RC Drift Intro: Top 7 Mistakes & How To Avoid Them 

Parts and tools I reference: - Redcat Thunder Drift: amzn.to/3AkI7nA - Futaba GYD450 gyro: amzn.to/3THMT5e - Futaba 3PV: amzn.to/3Gni570 - Futaba 4PM: amzn.to/3UL8E5Q - Hobbywing XR10 esc: amzn.to/3hP7nvW - Hobbywing 10.5T motor: amzn.to/3OaEJ4i - ReveD RS-ST servo: www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=el&merchant_id=4b85b2b7-558e-4304-89fc-54958c8f47f0&website_id=caf4cba5-8e5f-43be-93b7-934f1a36d50d&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amainhobbies.com%2Freve-d-rsst-low-digital-programmable-servo-black-rv-rs-sta%2Fp1434712 - Calipers: amzn.to/3GmJTIO - Camber gauge: amzn.to/3Odz8tX - Turnbuckle Wrench: amzn.to/3Ec4Mn5 Other videos I reference: - AWD vs RWD: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BGLWGxusBvI.html - Learning to drift: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9PKRPKPLrf8.html - Installing the GYD450 gyro: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zwgFrJMbXk0.html - Which Drift ESC is best for you: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LPVY8W74l5c.html - ReveD RS-ST servo install and tuning: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8d72Wlw9ecM.html

Nice One Roadside!! You helped me around 9 months ago when I started drifting. Super thankful, I’m still drifting, pretty much everyday, still so much to learn. Appreciate this vid, hope it helps keep more people on the track.

So simple . honestly your videos are so well made easy to follow with no BS. Keep up the good work Troy🏁

Love the informational drift videos as always Troy! Keep up the fantastic content! I like how you do videos on different RCs like crawlers, drifters, etc.

Dude, your videos got me hooked on drifting! I never thought I'd be able to get into it, but your series gave me the confidence to give it a shot. I basically picked all my gear based on your reviews and recommendations, and now I'm actually learning how to do it! Your explanations are so easy to understand, it's like you're speaking my language. Thanks for making these videos in a genre of RC that can be a bit uptight sometimes. Keep 'em coming, man!

Loved the video, helped me decide what to buy and probably took away the discouragement most people get when just jumping into drifting. Thanks for taking time to do the video.

As someone thinking about getting into drifting this is brilliant. So simple but very helpful for someone wanting to head out to the track. Looking at the Sakura D5 MR kit as my first kit to build on.

Troy you are my absolute favorite rc youtuber you know how to explain everything and anyone can understand. Thank for you and your channel. Makes me feel so confident in getting a rc drift car

Hey man, thanks for the tips. I'm very new to drifting but a somewhat experienced crawler so you mentioning some things pertaining to the hobby makes total sense as it demonstrates general tips for all RC applications. Thank you. I'll be watching more of your videos.

Totally agree with you on your advice!!! Thankyou so so much. Practice practise practice is the starting point and getting to know your vehicle as you mention!! Please keep your fantastic videos coming!!

Thank you very much for your advice and clear expectations, this is really working. I made some of the mistakes, but the point is learning along the way.and guide and support from people like you . I really appreciated. Happy New Year 🎊

Great job troy, that's the best video I have watched in a long time... This is a must see for all drifters super advice with no bs.... I watch all your vids as I have bashers aswell. Love the show.... Keep on sliding✌️

Awesome video especially for a beginner drifter like myself. I’m definitely keeping this video for reference in my saved videos thanks bro.

Very good video! Super knowledgeable and very informative! Love this. Keep up the good videos! Your helping get this hobby growing! Two thumbs up.

Great tips. I just picked up a RMX 2.0 E92. I really appreciate the content. Having experience in drag and crawling, your spot on with self tuning.

Great video. I will be sharing it with a few of the guys in my drift club really is a great guide for new guys starting out. I made so many mistakes starting out. Absolutely love drifting now I have a chassis I feel comfortable with set up right. 👍

Good info n tips.Awesome as always man 🚗💨💨💨

Crazy good tips as always!! Thanks man!

Great video, lots of things that i haven't thought about. Thanks!

Great video, Nice tips, The tire tip is a good one i thought all those plastic tires were the same, But it makes sense that there are different compound tires for real smooth surfaces to rougher surfaces like your concrete in your backyard

Thanks for sharing this awsom information. Should help me in my discussions with drifting ✌

19:39 taking notes and got it all wrote down and ready to order 👍 yet again another helpful insight in to drifting, been stuck on steering angles today 😅

Brilliant video. I’m just starting in RC drifting and this is super useful in helping me stay away from buying too much too soon 😂 gotta slow down n PRACTICE 👌

Deff taking notes! I just got a mst kitn, happy holidays

Thanks for your info on the topic, I'm just starting and liked your vid. It was helpful.

Love ur vids, theyre very informative and very easy to watch. Thank u for educating us esp me that are challenged on lots of things, lol.

Alot of good info there . I've watched all your other videos . Those with this one . Should be able to set up any car ...! 🤟

I have a Mst rmx 2.0 fully upgraded and I run a lot of steering and the car feels amazing lots of people at my local track love the way it drives and even some of the local pro guys love the feel of it

I feel honored Avery and I had these lessons in person from the drift master himself.

Muchas gracias por toda esta información. Aprendo bastante de tus videos

Thx for the video.Your 7points are...on point.I used to work at a local hobby shop & we used to get drift guys in there wanting us to tune their cars...I would set their cars up with a base setup & tell them to go practice & set their own car up further...almost all of them are still drifting with us today. Another topic is shock/suspension setups...A LOT of folks DON'T understand it & just mess it up totally

Nice tips , iv been so interested in rc drifting after putting drift tires on the losi v100 72 chevy C10. I had to make a drift truck since I never really see them lol

Only one I can think of is get an idea of cost especially if you're going to an indoor track. As you mentioned, you'll need to upgrade all the electronics, motor, esc, gyro and transmitter. Next as you mentioned, tires, another is suspension, if you don't already 1 or 2 "shorty" battery packs. Last comes the personalization of your vehicle and accessories. All this is something you'll want to budget ahead for. Know what it is your getting into and plan ahead. Cost can throw you off if you don't plan ahead. While you can get in on somewhat of a budget, honestly you'll need to spend a bit more if you want your car to do better, to hang with the ones who have been doing it a while and know better. Great video and content! 👍

Thanks for this video it will help tons of people

man good stuff. Liked and subscribed. I've got a couple of Arrma infractions and the weather is bad so I've been eyeballing something fun indoors. Good video!

Thanks!!!!! Very helpful tips!!!! Thanks Thanks thanks

Great video brother

Great tips helped me out a lot 😊

Thank you for your video it very helpful.

I appreciate you putting time to help out new drifters like myself. I’ve had an mst rmx for two months but only drifting on the weekends on my driveway. Good enough space to practice those circles, Cs, and figure 8s. I’m going to re watch this video in the future for other things I’ve missed. Thanks. 👍🏽

Excellent video and tips good sir.

OMG at the freakin paint on your Skyline.... WOW!!

I watched this months ago and it made sense then now I have my first drift car I’ve watched it again and ……. THIS IS THE BEST ADVICE DO IT EXACTLY LIKE THIS 👍

I know I'm a bit late to the party but thanks for taking the time to put this together as it has helped me make my decision. I'm going to start with a lowish budget AWD car park/skate park/patio drifter and if I get hooked then I will move to a RWD car and travel to my nearest indoor track. A step up from drifting round the house with my 1/27 mini-z... Thanks again 👍

Great info!

Tons of great info here! Love the way you explain stuff! Definitely gained a sub… Also, coming from a competitive 1:1 scale drifter… ALOT of the same info transfers over as far as car setup goes! Very interesting to see what I do on my real comp car actually is very accurate and close to what you guys do on these 1:10 scale cars! Getting one soon! Thanks again!

Goed uit gelegde drift informatie .heel nuttig,

I feel you did awesome on this there's a lot of people out there that don't understand that not all those tires are the same that there's a concrete compound asphalt compound carpet compound my buddy that got me in was burning a $20 set of tires a day until he figured it out

awesome video

Very helpful! And thank you for the info! I'm about to take the dive into RC Drifting.

Super Awesome Video ! Thanks to ROADSIDE RC!

You helped me out a lot when you got to steering

Thanks to ROADSIDE RC! GREAT VIDEO! all of these things are essential to get into the hobby. mst rmx 2.0 rtr 380$ battery + charger 100$ futaba controller 200$ gyd450 80$ rs st servo 100$ wheels 40$ set of 4 tires 20$ i replaced my shocks with another set because mine were leaking out the box. but its more realistic for an rtr to just replace the seals for much less money. adjustable turnbuckles (comes on kit but not rtr) i got the ti turnbuckles 40$ (people say the aluminum ones bend easy) if you dont wanna drill holes in your body of your expensive drift car then pick up a 10-20$ magnetic body mount kit. -----point is that it just adds up quickly. i have maybe 10 hours on the car and ive spent way more money than i thought i needed to. something needs replaced after every session. saving money in this hobby is a myth. anyways im commited now lmao. if you are satisfied with making no inputs and letting the car drift for you with no precision and or control over where the car is going is that even drifting? if im not in control of the car then im not having fun with it. i think the rtr is for kids or people who dont know any better and are spending money in shops only to spend more money on replacement parts during the week after. i say build a kit and then you dont waste money up front on the rtr that comes with sub par components. this is just my opinion. im new to this scene and hobby but this is what ive gathered in the short time ive had my car. i love this youtube channel and through this content and also with the help of my local fb group i have got my car driving 10 times better now. the gyro made a huge difference and the tires did as well. new controller should arrive in the mail tomorrow. with that i can do some more tuning. i think my hardest obstacle is tuning and setting up the car so it drives like its suppose to. i dont know what a proper drift car is suppose to feel like anyways and i feel like this is something that makes is really hard to know if the car needs an upgrade or if its just a matter of skill or technique.

Hello Troy. Thanks for the many tips. I purchased the Noble NB4 plus today. I saw your video on how to set up the NB4, so that gives me a lot of information. The next purchase is the MST RMX 2.5. 🤙🏻

BROOOOOO...... I NEEDED THIS VIDEO 8YRS AGO.

Great informational video. New into the drift scene myself. Went with the mst fxx 2.0 rwd. Im kinda getting the hang of the drifting but plugged a gyro into my setup & I guess it doesn't work with my servo. But I feel if I keep driving without gyro I maybe able to get it down but dont think I can really get the counter steering down as good as a gyro would.

I will keep this vid in mind

Great tips! #stayepic

Great info

That's Really Great Information Troy 💯 Thank's for Sharing You're Knowledge and Experience with the Hobby Community 👍😎👍 AOAH I use the AWD Exceed RC Mad Drift as My Outdoor Budget Drifter and it does ok on the basketball court, also have a TT 02 "rally" AWD and it actually Drifts better for me LOL 😁 Mostly it's all about ✌🤠👍 HFLPRCing - Having Fun Laughing Playing and RCing I also have the radiolink transmitter and gyro reciever which is good for me not having a local Drift Track 🙏 Stay Safe and Play Healthy My Friend 💯 Blessings Throughout 2022

Alot of these tips relate to many other things, like learning to skateboard all the way to playing golf. Practice, practice, practice and start with decent equipment. Have FUN on your next drifting session and keep it sideways folks!

I just like drift videos appreciate the effort

Gyro is basicly what caster does in a real car. So many people dont understand that. They think useing a gyro is cheating. I’ve seen videos without gyro, but then you are at a high skill level

That R34 body is beautiful. Dream car right there. I’d look for some LMGT4 wheels tho

+100 for a fun exercise in throttle control 😳 but I seen my car do things I didn’t know it could do! 🤣

useful things to know Troy *left a like👍Au👍full watch*

Great video i just got word today that my local stores gonna be putting in a drift track soon. Planning on getting a car soon

Awesome content, been through a lot of your videos. Sold my 4WD drift car some years ago, looking to go back but with a RWD! Would probably go with the RMX 2.5 RTR if it had turnbuckles and more adjustability. Might go the RRX/RMX 2.5S kit version! 🙈 I’d figure I want to upgrade eventually anyway so can go top tier components straight away.

Love you’re videos, super curious what brand that R34 is

Note to add to the gyro factor; some receivers have built in gyros that need to be activated. My DumboRC has a button that needs to be pressed 3 times to enter “gyro mode”. That can also be turned off with 3 clicks of the same button to go back to “normal mode”. Amazing videos, been watching for the last few weeks getting ready to start RC drifting for the first time. Unfortunately we have no tracks near me so driveways/parking lots is all we have, but still want to get door to door with the homies. 🤘🏾

I'm watching these videos for a few months now, and decided to buy a used HPI Blitz Flux just to get the feeling of a rwd RC car. The minute I started driving it I knew rwd RC cars give me a bigger smile than an awd car. I already own an Arrma big rock and it just failed to give me that same smile. I would like to ad a few electronics like the mentioned quality gyro to see if it will improve handling. I upgraded the shocks on the HPI and that made it sit really low on the ground. I also decided it's about time to get me a "real" drift car, on the cheapish end of things. I would like a RTR-ish car which I can upgrade along the way because I need to practice the driving. I'd really like to hear what people think I should buy. There's so much choice that it makes my head spin and I don't want to watch movies for the coming months, I want to learn how to drift. I hope that some people could give me their opinion . Kind regards from the Netherlands.

thanks

I would like to add that people need to really keep up on tire rotation. Front to back them often. And when the wear gets towards the face of the rims, on all rims evenly, take the tires off and flip them around so that you again have some millimeters of tire to work back towards the face of the rim.

Awesome video and very helpful , what about the suspension , coils,springs, etc. do you have any recommendation?

Should be titled how to drift. Appreciate the topic and you hit all the points. Got a brain teaser for you, v4 vs 450. I’m about to find out myself. 👍🏻

Just saying, for a complete beginner the MST RMX 2.0 RTR is already setup from factory to be pretty easy to drift. Then further upgrade the gyro and transmitter and you got a great package.

Nice videos been learning alot from you. But quick question alot people run 10.5t motor and my whole thing thats confused me is why ever 10.5t motor have a different KV rating. Anything would help thanks and keep making videos 👍

Really great we'll thought out video 👍 I don't have a drift track anywhere near me. But there is a carpet track that a bunch of guys run Tamiya's on. Wonder if the Redcat with different tires would work for that. Was also looking at a Koyosh Fazer 🤔

Thanks for the advice man, its really appreciated! I'm just starting to build a D5 rwd drifter atm. I could be mistaken, but I thought you used to run one of these? I was thinking a Toro 120A esc, an onisiki 10.5T motor, reve D shallow servo and a yokomo v4 gyro to get me sideways. I know it's all about what people can afford but was wondering what your thoughts would be on this setup? Or if you had any reccomendations over them. I am UK based so some stuff is harder to get over here than in the USA. Oh and I run a radiolink rc6gs tx not futaba unfortunately 😒 Against thanks for the video man keep up the awesome work ✌🏼🤙🏼

Thank you for advice troy, in the past, i ever think rc drift is very easy drive and i like dirt track and road track more i don't think i will turn in rc drift, one day i had a chance drive rc drift OMG ! it's HARD very hard for me but in my heart i feel oh this fun very fun when i receive mini rc wltoy k 969 modding to RWD i used Gyro Digital G1 Power HD can make me fun everywhere no matter in my bed room . the importance is training every day I do the circles do the figere eights do the big c like you said i do it every day and i feel always fun. sorry my english rather no good.

You nailed the most valuable piece of advice...never let someone else tune your car, drift or otherwise...let them show you how to tune it. People tune a car to how they drive, not necessarily to how you drive, and you'll never really learn anything letting someone do it for you. At some point mommy has to stop wiping your ass for you.

Really want to get into drifting. I live In the middle of no where so there is no scene around me but I do own a 40x60 shed with polished concrete. Hard choice between the awd and rwd 😬

Great vid. Well said. I’m currently back in the tuning stage now that I’ve moved to a Tamiya A80 Supra body on my YD2S. Unfortunately this body runs a bit narrow (185mm wide) and after getting the wheel fitment dialed in flush, its handling differently than I’m used to. I have the RPM toe and camber gauges that I use on my ARRMA Granite, but unfortunately the toe gauge isn’t too useful on the YD2 due to the gauge’s large size. Do you recommend a specific toe gauge for rc drift cars?

100% agree

yeah the tuning is frustrating ill agree in that hurdle now got to a point where i could do all that i needed to do with it now i wanted boost and turbo ect so did those upgrades now its back to tuning i got my rear dialed in the front is another story lol

Great video! Do you know if most RWDs come with a good gyro or should i upgrade it? And of the electronics, which one do you say is a must to upgrade?

Hi love the channel. I have being in rc planes and heli for years. I would love to get into rwd drifting . Can you advise on a make and model . I was hoping to start with something that I wont have to upgrade to soon. Don't mind paying the extra.

Is the sanwa mx 6 a good transmitter? I’m thinking about getting one.

I am thinking about starting with the MST RMX 2.0 2wd rtr but it says i need a battery, which battery and compatible charger would be best, im looking for some good options

Hey troy I have a question about the receiver and controller would radio link be a good controller as well or would Futaba be much better?

Hey Troy, What do you think of the MST RMX 2.0 RTR? I know you have one, I don't remember if yours was RTR or not though. Would that be a great place to start or do you need to change some of the electronics for those cars?

Where did you get the body mounts for the mst

What about different front and rear diffs? Most important

Anyone that have gyro "wiggles" no matter how low gain you set, please upgrade servo to a drift spec that has some anti shake built into it.

Hola,gracias por la información ;-) Que marca de coches de drift, as visto ganar más concursos ?? Tamiya,yokomo etc ?? Saludos desde Sevilla España

my MST 2.5 RTR has a 7pxr R334sbs-E and a gyd550 on the way,,,spent way more than I wanted, but I might as well get the best,,,woot 7pxr is on sale for 599$

Driving style is huge point also 😅 im a raw inputs, aggressive turning and sensitive as heck steering and throttle kind of driver. Give me a car with expo on throttle and steering and all of the sudden I cant drive even if my life is on the line 😅 the expo makes it feel to me out of sync with how my style is. 🤷

Can I put standard (not drift) tyres on drift wheels? I love the look of the scale dynamics wheels but I want to use them on my touring car….

Hi I just started watching your drift gyro videos. I was wondering if you had any experience with tt02 (yeah racing) rwd covertion??

Well i saw that awd amd rwd have indoor competitions just separate classes and the gyro i think is to much the movement it brings to that car it is a bit awkard so o prefer awd :)