Enjoyed your euro trip video and now this! I'm currently saving down payment for Miata by quitting smoking. Your video is helping me stay focused. Thanks!
Most fun car I've owned yet it's the second slowest fun car I've owned. I've had an MR2 roadster (slowest) Fiat Coupe 20v turbo, BMW Z4M and two Vauxhall VX220s, one with 218bhp.
Good old Mazda Mx5's Tiny wheel base gives tonnes of Snapback, which makes it much more specific about how it wants to be drift, there is more chance of accidental oversteer, it loses grip at the back easily, but with too much throttle you'll oversteer, and without enough throttle, you'll get snap back when trying to straighten out... the Mx5 will definately teach you to Drift better for sure, very specific car to drift.
Glad I found this! Just got one last month and been getting to grips with it in the local empty carparks. I found it kinda difficult to exit any drifts smoothly and thought it was my lack of practice. Glad to know it's just a tricky car to drift. Drift limits is within a reasonable travel distance from me, so maybe I'll treat myself to a couple of visits a year. :)
Yes sir it can drift. It can even drift slow motion in the wet. I bought one in 2016 and have done extensive mods just to drift and track it. The rear sway bar settings are everything. Get a Megan racing or other adjustable system with some adjustable end links. On low setting it grips like a boss. On high setting with a lsd it feels close to a welded diff. It's easy to power over in 1st and 2nd and the clutch can take a clutch kick beating. I have 70k on mine with about 5000 miles or so track/ drift time and the only problems I had was one over heat on a 115° day and 2 cracked a/c lines due to body bend during drifts. Mazda has since made thicker lines as apperently I wasent the only one with the problem
hey! experienced the same as mister in the video here, very snappy when you have little angle. I drift mine much better than in this vid, but when there isn't much space, I'm always a bit worried about transitions since the car is very confusing at those low
Took me absolutely ages. It's not normal dirt, strangely enough I found upholstery cleaner was the chemical than removed it easily. Last thing I expected to work. I also took the wheels off and cleaned the suspension.
As someone that’s owned a 350z for nearly 8 years and done 60k+ miles in it, I’m really intrigued to how the drift one feels. Mine has an LSD and has been good for being playful but the difference you found between the Mazdas with welded diff and LSD was surprising.
I've gone a little bit sideways in a standard 350z before at an airfield track day. It felt like it would be a nice car to drift. But it was my friends car so I didn't go too hard on it - he has had it about 12 years now I think but rarely drives it.
Do you have TCR fully closed? I dont know if you can do it in the ND but my NC can disable it completely with a long press. If not it applies brakes slightly and it causes you to spin which is not optimal for drifting.
A tank slapper is when you try to straighten the slide but it snaps back and slides the other way and then you try to straighten that slide and you snap back and slide the other way again, you go from left to right. This car is more prone to it than any car I've owned even though my skill is higher than it's ever been. The mid engined cars I've owned snapped into over steer but didn't snap back as much when trying to straighten. This car doesn't snap into oversteer but is more likely to snap back.
@@RichardFanders yes I’ve experienced this in racing games. 😝 it’s great that you are teaching your students like me more advance skills. I went from not knowing how to drive manual to now learning how to heal and toe and shift faster.
@@534tgrg6yrtgdf Racing sims are good aswel got a full pc set up and it's definitely improved my irl driving i can tell you that for sure plus it's great smashing the nurgburgring tourist on assetto with others. I've only ever drifted in assetto i went to an experience day and smashed it out the park even the instructor was shocked lol
Also if you wondered why the name, i think it comes from motorcycle riding as when this happens on a bike, you slap the tank with the handlebars each time the tyre wobbles
Certainly the coolest driving instructor out there
Omg how did I just find out theres another channel where my favorite TH-cam Instructor gets instructed by other instructors? 😂😂 this is amazing mate
Enjoyed your euro trip video and now this! I'm currently saving down payment for Miata by quitting smoking. Your video is helping me stay focused. Thanks!
Most fun car I've owned yet it's the second slowest fun car I've owned. I've had an MR2 roadster (slowest) Fiat Coupe 20v turbo, BMW Z4M and two Vauxhall VX220s, one with 218bhp.
Let me tell you my friend, you won't be disappointed!! Such an awesome little car!!🙌🙌
Keep up the good fight!!
Great video and a lot of fun. Drifting is easier on a welded differential. Thank you Mr. Fanders.
Good old Mazda Mx5's Tiny wheel base gives tonnes of Snapback, which makes it much more specific about how it wants to be drift, there is more chance of accidental oversteer, it loses grip at the back easily, but with too much throttle you'll oversteer, and without enough throttle, you'll get snap back when trying to straighten out... the Mx5 will definately teach you to Drift better for sure, very specific car to drift.
Glad I found this! Just got one last month and been getting to grips with it in the local empty carparks. I found it kinda difficult to exit any drifts smoothly and thought it was my lack of practice. Glad to know it's just a tricky car to drift. Drift limits is within a reasonable travel distance from me, so maybe I'll treat myself to a couple of visits a year. :)
lovely video! good to see you having fun!
Doughnuts at the end were sick!
That Fast and Furious Supra tho
love the MX5 content from a driving instructor, i own an NC myself and love the car to bits
I had exactly the same warning messages doing the same in mine...! Clearly some sensors get upset when going sideways.
In Germany at high speed the blind spot monitoring system disabled itself also.
@@RichardFanders Lol, I was so confused when that happened in mine. Now I understand, its a feature, not a bug xD
Haha, man you are amazing. Especially your socks!
You acctually was pretty decent at drifting haha, didn't think driving instructors were down like that
A driving instructor that drifts is like a school headteacher that goes on raves🤣
Yes sir it can drift. It can even drift slow motion in the wet. I bought one in 2016 and have done extensive mods just to drift and track it. The rear sway bar settings are everything. Get a Megan racing or other adjustable system with some adjustable end links. On low setting it grips like a boss. On high setting with a lsd it feels close to a welded diff. It's easy to power over in 1st and 2nd and the clutch can take a clutch kick beating. I have 70k on mine with about 5000 miles or so track/ drift time and the only problems I had was one over heat on a 115° day and 2 cracked a/c lines due to body bend during drifts. Mazda has since made thicker lines as apperently I wasent the only one with the problem
hey! experienced the same as mister in the video here, very snappy when you have little angle. I drift mine much better than in this vid, but when there isn't much space, I'm always a bit worried about transitions since the car is very confusing at those low
Nice to get a detailed feedback on the ND drifting characteristics!
I assume you weren't afraid of issues with oil pressure, then?
It can handle 1.4g and maintain oil pressure.
Nice, thanks!
Those airfields have a very abrasive surface - not ideal for getting the car to slide.
Looked good fun, did the dirt wash off ok?
Took me absolutely ages. It's not normal dirt, strangely enough I found upholstery cleaner was the chemical than removed it easily. Last thing I expected to work. I also took the wheels off and cleaned the suspension.
As someone that’s owned a 350z for nearly 8 years and done 60k+ miles in it, I’m really intrigued to how the drift one feels. Mine has an LSD and has been good for being playful but the difference you found between the Mazdas with welded diff and LSD was surprising.
I've gone a little bit sideways in a standard 350z before at an airfield track day. It felt like it would be a nice car to drift. But it was my friends car so I didn't go too hard on it - he has had it about 12 years now I think but rarely drives it.
Do you have TCR fully closed? I dont know if you can do it in the ND but my NC can disable it completely with a long press. If not it applies brakes slightly and it causes you to spin which is not optimal for drifting.
What is a tank slapper? Why does it happen?
A tank slapper is when you try to straighten the slide but it snaps back and slides the other way and then you try to straighten that slide and you snap back and slide the other way again, you go from left to right. This car is more prone to it than any car I've owned even though my skill is higher than it's ever been. The mid engined cars I've owned snapped into over steer but didn't snap back as much when trying to straighten. This car doesn't snap into oversteer but is more likely to snap back.
@@RichardFanders yes I’ve experienced this in racing games. 😝 it’s great that you are teaching your students like me more advance skills. I went from not knowing how to drive manual to now learning how to heal and toe and shift faster.
@@534tgrg6yrtgdf Racing sims are good aswel got a full pc set up and it's definitely improved my irl driving i can tell you that for sure plus it's great smashing the nurgburgring tourist on assetto with others. I've only ever drifted in assetto i went to an experience day and smashed it out the park even the instructor was shocked lol
@@lockenessmotorsports818 what’s your computer equipment and game.
Also if you wondered why the name, i think it comes from motorcycle riding as when this happens on a bike, you slap the tank with the handlebars each time the tyre wobbles
No lsd in the US except for the manual club :(
My 2020 RF GT has LSD I’m in the states, I think it depends on the year.
Why are you re-uploading all the videos??
Not all, only 6 due to an error. Two more to go.