I’m fairly new to drifting, just wondering if anyone had any tips or helpful pointers that one might need when starting to drift.
Drift Bible might be worth your while to watch a few times. Concentrate on the basics of car control, and work your way up in speed. Can you do controlled donuts around a cone? Can you drift a large U? Start with these first.
buy a corolla, hit as many curbs as u can and learn from that! move on to ur faster car and then learn more! get out to a parkinglot and set up pylons and try some different things! there is MANY different ways to drift!
Go sideways? That’s about all I can tell ya!
If you are fairly new, i suggest that dont try it with your prime car , at least not in the streets considering you will hit a curb, or will clip something … there is no escape from it … so its better to get a cheap corolla or something disposable …
drift bible teaches you a lot … all though it doesnt include clutch kicking …
ps. biggest beginner mistake is, getting scared when u are sideways and slamming on the brakes when u think u are going in too fast … dont slame on the brakes or completely take your foot off the gas … just keep it on the throttle and steer away…
Travis its all about control. my roomate actually took me out to a parking lot and we started out just going sideways … if you want me to take you out and teach you how to go sideways we can set something up im sure. Just let me know 
- Find a big open lot
- Give’r up to 70
- Cut wheel left or right while kicking the clutch
- Try not to spin out
Then just practice, practice, practice! Come out to D-Sport this spring and give’r a rip, best place to learn is in a legal practice session
B-Wurm 
Find some snow and just downshift with out rev-matching and cut the wheel.
It is the best way :E
But sliding is one thing, sliding one direction and then sliding the other with out loosing control is ALOT harder. If you download some BMI video’s you can watch the footwork and steering. Drifting has very little to do with steering it is more in the gas and footwork.
yes it is not much to do with steering! when u drift all u have to do is steer one way then let go of the wheel and catch it, swithc the other way, let go of wheel and catch it! if u dont have brakeing or gas control then u must learn that to move on to bigger corners or more tech tracks
or if you wanna save on tires find an empty feild cough cough greisbach. later at night and just practice there. grass is much easier to slide on then pavement and wont chew the crap out of your tires. Bonus of not having any curbs to hit only trees if you go to far.
sure that will help, but it is nothing compared to pavment! learning on ashphault is much better!
does anyone have a copy of the drift bible they would be willing to tape/burn for me? also, what is required to drift race, as in car parts/safety?
I suppose I could do it for you.
The best way is to very carefully watch a skilled driver either in person or on DVD, and take notice of the little things they do that seem unapparent.
niceley put 
sure that will help, but it is nothing compared to pavment! learning on ashphault is much better![/quote]
I agree! Teaches you how and when to make adjustments as it’s harder to make correctinos on asphalt. Especially in underpowered cars. Learning in super-low traction environments does help you to develop a feather touch on the throttle but afterwards you need to learn how to hammer on the gas.
What about just going into a neighborhood hockey arena parking lot or somthing at night and setting up some pylons? Or is this Illegal to do even though your off public roads?
The law defines a road, parking lot, or other paved surfaces intended for vehicles as “highways” and thus all people using them are subject to the laws. In other words, you get busted for stunting if you’re caught no matter where you are. Even if this weren’t the case you’ve still got trespassing and public disturbance to name two other possible charges.
Legal events are still the best place to practice. I know it’s not enough sometimes so if you need to get more drift jollies, be careful about it.
B-Wurm