so what is a clutch kick clutch kicking as the name implies is when a driver depresses then releases the clutch pedal whilst keeping the throttle open in order to break traction in a rear-wheel drive car the action often happens so quickly and violently that it looks as if they are kicking the clutch pedal the shock from the drivetrain disengaging and then quickly re-engaging causes the rear wheels to break traction starting a drift clutch kicking is most useful at lower speeds when you are going slow on a high traction surface like tarmac just mashing the throttle in your typical road car often isn't enough to break traction this is why the clutch kick is very popular for drifting where the speeds are relatively low it's a technique that is essential when drifting a lower horsepower car which doesn't have sufficient torque to break traction on acceleration alone unless you're driving an unrealistic car with bucket loads of instant torque most cars don't tend to break traction unprovoked especially in the dry in fact we can even hear professional drifters use the clutch kick in their NUMBER_TOKEN horsepower drift monsters you can hear the distinct sound of the clutch kick in literally every single run in formula drift the sound of the engine rev spiking once you know what to listen for you'll start noticing that literally everyone clutch kicks however it's a common misconception that the clutch kick is purely a drift technique in fact clutch kicking has been around for as long as humans have been racing automobiles we can also use it on grip runs in a variety of situations but i'll be covering all of the grip and drift clutch kick techniques next so make sure you stay tuned clutch kicking is often done alongside a weight transfer technique however for beginners it can also be used to initiate into a corner on its own for this reason it's a great technique to learn when you first start out as it can be practiced at any speed even when you're stationary once you get used to doing it at low speeds you can then scale it up with your ability and start performing it at higher speeds for many the clutch kick is the start of learning how to donut the most basic of all drift techniques so let's go over how to clutch kick initiate into a corner but first i want to take up to NUMBER_TOKEN seconds of this video to remind you that only a tiny percentage of my viewers are actually subscribed so if you end up enjoying the video or find it helpful make sure you hit that subscribe button for more assetto course to tailgate content thank you so we approach a corner we'd like to drift we turn into the corner slightly then we depress the clutch whilst keeping our foot on the throttle causing the revs to rise just as quickly we need to release the clutch pedal in one swift motion this will break traction and cause the rear of the car to accelerate and pivot around the front end as the car rotates we then need to turn the wheel into the slide turn right to go left if you're going hard enough thanks doc anyway after turning the wheel into the bend we will notice the car slide towards the outside of the corner and the exit of the corner we need to keep feathering the throttle to keep the car in oversteer too little throttle and you'll straighten up and too much and you'll just spin out as we approach the end of the drift we need to gradually wind off the steering lock so the tyres are pointing straight and then we can
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