My definition of drifting?
When the rear wheels are slipping at a greater angle than the front wheels, the car is drifting or oversteering.
Course, I got this from en.wikipedia.com... argue with me if you want, but that's not my personal opinion.
My personal opinion (and what others have told me) that a DRIFT is when all four tires slip in an angle-slide in your car, whereas OVERSTEERING is the biggest argue over all drift racing: when only the rear wheels slip up.
I've done both, I've experienced both, and there is quite some difference. One is CONTROL. My FWD Cavalier oversteers all the time: the real wheels slip up when I take turns and corners (down my awesome country highway backroad!), but my Altima actually drifted... yes, all 4 wheels slipped up and that was a completely unexpected move because I've been told that FWD cannot drift, but there I was, at first angry some punks behind me in an Ecclipse busting their eardrums out and tailgating me, then I take a 90 degree turn to the right too fast: 30 mph, though I normally take that turn 15-20 under control.
Real wheel slip up is nice if you like a squeal, but drifting is nerve wrecking... if you don't expect it to happen.
All anyone has to do to drift is take a corner 25-30 mph faster than they think they normally could. It's as simple as that... easier said than done.
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