DRIFTIT

Track 18 · Maple Ridge · Advanced

Endurance

“The long one. Stay clean for three laps.” Endurance is track 18 of 20 in DRIFTIT, set in Maple Ridge (golden hour). Three laps, 2:35.00 to beat.

target (3 laps)
2:35.00
per lap
51.7 s
record
1:23.24
lap length
537 m
width
17 m
corners
8

The map as the game's menu draws it, seen from above like the in-game camera. The dot is the start line.

In-game screenshot of the Endurance track in DRIFTIT from the top camera, with the lap timer, speed and drift score
Endurance in the game, from the default top camera: lap timer and target at the top, total score top right, drift angle and speed bottom left, the current drift's points and multiplier bottom right. A simple test bot is driving, much slower than a good player.

Overview

Endurance has 8 corners, 6 right-hand and 2 left-hand, turning through 780° in total on a 537 m lap. The tightest corner has a 16 m radius. At 17 m wide it is one of the narrowest tracks in the game, where one wall touch ends the run.

To beat the target you need an average of 51.7 s a lap. Corners swap direction, so the transitions between them decide the lap.

Corner by corner

#CornerTurnsAngleRadiusHow to take it
1Sweeperright90°26 mFast sweeper. Enter with speed and a small angle; too much angle here only costs time.
2Hairpinright180°16 mMedium. Tap in before the apex and hold a moderate angle with the throttle.
3Leftleft90°20 mMedium. Tap in before the apex and hold a moderate angle with the throttle.
4Chicaneright60°18 mKink / flick. Barely a corner: a quick weight swing, keep the throttle pinned and link it into the next one.
5left120°18 mMedium. Tap in before the apex and hold a moderate angle with the throttle.
6right60°18 mKink / flick. Barely a corner: a quick weight swing, keep the throttle pinned and link it into the next one.
7Cornerright90°22 mFast sweeper. Enter with speed and a small angle; too much angle here only costs time.
8Fastright90°24 mFast sweeper. Enter with speed and a small angle; too much angle here only costs time.

What hairpins, chicanes and sweepers are and the line through each: corner types and how to drift them.

The record

The current record on Endurance is 1:23.24 by eXXXpert, 71.8 s under the target, with 8 drivers on the board. Think you can beat it? Sign in with X in the game and your fastest run goes up under your @handle.

Tips

  • Drive one clean lap first: any wall contact restarts the run, and your ghost only records runs you finish.
  • Once you have a personal best, race its ghost and watch the checkpoint splits to find the corner that costs you time.
  • On a track this narrow, a smaller angle and an earlier entry are faster than a heroic slide.
  • New to the technique? How to drift with a keyboard covers handbrake entry, counter-steer and linking.

Ready to slide?

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