• @[email protected]
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    98 months ago

    Is it ever faster to drift around a corner?

    Because when I was a kid playing burnout I thought it was always faster to drift around the corner. But replaying it now heavy breaking and accelerating through the curve is faster.

    • PahassaPaikassa
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      158 months ago

      Drifting on a loose surface (gravel, sand, snow) is faster (see scandiflick/finnishflick).

      On asphalt is faster to not drift.

    • Blaster M
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      8 months ago

      Drifting is slower in almost every case. Fastest way through a turn depends on the turn and surrounding road, as well as your car’s handling and drivetrain

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      8 months ago

      If your tires don’t have traction you are losing potential acceleration. Hairpins on loose surface are a slightly different situation, the Rally driver uses the lack of traction to aim the car ready for acceleration out of corner, keeping the engine revs up in the power/torque zone so there is no bogging down like there would be with full braking, then starting