Stutopia Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Me and a few lads I know through 350z ownership went to Oulton Park this weekend to try out their drift day. As an absolute novice and owner of a non-drift built MX5 I was bricking it - mainly about embarrassing myself but also about bending it off something sold. I need not have worried, I span SO MANY times it no longer embarrasses me and the car (despite some off-road adventures) stood up all day long. The amount of track abuse this MX5 has had from me and taken it all, is astonishing! Anyway, here's how you don't drift 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GranTurismoEra Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 What did the instructor say was wrong after? Throttle input too much at times? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 On 17/03/2025 at 11:53, GranTurismoEra said: What did the instructor say was wrong after? Throttle input too much at times? No instruction this time, it was booked up. So I was just making it up as I was going along - which is definitely what was wrong In retrospect, and in my uneducated opinion, I was being way too aggressive to start off with. Too much throttle, too much angle, slow hands. When I calmed down it started to make more sense. Also the surface was EXTREMELY slick. Even when it was dry, in a car as powerless as an MX5, you could easily break traction - so as soon as they wet it, it was very hard to catch the car (for a novice at least) if you went OTT. What I would say is that for someone like me, who is not in the least bit interested in drifting as a sport, it was incredible fun and a nice alternative to the usual track day of just trying to go as fast as possible. it's nice to be able to get it wrong and not worry too much (my mates in the GTR and Gran Truismo were a bit more careful than me!). As you can hear from the footage, we had a laugh all day and I used about a quarter of a tank of petrol (normally track day involves a top up at lunch time) and because they soak the track, I don't think my tyres even got that much abuse - I will measure when I wash the mud off the car at the weekend. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Love it Stu, i've done the Oulton drift days probably 15+ times over the years, since first going in 2009. I've bought 4 track cars specifically to take here! Much more fun in a cheap track toy than any expensive metal - the real enjoyment is when you're throwing it into corners without caring if you flip it. 🤣 You're right, with the constantly changing grip level as it changes from wet to dry, it's tough to get any consistency. Hand speed is usually the biggest factor in getting it wrong though, for me at least. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Muxlow Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 That's cool nice try Stu. are you going to do it again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted Thursday at 14:29 Author Share Posted Thursday at 14:29 5 hours ago, Andy_Muxlow said: That's cool nice try Stu. are you going to do it again? Almost certainly, had a great time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted Monday at 14:25 Author Share Posted Monday at 14:25 For anyone wondering about tyre wear, perhaps tempted to book on but worried you'll need to buy two new rears by lunch time? I used less than 1mm on this day out on my Cup 2s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted Monday at 17:34 Share Posted Monday at 17:34 So half the tread on those then 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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