Is it better to use the handbrake or the footbrake for drifting?

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It is impossible for the front-wheel drive to drift without sufficient speed, so it is more difficult. Let’s start with the method of pulling the handbrake. I rarely use the handbrake now, and I am very careful when using it, mainly because it is not only a clumsy method, but also takes up one hand, leaving only one hand to hold the steering wheel. It was very dangerous. I hit the steps outside the bend that time because I only had one hand holding the steering wheel. As a result, the left front shock absorber was broken, and the two left front, left and rear tires

The front bumper was also sacrificed. Let’s move on to another method, the weight transfer method. It can also be called weight transfer, which is the pre-bend braking and in-bend braking methods I mentioned before. When you enter a corner at high speed, the weight of the car is almost evenly distributed on the four wheels, so when you enter the corner, apply the brakes hard. At this time, due to the inertia of the car body, part of the load is transferred to the two front wheels. The load on the rear wheels is quite small at this time, and the friction is naturally small. If you jerk the direction at this time, the rear of the car will swing up. In fact, the principle of retracting the throttle before turning in the bend is the same as these two, which is to increase the load on the front wheel and reduce the load on the rear wheel.

Then let me talk about inertial drift. Here I also directly quote what I wrote before - I would like to add that the reason for starting to turn to the right is also related to the load. The purpose is to increase the load on the right front wheel, and then rely on it. Inertia causes the body to rotate based on the right front wheel.

Using inertial drift on asphalt roads is generally scary. I asked my friends who watched me drift, and they said it was scary anyway. The car suddenly twisted around, and the four wheels slid sideways while smoking. Finally, let me tell you about drifting in the snow. Snow is arguably the most interesting place to practice drifting, because even a front-wheel drive vehicle can easily achieve the same feeling as a rear-wheel drive vehicle.

And it’s most fun to use the stupid method before, which is to pull the handbrake. When entering a corner, the moment you turn, or you pull the handbrake right after turning, the rear end slides sideways, and release the handbrake to control the direction. The key is to make the car go through the corner smoothly. When turning back, the speed should be stable and not too fast. After trying it a few times, I believe that a dedicated friend can get it right. The feeling of making a 90-degree bend with the front of the car pointed directly at the center of the bend and you have to look at the side window to control the direction is absolutely great:) But I have also paid the price. , the speed was too fast, it slid sideways outside the bend, hit the steps, and finally caused the rear axle to deform, and had to spend money to replace it with a new one.

(Selected Reading) Finally, I will tell you about the most advanced drift method. These are things I have never tried in my life. Method 1: Scandinavianflick’s participating cars all do not have ABS. A single step of the brake can lock the wheel. When an athlete rushes into a corner at high speed on a dirt road, which is not an asphalt road anyway, he or she will judge the route of the corner based on experience, and then lock the wheel at once. At this time, the locked front wheel is basically There is no guiding force, so no matter how you hit it, it will not change the direction of the car.

Then the wheel starts to turn, for example to the right. When it reaches a certain level, it basically slides to the place where you want to turn. You quickly release the brake. At this time, because the front tire suddenly regains its guiding force, it quickly Pull the car body to the right, and the car body will rotate to the right at high speed, causing drift, which is complicated to say. It's not complicated to do. But you have to master the timing and the speed before and after. It's really not a simple matter. I have only tried it on snow, because the car has ABS and cannot be locked, so only on snow it is similar to without ABS >.