Why does the population need to learn how to do this?

[MudRacer]

Do Donuts - Wired How-To Wiki

Do Donuts
From Wired How-To Wiki


Want to whirl around in tight circles like Michelle Kwan pulling a triple axel? Tanner Foust, last year's Formula Drift series champion and stunt driver in films like The Bourne Ultimatum and The Dukes of Hazzard, tells us the best technique for spinning like a pro. Try it after you drop off the kids at school.

1. Get the right ride. For best results you need a rear-wheel drive with manual transmission, a few hundred horses under the hood, cheap tires and a limited slip differential (which allows the wheels to spin at different speeds). You could practice with a rental — not that we'd ever condone such behavior. Ever.

2. Position your tires. While stopped, turn the steering wheel until it's almost fully locked.

3. Rev the engine. In first gear with the clutch in, hit the gas until you get up to about 3,500 rpm.

4. Dump the clutch. Simultaneously remove your left foot from the clutch and jam your right one onto the accelerator until you're just below the red line. This part is the hardest on your car. If you don't do it quickly enough, you can burn out the clutch.

5. Ease off. Before you're too dizzy, gradually lower your left foot onto the brake — with your right foot still on the gas — and you'll slow down the car enough to begin steering. (If you have a front-wheel drive, follow the same steps but drive backward.)






I understand the curiosity from the general population, but the last thing you need is a bunch of people doing donuts in parking lots and streets and causing all sorts of trouble.


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[LongGrain]

probably for the same reason there are how-to's on bomb making in the internet..

just for fun...

[Om1kron]

someone was doing donuts in the intersection in front of my parents house today in their newly swapped sil-40 lol

[ayuaddict]

Originally Posted by MudRacer

(which allows the wheels to spin at different speeds)
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something tells me that's not the point of having an LSD...

[MudRacer]

Originally Posted by ayuaddict

something tells me that's not the point of having an LSD...

haha I wondered the same thing when I saw that, I was like

[spikNspan]

^^^ lol

and actually, I think this is exactly what we need. if a majority of the general population started doin' donuts all over the place it would have to be legalized! only makes sense.

[SoSideways]

Originally Posted by spikNspan

and actually, I think this is exactly what we need. if a majority of the general population started doin' donuts all over the place it would have to be legalized! only makes sense.

Hopefully that keke smiley is your indication of you knowing full well how stupid your little paragraph is right?

[CrimsonRockett]

Hey, if everybody starts smoking marijuana and going out with prostitutes, it would have to be legalized!

Not.

[MudRacer]

haha no. but thats not where this thread is heading. I dont mind newbies trying to donut their car and crashing,

if they crash into a curb, their loss, but if they crash into my parked car, im gonna have to do repairs for no reason. Ive seen way too many kids nowadays trying to do random nonsense.

its just annoying.

[CrimsonRockett]

Yep.

A few months ago, while I was taking the wifey to Starbucks, some random coupe popped out of a random street into this 4 lane wide street(one I was on), did a quick donut, and zoomed back into the street he came out of.

I wish cops would see more of these stupid ass kids in order to crush their cars and throw heavy fines at them.

Modifying your car is one thing, but acting like a complete jackass in a public road is just idiotic.

[HyperTek]

^haha yah that reminds me of this time when i was cruisin university ave and some kid in a white fc saw me, he decided he would bust a drift u turn and follow me, smile and give the nod, then do another drift u turn to go in the direction he was originally heading, he rode up onto the curb lol.. Dunno if he thought the j-turn would score points with me or with bystanders or what, a simple thumbs up and smile will do, but that was unnecessary. lol

i have a subscription to Wired mag that someone gave to me as a gift, i saw that in the issue, but didnt bother to post..
There was a similar article in a Maxim or FHM on how to drift, i think it was samual hiburnette(sp?) who did that one, again i dont recall..


Its mostly just to fill/add content to the magazines and for entertainment purposes.

[spikNspan]

Originally Posted by SoSideways

Hopefully that keke smiley is your indication of you knowing full well how stupid your little paragraph is right?

you know it.

[LB.Motoring]

Vaughn Gittin Jr. Drifting in the Streets of LA 9/6/2008

[downshift_sideways]

Come up to Oakland.

They do this shit all day. Everyday. lmao.

stupid ass's.

hella hyphy!

[alindeman1989]

^^^^ side shows son. all day long thats all we do up in the yay area. yeeee. Thizz mother fucka haha.

[SoSideways]

Originally Posted by alindeman1989

^^^^ side shows son. all day long thats all we do up in the yay area. yeeee. Thizz mother fucka haha.

ZOMG I saw the little special on that awhile back...

[SqueekyClean]

I would think that learning how to do a Donut could save your life.

Lets say there was a car accident ahead, and there's nowhere to go, so you would need to turn around fast.

Or there was an Avalanche!! and you needed to turn around fast and go the opposite way.

Or if liquid Magma...was pouring out from the earth and a 3 point turn wasn't sufficient.

See? This could save you from MAGMA!! Hot liquid MAGMA!!

[MudRacer]

hahaha

"Kids!! Do a donut! Save your life!"

That might not work well with parents. Although if you show an advertisement with the driver driving straight into molten lava they might approve of it.

[SqueekyClean]

Isn't drifting the same Idea?

Drifting is on the verge of doing a donut.

[svensko]

Yo I can't afford track time what shud i do???????????????????/

[HyperTek]

Originally Posted by LB.Motoring

Vaughn Gittin Jr. Drifting in the Streets of LA 9/6/2008

YouTube - Bosch Performance Art

yeah lets drift on the streets and tag our names on the ground!

dunno if thats good advertising? imagine ur late to work that day because they decided to block off the streets that day so they can shoot a commercial lol

[firm tofu]

Originally Posted by CrimsonRockett

Hey, if everybody starts smoking marijuana and going out with prostitutes, it would have to be legalized!

Not.

in amsterdam it is!

[downshift_sideways]

^Me and some friends were just talking about visiting Amsterdam soon!!!

So epic!!

[240=180]

lol i posted this before but here we go

YouTube - 880 sideshow bay area freeway takeover

[240=180]

heres a better one on another local freeway

YouTube - Bay Area Freeway Takeover 580 Sideshow

[DataXUnknown]

LOL this reminds me of how to with Colin Frost oh man. I mean it's good for learning the basics, and Colin is uber sexy. I think they did an article of his old hatchi in like modified mag or somthing on how to do donuts with it hahaha.


YouTube - driftheroes.com - How to Do a Donut (drifting)

[MudRacer]

haha those videos are inspirational to all those newbie 'donut'ers that decide their automatic fwd car can do donuts.

No. dont burn rubber on the streets.

[Z_Spool]

Originally Posted by 240=180

lol i posted this before but here we go

YouTube - 880 sideshow bay area freeway takeover

Originally Posted by 240=180

heres a better one on another local freeway

YouTube - Bay Area Freeway Takeover 580 Sideshow

Okay, that is quite possibly the dumbest thing I've ever seen... I hate NorCal so much.