Does OPPO Drift?

"way2blu does a rev update" (way2blu) 02/02/2019 at 13:21 • Filed to: Drifting

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I can’t remember seeing any Oppo posts about the sport. Maybe it’s too trendy for us? Prove me wrong? I kinda wanna learn but I have no idea where I’m supposed to get seat time.

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > way2blu does a rev update 02/02/2019 at 13:23

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I think I would like to know as well. It's something that looks fun, but a lot of us are line drivers.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > way2blu does a rev update 02/02/2019 at 13:25

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Search for Project Riceball. Aquila121 is working on an old AE86 drift car with a ramen-noodle budget. 

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > way2blu does a rev update 02/02/2019 at 13:26

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It’s not a sport here, just winter driving conditions.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > way2blu does a rev update 02/02/2019 at 13:27

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I did it a lot back before I got new tires that didn’t have a 3-digit date code. Not on purpose of course (most of the tim e)

way2blu does a rev update > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 02/02/2019 at 13:28

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The issue with line driving, for me, is that I never even touched a go-kart until the creaky old age of 20. To be competitive professionally requires seat time starting from a quarter of that age.

Drifting is a subjective sport. People criticize it for that, but that subjectivity means 22-year-old farts like myself could hypothetically compete and still have fun. Competitive success isn’t necessarily required for commercial success, or even success on a hobby level.

aquila121 > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 02/02/2019 at 13:30

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If I had bought a 350 Z or a 240 instead, I’d actually have shown up to some events (and sucked at it) by now.

Dammit ...

way2blu does a rev update > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 02/02/2019 at 13:30

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I got a taste of it last year when it rained, and my tread depth was getting low.

Unintentional drifting is still drifting, and certainly still an adrenaline rush...

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > way2blu does a rev update 02/02/2019 at 13:31

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I like the way you think. I myself never touched a kart until 27 so I know how that goes. I’m just short and adorable so everyone thought I was younger.

I thought I might get into amateur rallying at one point but I just work too much probably like everyone else in their 30's.

aquila121 > way2blu does a rev update 02/02/2019 at 13:36

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What region are you in? I’m a fan who similarly wants to learn, but got bogged down by purchasing an absolute money-pit of a car. So instead I’ve gone to a few drift days and spectated or gotten ride-alongs. I do keep coming across groups and venues elsewhere that might be a way to get started—though again, I have yet to get seat time of my own.

I’m seriously considering dropping a serious amount of cash to just go do the Team O'Neil Drift School this year to learn basics.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > aquila121 02/02/2019 at 13:39

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Yes. But then you’d just be another self-indulgent wiener waiting in line at Starbucks.

But if you had a 1964 GTB/4 quad-cam AE86 with a Honda K-series swap, you would not be a self-indulgent wiener; You’d be a connoisseur.

Urambo Tauro > way2blu does a rev update 02/02/2019 at 13:49

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Not professionally. I just stick to parking lots. It’s e asier on the tires (and wallet) to wait for snow, too .

You’re in CA though, right? I g uess snow might not be an option for you. Besides, snow skills don’t translate directly to dry- pavement drifting anyway  when it comes to footwork and breaking traction. You can still get some feel for countersteering though, so if you have access to any wet skidpads in your area, that could help with tire life.

gettingoldercarguy > way2blu does a rev update 02/02/2019 at 13:59

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Funny thing is I have a karting school lined up for my kids.  They're only 18 months though, so they have a few years.

way2blu does a rev update > aquila121 02/02/2019 at 13:59

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I’m a SoCal local, so I know there are a few tracks within ~300 miles of me. My car’s “moneypit interval” is almost over since 90% of its failure points have been replaced by now. 

way2blu does a rev update > Urambo Tauro 02/02/2019 at 14:01

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I go to a local go-kart track sometimes and have learned the countersteer reflex very well, thanks to rear-wheel brakes. Unfortunately the karts have a traction control algorithm that cuts power when a slip angle is detected, so oversteer doesn’t last very long.

way2blu does a rev update > gettingoldercarguy 02/02/2019 at 14:03

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That’s excellent to start them early, opens up serious career opportunities later on! Good Oppo parenting for sure.

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > way2blu does a rev update 02/02/2019 at 14:11

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They put traction control in your kart? Gah, what’s even the point of going?

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > gettingoldercarguy 02/02/2019 at 14:12

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Ain’t never too young for a power wheels in a parking lot. 

way2blu does a rev update > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 02/02/2019 at 14:15

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They’re electric karts. With TC off they’d roast tires alllll day and it’d be glorious.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > way2blu does a rev update 02/02/2019 at 14:22

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I told myself i was going to drift my RX7 when i finish it but man tires get expensive quick.

aquila121 > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 02/02/2019 at 14:43

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I fucking love you, you know that?

And despite any criticisms, I thoroughly enjoyed "Gone in 60 Seconds."

aquila121 > way2blu does a rev update 02/02/2019 at 14:53

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Sounds good. If you know of any tuner shops with good reputations in the area , you might ask around there to see if there are local groups that hold open drift events. Even though many drifters do much of their own work to keep cost down, in my experience it seems like certain people congregate at shops who know the right people with which to get in touch.

If you get bit by the drifting bug, I’d be really interested to know how your experience of sliding d ynamics differs due to the mid-engine layout.

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > way2blu does a rev update 02/02/2019 at 15:05

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Life is too short not to regularly have a nice rubber barbeque.

gettingoldercarguy > way2blu does a rev update 02/02/2019 at 15:10

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I honestly don't want them racing professionally, but good car control skills are invaluable.  They're already on track to be over 6'6" so I don't think it'll happen any way.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > way2blu does a rev update 02/02/2019 at 15:52

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That’d be a different ball of wax than regular front /rear type drifting.  I’ve got a rear engine car on 13" tires.  A corvair with that snap-oversteer reputation.  I’ve tried to hang it out on dirt, no deal.  The limit is far beyond what I thought it would be.  But I’m sure when it happens, I’ll know.

ihm96 > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 02/02/2019 at 16:11

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Corvairs on modern tires don’t really have the snap oversteer issue

KnowsAboutCars > way2blu does a rev update 02/02/2019 at 16:13

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I’m interested in it as a fun thing to do not so much as a sport.

way2blu does a rev update > gettingoldercarguy 02/02/2019 at 16:13

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At 6'2" my center of gravity is already unnecessarily high for line driving. Being even taller amplifies this considerably.

ihm96 > way2blu does a rev update 02/02/2019 at 16:14

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Did you replace them with factory rubber or drift stuff though? Drifting is extremely hard on a car, I wouldnt do it to a daily

way2blu does a rev update > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 02/02/2019 at 16:14

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They run “drift nights” at this center, but they make the karts “drifty” by putting plastic-wrapped tires on the back wheels.

No relaxing of TC, no wheelspin. Just zero rear traction, and a healthy dose of disappointment.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > way2blu does a rev update 02/02/2019 at 16:22

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Not professionally, but I have a slightly loose autocross driving style and  I have a few friends with private lots . The Crown Vic was the easiest thing ever to slide about. Crank up the rear tire pressure, flick it in early and let the radical alignment and locked diff do all the work. The G35 takes a little more effort with the relatively weak viscous diff and the sub-optimal alignment but it’s easy enough to initiate. Just remember to drive Gs and Zs shallow because they don’t have a ton of stock angle.

Kim Jong - Healthy > way2blu does a rev update 02/02/2019 at 16:28

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I would recommend watching keiichi tsuchiyas “drift bible”

it’s on amazon prime for free and the drift king himself runs us through multiple techniques in different platforms.

Michael > way2blu does a rev update 02/02/2019 at 18:40

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Not in a MR2 as pictured, because I'm not the drift King as shown in Kim Jong's post

Nauraushaun > way2blu does a rev update 02/03/2019 at 17:14

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Drifting in an MR2?! Of all the cars...

I do occasionally drift my MR2.