How to Drift

1. Set a plastic trash can up in the center of an empty parking lot. You want enough room to approach, circle the can in a drift and then pull out of the turn. Make sure there won't be any random shoppers appearing and wanting to leave their cars there.

2. Drive toward the trash can and keeping to the right, make a 180-degree turn around the can, drive away from the can in the same direction that you drove toward it. Note in your mind the point at which this is at.

3. Drive toward the can again, maintaining a speed of 20 to 25 mph and begin to make the same turn. As soon as you feel the weight of the car begin to shift into the turn, engage the parking brake (literally yank it up and on as fast as you can) and apply slight pressure to the gas pedal, just enough to maintain your speed. Hold your steering wheel steady as you begin to drift into and around the can.

4. Release the parking brake when you begin to feel the weight of the car shift to the outside of the turn. Give your car a little more gas while steering into the direction of the drift (away from the can) until the car catches and you are driving away from the can in the same direction as you drove toward it.

5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4, adjusting your timing for engaging the parking brake and releasing it and learning just how much gas to give your car to control the speed of the drift. When you are comfortable with your ability, repeat Steps 3 and 4 again, only begin to increase your speed each time until you can comfortably handle a drift at 45 mph.

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