Drifting with Mini-Z/iWavers

[Seatbelt]

Is it possible to drift with Mini-Zs or their iWaver counterparts? Any mods that could allow them to? Thanks

[FALCON-LORD]

Drifting is about loosing traction with all wheels and maintaining a controlled slide.

The Mini-Z is a 2WD car, so can never truely drift.

You can establish a drift then counter steer into it and simulate a proper drift in this fasion.

If you want drift, you need to have maximum torque, and minimum grip.

I have managed to drift both my OL and My MMZ, the OL running with a standard X Speed, and the Monster with a Plasma atomic and a Whoa Nelly. The Key is having the right serface after that. (And the right tires)

[Seatbelt]

So what did those drifts look like? Realistic? Could you just wrap the tires in tape and run it on tiles?

[FALCON-LORD]

If you wrap the tires in tape you can run on some carpet… on Tiles you will find that gives you to little grip and makes it a bugger to get started.

The other problem with tiles is you have the grout lines that will bugger up your drift all the time, you are better of with a lino flaw, or polished boards.

[dgs73]

Seatbelt; I got mine to drift quite happily when I still had a Plasma Dash powered Z, just found you had to stiffen up the springs on all corners (yellow plus an o plate works well…), and hard rubber, about 40-50 degrees

[z-beam]

powesliding action has been acheived on the foam matts i bought to make a track. great fun!

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