You are currently viewing our forum as a guest, which gives you limited access
to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our community, at no cost, you will have access to start new topics, reply to conversations, privately message other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is free, fast and simple, so please join RX8Club.com today!
No idea. The guys who made the picks are the Falken team drivers so I'm sure they know a little something about drifting. Nonetheless, it's an odd list.
If you watch Top Gear, they obsess about the ease of drifting the Jaguar. Clarkson loves on it in its initial test drive. Later in the show, when they compete against Australia, I'm pretty sure a Jaguar is one of the cars he chooses to drive.
Considering the GTO was in the drift circuit it's not so strange.
Ya, my post was dripping with sarcasm.
The GTO/Monaro makes a wonderful drift car. It doesn't handle all that well, but throwing it into a drift, it's very easy to control with light steering inputs and modulating the throttle.
__________________
2005 Pontiac GTO - Torrid Red / Red / M6 / 18's
GBNF: 2004 Mazda RX8 GT - Brilliant Black / Red
GBNF: 2000 Mazda Miata SE
The sledgehammer approach to a sportcar.
That 6.0 beast of an engine can break the rear tires loose at will, but makes the car as nose heavy as the Ayatollah.
That being said, Holden Monaros do VERY well in teh Australian touring car circuit, so they CAN be made to handle. (I'd love to see some of teh Holden parts make it to the states, the Holden bumpers are WAAY more attractive than the Pontiac "signature grilles" & some suspension tuning would turn the "Goat" into a true track star.
I like the list... it is not just "the usual suspects" it has something interesting to think about.
Other cars that could have made the list:
Nissan 350/370Z/Infinity G35/37 (same car-different trim)
Honda S2000 (watch that snap oversteer!)
Toyota MR-2 (Same as above!!!)
Porshe 911 & Cayman (Triple the above sentiment)
Police Interceptor (CrownVic, Would be Kick *** to see one clapped out in black/white, sliding sideways while running the bluberies & siren!! )
Dodge Magnum & CHarger (Police or not)
Volvo 240 Wagon (Old School!)
Toyota Tacoma X-Runner (Yes, a pickup that actually handles)
Toyota Supra
Nissan 300ZX
Mitsubishi 3000GT SL (The VR4 was AWD)
Those are the cars I'd considerable "memorable" to drift
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by tiggerlee
Appropriate....
Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave in a well preserved body,but rather to skid in sideways totally worn out shouting "holy ****...what a ride!"
When the winds of change blow hard enough...
...The most trivial of things can become deadly projectiles.
S2K's break loose on tehir own. So initiating teh slide is easy, but they are a beast to control once sliding
at least the 1st gen as set from teh factory.
the 2nd gen, with their staggered wheel setup, was tamed significantly (too much)
So yes, the RX-8 drifts easier than the S2K of both generations, still, top down, sideways, revving a I4 to 9Krpm sounds pretty sweet
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by tiggerlee
Appropriate....
Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave in a well preserved body,but rather to skid in sideways totally worn out shouting "holy ****...what a ride!"
When the winds of change blow hard enough...
...The most trivial of things can become deadly projectiles.
Linear Mode
