The difference between drifting and powersliding explained

The words "drifting" and "powersliding" are often used interchangeably, but each is distinct from the other.

The words "drifting" and "powersliding" are often used interchangeably, but each is distinct from the other. The differences in technique are shown here by a guy who obviously has plenty of practice doing both. Even when he messes up, he gets a smokey donut out of it.

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After explaining the differences between the two terms and demonstrating the techniques. He lets his friend try it out. This is a perfect example of why these techniques should only be tried on a track. Even for a car show presenter with tons of experience driving cars fast, he struggles to perfect each, especially the E-brake drift. So get yourself to a track, and learn how to drift and powerslide. Even when everything goes wrong, it still looks like a lot of fun.

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