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Do you even drift?

A term that Mario Kart players use when insulting a bad Mario Kart driver. Similar to, "do you even lift?"
Dude you got fourth place, do you even drift?
by Dagos January 11, 2013
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drift

In racing, it is the clipping of the apex of a turn to attain higher corner exit speeds. This achieved by breaking the tire traction limit and putting the car into a controlled skid. As the vehicle slides, the weight shifts from each tire to another, and causes the car to circle around and clip the apex.

Popularized by the anime "Initial D."
They call keiichi tsuchiya the Drift King because he drifted in touge battles.
by davey November 29, 2003
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drift

A motorsport in which a car is sliding lateraly through a turn of a series of turns. During a drift (not a powerslide), the front wheels are pointing in the opposite direction of the turn (example: Front wheels pointing left during a right hand turn). Drifting takes place under total control of the vehicle. Drifting is the slowest way around a corner because of the extra friction on the wheels slows the vehicle down (friction=slow).

Types of Techniques to induce a drift: Hand Brake Drift is the most common and a beginner technique. This is done by approaching a corner at the desired speed, downshifting while keeping the clutch in and pulling the hand brake quickly and stongly for a moment while turning into the corner. Let down the hand brake and release the clutch and counter steer. Just because this is a beginner techinique, doesn't mean that proffessionals can't use it.
Power-over: not going to go over this one because it don't like it.
Shift Lock: Down shifting very quick without heel-and-toeing which causes the wheels to lock suddenly and momentarily to induce the drift. Sort of like the Hand Brake.
Clutch Kicking: I learned on this as well as Hand Brake. This is done by "kicking" (hence the title) the clutch to send a jolt or shock throught the powertrain which causes the rear wheels to slip. I don't exactly know why.
Braking Drift: This is one of the weight shift techinques. It is done by shifting the weight to the front of the vehicle which is followed immediatly by the gas which makes the rear wheels to lose traction.
Feint Drift: Another weight shift techinique. This is done by turning very quickly away from the turn a little then swinging or flick it back into the corner to get the rear to lose traction. Hit the gas and continue with the drift.
Kansei Drifting: Don't know how to do this so i will take straight from wikipedia: "By letting off the accelerator while cornering at very high speeds, cars with relatively neutral handling will begin to slide, simply from the weight transfer resulting from engine braking. The drift is controlled afterwards by steering inputs from the driver and light pedal work, similar to the Braking drift."
There.
Thats about it. Have fun. I'm not going to go over the cars used because you can basically use any rear wheeled drive vehicle. All-Wheeled drive cars are able to drift but due to their pulling of their front wheels, will pull out of it. Same with Front-Wheeled cars.
"I drift not because it is a quicker way around a corner, but the most exciting way."
-Tsuchiya Keiichi
by Charlie Dango December 27, 2007
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Drift Phonk

Subgenre of Phonk, famously known for the excessive use of cowbells.
Person 1: Do you like Phonk?
Person 2: Yeah bruh I love the cowbells
Person 1:Dumbass that's Drift Phonk
by Sm0ked0ut October 29, 2022
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phantom drift

when two people are racing and someone passses the other while drifting
in the middle of the race, this guy phantom drifted right past me!
by chris b-seks October 11, 2007
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Tokyo Drift

When you turn the steering wheel so hard, you make your tires go "skrrrrt".

You can totally freak someone out with this maneuver, if you drift hard enough.
Person 1: Oh shit! A sharp turn!
Person 2: Don't fuck around, do something!
Person 1: Finna Tokyo Drift up in this bitch!
Person 2: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
by RedRabbit1987 March 4, 2019
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Dixturb

When a man pokes his bed partner with his hard-on as a message that he wants to have sex, or "play".
"Don't dixturb me, can't you see I'm trying to sleep."
by 2craycray March 22, 2013
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