Before knowing the remote control cars drifting techniques it is important to know the ground rules. All will be aware of the RC drifting. If any individual is not aware of RC drift then it is sure that they would have bumped into a RC drift car without knowing what to be done or what is maneuvers.

It is important to know the basic things about remote control car drifting before knowing about the various techniques of the remote control drifting car.

Remote control cars needs to be cornered correctly in the curved tracks such as U – shaped ones or S – shaped ones. This helps the remote control drift car to stay in the race. There are different methods involved in the cornering than that of the straight road. One such method of cornering is the remote control car drifting. The rear tires slip on the track than that of rolling.

There are numerous fans for the remote control car drifting. It is a very spectacular site to see the cars on the track. Technically, when you drift it saves time. Drifting is to maintain speed throughout the curve and have faster speed when coming out of the corner.

There are various techniques that the individuals use for remote control car drifting. We are going to discuss some of the popular techniques. These methods help us to get the required results which are desired by you. We cannot guarantee the success because it depends on your ability to master the techniques that you have learned.

RC Drift car component

Basic Drifting Techniques

We are going to discuss the various techniques used by the driver’s world – wide.

Power Over

The remote control car drifting uses full throttle which will produce steering of significant magnitude which helps them to turn.

Faint Drift

Here you should steer the car out from the track. Then turn the car in an inward direction using the steering.

Swaying Drift

When you drift short, the back or the rear of the car oscillates in the longitudinal direction which gives a sway view.

Kansei Drift

This type of technique is used in high racing speeds. When you move towards the corner with high speed then reduce the supply of gas. This causes over steering in the car. You should balance this by adjusting the steering and gas.

Jump Drift

This jump drift method causes one of the tires to have loose contact with the track. Inside tire (rear end) bounces or jumps to loose contact with track and this generates over steer.

Long Side Drift

In this technique the reverse and steering drifting allows us to put the car side – ways. The car turns in this position.

It is important to practice these steps before trying it out.

Lets try to learn a new stunt for your car known as heel-toe shifting which is performed in sync with drifting.

Before getting on, let us try to understand what heel-toe shifting actually is:

Heel-and-toe is a technique for driving that is especially enacted in performance driving. It includes using multiple controls such as the accelerator and brake pedals together using the right foot, while the clutch is used as in normal conditions using the left foot. This technique is utilized while braking the car and downshifting it simultaneously in maneuvers such as going around a turn. It also lets drivers to “blip” the throttle that raises the speed of the engine and the lower gear is also engaged smoothly.

Looks interesting but what actually is the importance of this drifting technique?

When you are taking a turn around a corner, you will most probably in a higher gear and will be in high speed as you reach the corner. But when you take the turn, you will break and reduce the speed. Therefore, when you complete the turn and come out of the corner, you will have reduced the speed but will not have changed the gear, which will put the gear out of place. This means that gear will not be correct for proper acceleration to get out from the corner. Also, in case you are drifting, you will not enough power for keeping the tires spinning. If you use the heel-toe technique, the car will remain in the “power band” and you will be able to use all the power during complete maneuver over the corner.

So having understood the use of the technique, we are convinced that heel toe shifting is one thing that is very essential to learn for a driver. And the right time to id is right at the beginning. So that you can get lot of practice of this very important and cool thing. This is in fact important before you learn drifting.

Once you learn both drifting and heel-toe shifting, you will realize that heel toe is really very important for drifting. And you can actually learn the more simple and safe heel toe technique much before you actually go for drifting.

So just take out your car, go any where (as you don’t need to be really high on speed to try and practice this) and follow these simple steps for heel-toe shifting:

1) Start braking the car as you approach the car

2) Keep the breaks on during the turn

3) Push the clutch in

4) Push the accelerator through one side of your foot to speed up the engine.

5) Lower down the gear and simultaneously, take away the foot from the brake and move completely to the accelerator.

RC Car Drifting has evolved as a popular gaming option amongst present day adults. Earlier RC drifters were mostly electrically powered, however with the advancement of technology, nitro powered fast and furious machines have emerged which are capable of giving real adrenaline rushes to the users.

There are various techniques associated with RC car drifting. In the forthcoming paragraphs, we would discuss about a few of them.

Faint Drifting Style – This is a commonly used drifting technique usually undertaken for negotiating corners or bends at very high speeds. This drift style starts with speeding up your car by revving up the throttle, then as you approach the corner turn the drifter slightly to the outer corner followed by a sharp turn to the inside corner. Once the back portion of the drifter starts to slide, simply counter steer and your car would complete the corner in a high speed. Gradually lessen the throttle force and jam on the brakes therefore the drifter would come to a screeching halt. This technique is particularly suitable for sharp “S” type curves and can be perfected with substantial amount of practice. The only caution to be exercised is not to counter steer too much; otherwise the drifter would turn completely and could bang against the wall or the edges of the corner.

A popular nitro variant of sports drifter

Power over turn – In this technique, the drifter is made to generate maximum possible torque (or engine acceleration) to steer through the turn.

Jumping Drift – Power your way forward by pressing the throttle to the full and then apply sudden brakes. This would cause the rear tire to lose contact with the ground and would generate considerable over steer. While air borne, turn the drifter to the right or lift, according to the lane ahead and this would give you a spinning feeling once the rear tire lands back on the track and the drifter’s momentum propels it forward at break neck speed. Remember, this could be a very risky proposition if the brakes and throttle pressure are not correctly timed, otherwise your drifter can do a turtle turn.

There are many more drifting techniques put to use by gaming and drifting enthusiasts. Irrespective of the style, all drifting techniques have one thing in common – they all require immense amount of practice and repeated rehearsals to be perfected. A zooming drifter, performing different varieties of stunts is a treat to watch, but it requires lot of hard work to master the tricks of the trade.