The Thrill of Drifting at Pocono Raceway

That was perfect, the car slipped right out just enough to initiate my drift and you can see I'm starting to straighten out again. So watch my left foot, clutch, kick, and boom. I'm back into my drift and finally they set me up perfectly, the drift between the medians. Now I know how to clutch kick, but today it all clicked for me, today was the day where I really learned how to utilize it and not just have to rely on the ebrake, which was a huge milestone in my journey of learning how to drift and getting into the a group. If you start showering our butt, she came right back in the same Okay, thanks because of my newly refined skill.

The rest of the day was amazing, every run was beautiful, and I was looking so good out there. Just watch this. Finally, I was feeling confident, and the rest of the day was not me being nervous but instead me having fun because that's what it's all about. But there's still one more day ahead of me, and tomorrow is gonna be another new track. But this time, it's the fastest track I've ever drifted.

All right, the last day, and we're on the east course, we start at grid at the bottom of the track and head right out into a sweeping right turn then we have a 90-degree turn which goes into a sweeping turn which goes into an S-turn which goes into a long straightaway. And if you're going fast enough, that will go into a long sweeping turn and in a little mangy and then finish off with one more right turn, which is where we have to shut it down now today. I'm gonna attempt to talk to you guys as I'm drifting, I'm feeling pretty confident. So let's see what we could do.

Now I have it floored, and I need to get into second gear and coming onto the track here, clutch kick, and drift this sweeper coming up to this turn fest 90 days The end of the track you now. Now I need a bodging here, not lose speed because we have a long sweeping turn that I want to try to drift up the estern which has been super smooth all day. Long straightaway until we hit about 90 miles per hour then I'm gonna drop her down hit the second with my foot on the clutch, we're at about 80 and I'm gonna put the car little and she break into this turn and let's see if I can keep the speed up for these last few drifts that we have.

That's not talking about. So I ended up moving the car inside the garage check this out, This is one of the best things about being at Pocono you got your own spot if you want you get here early enough, got number 25 and You're nice and dry staying out of the elements and out of the heat, get to work on your car right here. Keep all your gear out here just have to keep the gas tanks out but look at that, that's awesome. One of the best things about this place.

Now with the day and weekend almost over I wanted to go out with you one last time but instead of talking through the course. I want you to feel my excitement. And With that all three days of drifting at Pocono Raceway are done, and my car made it. I had a blast with each day being something new the tracks were all different the asphalt was all different there was a lot of mangy in between turns, and I do need to work on the rear suspension because she snaps hard with the short transitions. Otherwise, I think it did a pretty good job.

And I had a blast the car made it all the way through all three days of me beating on her. So now comes the last part, and that part is the drive home. Now this mixtape, a subscriber sent to my PA box was perfect for the ride home. Thanks for that, and we are almost home just a few minutes away, and I'm still pumped about this weekend.

After drifting three brand-new different tracks it's such a good feeling to know how much better I'm actually getting at my second season of drifting this trip proved to me that I'm building this car perfectly and reliably. And men I'm just so happy hard work pays off. A total of 280 miles of driving and three days of drifting, and we are officially home.

I hope you guys enjoyed the video, and if you did remember to give it a thumbs up also if you know how to subscribe or consider hitting that subscribe button because the next trip video is gonna be epic. I'm gonna be taking you guys yes my viewers my subscribers into my drift car. You're gonna be sitting shotgun with me, and we're gonna be drifting to raise a lot of money for charity. So stay tuned.

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enHey guys ChrisFix here. So today we're doing something awesome today. I'm going from my home course in Raceway Park, New JerseyThat's where I normally drift with Club loose we're doing so a little bit different. We're changing it upWe're going all the way up to Pocono MountainsPocono Speedway a hundred miles away and we are drifting with Ready Set drift. I am pumpedI got the street tires on the drift Stang they look so coolthe reason why I got the street tires on is because I am driving the drift Stang 100 miles there 100 miles back andDrifting there now. Is that a good idea? I will find out will she break?She's been pretty reliable so far and I actually rented a trailer nowNormally you don't rent the trailer for your drift carYou put your drift car on a trailer and you drive it, but my truck is getting worked onThe rear leaf spring is I well it's not good the whole perch and everything just broke and snappedSo I'm working on that. You'll see a video on that don't worry, but for now can't trailer the drifts thingI don't even know if it's worth trailing the drift staying on such a small truck either especially out in the Pocono MountainsSo what we're doing is we have a trailer for the drifts thing. We are bringing everything. I have 14 tires hereI've got a bunch of stuff here as well. Nice toolboxHopefully won't need the tools, but I tried to cover everything got all my tools in hereWhich is nice and then I got some extra stuff as wellSo that's ready to goWe've got some extra fluids and if you can't tell I'm a little nervous about breakingMy only ride home drifting is not easy on carsBut I guess it comes with the territory and you know get some excitement to the weekend. So we'll see what happensOk, that's nice and tight. That's not going anywhere change across everything looks goodOkay, let's go connect to our trailer lights. Now. I did wire in some trailer lights right to the drift carSo we're set to go there got my tools got my clothes now. We are ready to goAll rightSo we have a hundred forty miles to get to Pocono Raceway pulling 1,500 pounds for the first time ever with the drift carSo, let's see how this goesSo my Mustangs supposed to pull a thousand pounds max in stock formBut because we beefed up the rear suspension and I'm making some extra powerWe shouldn't have any problem pulling the 1500 pounds with that said you always want to load a trailerProperly so that it's safeYou want to put about?60% of the weight in front of the trailer axle and 40% of the weight behind the trailer axleThis is going to put extra weight on the trailer tongue that's connected to the car and that weights going to get pushed down onto the rear tires and prevent the trailer from swaying back and forth as well as giving the rear tires more grip andLuckily, I kept the air conditioning in my drift car very smart thing to doAnd even though I'm running straight pipes the exhaust is designed so it doesn't droneSo this trip to the Poconos is actually going to be a comfortable rideAll right. We're almost there and there is a tunnel coming up. So I had to share with you the music of my peopleI hope you'll enjoy this as much as I'm about toHoly smokes that sounds so good. And now that we're on the other side of the tunnelWe're almost there three days of drifting ahead and we have arrivedPocono RacewayI'll be honest with you guys. I am nervous. I'm getting the same type of jittersI got the first time I ever drifted and I can't wait to see what this track looks likeSo I'm gonna go figure out where I need to goI'll take the trailer off and I'm gonna get this car tech inspected for tech inspectionthere's a few key things to look for such as making sure the battery is tied down so it doesn't become aProjectile in an accident. They're also looking for any leaks from oil to coolant to fuelAnd another major thing they want to do is check the interior setup making sure your fire extinguisher racing seats harnesses are all installed correctlyFinally if you pass tech you get a signed a letter for your class you start in C groupBut I've recently moved up to B group, which is the next levelAlright now that we passed tech I need to get the track wheels on and then we get a head outSo you guys know this is my original Chris fix helmetI love this thing, but it's just a little heavy and it didn't fit perfect it fit. Well, it was safeIt just didn't fit perfect. So I went out and I got myself a carbon fiber helmet. Check this baby outSo this is this helmet is about four pounds. It's like 3.8. This one is2.8 poundsInsanely light and way more comfortable and just look at that. That's beautifulSo I'm gonna be wearing this and since at ReadySet drift here, you could take a passenger like media passenger and be groupSo I will take some media today and they will be wearing that helmet. So let's go get this on a head outAlright, so we are offthis is gonna be a test to see if I could actuallyDrift and adapt what I learned from my home track to another track if I canI know I'm actually getting better and building skillsNot just getting used to one single track and doing tons of laps around there. Now. I'm just letting you guys know right nowI'm not very good at drifting and talking to the camera. So I'm probably gonna end up doing a voiceover while I'm driftingSo let's go give this course a try and see how it goesThis track is called South Course everyone lines up at grid and this is where you start coming at a gridthere's a long straightaway and you can see the dark tire marks on the track where peopleInitiate and drift then you come up to a tight 90-degree turn which goes into an STurn which should be a lot of fun and then there's another90-degree turn which goes into a straight and another 90-degree turn then there's a straight with a slight s turn that goes into a hard90-degree turn and finallyYou have to stop drifting at the end of the turn just in case it's a little safety so you don't spin out by mistakeAnd crash into the cars leaving grid Oh at this pointI already did two laps of spirited driving just so I can get an idea of the course layout all I know is where theTurns are so nowI'm gonna have to figure out my speed and the lines I'm going to take and has here about the sea boat my speed andMy line our way on I need to go a lot faster and whip the car harder for the initiation to get to the firstTurn now this s turn is real smooth, but my 200 horsepower Mustang straightens out pretty easily on the grippy trackWhich makes mangy to the next turn?Difficult, it would also help have had more speedI could extend the drifts on the streets to make it to the next turn and looking backI do realize I should only be using the e brake to initiate on this course and I should be clutch kicking the rest ofThe course, unfortunately, I didn't pick up on that until the next day. But overall it's a fun course and completely different than anythingI've ever driftedWhoaSitting on grid, you know, like a lot of people are like, hey, it's a drift carIt's a race car take the a/c out and I'll tell you one thing. I have it on high. It's maxedMy temperatures are actually pretty good. They're going a little bit a little bit above halfnothing to be concerned about andI'm nice and comfortable and cool in hereI got the a/c going here for my face and here for like my body at the a/c down here is just so nice tohave air conditioningSo for the rest of the dayI really focused on getting thatInitiation and first turndown that's gonna set me up on the right line for the rest of the track and this is no easy challengeBecause I needed to go faster than I've ever driftedOtherwise there wasn't enough speed to slide into the first turn at the same time. I couldn't go too fastI would slide past the first turn into the grass. IWas trying this in second gear going about 60 miles per hourSo I figured maybe third gear would work, but I just didn't have enough power at the lower rpms to spin the tiresSo after a whole day of practice on this new track I felt confident enough to take a friend for a rideI finally nailed down where I needed to initiate my drift and I had the pedal to the floor in second gearRedlining the car and using the e brake to slow down just enough before the first turn and as you see getting turned oneRight sets you up perfectly for the rest of the course. Here's an outside view of how good it looksI also got used to using the entire width in the track riding the edge to get more speed and more angleIt's amazing how getting that first turn right gave me better lines more speed and theConfidence that I actually know it how to drift which is a really good feeling. Yeah. I still didn't clutch kickAnd instead I used to he brake too muchUnfortunately, I didn't realize this until tomorrow and a haul back is gonna change on the next course tomorrowYou guys are gonna be blown away with how much I agreeYeahAll right day two and one tip is to always check your oilEvery morning before you go out and drift because we need oil nowI packed a ton of stuff from tools to water, but it figures I forgot the funnel. So one trickI'm going to show you guys is to grab a water bottle and cut off the bottom to make your own funMake sure you dry the insideCompletely so we don't get any water in our oil and then you could simply put the end of the water bottle into the oilFill hole and check this out nowwe have a funnel I've had to do this before on boats in the middle of the ocean and cars on the side of theRoad, so it's a super helpful trick to remember if you don't have a funnel beautiful now, it's filled to the topSo we're ready to go and that one drop of oil spilled using the homemade funnelAll right. So now our oil is all good. It was a little lowI think we're burning a little bit of oil probably from valve stem seals. Not a huge deal right nowThe coolant is good. Everything is good. So we're ready to go out and driftOh, yeah, the cow is definitely it's so brittle it just it cracks, you knowSo I grabbed this 108 hole. So awesome. Thanks, man. I really appreciate it. Wanna go install nowOkay out with the old in with the nice not broken one. Let's do it carefullySo that looks awesome. Thank you very much. I really appreciate it. It's time for me to go up. So let's get out there driftingthe skip ad' is basically a giant parking lot with cones grid is at the bottom left of the course and you start off withAn immediate hard left to initiate the drift that's followed by a really long sweeperwhich leads to theScariest part where there's two medians that meet with a narrow pass through get this part wrong and hit that concrete medianSideways, and you could destroy your suspension or worse total your carSo you really need to be focused here and drift between the medians which will bring you to a tight right sweeperAnd then you can hold that drift until the end where you come up to some cones where you need to shut it downKnowing about the concrete medians had me very nervous. So pulling up to the starting line. I was focused but my heart was racingSo here goes nothing I was so focused on getting through that median safely I apparently forgot how to driftI'm beginning to realize that using my e-brake to initiate isn't gonna work because it slows me downSo I got some more speed and I tried againandNow comes the fun part. I wanted to go through the median straight for the first time just to get a feel but againI was too focused on not wrecking and that was affecting my driftingSo I finished off this very embarrassing first attempt at this course and I had to get over my fear of that medianSo for the next run I wanted to focus on drifting that first sweeperBefore the median and then go through straight just to get comfortableThen the run after that I want to not drift that first sweeper, and then he break through the medium to againJust get a good feel for it and be more comfortableFinally, it was my time to shine put the two together so drift the sweeper and then drift through that medium and wellI'm pretty sure my heart skipped a few beats because that was way too close to a disasterSo with that spin the grid workers noticed me struggling. So Danny came over to give me a few tips before my next runtry to avoidPulling the ebrake to a mission. So try and give like drive straight and then just turn the car, right?And as you come left even a clutch kick, okay?Because if you four lie your better oneYou want to learn to flick it as opposed to high and always keep breaking the initiation that I'll just kill your speed. Okay?Definitely the issue. Yeah, so just try and give it a clutch. Kick in second. Well, you're in second. Yeah. YeahJust give it a clutch kick and turn the wheel. Okay?No, clutch. Kick is exactly how it sounds you keep your foot on the gas and quickly. Kick the clutchKeep an eye on my left footThat was perfect the car slipped right out just enough to initiate my drift and you can see I'm starting to straighten out againSo watch my left foot clutch, kick and boomI'm back into my drift and finally they set me up perfectly the drift between the mediansNow I ready knew how to clutch kickBut today it all clicked for me today was the day where I really learned how to utilize it and not just have to relyOn the ebrake which was a huge milestone in my journey of learning how to drift and getting into the a groupIf you start showering our but she came right back in the sameOkay, thanksBecause of my newly refined skillThe rest of the day was amazing every run was beautiful and I was looking so good out there. Just watch thisFinally I was feeling confident and the rest of the day was not me being nervousBut instead me having fun because that's what it's all about. But there's still one more day ahead of meAnd tomorrow is gonna be another new track. But this time it's the fastest track I've ever driftedAll right the last day and we're on the east course we start at grid at the bottom of the track and head right outInto a sweeping right turn then we have a 90 degree turn which goes into a sweeping turn which goes into an STurn which goes into a long straightawayAnd if you're going fast enoughThat will go into a long sweeping turn and in a little mangy and then finish off with one more right turnWhich is where we have to shut it down now today. I'm gonna attempt to talk to you guys as I'm driftingI'm feeling pretty confident. So let's see what we could doAll right. Now I have it floored and I need to get into second gear and coming onto the track here clutch. KickAnd drift this sweeperComing up to this turn fest 90 daysThe end of the track youNow I need a bodging here and not lose speed because we have a long to turnSweeper that I want to try to drift upThe estern which has been super smooth all dayLong straightaway until we hit about 90 miles per hourThen I'm gonna drop her down hit the second with my foot on the clutchwe're at about 80 and I'm gonna put the car little and she break into this turn and let's see if I can keep theSpeed up for these last few drifts that we have a good lineBeautiful yesThat's not talking aboutSo I ended up moving the car inside the garage check this outThis is one of the best things about being at Poconoyou got your own spot if you want you get here early enough got number 25 andYou're nice and dry staying out of the elements and out of the heat get to work on your car right hereKeep all your gear out here. Just have to keep the gas tanks outBut look at that. That's awesome. One of the best things about this placeNow with the day and weekend almostOver I wanted to go out with you one last time but instead of talking through the course. I want you to feel my excitementAndWith that all three days of drifting at Pocono Raceway are done and my car made itI had a blast with each day being something new the tracks were all different the asphalt was all differentthere was a lot of mangy in between turns and I do need to work on the rear suspension because she snaps hard with theshort transitionsOtherwise, I think it did a pretty good jobAnd I had a blast the car made it all the way through all three days of me beating on herSo now comes the last part and that part is the drive homeNow this mixtape a subscriber sent to my PA box was perfect for the ride homeThanks for that and we are almost home just a few minutes away, and I'm still pumped about this weekendAfter drifting three brand-new different tracks. It's such a good feeling to know how much betterI'm actually getting at my second season of drifting this trip proved to me that I'm building this car perfectly andReliably and men. I'm just so happy hard work pays offSo a total of 280 miles of driving and three days of drifting and we are officially homeI hope you guys enjoyed the video and if you did remember to give it a thumbs up also if you know how to subscribeOr consider hitting that subscribe button because the next trip video is gonna be epic. I'm gonna be taking you guysYes, my viewers my subscribers into my drift carYou're gonna be sitting shotgun with me and we're gonna be drifting to raise a lot of money for charity. So stay tunedWhat'd you think?Little kid: \"That was AWESOME!\"\n"