Drifting

Drifting (motorsport)

Drifting is a driving technique where the driver purposely oversteers, with loss of traction, while maintaining control and driving the car through the entirety of a corner or a turn. The technique causes the rear slip angle to exceed the front slip angle usually to such an extent that often the front wheels are pointing in the opposite direction to the turn. Drifting is traditionally performed using four methods: clutch kicking, a power-oversteer, weight transfer, and employing a handbrake turn. This sense of drift is not to be confused with the four wheel drift, a classic cornering technique established in Grand Prix and sports car racing.

Pipe drift

In oil and gas tubular specifications, pipe drift refers to the process of verifying that a cylindrical mandrel of specified diameter can pass through the full length of casing or tubing, ensuring that the internal diameter meets the minimum clearance requirements defined in ISO 11960. Drift mandrels and procedures are defined in standards such as API 5CT and API RP 5A5.

drifting

Adjective

1. Moving aimlessly or at the mercy of external forces.
2. Without direction, focus, or goal.

Noun

1. The act by which something drifts.
2. That which drifts.