What is Drifting?
1.
To cause a vehicle to exceed its tire's limits of adhesion, exhibiting a lateral slip, resulting in an oversteer condition.
Takumi was seen on Interstate 81, in his 1986 Toyota Corolla ,drifting along the many curves in the road.
2.
Drifting, the art of controling an out of control vehicle.
Drifting is not a race at all but rather a subjective sport where drivers compete against each other but are judged on the basis of style and execution--think of it as the 'figure skating' of motorsports, a controlled ballet of lightweight vehicles sliding around a turn to make the most stylized and complex drift possible. As it is not a race, drivers are not timed but are judged using a point system based on form, and the high scorer of each heat advances to the next round. To create his (or her) own style, each driver customizes their vehicle with aftermarket parts that shape their personal style and performance. Only certain models are chosen for competitive drifting; though almost any car can be caused to drift momentarily due to a loss of control, the necessity of being able to control the drift requires that only rear-wheel drive and some all wheel drive vehicles be used. Typically, drift drivers use inexpensive and lightweight Japanese vehicles such as the Nissan 240SX and its Japanese counterpart, the Silvia, but American cars have been used in competition recently as well.
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3.
Making the car slip laterally by means of oversteering. Possible with a RWD vehicle. Some people try this with FWD cars as well by driving in Reverse.
Its aptly defined as "Controlling your car when it is in uncontrolable zone"
US competed in the Drifting Grand Prix with a Pontiac GTO and were knocked out before the round of 15.
4.
To cause a vehicle to slide or ‘drift’ laterally. It is caused by making a turn a speeds high enough to cause the tires (both front and rear, but the rear tires go first and the front don’t always go) to loose traction, allowing the car to slide laterally. It is possible in front, rear, and all wheel drive. Pulling the hand/emergency/parking break (three names for the same thing) at the apex of a turn will allow one to drift at lower speeds than if the rear wheels were allowed to spin freely. Also, drastically speeding up the rear wheels by revving the engine (therefore causing the rear wheels to spin faster than the car is moving forward) will allow one to drift more easily, this is only possible in rear wheel drive.
I find it difficult to understand the physics behind drifting.
5.
Sliding your car through a set of opposed and grouped turns without having rear wheel traction as your car moves laterally through the turns
Meh.
6.
to drift is to "seperate" or to "not keep in touch with" someone or people.
"we drifted bad! i wish we got back to before.."
7.
The act of drifting involves two actions that occur in a given time frame:
1)One must expel flatulence from the anus in an area deemed suitably far away to prevent those present from taking in the putrid aroma.
2)After this action takes place, one must retreat back to the area of social gathering. Unfortunately for those present, the smell has been carried along by its host. All conversations are put to a sudden halt as the malodorous scent dominates the area.
Nate: *Returns to group after ripping ass 15 feet away* What's up guys?
Group: *Suddenly plagued by odor* SON OF A BITCH, NATE YOU'RE DRIFTING AGAIN!
Nate: I'm the drift king.
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