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Old 06-10-2013, 02:16 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by 89hatchman View Post
So I've driven in 3 events so far, 2 with my current car. Its an SR20 in an 89 hatch, coilovers, and full suspension arm set up. How long until I get decent?

It seems that I've only learned a little bit from my 1st event to this past event in this car.

At the competition the judge commented "looks like he's just driving the track" since I wasn't getting sideways very well. But I was clutch kicking and e-braking as much as I could.
So you've gone to 3 events, with NO prior driving experience AT ALL and you expect to be pro already. Do you even know how to heel-toe downshift? Do you know anything about an actual racing line? If you're just coming in straight blind with no driving skills it's going to take a while, like YEARS. This is why I always STRESS learning how to actually drive before you just jump right into drifting. Why not go to some regular non-drift track events first. Spend some time with an instructor in the car. Learn the basics of high performance driving before you jump into drifting. If you have no basic skillset to draw from it's going to be a long road. It sounds like you expect to just jump right in and get the hang of it straight away. It doesn't work like that...

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I guess once just wasn't enough...

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