The drivers ed tips are nice, but most miss the starting point. Drifting as I understood the word and driving on wet or snowy roads are two different things. Hell drifting and driving are two different words.

Fierotech nailed it but did not elaborate: Set up your car right.

Begin with a properly aligned suspension with firm healthy bushings and ball joints. If the steering (toe) angle on the rear wheels is not set properly and controlled by the suspension; without much bushing flex (none is better), then any hope of repeatable, controlled drifting is dimmed. Rear bump steer is important here.

Fieros can be drifted just like any other car. Set up the car to handle well, then learn how to use it. You can't learn to weld with a broken welder. You can't learn to drift with a broken (or improperly set up) car.

I have had a fiero slideways on dry pavement and recovered. It was cool. :wetmypants:

quote Originally posted by Sparkles: I have had a fiero slideways on dry pavement and recovered. It was cool. :wetmypants:

Wouldn't have have been warm, rather than cool?

by that you mean, it was solid and held the road?

quote Originally posted by FieroRacer: squirley like a Z06 during fast maneuvers.

Well I have Mildly set up suspension, and some tires. I tap the brake on turn in to get the rear light and use the throttle at the same time to get it drifting, then it's all in throttle control at that point. So far my greatest accomplishment has been to drift around a left hand 90* down the stright and swing it back for the right hand 90*. Took a LOT of practice. Looks bad as hell though .

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quote Originally posted by Freshj: Well I have Mildly set up suspension, and some tires. I tap the brake on turn in to get the rear light and use the throttle at the same time to get it drifting, then it's all in throttle control at that point. So far my greatest accomplishment has been to drift around a left hand 90* down the stright and swing it back for the right hand 90*. Took a LOT of practice. Looks bad as hell though .

You obviously know what you are doing. Good Show

I would love to see that manouver.

Maybe somebody will get it in mind to capture these types of moves on video.

We get drag races and auto cross on video, why not hotdogging?

Arn

Yeah, you should see me on my way to work on saturdays up in the woods. Awesome twisty road, and its usually damp in the winter cause its down in a valley under redwoods. My favorite is a steep uphill 90* left turn right before I get to work. It starts on level ground, then in the middle of the turn it becomes a steep hill. I get a good run at it, drop it to 3rd, and I can drift my car right around it and get up the hill without having to downshift any further. Soooooo much fun. I have a friend who lives right on that corner and he always knows when its me going by.

I would rather stick to the main discussion topic here. But I was recently given the chance to really drive a Z06 hard. Having doubted my capabilities after feeling it start jerking in a very hard running straight line, I asked the GM personell riding with me (who's been in the same Z06 all day) if that was normal for the car. He told me yes, the car does tend to be a little jittery.

Needless to say, I probably had my expectations too high, but I did expect more solid performance from GM's Flagship Sports Car.

quote Originally posted by Howard_Sacks: by that you mean, it was solid and held the road?

I usually end up doing this on accident. But some times, if I hit a cone or mess up, I will have fun with the rest of the lap. This isn't too smart to do on pubic roads where somebody could end up dead. Take it to the track!

I can also tell you it's almost impossible to do this with a stock motor and no rear swaybar. My Fiero was unable to do a power-on drift before I added the turbo.

Here is a pic, it's a bit tricky and I do not claim to be able to do this "yet".
http://www.printroom.com/ViewGalleryPhoto.asp?userid=carphotos&gallery_id=33812&image_id=228