
For those of you non-car enthusiasts (commies) out there, Mercedes-Benz is producing an online video series teaching the basics of high performance driving called AMG Performance Driving Academy Series. Based on some fancy driving school in Europe where rich guys go to learn how to look radical in their luxury sports cars, each short clip features instructors Tommy Kendall and Nick Kunewalder teaching you stuff like seat positioning, braking, over-steering, etc. They essentially give you everything you need to know about turning your parents' Mazda into a wheel-smoking terror. Never mind that disclaimer about not actually doing anything they teach. (Ha ha, just kidding. You mind it because, you know, it's dangerous and they're professionals.)
That said, this week's video totally shows us drifting, which is where you purposely over-steer, causing the car to lose traction, but still maintain control of the vehicle. The car starts off on the inside of the track and ends up on the outside of the track by the end of the track's turn. There is also tons of cool smoke involved. Don't tell him, but I'm going to borrow my neighbor's SmartCar (no judgment, it's Brooklyn) and see if I can get a drift going this weekend.
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Tags AMG Performance Driving Academy Series, Cars, Drifting, How To, Mercedes-Benz, Nick Kunewalder, Tommy Kendall, Video