What about NOT using the handbrake, but rather having some added rear roll stiffness (i.e. more rear sway bar) and using trailing throttle/drop throttle? Seems to me altogether 'way more controllable, versus the hard to control handbrake... And no rear tire lockup, which is NOT cool.

 

Didn't you know? FWD drifters have an unlimited supply of rear tires......apparently lol

 

That's nothing.. Ken Block Gymkhana 9 Ford Focus RS.. drifting insanity at its best.
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That's nothing.. Ken Block Gymkhana 9 Ford Focus RS.. drifting insanity at its best.
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That took several attempts to get that shot tho.

His best is Pike peak, I think he actually got that one first attempt.

 

Yeah. That one was sick. When he drifted around the helicopter in slow motion? That was epic. Plus I loved the car in that video. The Hoonicorn is a beast!
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Aren't you guys referring to all wheel drive cars?

With a fwd car, and even with a rwd car, you can "upset" the chassis by using the brakes, and/or by purposely overcooking the corner, leading to an "oh sh*t" off the gas moment. The weight shift from rear to frt wheels allows the frt tires to gain traction, and the rears to reduce traction and that means oversteer, which is countered by applying opposite lock steering.

 

Yep.. they were both converted to AWD beasts. He has a street legal FWD RS too in his garage..

And what a garage it is.. drool..

Garage

Hoonigan Racing Division headquarters in Park City, Utah, is home to Ken Block's Ford racecars and special project vehicles. But since they’re rarely seen all together, we’ve gathered the collection here for your perusal. Most of the cars and trucks are working vehicles with busy schedules of...

www.hooniganracing.com

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Am I the only one that wished this Video showed drifting at speed(aka 85+mph) where you don't use the ebrake at all just a little throttle lift.

 

That was the 1890's word for "happy".

Drifting a FWD car on anything but snow or loose gravel is pointless as you lose too much momentum after the desired slip angle is achieved... Powering out of a given corner is a mix of painful and stupid.

Car control skills are one thing... Drifting is just for show and that was not entertainment in the vein that watching the daily tribulations of a 600lb. human shouldn't be considered entertainment either.

 

Drifting a FWD car on anything but snow or loose gravel is pointless as you lose too much momentum after the desired slip angle is achieved... Powering out of a given corner is a mix of painful and stupid.

Really depends. I've done, pave, gravel, and a tiny bit of snow. Snow is the most unpleasant and least predictable. Gravel was nice and easy. Pave was much faster, and slightly predictable, but yea, a little more scary due to the speed.