Because when I was a kid playing burnout I thought it was always faster to drift around the corner. But replaying it now heavy breaking and accelerating through the curve is faster.
Drifting is slower in almost every case. Fastest way through a turn depends on the turn and surrounding road, as well as your car’s handling and drivetrain
If your tires don’t have traction you are losing potential acceleration. Hairpins on loose surface are a slightly different situation, the Rally driver uses the lack of traction to aim the car ready for acceleration out of corner, keeping the engine revs up in the power/torque zone so there is no bogging down like there would be with full braking, then starting
Is it ever faster to drift around a corner?
Because when I was a kid playing burnout I thought it was always faster to drift around the corner. But replaying it now heavy breaking and accelerating through the curve is faster.
In Mario Kart it’s faster. You get them lil’ sparks on your wheels.
Drifting is slower in almost every case. Fastest way through a turn depends on the turn and surrounding road, as well as your car’s handling and drivetrain
Drifting on a loose surface (gravel, sand, snow) is faster (see scandiflick/finnishflick).
On asphalt is faster to not drift.
If your tires don’t have traction you are losing potential acceleration. Hairpins on loose surface are a slightly different situation, the Rally driver uses the lack of traction to aim the car ready for acceleration out of corner, keeping the engine revs up in the power/torque zone so there is no bogging down like there would be with full braking, then starting