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Drift Cars
There are a handful of cars that are ideal for drifting. The thing you want to look for in a drift car is the
front to back weight ratio and rear-wheel drive. Yes, horsepower is nice, but you want to have a pretty evenly balanced car from front
to back. The first drift car I will mention is an excellent example of this. The AE86 Levin/Trueno, also known as Hachi-Roku, is ideal
for drifting because weight is evenly distributed, rear-wheel drive, and it's pretty inexpensive to aquire as well. Not a lot of horsepower
can be extracted from the AE86, but it excells in every other way, which is why this is one of the more, if not the most popular of all
drift cars. Then you have your Silvia, S13, S14, S15, 180SX or whatever you want to call this SR20DET powered monster. You have your
RWD, nicely balanced drift car with plenty of horsepower that can be easily extracted. And finally, the FC3S, FD3S or the RX-7. You
got a RWD, well-balanced, light-weight drift car that is personally my favorite, although I think it falls below the first two because
of it's unreliability, expensive parts and maintenance. There are a few others that are good for drifting, the Skyline is definitely an
honorable mention with its insane RB26DET, but I think the top 3 were the first cars mentioned.
There are a couple venues that are ideal for drifting and this first one is probably where it all began. The Japanese enjoyed
the mountain side or Tohge for there sessions. Although we don't condone any unsafe driving or wreckless driving on public
streets or highways, this type of location is actually optimal for it's many turns. And of course there was usually not much traffic
up there. The second location and a much safer environment is of course, the tracks and circuits. These are ususally not free and
not available at anytime, but it is a common location where many drifting enthusiasts can go and participate and be safe. An
honorable mention would be your local parking lot after hours. Free, close by and open 7 days a week. HaHa!! Be Safe!!
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