Simple question... Does LFS need a drift car?

Bet this is the last person many would see this request come from

I have just got sick of "Can we change X on the cars to make drift better" type question. All of which will change or have an effect on the cars in a race setting.

We all know that if 45deg lock was put back in the next second there would be a post on the forum asking for 60 because its an easy change and possible with X or Y part.

Having a car designed for drift, that allowed stupid lock, rev limiter settings etc we could put a stop to all this and leave the race cars as single minded while keeping the drift community happy. Also it would be possible for servers to disable the car and hence keep the server with a race focus.

no, no, and once again, bloody NO!


ps: and yes, I'm a racer that supports drifting.

I think yes, because Drifting is different racing style or what?

you dont need a special car for drifting... we did just fine today, IRL, in a 240sx coupe with adjustable coilover suspension and an exaust. That's it, car is stock otherwise!

See? You dont need a DRIFT specific car, you just need a race-ish car, like the XRR, but a little tamer, with less power, no widebody, no slicks, and no huge wing... meaning, a tunded for racing street car!

XRT- what I'm talking about- XRR

but what IF I want to drift the LX car, or the Porsche? Or maybe even the XRG? With less power, and skinnier tires + less weight, it's actually quite fun, but there is only ONE such car as the XRG in the game, and most dont use it due to the lack of a road it would shine on...

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Quote from Mako. :

you dont need a special car for drifting...

Exactly.

I'm getting rather sick of all these darn POLL'S about future cars being added in LFS. Why do you want a "DRIFT CAR" in LFS when there is the XRT and FZ5? You can make your own drift setup or even download one, and not to mention how many drift skins floating around. There are add ons such as drift angle gage and all that other crud for drifting, If I were a MODERATOR I'd close this POST.

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This is really a two sided coin, on the other hand I couldn't care less and it would certainly statisfy many people and bring new players to LFS.

On the other hand LFS is a racing sim, and providing any other content slows down the development. I'm also afraid that the new crowd attracted by this drift car would differ quite a lot from the unique well-behaving mature one I've used to race and discuss with on servers and on this board.

It's not a bad suggestion, only a few ears too early I believe.

The only problem is that after a few years no one will even remember what drifting is...

what is a driftcar?

It's a car with the stickers on the wrong way round on one side

Quote from March Hare :

The only problem is that after a few years no one will even remember what drifting is...

you are wrong because drift is a new style of racing and not long time has past since its discovered and it becomes much more popular year after year

yea u dont really NEED special driftcar..u can even make drift outdated old piece of sh*t with engine in rear...
but wen u say driftcar... it shud be heavily tuned car=modifications on susp., drivetrain,weight... engine is the last
in japan and usa there r sponsors so beast w/ 400hp isnt problem but u dont need at all... all u need is good suspension, skill, and LSD...
but at all i think there shud be some kind of driftcar...

There´s no such thing needed as a drift car.

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Edit: I should really clarify. I know drifting in LFS is very popular and people spend money on the game so they are entitled to play as they wish which is great but I think adding a drift car into the game kinda defies the dev's original aims for this game. No problems with drifting but if any cars were to be added I and quite possibly the majority would rather see cars specifically designed for racing.

The idea has its merits but its downsides too.

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you are wrong because drift is a new style of racing and not long time has past since its discovered and it becomes much more popular year after year

Grammatical point: drifting is another form of motorsport, unrelated to racing.

No, no drift car, but I would like a more durable copound or wider rear tyres for the FZ50.

Why not?! I like drifting, let's have a drift car... No one is supposed to use it, just who really want to...

I think this is R.I.D.I.C.U.L.O.U.S!Why would we need a drift car?We already have 5 RWD cars that can be easily drifted with the right setup!I'm yes a drifter myself and i say that we already have enough cars in the sim.I say -1 for a "drift car" and +1 for locking up this thread.

Lock this thread, just like your Differential.

Don't need a specialist driftcar, no point.

Quote from mcintyrej :

Lock this thread, just like your Differential.

Don't need a specialist driftcar, no point.

I Agree on that point!

yeah no need for a special drift car =/ 36 lock is more than enough... i already get pretty good angles on 18 lock =X anyways if they made a drift specific car itd feel more like nfs =/

I wouldn't mind if there was a special drift car, but I think it would be more fun if there were a few different ones..

Yes, I can drift with the cars we have, but it would add some spice in the game!

I think we have to wait for s3 to get some special cars like that

Quote from Woz :

Simple question... Does LFS need a drift car?

I thought it had 7
XRT
FZ5
LX6
LX4
RAC
XRG
RB4

Yeah why not. So for me there will be 1 more car to use for racing. I miss something between xrt and xrr.
I miss also a lot of other cars. But it's alway a +1 for more cars in lfs