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73sport · 07-02-2010, 12:26 PM

OK - after 90,000 miles on this car, I've never really had the whole dam thing in a 4 wheel drift. On my way to work I exit the freeway and enter a 270 degree turn at freeway speed. Its suggested 25mph. Dry the camry can do 55 but its a tad sketchy. Its been dry and warm for 3 weeks but started raining yesterday. By this morning, that corner was a charmer as the front end pushed out, the back followed and you could feel all of it begin to slide! Yes, this was intentionall on my part!

Its litteraly 4 lanes wide but is marked off as two lanes and "NO" there was no one around me! Adding throttle it connects and off we go! Not like a high HP rear drive, just a nice drift for the remainder of the corner. Even in the snow I've never slid the back around that far and held it out there without backing out. . . . this controlled drift at 40 was a good test to see what the back will do. . . I always expected it'd come round, but it stayed. Needless to say, the barrier on this corner has changed a good amount of sheetmetal over the years. Always fresh tracks from mistakes made.

For those of you reading along about 1MZ in the rain - damn car loves the rain. It always performs better pulling harder in the mist. Its going to get water injection if I have my way with it. I'm slowly collecting parts to make this happen. I'll post up when I get there.

EDIT: I'm not advocating senseless driving, but you do need to know the limits of the car and driver.

Chris Crash · 07-02-2010, 12:33 PM

Nice. I want a video though haha

CROYCE992 · 07-02-2010, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris Crash

Nice. I want a video though haha

i second that. id love to see a video of this. i dream and daydream of drifting but the camry is fwd

chronoti · 07-02-2010, 05:01 PM

my mz loves the rain too so much all it wants to do is break traction

2win2rbo · 07-02-2010, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by CROYCE992

i second that. id love to see a video of this. i dream and daydream of drifting but the camry is fwd

It can E-drift especially in the rain. If you're using 14" or 15" wheels, it would be much easier. It's just one of the faculties of FWD driving. An induced understeer assisted by the oversteer initiated by the E-brake. With my current 17" Federals I don't worry much about understeering but I somehow miss the easy launch and the wild behaviour of the car with ordinary road tires. Ordinary road tires (14" and 15" ones) are not recommended for people who dislike losing traction.

***projektvertx*** · 07-02-2010, 05:25 PM

Interesting, let me give that a try! My all-season tires are shot by the end of this summer anyways

73sport · 07-02-2010, 05:58 PM

- just try not to leave a mark on the wall!

It was just enough speed to keep the slide in motion. I miss my rear drive V8's!

This really seems fitting for that moment!

The Mark Has Been Made <click and read

SexieWASD · 07-02-2010, 06:48 PM

While I have to say that you've done it correctly, and I agree that knowing the limits of your car is a very important part of safe driving, and that I love a good drift, the circumstance seam unnecessarily dangerous. Couldn't find any abandoned parking lots?