Want to see how much fun a humble Renault Clio can be?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Okj8a...eature=related

 

Not seen that in years! immense driving

 

Well its not drifting, its just big handbrake turns and liftoff oversteer, but certainly some awesome driving.

 

Very good driving but if you look closely at the crowd ect i think its been speeded up a little to make it look faster than it is

 

I am sorry Chipipedia, I guess the dictionary doesn't apply on this forum...


a. To wander from a set course or point of attention; stray.
b. To vary from or oscillate randomly about a fixed setting, position, or mode of operation.

 

If you are going by the basic definition of drifting, as opposed to the driving technique, then that guy is a total fucking ametuer compared to some people who reply to threads on here

 

awsome stuff, love the little clio 16v's

 

He wouldnt be able to compete in a proper drift competion though would he,handbrake competion he probably would win

 

No doubt the boy is giving it some ,but thats not drifting,sliding about maybe.
Not steer fae the rear.
Cool vid tho.

 

You are missing the point, Steph deliberately picked the word "drift" to use in a completely incorrect context in terms of driving just so that he could then correct whoever corrected him, by pointing out the dictionary definition.
He knew the moment he posted the thread someone would say it wasnt drifting, which is why he had a quote lined up to post in from a dictionary.

Its how he gets his kicks strangely enough

 

Oh dear...paranoia at it's best I'm afraid...

I clicked the youtube link on the thread about Kev's escort, saw another cossie clip and watched that, from there I went on to Renault Maxi Turbo's where I came across Jean Ragnotti and the rest, as they say, is history.

Trust Chip to correct me on the term drifting so I looked it up on Google and came across the online dictionary and thought I'd post the definition up.

But really, I think we'd better just focus on the driving.

 

I never noticed that!

 

like been in the 172 with JC!!

 

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True, who the fuck cares about the technicalities. Just enjoy it for what it is....a crazy fucker on 3 sliding wheels

 

Regardless of any technicalities, I enjoyed the vid! Awesome control from the froggy dude!!

 

StephTell was expressing an opinion, to which I agree.

You may come back and say that such and such is better (in their 200SX or whatever), but to say it is not technically drifting a car, I'm astonished.

The "sport" of drifting has been with us for a couple of years or thereabouts, and suddenly the term "drift" can only be used when talking about ricers?

 

cracking vid, you could leave footage like that on a loop and never tire of it.

 

thats not drifting

 

Who gives a monkeys what it's called.

 

i do!

and just read the whole thread and seen chip also picked up on it, lol

 

This isn't drifting either, suppose someone should tell him he's doing it wrong.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZWeue-NPhY

 

dude thats just spinning out...

im sure one of these guys will tell him http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzr0AIsPilY

this is drifting at its best

 

some top driving Clio FTW

 

Could you remind us exactly when your sport of drifting started?

Just so we know, at what point we can use, and where we have to stop using, the verb "drift", and not offend you, dude.

 

Cool vid. Awesome car control

 

LMAO @ half a dozen people saying "thats not drifting" but for some reason only my opinion matters enough to be commented on by anyone

 

well when front wheel drive cars understeer or experience body roll "We have to stop using the verb drifting"

glad i can help

 

I got bored after the first minute of watching that!

Top vid posted in the first post though! Great driving

And i don't really give a shit what you call it!

 

Stavros would have done his nut at this post lol

 

yeah thats coz the drifting vid i posted was just ameture filiming and wasn't put together for entertainment.

there are loads of drifting vids that are just too cool.

having said that i do think the original vid was some awsome driving.

 

ah, but if you wanna see some proper drifting have a look at this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J4KdQQIzW4

 

So if you get any body roll you're not drifting. Er... ok.

That guy's clearly an awesome driver, regardless of what term you chose to use for how he gets round corners.

 

i agree.

 

deffo, i wouldn't call body roll drifting no! its body roll, not really stearing from the back.

 

you could be really anal and say a rear wheel drive car drifts where as a front wheel drive car powerslides...me i dont give a sh1t...awsum vid

 

No nor would I call body roll drifting. But you implied that a car that displayed body roll it couldn't be classed as drifting, which is just stupid.

 

Ive never heard anyone say a front wheel drive car powerslides TBH, thats even more stupid than saying it drifts, which is at least correct in terms of the basic english definition of the word even if not in terms of the normal automotive context.

 

I still think that provoking controlled lift off oversteer (or tugging the handbrake) in a FWD car can still be classed as drifting. It's not as sexy or as socially acceptable as doing it in a RWD machine, but it's still technically drifting in my book.


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thats not drifting.to all that think otherwise your well stupid

 

"Drifting" was a word used well before cars were invented. I could "Drift" in and out of a crowd. Technically, the video initially posted is drifting. Whether people see it as drifting doesn't matter, because as far as the dictionary goes, it is.

Benni.