
The most common mistake is too apply too much steering lock as you steer back into the corner. Nevertheless, as you increase the speed and the steering wheel angle, problems can start to arise. The necessary precautions As we mentioned, at first you should only pull little slides so that you get used to how the car reacts to your inputs. By doing this, you’ll drift your way through the corner as intended. Now that you’ve got the car going sideways, you should catch the slide by countersteering and applying a bit of throttle. You can also use the brakes to amplify the movement at high speeds, but only after you’ve mastered the technique. It’s better to start off at lower speeds and, if you feel the vehicle needs some extra sideways momentum, gently step on the brakes as the car starts sliding. Then steer back into the bend - the movement will cause the rear end of your car to come loose, thus initiating the drift. After you’ve completed the braking part, tug the steering wheel in the opposite direction of the corner. It all starts with approaching a corner closer to the inside rather than on the ideal line. As you do so, you’ll get to feel how the resulting weight transfer offsets the balance of the car and influences the grip on each side of the vehicle.

This technique involves swinging the car from one side to another.

When performed in a safe environment, the entry-level feint movements are the automotive equivalent of dipping your toes into the pool before a swim. At first, you can use this pathway to play with your car a little bit as you make the first steps towards the serious sideways stuff.
Scandinavian flick pro#
If you’re a rally driver, you call this the Scandinavian Flick, while pro drifters prefer to label this as the inertia technique, or feint drifting.
