Does anyone know where I can find details on the basic controller inputs for drifting? I’ve seen plenty of guides for tuning, target point totals for certain achievements, but I’ve haven’t seen descriptions of when to press buttons and triggers. I’m sure the controls will vary greatly for each car and track, but there should be some general basics that apply to all drifting.
How long do you hold the e-brake at the start of the drift? Do you just tap the button? Do you ever hit the e-brake at any other point during the drift?
One the drift has started, do you hold the gas (RT) at any point, just tap it, or leave it alone? Do you ever hit the regular brakes (LT)? Do you ever hit either type of brake and the gas at the same time?
How quickly do you switch from steering into the corner at the start of the drift to steering into the slide? Do you generally hold the steering into the slide, or do you ever let it go back to center? Do you hold the steering all the way to the side, or do you have to balance the steering direction with some aspect of how the car is behaving?
How do you determine when to start the drift for a given turn? Do you need to start towards the corner, steer away from it, then start the drift back into it in order to use body roll?
Are there other inputs or factors that I should consider?
I’ve gotten 12,600 points on the California Drifter Rivals event, and I got 1900 on Turn 1 after experimenting for an hour. I used the GMC Syclone with the tune by snd woom988 under keywords 1 drift and keyword 2 beginner.
I held the e-brake button down while turning sharply left until the Syclone was pointed at the corner, turned sharply to the right, and revved the gas a bit before letting go of the e-brake. A few times through the slide, I revved the gas very quickly while also pressing the regular brake trigger, while slightly adjusting how far I was steering to the right the whole time.
Are others using similar techniques? Are you holding the e-brake or just quickly tapping the button? Do you use either brake at the same time as the quick bursts of using the gas?
I’m no pro or anything, but I usually hit the E-brake to get the rear loose sometimes, it’s usually just a tap though. Best thing to do is watch some replays, you will see some cars just locking rear brakes real quick and some you will see holding it a little longer. I guess it depends on your style and how your car is setup. A lot of the time I am clutch kicking the hell out of the car, but thats usually on my low horsepower cars.
The best thing you can do is take a stock E30 M3 out on the fully open airfield, the easiest way to do this is via the “tuning” menu and pressing “Y” to select a track. Once on the Airfield, just throw the car around as much as possible. Its also good to start drifting without needing to worry about the line through a corner. Once you get used to counter steering, and once you get the throttle control down, you will then be ready for the normal circuits in the game.
I recently changed over to a Thrustmaster TX Pro Race Wheel - 458 Italia, and wanted to drift i tried a LOT of different cars and tunes, due to drifting being my first love forza 4 & forza 5.
I previously used a controller and this is my first ever force feedback wheel with 900, i love it for racing and i wanted to do more (i have seen some of teh pro drifters using a wheel) on forza and it looked amazing i wanted to do that be that. Problem was i had nothing but trouble keeping the car from spinning out etc etc.
Used google and did search after search… Finaly i found this little beauty, i took your advice and off the get go in D class the car was a dream come true. I had the biggest SMILE on my face, even tuned it and upgraded slightly to C Class.
Namely suspension, roll bars, sports GB, clutch, driveline & then exhuast, airfilter, and a sports upgrade on engine block i believe…
Anyways just wanted to say thanks PROPS too you, hopefully this should get me on the right track and keep me there.
My only goal is the California Drifter achievement, and I can get 13,000 points toward the 15,000 goal by using the GMC Syclone and tune mentioned above and described here:
I think I figured out at least one thing I was doing wrong. I was steering into the turn too long after hitting the e-brake. Now I steer into the turn just enough for the car to be headed in that direction, and let go of the stick as I press the e-brake for under a second, which starts the slide and swings the rear wheels around. I usually have to steer into the slide and rev the gas a bit. I no longer need to hold the brake while revving the gas through the drift.
I’ve been practicing for several hours, and I’m not sure what else I’m missing. I hit the same turn start points as the linked video, and can generally hold the drift through the turn. I will try watching more of the leaderboard replays, but as far as I know, they don’t show when the e-brake is being pressed, and it can be challenging to see how far the steering is turned by looking at the wheels. I don’t use the clutch, and I’m not sure how that would impact the car and tune I’m using.
I would still be very appreciative if someone could describe specifically what they do with the controller, when, and where on the track in order to maximize drifting points.
It doesn’t explain how to increase drift score in Forza 5, though. I’ve seen “The key to getting a high score is a combination of entry speed, the angle of the drift and length.”
Does staying on the suggested line affect the score? Should I be thinking about drifting as trying to get a Perfect Turn while the car is sideways?
Ironspleen… you are making it a bit complicated. Yes different cars require different approaches. For me I have the most fun in the hot hatch class. Ford Fiesta , VW Scirraco, or my fave the VW Golf (newer model). All three of these cars have been modified to all wheel drive and all upgraded to R class by engine swaps etc. When approaching a corner you have to make a decision quick and before you actually get to the corner. Below is my thought process to determine my drift for a left hand turn… lets say the first corner on alps after completing a lap. With that I am coming in faster than start off. Here goes:
About tthe front of pit lane I take notice of my position on the track. Inside = hard brake late turn Outside = softer brake early turn
Around the start line gently tap reg brakes. You want your entry speed below 105 mph.
At the corner tap your e brake just enough to get the back tires loose.
Ease on the gas. Dont mash it. The idea is to keep your tires spinning but not losing traction. I usually try and keep my throttle around 50%.
As you begin to exit the corner adjust the throttle to straighten the car. If you are almost pointed down the stretch mash it down if you are still ppointed at the rail best thibg to do let off the gas and hit tge ebrake and try and spin the car straight.
Gamertag is Tx Disciple playing xone. Check out upload gor a few clips up including a jump drift uphill on prague in the ford fiesta.
Practice on Silverstone. It’s flat and forgiving. Gives plenty of room to correct mistakes.
1- Enter corner a little fast and as wide as possible.
2- Hold E-Brake to kick rear end out and steer into the apex
3- Release E-Brake and apply 50% throttle
4- Adjust throttle as needed to maintain drift( more throttle will cause you to turn into the apex, less with the clutch will pull you away from the apex)
5- Counter steer and apply more throttle and exit