Fastest Entering Speed

[PooPooBrown240]

Whats the fastest entering speed into a drift?

today, i hit 52mph (on my private-secret skidpad)
i came in, and made a hard clutch kick to the left, clean as s controlled slide.. i'm trying for 60, if i can do this, my KA stays

[SilverGhost]

i did an 80 mph braking drift in my ka powered 240...back when the ka was in it and it ran...

[mranlet]

I've done 90 in my Legacy on a regular basis, but AWD requires high entry speeds...

Depends on the corner too - sweepers could be taken at 100 depending on the severity.

Do you have a pic of your secret test strip? (with landmarks and distinguishing features removed, of course)

-MR

[su_maverick]

Its quite a hike for everyone but there are some nice mountain roads along the blue ridge. The best ones I have found are on the VA WV border, but thats a hike and a half.

[Drift For Food]

Speed is all corner dependent. Asking what your fastest entry speed was is kind of meaningless. As said above, a long sweeper can be done at 100mph plus. I've got some like that on a nice little back road that follows a river. I don't drift those though, too fast for my taste/safety. I also wouldn't want to pay the ticket if a cop ever happened to see me flying down the road at over 100mph, lol, no sir. For what I do, I like to stay under 85mph. Most anything I play with are usually 60mph and under and on gravel. I'm a gravel boy Oh does it save tires, more fun too, in my opinion.

Woot! another Subbie owner. Fun cars aren't they? I've got a '02 Forester.

[Ichi-Go]

90-100mph is so fast I couldnt even imagine drifting that fast. I think it is enough to drive that fast. I dont think many people do entry speeds greater than 70mph. 52 seems pretty fast to me. The highest I have ever had is like 40-45mph.

[su_maverick]

like it was mentioned before, its all about what the layout is. If you have a high bank nascar-esque curve, then higher speeds are not that hard at all.

[SilverGhost]

i should add that my 80 mph braking drift was on the street....i like drifting at high speeds, i think that the speed adds to the difficulty of a drift, and the faster you go, the easier things can get messed up.....so when a highspeed drift is executed, its not something easily copied...

[nissanguy_24]

i've done braking drifts starting at 70-75 im probably 60-65 when i put it sideways.

[Mark_Logan]

85Mph... Downhill from Silver Star mountain resort in the summer... In a chevette... Turns out its too fast. Can you spot the vette? I've got more pictures... Moral of the story... don't be a squid and Drive responsibly on public roads!

Don't bother telling me... I know Im mentally deficiant for trying such a thing.

[emission]

^ Same here est. speed was at 80mph. made it around but understeer casued my porker to spin and $2000 later new rear sub frame and misc. parts.

[su_maverick]

Well, all the more reason they need to open tracks to drifters....screw drag races.

[zdss14]

the roads in the blueridge are kick'n, but 3 hours away oh well

[marshun]

my fastest entry is 85. its for a u turn on hawaii race way park. i just feint and slide really long (using the ebrake to keep the right angle of course) drop back into 2nd and go through the motions.

[nissanguy_24]

Originally posted by Mark_Logan
85Mph... Downhill from Silver Star mountain resort in the summer... In a chevette... Turns out its too fast. Can you spot the vette? I've got more pictures... Moral of the story... don't be a squid and Drive responsibly on public roads!

Don't bother telling me... I know Im mentally deficiant for trying such a thing.

Do you still drift the chevette, or rather A chevette? do you know Soultron?