So I have an auto m3 and I like to get the back end loose every once in awhile, usually only when there are no cars around and ithe road is a bit wet while turning left at a stop light. Usually I do it no problem, but yesterday I spun out twice. I have no idea why. I got close to hitting curbs twice but thankfully I didn't. Each time I went in perfectly but then instead of straightening out, it started spinning the opposite direction and made me do a 180. Tried again this morning and I didn't spin. My question is what did I do wrong yesterday and how can I avoid doing it again
Lol really? Take a video if you want us to comment, otherwise we can't do anything.
Learn how to do it in a controlled environment, not on a street. Start by doing donuts and feeding in opposite lock to understand how to balance throttle and steering. Learn how to sit, how to hold the steering wheel, how to position your body...so many fundamentals that are crucial to car control.
-Chris
Also sounds like you did a tank slapper. That means you didn't unwind the wheel enough on exit and you probably.lifted abruptly causing the rear end to snap the other way. The fact that you don't know what happened means you should be in a parking lot
The hardest part IMO.of a drift is not initiating or maintaining it, its exiting smoothly
-Chris
Thanks for the pointers! I'm pretty new to all this, so hopefully with more experience (here's hoping I don't wreck trying to get experience) I'll get the hang of it
Look you're an idiot if you're trying to learn on the street. Been there done that, and have crashed doing it, luckily not injuring anyone else. You cant get quality practice time in and youre putting other peoples lives at risk. Listen to someone who's been there before and either find a big parking lot and practice there in the rain or go to a drift day.
Find a copy of the drift bible or something like that and it'll walk you through exercises to start with.
Last edited by ThreeD; 01-04-2015 at 07:39 PM.
-Chris
Empty parking lot with 4" snow is what you're looking for.
You need to try some donuts first to feel out how the back of the car comes out, but you are working with a autotragic :rollseyes:
OP, please go away, sell your M3 and buy a Nissan 240SX. The drift crowd has already ruined many E30's; I pray that it doesn't take over the E36 chassis as well.
Oh, and go to a driving school ASAP. It will teach you not to drive like a douche on the street.
Whether or not it's fun and whether or not you are a professional driver who totally knows what he is doing, PLEASE stop doing crap like this on the street. You never know when a deer will run out of nowhere or there will be a piece of retread in the road, etc.
I've had too many people I know hurt and/or almost killed due to people driving like idiots on the road. I know you THINK you know what you are doing and it can't hurt anyone... but the road just isn't the place to be doing stupid stuff. Too many unknowns.
As for OP- having an automatic is going to make things REALLY difficult because you can't really control the throttle completely. Even with your foot off the gas, there's still some power going to the rear wheels. Sure, it's possible, but it's going to steepen your learning curve for sure.
+1. While it can be fun to slide around on the streets, please drift and do donuts in a controlled environment. Mistakes are costly... for the owner-driver and for potential victims - lightpoles or other people and their cars. Also think about how your insurance will increase (if you report it) if you total your car. If you don't report it and you damage other people's cars, think about how much you will have to compensate the victim for - to fix their cars, pay for diminished value, not to mention if they get hurt in the accident. You will be looking at a LAW$$$$$UIT.
Good god... THIS^^^!!
I wont preach about never doing stupid crap like this on the streets, as I occasionally do it myself. Especially when making u-turns.. Gotta have some fun But at least learn how to do it in a parking lot. If you mess up on a street you may be screwed big time. If you lose control in a parking lot, well, oh well!
And know your damn limits! I consider myself to be pretty skilled, but I am not a professional and I know that. Before you pull something stupid like this, consider what would happen if you DID lose control. Would you hit a curb? Lamp post? End up in a ditch? Hit a parked car? If the answer to any of those is even MAYBE... Don't do it! If the answer is absolutely not, go ahead.
Chill guys, u turn clutch dumps are an easy way to embarass yourself, the car comes around really quick sometimes.
The advice you are getting is good. I used to do a good bit of autocrosing, track days, and chump car racing. The more I raced, the slower I drove on the street. I felt safer on the race track than I do on the interstate.
Want to learn car skills? Go to schools/autox or move to the country, get an old pickup, and find some dirt roads!
Op, how old are you?
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