally sims with a h-pattern and have 0 clue on how to effectively do a handbrake turn while being in the right gear

You... downshifted into FIRST? Yeah...Not in my car.

Scandinavian flick rules!

I feel like a dope watching this now. I never knew u had to clutch in when drifting. Ur the only one who says it in their vids

GREAT JOB NATE, I loved my Dirtfish 3 day class experience!

I didn't realise DirtFish from Dirt this was real place until now. Dirt 4 has some good lesson tutorials

02/19/2022 ESTOU NO BRASIL E ACOMPANHANDO ESTE VIDEO, PARABENS!!!!!

You make it seem soooo damn easy, lmao Appreciate the explanations regardless

if the car is DCT will be the same timing to use handbrake?

Thanks, Barny! What you do is truly possimpable!

Very informative, I like it. Thanks lad!

Hey, great video, but was wondering what c.diff setting you guys use?

not much speed is needed to pendulum.. Quick exit with a shift up

What makes this more impressive is how casual you are about it lol

But first I need a car

how can you brake with left foot in manual transmission. It's not natural. Also dangerous for motor. In same time you pushing gas and brake pedall. 5:15

What is the name of the E Brake you have on have on that STi? Is it a hydraulic E brake? Great video! Hoping to go to DirtFish next year

You make it look so easy !

Hell Yeuhh!! Learnt a lot, time to go try them!!

Can you do this with a stock wrx???

DRIFT FISH

Wow clearest demonstration by far

Hell yeah, that looks like fun...

Need to add it to my bucket list :-)

does granny shift help on sharp turns? would it replace using the handbrake?

If I do this in a regular impreza not wrx or sti, will I brake my tranfer case?

How to initial Drift on a rally trail

Amazing straightforward video thank you

do these work on FWD cars

Wish you had a school in Florida

taking about make it *look* easy to go through the steps swiftly with ease but precision!

What happens if You didn’t have a clutch?

Barney is that you?

Why u need to clutch?

How Hard can it be?

Does it hurt the car ?

Sir. Watched many videos on drifting, didn't understand anything quickly but you explained everything in 1st time thank you so much for this information video ❤️😍❤️‍🔥🫂

Love the odi grip!!

This only applies for awd?

how do people brake with their left leg? i still cant do it cos my car would just yank me to the front and lose all the speed

Why you brake with your left foot?

Is this you?

great video

Thank you

Great video, mate! Loved it

Good stuff!!

As a driving enthusiast, I just wanted to say what a great video this is. You're clearly spoken and break things down nicely, with good around topic explanations.. Like using it to as a band aid or only using it for lower speed corners. I can see why you are a teacher. Keep up the great work :)

Awesome video!!!

Jee mama

Awesome vid, thank you for explaining it like I was a 5 year old. XD Now I do understand the basics. What do you guys recon, would this work with a naturally aspirated Impreza (AWD, 160 bhp)? :D

Is it the same for tarmac?

😍😍😍😍👍