Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-27095714-20170310044406/@comment-27510501-20170527033054

SM Racer wrote: drifting adds so much depth and room to learn in a racing game, but high speed cornering is near impossible without it.

Drifting around a high speed corner is the slow way around the corner. Looks great, but it's not fast. Totally agree - I just don't get why so many people think "drifting" on sealed road surfaces is a good idea. It is slow, wears tyres out faster, and generates a bad smell! I believe "drifting" originated in the rally world, and was originally known as the "Scandinavian Technique" (due to the Scandinavian drivers introducing the technique).

Don't get me wrong - I'm not saying it doesn't take skill, or that it is not fun - but on road surfaces there is absolutely nothing fast about it. Rally surfaces are different, 'cos they're often loose!