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Drifting (motorsport)

Index Drifting (motorsport)

Drifting is a driving technique where the driver intentionally oversteers, with loss of traction, while maintaining control and driving the car through the entirety of a corner or a turn. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 170 relations: Absolute Drift, Ackermann steering geometry, Air–fuel ratio, All-wheel drive, Ansel Elgort, Asphalt (series), Assetto Corsa, Associated Electrics, Baby Driver, BeamNG.drive, BMW, BMW 3 Series (E30), BMW 3 Series (E36), BMW 3 Series (E46), Boost gauge, British Drift Championship, Bucket seat, Bump steer, California, Car controls, Car suspension, Cars (film), Caster angle, Centrifugal force, Chris Forsberg, Close-ratio transmission, Clutch, D1 Grand Prix, Daigo Saito, Diego Higa, Differential (mechanical device), Dodge, Dodge Charger (2005), Dodge Viper, Domestic market, Double wishbone suspension, Drag racing, Drift Allstars, Drift Tengoku, Driving, Dynamometer, Editing, Enzo Ferrari, Fabulous Hudson Hornet, Fishtailing, Five-point harness, Ford Falcon (Australia), Ford Mustang, Formula D, Forza Motorsport (2005 video game), ... Expand index (120 more) »

  2. Driving techniques
  3. Sports originating in Japan

Absolute Drift

Absolute Drift is a racing game developed and published by Funselektor Labs.

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Ackermann steering geometry

The Ackermann steering geometry is a geometric arrangement of linkages in the steering of a car or other vehicle designed to solve the problem of wheels on the inside and outside of a turn needing to trace out circles of different radii.

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Air–fuel ratio

Air–fuel ratio (AFR) is the mass ratio of air to a solid, liquid, or gaseous fuel present in a combustion process.

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All-wheel drive

An all-wheel drive vehicle (AWD vehicle) is one with a powertrain capable of providing power to all its wheels, whether full-time or on-demand.

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Ansel Elgort

Ansel Elgort (born March 14, 1994) is an American actor and singer.

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Asphalt (series)

Asphalt is a series of racing video games mainly developed and published by Gameloft.

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Assetto Corsa

Assetto Corsa (Italian for "Race Setup") is a sim racing video game developed by the Italian video game developer Kunos Simulazioni.

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Associated Electrics

Associated Electrics, Incorporated of Lake Forest, California, is one of the world's leading manufacturers of radio controlled cars, trucks and accessories.

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Baby Driver

Baby Driver is a 2017 action film written and directed by Edgar Wright.

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BeamNG.drive

BeamNG.drive is a vehicle simulation game developed and published by Bremen-based video game developer BeamNG GmbH.

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BMW

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, commonly abbreviated to BMW, is a German multinational manufacturer of luxury vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

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BMW 3 Series (E30)

The BMW E30 is the second generation of BMW 3 Series, which was produced from 1982 to 1994 and replaced the E21 3 Series.

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BMW 3 Series (E36)

The third generation of the BMW 3 Series range of compact executive cars is designated under the model code E36, and was produced by the German automaker BMW from 1990 to 2000.

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BMW 3 Series (E46)

The BMW 3 Series (E46) is the fourth generation of the BMW 3 Series range of compact executive cars manufactured by German automaker BMW.

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Boost gauge

A boost gauge is a pressure gauge that indicates manifold air pressure or turbocharger or supercharger boost pressure in an internal combustion engine.

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British Drift Championship

The British Drift Championship was a drifting series held in the UK.

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Bucket seat

A bucket seat is a car seat contoured to hold one person, distinct from a flat bench seat designed to fit multiple people.

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Bump steer

Bump steer is the term for the tendency of the wheel of a car to steer itself as it moves through the suspension stroke.

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California

California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.

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Car controls

Car controls are the components in automobiles and other powered road vehicles, such as trucks and buses, used for driving and parking.

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Car suspension

Suspension is the system of tires, tire air, springs, shock absorbers and linkages that connects a vehicle to its wheels and allows relative motion between the two.

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Cars (film)

Cars is a 2006 American animated sports comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures.

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Caster angle

θ is the caster angle, the red line is the pivot line, and the grey area is the tire. hairthe caster angle is formed by the line between upper and lower ball joint The caster angle or castor angle is the angular displacement of the steering axis from the vertical axis of a steered wheel in a car, motorcycle, bicycle, other vehicle or a vessel, as seen from the side of the vehicle.

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Centrifugal force

Centrifugal force is a fictitious force in Newtonian mechanics (also called an "inertial" or "pseudo" force) that appears to act on all objects when viewed in a rotating frame of reference.

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Chris Forsberg

Christopher Forsberg (born April 6, 1982), is an American Formula D driver from Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

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Close-ratio transmission

A close-ratio transmission describes a motor vehicle transmission with a smaller than average difference between the gear ratios.

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Clutch

A clutch is a mechanical device that allows the output shaft to be disconnected from the rotating input shaft.

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D1 Grand Prix

The, abbreviated as D1GP and subtitled Professional Drift, is a production car drifting series from Japan.

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Daigo Saito

is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series and Formula Drift Japan.

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Diego Higa

Diego Rafael Higa (born March 18, 1997) is a Professional Racing Driver, Drifting Professor and Netflix Hyperdrive Champion, from Santos, Brazil.

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Differential (mechanical device)

A differential is a gear train with three drive shafts that has the property that the rotational speed of one shaft is the average of the speeds of the others.

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Dodge

Dodge is an American brand of automobiles and a division of Stellantis North America, based in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

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Dodge Charger (2005)

The sixth and seventh-generation Dodge Charger are full-size four-door sedans, first introduced at the 2005 North American International Auto Show and built by American automobile manufacturer Stellantis North America, a subsidiary of Stellantis.

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Dodge Viper

The Dodge Viper is a sports car that was manufactured by Dodge (by SRT for 2013 and 2014), a division of American car manufacturer Chrysler from 1992 until 2017, having taken a brief hiatus in 2007, and from 2010 to 2012.

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Domestic market

A domestic market, also referred to as an internal market or domestic trading, is the supply and demand of goods, services, and securities within a single country.

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Double wishbone suspension

A double wishbone suspension is an independent suspension design for automobiles using two (occasionally parallel) wishbone-shaped arms to locate the wheel.

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Drag racing

Drag racing is a type of motor racing in which automobiles or motorcycles compete, usually two at a time, to be first to cross a set finish line.

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Drift Allstars

Drift Allstars Championship – is a professional drifting series that on average 50 drivers and teams, from at least 16 nations compete in a 10 stop Grand Prix series driving powerful and modified saloon cars.

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Drift Tengoku

is a monthly automobile magazine dedicated to drifting and was the first of its kind.

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Driving

Driving is the controlled operation and movement of a land vehicle, including cars, motorcycles, trucks, and buses.

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Dynamometer

A dynamometer or "dyno" for short, is a device for simultaneously measuring the torque and rotational speed (RPM) of an engine, motor or other rotating prime mover so that its instantaneous power may be calculated, and usually displayed by the dynamometer itself as kW or bhp.

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Editing

Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information.

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Enzo Ferrari

Enzo Anselmo Giuseppe Maria Ferrari (18 February 1898 – 14 August 1988) was an Italian motor racing driver and entrepreneur, the founder of the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team, and subsequently of the Ferrari automobile marque.

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Fabulous Hudson Hornet

The Fabulous Hudson Hornet is a famous NASCAR Grand National Series and AAA stock car campaigned during the early 1950s that was produced by the Hudson Motor Car Company.

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Fishtailing

Fishtailing is a vehicle handling problem which occurs when the rear wheels lose traction, resulting in oversteer. Drifting (motorsport) and Fishtailing are driving techniques.

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Five-point harness

A five-point harness is a form of seat belt that contains five straps that are mounted to the car frame. Drifting (motorsport) and five-point harness are motorsport terminology.

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Ford Falcon (Australia)

The Ford Falcon is a full-size car that was manufactured by Ford Australia from 1960 to 2016.

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Ford Mustang

The Ford Mustang is a series of American automobiles manufactured by Ford.

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Formula D

Formula DRIFT (also known as Formula D or 'FD’) is a United States-based motorsport drifting series.

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Forza Motorsport (2005 video game)

Forza Motorsport is a 2005 simulation racing video game developed by Turn 10 Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox gaming system.

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Forza Motorsport 7

Forza Motorsport 7 is a 2017 racing video game developed by Turn 10 Studios and published by Microsoft Studios, serving as the tenth installment in the Forza series.

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Funny Car

Funny Car is a type of drag racing vehicle and a specific racing class in organized drag racing.

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Gear

A gear or gearwheel is a rotating machine part typically used to transmit rotational motion and/or torque by means of a series of teeth that engage with compatible teeth of another gear or other part.

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General Motors LS-based small-block engine

The General Motors LS-based small-block engines are a family of V8 and V6 engines designed and manufactured by American automotive company General Motors.

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Gran Turismo (series)

Gran Turismo is a series of driving simulators developed by Polyphony Digital for the PlayStation systems, Gran Turismo simulators are intended to emulate the appearance and performance of a large selection of vehicles, most of which are licensed reproductions of real-world automobiles.

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Grand Prix motor racing

Grand Prix motor racing, a form of motorsport competition, has its roots in organised automobile racing that began in France as early as 1894.

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Handbrake turn

The handbrake turn (also known as a bootleg or bootlegger's turn) is a driving technique used to deliberately slide a car sideways, either for the purpose of quickly negotiating a very tight bend, or for turning around well within the vehicle's own turning diameter. Drifting (motorsport) and handbrake turn are driving techniques.

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Holden Commodore

The Holden Commodore is a series of automobiles that were sold by former Australian manufacturer Holden from 1978 to 2020.

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Hyperdrive (American TV series)

Hyperdrive is a 2019 American documentarian non-scripted auto racing reality television series on Netflix that is executive produced by Charlize Theron.

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Indie game

An indie game, short for independent video game, is a video game created by individuals or smaller development teams without the financial and technical support of a large game publisher, in contrast to most "AAA" (triple-A) games.

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Initial D

is a Japanese street racing manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno.

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Internal combustion engine cooling

Internal combustion engine cooling uses either air or liquid to remove the waste heat from an internal combustion engine.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe.

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Jackknifing

Jackknifing is the folding of an articulated vehicle so that it resembles the acute angle of a folding pocket knife.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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Japanese domestic market

The term "Japanese domestic market" ("JDM") refers to Japan's home market for vehicles and vehicle parts.

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Japanese Touring Car Championship

The Japanese Touring Car Championship (abbr: 1985–1993: JTC, 1994–1998: JTCC, officially known as All Japan Touring Car Championship, 全日本ツーリングカー選手権) was a former touring car racing series held in Japan.

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Juiced (video game)

Juiced is a racing video game by British studio Juice Games for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and mobile phones.

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Keiichi Tsuchiya

is a Japanese professional race car driver.

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Ken Gushi

is one of Japan's top competitors in the sport of drifting.

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Kingpin (automotive part)

The kingpin (also king-pin, king pin and k pin) is the main pivot in the steering mechanism of a car or other vehicle.

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Kunimitsu Takahashi

was a Japanese professional motorcycle road racer, racing driver, and team manager.

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Lexus IS

The is a compact executive car (D-segment in Europe) sold by Lexus, a luxury division of Toyota, since 1998.

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Lexus SC

The is a grand tourer that was retailed by Lexus (a luxury vehicle division of Toyota) and built from 1991 until 2010.

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Lift-off oversteer

Lift-off oversteer (also known as, trailing-throttle oversteer, throttle off oversteer, or lift-throttle oversteer) is a form of sudden oversteer. Drifting (motorsport) and lift-off oversteer are driving techniques.

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Lightning McQueen

Lightning McQueen is a fictional anthropomorphic stock car and the protagonist of the Disney/Pixar Cars franchise.

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Limited-slip differential

A limited-slip differential (LSD) is a type of differential gear train that allows its two output shafts to rotate at different speeds but limits the maximum difference between the two shafts.

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List of Cars characters

Cars is a media franchise including the 2006 film Cars, the 2011 film Cars 2, the 2017 film Cars 3, the 2022 series Cars on the Road, the 2013 film Planes, and the 2014 film Planes: Fire & Rescue.

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MacPherson strut

The MacPherson strut is a type of automotive suspension system that uses the top of a telescopic damper as the upper steering pivot.

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Manga

are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan.

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Manual transmission

A manual transmission (MT), also known as manual gearbox, standard transmission (in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States), or stick shift (in the United States), is a multi-speed motor vehicle transmission system, where gear changes require the driver to manually select the gears by operating a gear stick and clutch (which is usually a foot pedal for cars or a hand lever for motorcycles).

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Mario Kart

is a series of kart racing games based on the Mario franchise developed and published by Nintendo.

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Mazda

, also known as simply Mazda, is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Fuchū, Hiroshima, Japan.

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Mazda MX-5

The Mazda MX-5 is a lightweight two-person sports car manufactured and marketed by Mazda with a front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout.

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Mazda RX-7

The Mazda RX-7 is a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, rotary engine-powered sports car that was manufactured and marketed by Mazda from 1978 until 2002 across three generations, all of which made use of a compact, lightweight Wankel rotary engine.

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Mercedes-AMG

Mercedes-AMG GmbH, commonly known as AMG (Aufrecht, Melcher, Großaspach), is the high-performance subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz AG.

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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution

The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, popularly referred to as the 'Evo', is a sports sedan and rally car based on the Lancer that was manufactured by Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors from 1992 until 2016.

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Motorcycle sport

Motorcycle sport is a broad field that encompasses all sporting aspects of motorcycling.

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Motorsport

Motorsport(s) or motor sport(s) are sporting events, competitions and related activities that primarily involve the use of automobiles, motorcycles, motorboats and powered aircraft.

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Mount Haruna

is a dormant stratovolcano in Gunma Prefecture, in the Kantō region of eastern Honshū, Japan.

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Mountain pass

A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge.

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National Hot Rod Association

The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) is a governing body which sets rules in drag racing and hosts events all over the United States and Canada.

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Need for Speed

Need for Speed (NFS) is a racing game franchise published by Electronic Arts and currently developed by Criterion Games (the developers of the ''Burnout'' series).

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Need for Speed: Underground

Need for Speed: Underground is a 2003 racing video game and the seventh installment in the Need for Speed series.

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Netflix

Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service.

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Nissan

is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

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Nissan 180SX

The Nissan 180SX is a fastback automobile that Nissan Motors produced between 1988 and 1998.

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Nissan 240SX

The Nissan 240SX is a sports compact car that was introduced to the North American market by Nissan in 1989 for the 1990 model year.

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Nissan 350Z

The Nissan 350Z (known as Nissan Fairlady Z (Z33) in Japan) is a two-door, two-seater sports car that was manufactured by Nissan Motor Corporation from 2002 until 2009 and marks the fifth generation of Nissan's Z-car line.

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Nissan 370Z

The Nissan 370Z (known as the Fairlady Z Z34 in Japan) is a 2-door, 2-seater sports car (S-segment in Europe) manufactured by Nissan Motor Company.

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Nissan GT-R

The Nissan GT-R (Gran Turismo–Racing; model code: R35; Japanese: 日産・GT-R; Nissan GT-R) is a car built by Japanese marque Nissan since 2007.

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Nissan RB engine

The RB engine is an oversquare 2.0–3.0 L straight-6 four-stroke gasoline engine from Nissan, originally produced from 1985 to 2004.

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Nissan Silvia

The is the series of small sports cars produced by Nissan.

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Nissan Skyline

The is a brand of automobile originally produced by the Prince Motor Company starting in 1957, and then by Nissan after the two companies merged in 1967.

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Nissan SR20DET

The SR20DET is a straight-four four-stroke gasoline engine that is part of the SR family of engines from Nissan, produced from 1989 to 2002.

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Nitrous oxide engine

A nitrous oxide engine, or nitrous oxide system (NOS) is an internal combustion engine in which oxygen for burning the fuel comes from the decomposition of nitrous oxide, N2O, as well as air.

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NZ Drift Series

The NZ Drift Series was a five-round motorsport series organised by Parkside Media, publisher of NZ Performance Car magazine.

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NZ Performance Car

NZ Performance Car is a monthly automobile magazine and website, and is the biggest selling automotive and men's lifestyle magazine in New Zealand.

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Oil pressure

Oil pressure is an important factor in the longevity of most internal combustion engines.

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Opposite lock

Opposite lock, also commonly known as countersteer, is a colloquial term used to mean the steering associated with the deliberate use of oversteer to turn a vehicle rapidly without losing momentum. Drifting (motorsport) and Opposite lock are driving techniques.

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Option (car magazine)

Option (オプション, Opushon in katakana and subtitled Exciting Car Magazine) is an automotive magazine founded by in 1981, to meet the demand for enthusiasts of modified Japanese cars in Japan.

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Parking brake

In road vehicles, the parking brake, also known as a handbrake or emergency brake (e-brake), is a mechanism used to keep the vehicle securely motionless when parked.

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Paul Newman

Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, race car driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur.

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PlayStation 3

The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. The successor to the PlayStation 2, it is part of the PlayStation brand of consoles. It was first released on November 11, 2006, in Japan, November 17, 2006, in North America, and March 23, 2007, in Europe and Australasia.

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Polyurethane

Polyurethane (often abbreviated PUR and PU) refers to a class of polymers composed of organic units joined by carbamate (urethane) links.

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Polyvinyl chloride

Polyvinyl chloride (alternatively: poly(vinyl chloride), colloquial: vinyl or polyvinyl; abbreviated: PVC) is the world's third-most widely produced synthetic polymer of plastic (after polyethylene and polypropylene).

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Pontiac (automobile)

Pontiac, or formally the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors, was an American automobile brand owned, manufactured, and commercialized by General Motors.

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Pontiac Solstice

The Pontiac Solstice is a sports car that was produced by Pontiac from 2005 to 2010.

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Power band

The power band of an internal combustion engine or electric motor is the range of operating speeds under which the engine or motor is able to output the most power, that is, the maximum energy per unit of time.

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Quaife

R.T. Quaife Engineering, Ltd. is a British manufacturer of automotive drivetrain products.

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Race Driver: Grid

Race Driver: Grid is a 2008 racing video game developed and published by Codemasters for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, arcade, Java ME and OS X. It is the first game in the ''Grid'' series.

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Racing slick

A racing slick or slick tyre is a type of tyre that has a smooth tread used mostly in auto racing.

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Radio-controlled car

Radio-controlled cars, or RC cars for short, are miniature model cars, vans, buses, trucks or buggies that can be controlled from a distance using a specialized transmitter or remote.

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Reality television

Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors.

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Red Bull Drifting World Championship

The Red Bull Drifting World Championship is a non-championship all-star drifting contest sponsored by Red Bull energy drink and hosted by IMG and Slipstream Global Marketing, the organizers behind Formula D. The event took place at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California on November 15–16, 2008.

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Rhys Millen

Rhys Rodney Millen (born 6 September 1972) is a New Zealand-born racing driver.

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Ridge Racer (1993 video game)

is a 1993 racing video game developed and published by Namco.

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Ryan Tuerck

Ryan Tuerck (born April 10, 1985) is an American professional drifter from Derry, New Hampshire who currently competes in the U.S. Formula Drift series.

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Samuel Hübinette

Samuel Hübinette, a.k.a. The Crazy Swede (born 15 September 1971, in Jokkmokk, Norrbotten County), is a Swedish professional race car driver and Hollywood stunt driver.

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Scandinavian flick

The Scandinavian flick is a technique used predominantly in ice racing and rallying. Drifting (motorsport) and Scandinavian flick are driving techniques.

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Scion (automobile)

Scion was a marque of Toyota that debuted in 2003 and was available only in the United States and Canada.

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Scion tC

The Scion tC is a compact car manufactured by Toyota under its Scion brand from 2004 to 2016 over two generations: ANT10 (2004–2010) and AGT20 (2010–2016).

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Scrub radius

The scrub radius is the distance in front view between the king pin axis and the center of the contact patch of the wheel, where both would theoretically touch the road.

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Sega Rally

Sega Rally is a series of 3D racing video games published by Sega.

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Sequential manual transmission

A sequential manual transmission, also known as a sequential gearbox, or a sequential transmission, is a type of non-synchronous manual transmission used mostly for motorcycles and racing cars.

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Shock absorber

A shock absorber or damper is a mechanical or hydraulic device designed to absorb and damp shock impulses.

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Slip (aerodynamics)

A slip is an aerodynamic state where an aircraft is moving somewhat sideways as well as forward relative to the oncoming airflow or relative wind.

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Slip angle

In vehicle dynamics, slip angle or sideslip angle is the angle between the direction in which a wheel is pointing and the direction in which it is actually traveling (i.e., the angle between the forward velocity vector v_x and the vector sum of wheel forward velocity v_x and lateral velocity v_y, as defined in the image to the right).

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Spinning (motorsport)

Spinning is a South African motorsport that involves driving cars at speed in circles and performing stunts in and out of the car. Drifting (motorsport) and Spinning (motorsport) are motorsport terminology.

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Steering wheel

A steering wheel (also called a driving wheel, a hand wheel, or simply wheel) is a type of steering control in vehicles.

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Subaru Impreza

The is a compact car that has been manufactured by the Japanese automaker Subaru since 1992.

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Subaru WRX

The Subaru WRX is an all-wheel drive sport compact car manufactured by the Japanese automaker Subaru, originally based on the Impreza created for the World Rally Championship in 1992.

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Tafheet

Tafheet (تفحيط), or popularly hajwalah (هجولة), (colloquially known as Arab drifting or Saudi drifting), is a type of street racing-like subculture believed to have started in the late 1970s in Saudi Arabia, that involves driving cars that are generally non-modified or factory-setup (sometimes stolen or rented cars) at very high speeds, around, across wide highways throwing the car left and right to mimic the appearance of drifting.

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Tamiya Corporation

is a Japanese manufacturer of plastic model kits, radio-controlled cars, battery and solar powered educational models, sailboat models, acrylic and enamel model paints, and various modeling tools and supplies.

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Tandem

Tandem, or in tandem, is an arrangement in which a team of machines, animals or people are lined up one behind another, all facing in the same direction.

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Tanner Foust

Tanner Lee Foust (born June 13, 1973) is an American professional racing driver, stunt driver, and television host.

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Tazio Nuvolari

Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari (16 November 1892 – 11 August 1953) was an Italian racing driver.

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Telemetry

Telemetry is the in situ collection of measurements or other data at remote points and their automatic transmission to receiving equipment (telecommunication) for monitoring.

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The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is a 2006 action film directed by Justin Lin and written by Chris Morgan.

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Tire

A tire (North American English) or tyre (Commonwealth English) is a ring-shaped component that surrounds a wheel's rim to transfer a vehicle's load from the axle through the wheel to the ground and to provide traction on the surface over which the wheel travels.

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Tire lettering

Tire lettering is the practice of putting, or drawing visible letters on the sidewall of an automobile's tires.

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Torsen

Torsen Torque-Sensing (full name Torsen traction) is a type of limited-slip differential used in automobiles.

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Toyota

is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan.

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Toyota 86

The Toyota 86 and the Subaru BRZ are 2+2 sports cars jointly developed by Toyota and Subaru, manufactured at Subaru's Gunma assembly plant.

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Toyota AE86

The AE86 series of the Toyota Corolla Levin and Toyota Sprinter Trueno are small, front-engine/rear-wheel-drive models within the front-engine/front-wheel-drive fifth generation Corolla (E80) range—marketed by Toyota from 1983 to 1987 in coupé and liftback configurations.

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Toyota Avensis

The is a mid-size/large family car built in Derbyshire, United Kingdom by the Japanese automaker Toyota from October 1997 to August 2018.

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Toyota Chaser

The is a mid-size car produced by Toyota.

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Toyota JZ engine

The Toyota JZ engine family is a series of inline-6 automobile engines produced by Toyota Motor Corporation.

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Toyota Soarer

The is a personal luxury GT coupé produced from 1981 to 2005 by Toyota and sold in Japan.

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Toyota Supra

is a sports car and grand tourer manufactured by the Toyota Motor Corporation beginning in 1978.

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Tsukuba Circuit

is a motorsport race track located in Shimotsuma, a neighboring city of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, about north of central Tokyo.

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Understeer and oversteer

Understeer and oversteer are vehicle dynamics terms used to describe the sensitivity of the vehicle to changes in steering angle associated with changes in lateral acceleration. Drifting (motorsport) and Understeer and oversteer are driving techniques.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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United States Department of Transportation

The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT or DOT) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government.

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Weight transfer

Weight transfer and load transfer are two expressions used somewhat confusingly to describe two distinct effects. Drifting (motorsport) and Weight transfer are driving techniques.

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Welding

Welding is a fabrication process that joins materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, primarily by using high temperature to melt the parts together and allow them to cool, causing fusion.

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Willow Springs International Motorsports Park

Willow Springs International Motorsports Park (commonly referred to as Willow Springs) is located in Willow Springs near Rosamond, California, about north of Los Angeles.

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Willow Springs, Kern County, California

Willow Springs is a village located around a set of former springs (no longer flowing) in Kern County, California, United States.

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Yokomo

is a Japanese company from Adachi, Tokyo that specialize in radio-controlled cars, it was one of the first manufacturers in Japan to build their own RC cars, sell upgrade parts and it also invented the option RTR (Ready To Run) cars, but most notable of all is their long-running "Dog Fighter" series of radio controlled buggies, and ultimately a strong entry on Drift RC Cars mainly through its successes in racing.

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YouTube Shorts

YouTube Shorts is the short-form section of the American online video-sharing platform YouTube.

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See also

Driving techniques

Sports originating in Japan

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drifting_(motorsport)

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