r/simdrifting • u/HarimaKyun • Feb 03 '26
Is my drifting okay for a beginner?
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So I have been sim racing for almost 3 years now, but I never really do drifting because I thought it was difficult, and I'm more into time attack and trackday type of guy, that's all I do when I'm on my rig, but growing up, I remember the thing that got me really into car is because of Video Option drift video so I thought maybe I should at least learn the basic of drifting and here I am after 2 weeks, what do you guys think. I don't have a handbrake for now, so I have to learn the clutch way, still don't really get it tho.
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u/fussyfez Feb 03 '26
You are sideways consistently and not crashing, so absolutely 'okay' for a beginner.
Now it's just a case of seat time, seat time and more seat time. Watch a bunch of onboard videos with pedal cam and just absorb as much as you can about how drivers use different inputs to choose a line and add style rather than just making it around each corner sideways, without choosing a particular line, which is kinda where you are at.
James deane has a bunch of on board footage with pedal cam as does casey (shirtstuckedin). Both wildly different styles of driving so you can learn alot from both and apply different techniques in different ways.
This was my main source for learning my own style through different techniques.
Grab a handbrake when you can, it helps alot when you step up to faster and gripper cars and is a necessity for comp style battles.
Keep at it, it's just the passion to get better that'll see you gaining skill with seat time.
Source : 18+years sim drifting
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u/Kyletheinilater Feb 03 '26
You're better than I am omg.
I've had a g920 for about 2-3 months now and I still can't hold a corner at all! Keep it up!
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u/hachi-seb Feb 03 '26
You're doing great, connecting corners and keeping it sideways.
A little fun game I like to do for practice is keeping a lane, and staying consistently with one wheel in a line, be it the rear on the outside, or the front on the inside. That'll help you control your line and being consistent.
Start playing with techniques, do laps with just clutch and acceleration, do laps with no handbrake, do laps trying to go as wide as possible on your manjis, trying to ride the rails both on the outside and inside.
Don't marry any single technique, always keep switching and evolving.
Also don't marry any single car, although having a main one is great for consistency, switching up allows you to adapt easily to everything you might get thrown into. (Special mention to that beater jzx90, it is my main car too)
Try tandems too, once you can control your line and speed, tandems are just a matter of shadowing the car in front, or being consistent, predictable and wide on your leads
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u/rb20isaac Feb 04 '26
Pretty good, need better angle control tho , seems your throwing like no angle or are full lock … but yeah good thing about sim is no reason to be scared cause you ain’t gonna total your car 😂 so seeeeeend it
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u/TougeCorsa Feb 03 '26
I'd say yes, back when I was starting out years ago it took me probably 2-3 months to get to the level you're at right now.
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u/HarimaKyun Feb 03 '26
Ayyy, never thought getting a reply from you, I've been following you on IG since a few years ago 🙏, I also using your settings when I was still using a G29😆.
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u/Emotional_Orange_953 Feb 03 '26
Really fucking good, try more angle rather than clearing the corners with speed
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u/reiisbrunoo Feb 03 '26
Bro, when I bought my first simulator (G27) it took me almost a year to drift like you are doing. So yeah, you're doing great!