What is Faster? Drifting or Gripping?

What is truly faster? Gripping or Drifting? Watch this quick video to give you the positives and negatives of the Drifting technique.

Have any questions or suggestions?
Let me know in the comments!
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Credits Song: Greafer- Letting Go

[Gibbysaurio]

You forgot an important point that favours drifting, if you are blasting eurobeat it adds extra horsepower and allows you to get as close as 5 cm away from the guardrail.

[evg]

Another thing that helps drifting *eurobeat*

[kristoKR-zjoi]

Did some1 notice that the back song is from Initial d ?? :D

[Zeemas]

Got for grip. Even Takumi eventually went for a more grip style driving as suggested by Ryousuke during Project D for tire longevity and less risk.

[speedymiata]

Its a good thing I know which team owns this theme





*its the akagi red suns*

[mareczek]

IMO - just do both, drive gripping and use drifting whenever it'll allow to gain better results.

[torsti]

I don't even have my driver's license, why am I watching this?

[tanker]

I always thought drifting was used in dirt events because braking on dirt is less effective than using your sidewalls to dig in.
Some cars are also just really bad gripping...

[dropdead_]

Especially in smaller roads and courses drifting would be used to take more space than just simply turn with grip, hence making surpassing you harder.

[jivincent]

I'm surprised that you haven't talked about tires. Slip angle vs cornering force, friction coefficient vs slip angle, temperature management, efficiency. To me, these are the key considerations, and also why we see drifting in dirt race but not in formula one. but good video thanks for making it.

[LanyiLaszlo]

Finally a correct video with the key factors to share. Thank you!
(Even Mythbusters did not get it right S09E03.)

[sf]

i love the Initial D soundtrack in the background

[grozavklaus]

This video is sooo good when you want to understand why one is better than another, thank you man for this !

[BladezAndrew]

"not being able to drift with low power" only applies for "flashy drifting" and when going slow

[hayatokanzaki]

I like how safety is your primary concern.

[teaganwindago]

I have thought drifting was slower when I first saw it. Thanks for the acknowledgement.

[jitunowikai.]

Drifting and Gripping is like water. You can have it either way. Move like boiling water or slide like ice. It's both good. For their individual situation.

[instantbeansoup]

I'm imagining having Ryosuke as a mentor

[crispyshaman]

Also depends what car you drive. Gripping is faster in a car with good handling. But a car that has horibble handling is faster in the corner while drifing since it does not have to slow down so much

[phaserra]

I cringe when I see cars drift on a long corner when racing, this video confirms my idea about it.