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Originally Posted by psuPbikeRider88
going back to the drifting to go faster thing... I'm sorry, but it just doesnt work like that. the physics is just not possible... when it comes down to it, you can only go so fast in a turn until your tires start to lose grip. as soon as they do you will slow down. its all about the friction between the road surface and your tires. once the tires break loose, you are working with a kinetic coefficient of friction. the kinetic coefficient is always lower than the static coefficient (when the tires are gripping). Thats just how physics is. With that said.. its impossible to pull more g's in a turn with a lower coefficient of friction. sorry for all the technical stuff, im an engineering student I cant help it haha. I raced quarter midgets for 7 years when I was younger on a dirt oval... the track was always the fastest when it got tacky (sticky dirt) and the cars were not sliding. Thats when we pulled the most g forces and carried the most speed in the turns (my neck would actually get sore from holding my head up on those nights). Thats when the fastest lap times were put in also. The only time I see drifting as being beneficial is when you come to a very sharp turn where you have to slow down a lot and then turn the car. The drift is just used to turn the car and slow it down at the same time, which doesnt make you go faster, but cuts down on braking time, which can make your lap time a little quicker.
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QFT!!!
also in most cars if you are sliding the speedo says your going faster only because they read speed from the drive wheels
(i got my friends accord up to 140 on a patch of ice once
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Edit: one other thing, if anyone brings up the whole rally drifting thing if you watch most of the really sideways crazy slides happen in places where the car makes a complete 180, where the driving surface is slippery (aka loose dirt, wet tarmac, gravel, etc), or theyre a super torquey awd impreza/focus driven by a scotsman.