| One will find a good inclusive list of popular drifting | | | | • Long Slide Drift |
| techniques. Some are comparatively easier to do | | | | This is a drifting technique on a long straightaway |
| than others. It should be tried to see which one is | | | | while approaching a turn. At a high speed of up to |
| suitable. Many professional drifters don’t | | | | 100 mph, the driver pulls the emergency brake |
| integrate all these techniques into their techniques. | | | | initiating a long drift while maintaining it into the |
| It should not be thought to learn all of them to be | | | | turn. This is a rather simple method for initiating |
| good in drifting. Although there are some | | | | the drift. |
| techniques that are needed to know. They are | | | | Other Drifting Techniques |
| necessary like the ‘heel and toe shifting’. | | | | • Choku-Dori (Swaying Drift) |
| It may help anyhow, although these should be | | | | As the name suggests, this drifts give a looks of |
| practiced in a safe and legal location. | | | | swaying. The drift begins on a long straight |
| Drifting Techniques with Clutch | | | | approach to a turn. When the car starts drifting, |
| • Shift Lock Drift | | | | the steering is used for maintaining the drift in the |
| While a turn is being approached, the driver | | | | form of a side-to-side action making the car sway |
| downshifts and dropping the rpm to slow down | | | | at its back end. |
| the drive train. The clutch is then released which | | | | • Kansei Drift |
| makes the back wheels to slow down | | | | While entering a turn at a high speed, the gas |
| immediately and lock up so they lose traction. | | | | pedal is suddenly released by the driver to shift |
| • Heel And Toe Shifting | | | | the weight to the front wheels, this initiate a drift |
| For initiating this type of technique, as the name | | | | as the rear tires lose their traction. This method |
| suggests, the technique requires the use of heel | | | | initiates a drift. |
| and toe. The driver is required to press the | | | | • Power Over Drift |
| brakes with the right foot, while at the same time | | | | For this drift, the driver accelerates into and |
| pressing the clutch using the left foot. The toes | | | | through the entire turn making the back end |
| and the heel slides over to the accelerator for | | | | swinging out as the weight shifts on exit. A lot of |
| revving the engine up before down shifting the | | | | horsepower is required for this drifting technique. |
| vehicle. With this technique, there will be smooth | | | | • Feint Drift |
| downshifting without the vehicle being jolted. | | | | For achieving this drift, the technique requires the |
| • Clutch Kick Drift | | | | driver to steers the car to the outside of the turn |
| While the driver approaches the turn, the clutch is | | | | on the approach, this pushes the car's weight to |
| held, the rpm is increased and downshifts. The | | | | outside wheels. The driver then quickly steers |
| driver then releases the clutch; it has a smooth | | | | back into the turn. When the suspension of the |
| effect and makes a power surge that makes the | | | | car kicks back, the reaction is very fast and the |
| back wheels lose their traction. This is a basic | | | | weight is shifted so quickly making the back end |
| drifting technique. | | | | to flick out initiating a drift. |
| Brake-Based Drifting Techniques | | | | • Jump Drift |
| • Braking Drift | | | | While entering a turn, the driver bounces the |
| When the driver enters the turn, the brakes are | | | | inside rear tire over the inner curb for shifting the |
| applied to push the car's weight to the front | | | | weight of the car to the outside wheels inducing a |
| wheels, it makes the back wheels to rise losing its | | | | loss in the traction, this method initiates a drift. |
| traction. The driver then uses a combination of | | | | • Dirt Drop Drift |
| braking and shifting for holding the drift without | | | | For initiating this drift, the driver drops the rear |
| locking up the back wheels. | | | | tires off the race course into the dirt. This |
| • E-Brake Drift | | | | method helps initiating a drift and maintaining a |
| This is a basic drifting technique. When the driver | | | | speed for holding a drift through multiple turns, |
| enters a turn, he pulls the emergency brake | | | | the drift angle can also be increased during a single |
| locking the back wheels. He then steers into the | | | | turn. |
| turn and the back end swings out causing a drift. | | | | |