I might have started this with my Altezza/Type-A’s (sorry!) but after Drift Session 1, something important has come up regarding drift tires. As you probably noticed, people (like me) running radial tires (HPI Drift Type-A, Pit Shimizu D98, etc.) have to drive more aggressive, and at much higher speeds. Also, radials favor running hotter, faster [...]

Here’s one of those never-ending debates. When it comes time to select a touring car chassis for drifting, one of the decisions you’ll have to make in the process is simple: shaft or belt drive? What’s the cost difference? Does one perform better? What are the pro’s and cons of each? Since this is always [...]

A slipping ball differential does a lot of things to your chassis, and they’re not good. Not only will you be going slower than others and wasting battery runtime, but you can damage stuff that will give you a DNF. So, it’s always good to periodically check your ball differentials for tightness. Here’s two ways [...]

Gearing your car correctly is a basic way of tuning your car for the course, or to change how you want the car to react when you’re on the throttle. You can set up your gearing for low-end torque to give you that punch coming out of a turn, or you can set it for [...]

You may have heard of the terms “EPA” and “Dual Rate”, but have no idea what they mean, what they do, and how they affect the way you drive. Although both are similar and do relate with each other, but they both different things that can help you fine tune your vehicle and your driving.