Postby Hasbeen » 20 Oct 2009 15:29
Chris, your drifting problem is that you are just too young.
Us old blokes learnt in 1930s, & 40s cars, with narrow wheels,
fitted with old & probably half bald, cross ply tyres.
The suspensions of these things were there to stop the things
dragging on the road, & had nothing to do with handling.
These things would throw their tails at the sceenery, at the sligest
hint of a curve. Most corners were taken at very slow speeds, [hell
lots of these cars had only 25 to 40 BHP], on full, or at least half
opposite lock. We learnt to control these things at speeds which
your granny would consider very slow today. With such low limits,
they were much more forgiving than your 7.
If you do plan to learn to drift, expect some wear & tear, the car
is not young, & yes, do make sure you have lots of escape options,
for when you do loose it.
Hasbeen
