Post your strategy for drifting balcony, htm, and wsir

[dethbox]

I know there is already a thread for drifting techniques in general, but I think this can be helpful for people in socal that are driving wsir to get tips and ideas on how to run each track.

So post up your methods of madness

[pacotaco345]

shouldn't this be in southwestern states then?.. but at balcony I come in 3rd gear downshift to 2nd, clutchkick, hold it, then spin on transition.

s13 with a stock ka, 15's, and ebay coils

[mr2thomas]

im pretty sure you dont want to do 3rd gear, downshift to 2nd, and then clutch kick at balcony.

its more like 3rd gear, clutch kick, hold, down to 2nd and transition and the rest 2nd gear.

[fckillerbee]

i'm pretty sure this is a worthless post...but...my input is.

3rd gear flick with clutchkick. downshit to second on transition and lay the hammer. Pick the line and never lift.

that was on my stock KA spinning 225 40 18x10's.

[nieko]

Exactly what Thomas and Hamburg(fckillerbe) said.

[fckillerbee]

Exactly what Thomas and Hamburg(fckillerbe) said.

Nieko now has his FD license. He's a wise kid to listen to. ;D

[pacotaco345]

i'm pretty sure this is a worthless post...but...my input is.

3rd gear flick with clutchkick. downshit to second on transition and lay the hammer. Pick the line and never lift.

that was on my stock KA spinning 225 40 18x10's.

I'll try this next time I go back, my current setup is stock ka, 17's w 215/40's on all 4, pbm coils, ruca and toe arms. Gotta get my car running first tho, ignition problems are a B*****TCH

EDIT: did you guys ever need to touch the handbrake and/or footbrake during this? I ALWAYS spin on transition, idk if it was due to my old ebay coils or what since I haven't done an event on my PBM's yet..

[nieko]

That's was almost my exact setup except for coilover brand I guess, haha.

Start as far back as you can. Stay to the left, get into 3rd swing to the right and clutch kick left. Hit clip like a boss. SOMETIMES I would downshift right before clipping, sometimes i would hold it out in 3rd then right before you think its about to die, 2nd and hold it out longer, THEN transition. then the rest is just second gear, do as you pleaseeeee.

:D

[pacotaco345]

Thanks!! Sounds like I just gotta man up and go for it. Any other advice on keeping the car from spinning on transition? Idk if by any chance you saw me sucking but I was in the red coupe at the JD event in late Feb lol

[fckillerbee]

you can tap the brake right as you transition. helps settle the car a little.

[bogert]

Well dude I don,t know that my tips will help you or not but first of all drive in 3rd gear downshift to 2nd, clutchkick, hold it, then spin .I hope you understood but Keep trying until you do the best.

[Jerrys14q]

I'm glad balcony has a new course

[driftsilvias13]

Well dude I don,t know that my tips will help you or not but first of all drive in 3rd gear downshift to 2nd, clutchkick, hold it, then spin .I hope you understood but Keep trying until you do the best.

Uh what? clutchkick after downshifting to 2nd? Doesnt make sense.

[dethbox]

What I do is top of 3rd small feint clutch kick really far back, lay on it, snag e brake for more angle before clipping point downshift to 2nd once I pass clipping point, transition and lay on the throttle, lift, transition around the green monster, lay on it, and clutch kick to get more smoke, and stand on it for the manjies down the back straight, snag e brake to extend to back j turn and start all over.

[s13 @ fullboost]

HTM is second gear for me almost the whole time then at the water tower transition I jam 3rd and rail the clutch hard to make it all the way around

[iamtheyi]

Just out of curiousity, is HTM easier or harder to drift on with a stock KA?

[Brian]

I would be super high in 2nd on Horse Thief Mile. could never do 2nd to 3rd upshifts though. Never tried. stock KA, man.

[godrifttoday]

From 4th to 3rd... Keep it on gas