Track forum

[Mux213]

While drifting may be the hot hype of the day, and with the hachi roku being a lead player in the drift world for many years drifting has gotten alot of focus on this board.

However, track days are just as much fun, and to many even a way more interesting way to spend time with their hachi. This forum has been long overdue so it was time we got into this subject.

Track driving and drifting have as many things in common as they have things that differ. In the end, drifting is a sport of style, its the look that counts, the cooler your car, the more sideways you go, the more smoke you produce, the more noice you produce, the techniques you master to keep your car sideway. They are what drifting is all about, and it all is very subjective to what you like and what looks best.

Track driving on the other hand is about laptimes and steering perfection. About ideal lines, about driving on the balance of what your car can handle. About pure figures and facts and a clear difference between who has mastered the art, and who hasn't. Subjectivity is far to be found.

And yes, when we look at autox or "slalom" (sorry dont know the english word), sliding the car through a corner, slightly oversteered, maybe even drifting can help you encrease your laptime, but its only a small part of the game and the more sideways you go, the longer it takes to get round the track... Its a whole different ball game

Which is more fun? I really can't answer that question nor will I. I like them both equally well, and I'm sure as many people agree on me about that, as disagree. And thus we endorse them both on our forum. But we do ask that you keep the subjects separate.

Anyways, to make a long story short, its time we introduce track driving into the world of aeu86.org. So people, start discussing laptimes and ways to improve them. Share your experience during trackdays. Tell us what you think is the best way to make hachies the fastest in their class.